Students graduating with an aviation management degree may manage airports, airlines, or any other company in the aviation area. They may be able to hold higher-level positions in areas of safety and security, operations, finance, marketing, and human resources. 

The Aviation Management major is a 24-credit hour major in the Lewis College of Business. The curriculum incorporates management courses from the College of Business, aviation classes from the Division of Aviation, and two specific College of Business aviation management courses.

  - General Education Course

  - Milestone course: a key success marker for your major. See your advisor to discuss the importance of this course in your plan of study.

The Core Curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking skills and introduce students to basic domains of thinking that transcend disciplines. The Core applies to all majors. Information on specific classes in the Core can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/gened/.

Course Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Curriculum
Core 1: Critical Thinking
FYS 100	First Yr Sem Critical Thinking	3
PSY 201	Introductory Psychology (CT)	3
ACC 215	Intro Financial Accounting(CT)	3
Core 2
ENG 101	Beginning Composition	3
ENG 201	Advanced Composition	3
CMM 207	Business Communication	3
STA 150	Foundations of Statistics	3
STA 150L	Foundations of Statistics Lab	1
Core II Physical or Natural Science
Core II Humanities
PSY 201	Introductory Psychology (CT)	3
Core II Fine Arts
Additional University Requirements
ENG 204	Writing for the Workplace (Writing Intensive)	3
MGT 460	Strategic Management (Writing Intensive)	3
international Business Elective (MC or I)
MGT 459	Aviation Management Capstone	3
College-Specific
ENG 204	Writing for the Workplace	3
ACC 215	Intro Financial Accounting(CT)	3
ACC 216	Intro Managerial Accounting	3
ECN 250	Principles Microeconomics	3
ECN 253	Principles Macroeconomics	3
FIN 323	Principles of Finance	3
LE 207	Legal Environ of Business	3
MIS 200	Bus Computer Applications	3
MIS 290	Prin Management Info Systems	3
MGT 218	Business Quantitative Methods	3
MGT 320	Principles of Management	3
MGT 460	Strategic Management	3
MKT 340	MKT Concepts and Applications	3
Communications Studies Elective
Select one of the following:		3
CMM 302	Professional Presentations
CMM 308	Persuasive Communication
CMM 315	Communication in Groups
CMM 319	Leadership Dynamics
CMM 322	Intercultural Communication
International Business Elective
Select one of the following:		3
ECN 408	Comparative Econ Systems
ECN 420	International Trade
ECN 421	Global Macroeconomic Analysis
ECN 460	Economic of Dev Countries
FIN 440	International Fin Management
MGT 445	International Management
MKT 371	International Marketing
Major-Specific
AVSC 231	Aviation Law and Regulations	3
AVSC 315	Airport Operations and Mgmt	3
AVSC 410	Air Transportation Operations	3
MGT 348	Aviation Management Safety	3
MGT 420	Operations Management	3
MGT 422	Organizational Behavior	3
MGT 424	Human Resource Management	3
MGT 459	Aviation Management Capstone
Free Electives to reach 120 hours		21

Semester Plan

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
First Semester		Credit Hours
FYS 100	First Yr Sem Critical Thinking	3
ENG 101	Beginning Composition	3
STA 150	Foundations of Statistics	3
STA 150L	Foundations of Statistics Lab	1
PSY 201	Introductory Psychology (CT)	3
MIS 200	Bus Computer Applications	3
UNI 100	Freshman First Class	1
	Credit Hours	17
Second Semester
Free Elective		3
ECN 250	Principles Microeconomics	3
CMM 207	Business Communication	3
Core II Physical or Natural Science		4
Core II Fine Arts		3
	Credit Hours	16
Second Year
First Semester
ACC 215	Intro Financial Accounting(CT)	3
ECN 253	Principles Macroeconomics	3
ENG 201	Advanced Composition (grade of "C" or better)	3
LE 207	Legal Environ of Business	3
CMM Studies Elective		3
	Credit Hours	15
Second Semester
ACC 216	Intro Managerial Accounting	3
MGT 218	Business Quantitative Methods	3
ENG 204	Writing for the Workplace (WI)	3
Free Elective		3
Core II Humanities		3
	Credit Hours	15
Third Year
First Semester
MGT 320	Principles of Management	3
MKT 340	MKT Concepts and Applications	3
FIN 323	Principles of Finance	3
AVSC 231	Aviation Law and Regulations	3
Free Elective		3
	Credit Hours	15
Second Semester
MIS 290	Prin Management Info Systems	3
MGT 348	Aviation Management Safety	3
MGT 420	Operations Management	3
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		3
	Credit Hours	15
Fourth Year
First Semester
MGT 422	Organizational Behavior	3
AVSC 315	Airport Operations and Mgmt	3
AVSC 410	Air Transportation Operations	3
Free Elective		3
Free Elective 1		3
	Credit Hours	15
Second Semester
MGT 424	Human Resource Management	3
MGT 459	Aviation Management Capstone 2	3
MGT 460	Strategic Management	3
International Business Elective 3		3
	Credit Hours	12
	Total Credit Hours	120

¹

Students must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours to graduate. If any courses are used to complete multiple degree requirements or student Is required to take STA 150B or ENG 101P, the student may need a different number of free electives than what is listed above to reach 120 credit hours.

²

MGT 459, Aviation Management Capstone, is the capstone course for all Aviation Management majors. It is normally taken in the senior year.

³

The International Business Elective can be met by taking one of the following courses: ECN 408, 420, 421, 460, FIN 440, MGT 445, or MKT 371 .