Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Aviation Management
2025-09-02 09:00 - 2026-04-28 17:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Instructor-led classroom presentation with aircraft visit.
Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Aviation Management
Qualification Title: Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Aviation Management
Award Type: NFQ Level 8 – 240 Credits
Commencement Date: September 2025
Schedule: Part-time
Exit Award: The programme is delivered over four stages and learners can receive an Exit Award on successful completion of any stage if they wish to exit the programme
Funded Cost: €1,260 per Semester with 30% Aviation Skillnet funding applied (full cost €1,800 per Semester)

Overview
What is this Programme about?
This programme is designed for those who are keen to develop and consolidate their business and management skills through lectures, discussion and analysis of key management concepts across the broad spectrum of business in the aviation sector. The programme aims to help students progress to a standard of understanding and analytical thinking that enables them to advance in their careers and progress to Master’s Level should they wish to do so.
Programme details
This BBS Management programme will provide individuals with an in-depth understanding of the theories, concepts and methods relating to the field of aviation management and will provide students with the basis and grounding in theory and practical application to in time take on supervisory and management roles in the aviation sector.
Management of Aviation requires a combination of specialist skills such as:

Human Factors in Aviation
Team Resource and Crew Resource Management
EU Aviation Policy
Aviation Case Studies
Incident Command & Risk Management in the Operational Environment

But it also requires more traditional business skills including:

Management
Groups and Teams Dynamics
Communications
Introduction to Marketing
Quality Management & Control

Who is this Programme for?
This programme is relevant to anyone currently working in the aviation sector or those interested in a career in these areas. Previous students/graduates include pilots, maintenance personnel, administrators, ATC dispatchers and many others.
This programme has a strong student representation nationally with attending cohorts from Galway, Clare and throughout the Southern and Eastern Regions for example Antrim, Carlow, Cavan, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Roscommon, Tipperary, Waterford and Westmeath.
What modules will I study?
Stage 1 – Level 6 Certificate
ManagementIntroduction to Research MethodsGroups and Teams DynamicsCommunications, Leadership and MotivationIntroduction to Business FinanceThe Aviation IndustryIntroduction to Project ManagementIntroduction to MarketingIntroduction to Health and Safety & Safety Management Systems
Stage 2 – Level 6 Higher Certificate
Business LawHuman Factors in AviationLogistics ManagementIncident Command & Risk Management in the Operational EnvironmentNegotiations and Conflict ResolutionTeam Resource and Crew Resource ManagementQuality Management & Control
Stage 3 – Level 7 BBS Degree
Business Continuity and Project ManagementOrganisational BehaviourEU Aviation PolicyMarketing ManagementAircraft Acquisition & FinanceHuman Resource ManagementAviation Case Studies
Stage 4 – Level 8 BBS (Hons) Degree
Business Research MethodsStrategic Information SystemsCritical Incident Stress ManagementStrategic Analysis and Strategic PositioningSupply Chain ManagementCorporate Governance & Business PracticeDissertationCourse DeliveryClasses are delivered using a hybrid approach involving a combination of pre-course reading, pre-recorded classes, live and onsite classes.
Online Support
Students will have full access to a range of supports available online and through Blackboard, our virtual learning environment. These include our new online programme, PACE, which is designed to support students to access and effectively use library resources in order to complete assignments. Additional supports include an Academic Writing Centre and Maths Support Centre, freely available to all students.

To book go to : https://www.setu.ie/courses/bachelor-of-business-hons-in-aviation-management
For funding queries: Contact maeve@icbe.ie

Masters in Engineering Practice | University of Limerick | 30% funding available
2025-09-23 08:00 - 2026-05-06 17:00
MSc Engineering Practice
Available: Part-Time
Course Start Date: September 2025
Duration: 1 year
Award: Masters (MSc) | Qualification: NFQ Level 9 Major Award
Funded cost with 30% Aviation Skillnet funding applied: €3,500 p.a (€1,750 per Semester)
Full cost without funding €5,000

