MBA in Aviation Management Subjects, Syllabus and Books

What is MBA in Aviation Management Syllabus?

The MBA in Aviation Management syllabus has been designed to provide for the demands and needs of the rapidly changing global aviation industry. The 2 year course of MBA in Aviation Management helps students receive the opportunity to acquire the abilities that would assist them to be at par with the regularly evolving aviation industry and prepares them for the professional roles that the sector offers.

The key modules of the MBA in Aviation Management syllabus are structured to impart the leadership skills besides empowering the critical and analytical thinking of an individual. Furthermore, the syllabus includes broad research, seminars, summer projects, industrial visits, internships, group discussions with the professionals, cooperation and interviews with aircraft industries, R&D centers, airlines etc that help to groom the students for various job roles in the aviation industry.

A semester - wise breakup of the MBA Aviation Management syllabus is tabulated below.

First Year
Semester I	Semester II
Airline and Airport Management	Airline Operation and Scheduling
Data Analysis for Business Decisions	Airline Finance
Economic Analysis for Business Decisions	Aviation Law
Human Resources Management	Aviation Safety Management and Accident Investigations
Organizational Behaviour	Strategic Management
Accounting for Management	Total Quality Management
Airline Marketing Management	Research Methods in Business
Practical - Business Application Software	Communication Skills and Business Correspondence
-	Practical Seminar I (Emerging Trends in Management - Case Study Analysis and Seminar) Summer Project
Second Year
Semester III	Semester IV
International Business Management	Project Work
Entrepreneurship Development	-
Electives I, II, III, IV, V & VI	-
Practical Summer Project Work Seminar II Emerging Trends in Management	-

The project report of the Summer Project Work is to be submitted by the students within 30 days from the commencement of the 3rd semester. The HOD sends the evaluation report to the Controller of Examinations through the Principal before the last working day of the 3rd semester.

The final semester completely focuses on the project work and dissertation. The assessment of the project work is done on the basis of the following:

Review / Examination	Weightage
First Review	10%
Second Review	20%
Third Review	20%
End Semester Examination	50%

The student needs to submit the project report that is specified by the director. The first three reviews are conducted by the committee constituted by the HOD, whereas the final semester exams are conducted by the committee constituted by the Controller of Examination that includes an external examiner.

List of Electives in the Second Year:

Aircraft Rules and Regulation C.A.R. I and II
Airline Economics
E-Business
Supply Chain management
Cross-Cultural Management
Insurance and risk management
Customer Relationship Management
Airline Advertising and Sales Promotion
Aircraft Maintenance Management

MBA Aviation Management Recommended Books

Tabulated below are some of the recommendations of the study material helpful for studying the course.

Books	Authors
Introduction to Aviation Management	Andreas Wald, Christoph Fay, Ronald Gleich
Aviation Systems: Management of the Integrated Aviation Value Chain	Andreas Wittmer, Thomas Bieger, Roland Müller
Strategic Management in the Aviation Industry	Werner Delfmann, Sascha Albers, Herbert Baum, Stefan Auerbach
Liberalization in Aviation: Competition, Cooperation and Public Policy	Hartmut Wolf, Peter Forsyth, David Gillen, Kai Hüschelrath, Hans-Martin Niemeier
Straight and Level: Practical Airline Economics	Stephen Holloway
Airline Business in the 21st Century	Rigas Doganis

MBA in Aviation Management: FAQs

Ques. What are the elective subjects in the MBA in Aviation Management syllabus?

Ans. The elective subjects in the MBA in Aviation Management syllabus that are taken up in the final year are Aircraft Rules and Regulation C.A.R. I and II, Airline Economics, E-Business, Supply Chain management, Cross-Cultural Management, Insurance and risk management, Customer Relationship Management, Airline Advertising and Sales Promotion and Aircraft Maintenance Management.

Ques. What are the core subjects in the MBA in Aviation Management syllabus?

Ans.Some of the core subjects in the MBA in Aviation Management syllabus are Airline and Airport Management, Airline Operation and Scheduling, Data Analysis for Business Decisions, Airline Finance, Economic Analysis for Business Decisions, Aviation Law, Human Resources Management, Aviation Safety Management and Accident Investigations etc.

Ques. What is the assessment procedure in MBA in Aviation Management curriculum?

Ans. Students opting for this program are assessed on the basis of their submitted projects reports, viva, semester exams and regular internals.

Ques. Are submitting Project Reports and attending seminars mandatory while pursuing MBA in Aviation Management?

Ans. Yes, submitting Project Reports as well as attending seminars are compulsory while pursuing MBA in Aviation Management.