Air Transport Operations with ATPL  BSc (Hons)

Overview

The course provides future airline pilots with a broader and deeper education that will enable them to contribute more to the industry as well as achieve fast-track career progression to senior positions.

Entry Requirements:


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Course Fees:

  • Full-time EU: £9,000 for years 1 & 3
  • Full-time Non EU: £13,000 (2012/13 fees)

UCAS code:

H4N1

How to Apply

Entry Requirements

Tariff Points

For entry in 2012

A-level: 340 UCAS tariff points, typically AAB of which one must be science orientated. mathematics and/or physics are strongly recommended but not essential. 
BTEC: DDD 
IB: 30  Other qualifications can be considered on an individual basis.

In addition:
Applicants are required to have obtained a Class 1 Medical Certificate from the UK Civil Aviation Authority before starting the course. It is also highly recommended that applicants should have undertaken a pilot aptitude test, either from a Flight Training Organisation or via the Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators (GAPAN).

Pre-requisites

Mathematics GCSE at grade C or above.

Other Suitable Qualifications

Foundation Programmes

If you do not qualify for direct entry, our partner INTO City University London offers academic preparation programmes which focus on the skills you need. Successful completion of the International Foundation in Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics at INTO City University London means guaranteed progression to this degree.

Kaplan International College (KIC) London

Additionally, the University works in partnership with KIC London to provide preparatory courses for international students. Foundation and Pre Masters courses at KIC London offer comprehensive support to students including regular one-to-one tuition. Progression to the University is guaranteed if you complete the KIC London course at the required level.

English Requirements

  • IELTS: 6.0
  • TOEFL: 87 internet-based total
  • GCSE: English language grade C.

English Language Programmes

If you need to improve your English language skills before you enter this course, our partner, INTO City University London offers a range of English language courses. These intensive and flexible courses are designed to improve your English ability for entry to this degree. Please click the links below for more information.

English for Undergraduate Study

Pre-sessional English

Visa Requirements

The way that you apply may vary depending on the length of your course at City, there are different rules for:

  • Students on courses of more than 6 months
  • Students on courses of less than 6 months
  • Students on a pre-sessional English Language course

For more information see our main Visa page.

When and Where

Duration:
Full-time: Normally three years (although year three can be extended over two years).
Duration:

Course Content

With the first student intake in 1999, the pioneering BSc Air Transport Operations with ATPL was the first course in the UK to combine a university Honours degree with an Airline Transport Pilot's Licence (ATPL). The course content was agreed after lengthy consultation with outside organisations including British Airways, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators and various flight training organisations.

Course Structure

The content of the course has been designed by academics from the University and professionals from the airline industry and is divided into three years. 

Year one:
Year one consists of a normal academic year at City University London.

Core modules:
  • Accounting and business finance
  • Aircraft design
  • Airline case study
  • Flight mechanics and aerodynamics
  • History of the airline industry
  • Quantitative methods
  • Safety management
Year two:
Year two is spent at a CAArecognised flight training school and can lead to successful candidates being awarded a 'frozen' ATPL. The minimum requirement for the degree course is to take and pass 14 theoretical groundschool examinations for an ATPL. 

Core modules:
  • Airframes and systems
  • Air law
  • Flight planning and flight monitoring
  • General navigation
  • Human performance and limitations
  • IFR communications
  • Instruments/electronics
  • Mass and balance
  • Meteorology
  • Operational procedures
  • Performance calculations
  • Principles of flight
  • Radio navigation
  • VFR communications 

In addition, you may undertake flight training up to passing the Commercial Pilot's Licence with Instrument Rating. Alternatively, you can elect to take the flight training after completing the degree. 


Year three:
The final year includes advanced modules, plus group as well as individual project work associated with the airline industry. 

Core modules:
  • Avionics and IT
  • Business aviation operations
  • Group business project
  • Group design and technical project
  • Individual project.  Plus two elective modules taken from:
  • Active safety management
  • Airline operations
  • Airports and ground handling
  • Air transport economics
  • Aviation psychology
  • Crisis management
  • Marketing

Teaching and Assessment

Teaching:
The course combines lectures, coursework, projects and examinations. Year two is taught externally by several leading flight training organisations with which the University has partnership agreements. This may include around 200 hours of simulator and aircraft flying. A significant portion of year three consists of group project work which enables you to develop essential team working skills. 

Assessment:
The course is assessed through a combination of coursework and end-ofterm examinations. The final degree awarded is based on the successful completion of year one, the ATPL groundschool in year two and on year three projects, coursework and final exams. Project work accounts for 50 per cent of the assessment. The contribution of each year of the course is as follows, year one, 15 per cent, year two, 25 per cent and year three, 60 per cent.

Fees

  • Full-time EU: £9,000 for years 1 & 3
  • Full-time Non EU: £13,000 (2012/13 fees)

Fees for part 1 are £9,000. Fees for part 2 range from £9,000 to £85,000 and are dependent on the amount of flight training undertaken. Fees for part 3 are £9,000 for EU Students and are to be confirmed for Non EU.

Funding

For up-to-date information about tuition fees, living costs and financial support, visit Undergraduate Fees and Finance or Postgraduate Fees and Finance.

Scholarships

New for 2012 entrants: Up to £3,000 cash each year for at least three years for students on this course. Read more here to see if you might qualify.

Career Prospects

A likely career path for a typical graduate would be to enter airline management or an operations department. Recent graduates are working in flight planning, flight operations, safety management, airworthiness records, charter brokering and aviation law.

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Air Transport Operations with ATPL

UCAS code: H4N1

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When to apply

Your application for entry in September 2012 should arrive at UCAS between 1 September 2011 and 15 January 2012. Applications that arrive after 15 January 2012 will be considered only at the University's discretion. When your application is acknowledged by UCAS, you will be sent a personal identification number so that you can access your records via Track on the UCAS website.

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