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Airport Planning and Management – (M.Sc.)
Cranfield University
School of Engineering
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 7,797 - ≈ € 17,950 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Cranfield / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Cranfield University
The massive projected increase in airport passenger traffic over the next fifteen years is creating demand among employers for highly skilled and qualified graduates to assume responsibility for airport business development, planning, operations, safety and environmental management.
Building on over 40 years of air transport postgraduate education, Cranfield University’s unique MSc in Airport Planning and Management will equip you with the skills and knowledge required to build a successful career in this exciting and expanding industry.
Stand out from the crowd
Cranfield University is the only university in the world to run an English language masters course in airport planning and management. Achieving this highly relevant and globally respected degree will enable you to differentiate yourself in a competitive employment market.
Focus on your interests
This course covers a wide area of expertise related to airport planning and management whilst enabling you to specialise in appropriate subject areas. This flexibility means that you may tailor the course to your particular interests and career aspirations.
Benefit from our reputation
Cranfield University has been providing postgraduate education in air transport management for over 40 years. So you can be sure that your qualification will be valued and respected by employers throughout the world.
Meet employer requirements
The course is directed by an industrial advisory committee comprising senior representatives from leading airports and associated sectors. This group ensures that the course content equips you with the skills and knowledge required by leading employers.
There is also a part-time option for this course.
Contents
With such a range of employment destinations, from airport management to management consultancy, the MSc in Airport Planning and Management is designed to cover a wide area of expertise while allowing appropriate specialisation. Many of the lecture modules include case study project sessions and seminars may also be led by senior visitors from industry. Airport planning and management students receive a subscription to the online news service ‘Air Transport Intelligence’.
The course has three elements: taught modules, group project and a research thesis.
Modules
The eleven modules are:
* Introduction to the air transport industry
* Regulatory policy and air law
* Statistical analysis
* Economics and financial management
* Research methods and forecasting
* Airport strategic planning
* Airport environmental planning
* Airport operations
* Airport design
* Airport business management
* Aviation safety management
Group project
Students are divided into groups and asked to solve a particular research problem. Each group submits a report and delivers a presentation of their findings and recommendations.
Research thesis
The research thesis is an opportunity to study a problem in detail, and sponsoring organisations may cooperate in the choice of a suitable subject.
Research thesis topics vary widely. The following is a sample of recent theses that have been undertaken by airport planning and management students :
* An investigation into the influence of non-auditory factors on community response to aircraft noise.
* Developing a model to analyze the impacts of self-service and web check-in at airports.
* Analysing the implications of breaking-up BAA's sole ownership of Glasgow and Edinburgh airports
Assessment
Each module is assessed by an assignment and an examination. The mode of teaching includes a combination of lectures and workshops.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
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1st or 2nd class UK honours degree (or equivalent) in any discipline. A recognised professional qualification plus a number of years’ relevant working experience may be accepted as equivalent. For those for whom English is a second language, an IELTS score of 7.0 is required.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
Accreditation
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK)
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