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Program Requirements
This 30-credit program focuses on Aviation Management from a business, economic, financial, legal, managerial, marketing, operational, planning, and policy perspective at the national and international levels. The program focuses on contemporary issues in the following areas: aviation laws and regulations; airline and airport management; air cargo and navigation service management; safety and security; air transportation finance and economics; and change management. Students must have a bachelor鈥檚 degree in any discipline with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 or 3.2 out of 4.0 in the last two years of full-time academic studies.
Required courses
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CIAM 510 Overview of the Aviation Field (3 credits)
Overview
CIAM : This course examines the field of aviation, its past, present and future as related to the following: airlines, airports, regulatory bodies, service providers, air navigation, as well as the evolution of air traffic.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Saba, John (Fall)
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CIAM 520 Air Transportation Finance and Economics (3 credits)
Overview
CIAM : This course examines the strategic financial issues facing the aviation industry, the government鈥檚 role鈥攏ational, regional and international鈥攁nd the economic effects on environment, safety and security.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Saba, John; Tremblay, Jacques (Winter)
Prerequisite: CIAM 510
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CIAM 521 Aviation Safety and Security Management (3 credits)
Overview
CIAM : Course examines the evolution and principles of managing safety and security in aviation by different aviation service providers, such as aviation training organizations, airlines, maintenance organizations, manufacturers, air navigation service providers and airports.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Ramos, Miguel; Brooks, Nina (Fall)
Prerequisite: CIAM 510
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CIAM 522 Aviation Law and Policy (3 credits)
Overview
CIAM : The course covers the fundamental legal principles and processes, international relations and diplomacy and institutional structures important to the aviation industry. It also examines the legal and policy aspects of liberalization, globalization and commercialization, safety and security, and environmental constraints.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Abeyratne, Ruwantissa I (Fall)
Prerequisite: CIAM 510
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CIAM 523 Air Navigation Services Management (3 credits)
Overview
CIAM : Review of the various aspects of air navigation service management. Topics include: air navigation legislation, its applicability and impact on managerial decisions; roles, responsibilities and business models of Air Navigation Service Providers, financial planning challenges, global air navigation planning and the managerial impact of new technologies.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Schubert, Francis P (Winter)
Prerequisite: CIAM 510
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the third lecture day.
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CIAM 524 Airline Management (3 credits)
Overview
CIAM : This course will review the functions and decision-making process involved in planning and executing airline operations. Topics include: selection of routes and flight networks, fleet diversity, aircraft maintenance locations, gate assignments, air and ground crew scheduling, airline partnerships and the effects of deregulation.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Gradek, John (Winter)
Prerequisite: CIAM 510
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CIAM 525 Airport Management (3 credits)
Overview
CIAM : This course will provide an introduction to the airport system and the main issues concerning airport operations and development. Topics include: structure and complexity of the airport organization, airside operations, terminal operations, airport security and facilitation, commercial aspects of airports, airport design, maintenance and airport communications, and future trends.
Terms: Summer 2021
Instructors: Caron, Kevin; Rostworowski, Antoine (Summer)
Prerequisite: CIAM 510
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the fourth lecture day and withdrawal is the seventh lecture day.
**This course will be held on June 17, 18, 20, 23, 26, 27, 30, July 2, 4 and 8.
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CIAM 526 Air Cargo Management (3 credits)
Overview
CIAM : Course explores the operations, business and regulations related to cargo management. Some of the topics include: packaging and transportation options appropriate for each industry鈥檚 type or category of product, third party logistics providers, warehousing, costs, and implications on safety and security.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Simpson, Gerald (Winter)
Prerequisite: CIAM 510
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CIAM 540 Integrated Aviation Management Project (3 credits)
Overview
CIAM : This capstone course provides participants with the opportunity to integrate, utilize and apply the knowledge acquired throughout the program to a real project.
Terms: Summer 2021
Instructors: Gradek, John (Summer)
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CPL2 532 Leading Change (3 credits)
Overview
Policy : Leading and managing change issues, including the leader as a change agent and the change process itself. Various models of change and change leadership will be reviewed, as well as follower reluctance or resistance to change and strategies that leaders can use to gain follower commitment.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021
Instructors: Saggers, Robert E (Fall) Saggers, Robert E (Winter)