The Masters in Engineering Practice is a new and innovative Masters Programme offered by the School of Engineering at the University of Limerick. This programme is attractive to our industry learners as it provides a flexible way to combine previous studies i.e. Two Professional Diplomas with a thesis to receive a Masters in Engineering Practice award.
If you are looking to progress your career and participate on an academic programme that will enable you develop your problem-solving skills as well as build on your strengths from your previous qualifications, then the Masters in Engineering practice is a programme for you. This programme aims through a one-year thesis deliverable to give you an opportunity to produce a significant piece of research and practical work that is industry focused.
This programme is attractive to our industry learners as it provides a flexible way to combine previous studies i.e. Two Professional Diplomas, one which must have been completed within the Faculty of Science and Engineering, with a thesis to receive a Masters in Engineering Practice award.
Through the medium of online learning, learners will develop very quickly an active online learning environment where they are supported by their academic supervisor during the thesis proposal phase right up to the final presentation of their work.
There is a strong focus on engagement and collaboration with fellow learners and the different industries during the thesis phase. The introduction of an Industry Thesis Champion who acts as a mentor for the learner provides the programme continued support from leading experts in engineering disciplines. Ensuring that there continues to be a focus on current practice, and leading-edge research on the programme.
Linking our learners with the practice of engineering both at technical and management level will produce graduates who are employable at leadership roles within their organisations.
If you have completed two Professional Diplomas at Level 9 in areas such as:

Aviation
Operations Management
Quality
ICT
Management
Innovation
Artificial Intelligence
Data Analytics
Supply Chain
Robotics
Health & Safety
Regulatory Affairs

You may have an interest in combining your two professional diplomas and continue to focus your area of interest with a dedicated research thesis to improve engineering practices at your organisation.
Why do this course?
This programme will offer you the learner:-

A flexible way to combine your previous two Professional Diploma awards with a thesis to receive a Masters in Engineering Practice
A dedicated online learning space to work with academics and fellow learners on developing your thesis proposal and produce a final written academic report
An opportunity to present at various stages your work to date and engage in a Q&A style session with a team of academics and invited experts
A deeper understanding of engineering practices by researching specific areas of interest
An environment to work with other learners who are establishing what current practice is in various engineering practices and sharing this knowledge in a dedicated space
Further opportunities to disseminate your work and exploit your current research

For more information on the programme or to make an application go to : https://www.ul.ie/gps/engineering-practice-msc
Closing Date for applications : August 2025
For information on funding eligibility contact maeve@icbe.ie

International Business with Aviation Studies (BA Honours)
2025-09-25 09:00 - 2026-05-14 17:00 | online
International Business with Aviation Studies (BA Honours)

Type of Course: Honours Degree
Type of Qualification: BA (Honours)
Delivery: On-line
Funded Cost: €2,625 per year (25% Aviation Skillnet Funding available for eligible candidates contact maeve@icbe.ie for funding queries only).

Course Overview
The two-year programme recognises the learning involved in becoming a pilot and builds upon it with two years of study of business topics that may be valuable in career progression and mobility. The programme content is focused on broad business principles and issues with a slant on international business. The modules on the programme are very structured and are delivered by experienced lecturers who are conscious that a pilot’s working life is challenging. The programme is delivered fully online.
Admission Requirements:

Successful completion of a frozen ATPL and associated training
Submission of an appropriate Entry Learning Portfolio*
Applicants will be expected to have an IELTS of 6.0 for English language proficiency (or ICAO 4.0 or higher) where deemed necessary by the Head of Department

*The Entry Learning Portfolio will capture the formal and informal learning of the applicant in a short portfolio that will be focused on assessing each student’s ability to cope with the type of learning associated with a Level 8 programme. This is submitted with your initial application. For a more detailed overview of The Learning Portfolio please review the ‘Apply’ section. The Entry Learning Portfolio will include:

Documentary evidence of qualifications including a full copy of ATPL.
Extended CV.
Reflective piece (1,000 words reflecting on your learning/career development to date).
Short essay (500 words on one of the following topics; The future of the Aviation Industry, The challenges of low-cost aviation sector, Managing People in the Aviation Industry).

For course information or to apply go to:
https://www.cit.ie/course/CRBIBAV8
