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109 Sill Hall
Ypsilanti, MI,48197
734.487.0354


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For detailed information, click the following link to visit the program website at : http://www.emich.edu/cot/progsites/aviation/

About the Program

The Bachelor of Science in Aviation Flight Technology is designed to prepare individuals for positions as entry-level professional pilots in the aviation industry. Based upon the needs of the aviation industry, the program encompasses a program of study that takes an individual from student pilot to certified flight instructor. It also includes a number of specialized courses that incorporate aviation business and management skills, safety human factors, aerodynamics, aviation law and regulations, and crew resource management. The program includes a general education curriculum designed to provide a well-rounded knowledge foundation.

Student in Cessna at the Eagle Flight Center Student Pilot in the air over Ford Lake

About the Curriculum


General Education Requirements 40 Credit Hours
 
Additional Requirements 14-15 Credit Hours
 

PHY 221 Mechanics, Sound and Heat
The Following courses are required for students starting before Fall 2007:
STS 150 Understanding Technology
STS 201 Microcomputer Applications in Technology
The following course is required for students starting after Fall 2007:
STS 300 Research and Writing: The Technology Career
Choose one from the following:
  MATH107 Plane Trigonometry
  MATH120 Calculus I
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Major Requirements 73 Credit Hours

AVT100 Introduction to Air Transportation
AVT110 Aircraft Maintenance I
AVT120 Flight Operations I
AVT170 Aviation Ground Instruction
AVT208 Aviation Human Factors
AVT215/ESSC215Aviation Weather
AVT220 Flight Operations II
AVT222 Introduction to Automation in Aviation
AVT263 Aircraft Systems
AVT303 Aviation Law and Insurance
AVT313 Aviation Industry Regulations
AVT320 Aviation Safety
AVT321 Cockpit and Crew Resource Management
AVT322 System Safety in Aviation
AVT251 Basic Flight (solo)
AVT261 Basic Flight II (private)
AVT271 Basic Flight III (50 hours Cross-Country)
AVT341 Instrument Ground Instruction
AVT342 Commercial Ground Instruction
AVT351 Advanced Flight I (Instrument flight)
AVT361 Advanced Flight II (Instrument flight)
AVT371 Advanced Flight III (Commercial)
AVT382 Flight Instructor Ground Instruction
AVT384 Multi-Engine/Aircraft Systems Ground Instruction
AVT419 High Airspeed Aerodynamics/High Altitude Flight
AVT422 Senior Seminar
AVT426 Advanced Flight IV (Multi-engine)
AVT427 Advanced Flight V (CFI-A)
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Minor Requirements 0 Credit Hours

   No Minor is required.

Program Total 127-128 Credit Hours

Note:
Each student must choose a writing intensive course as part of major completion requirements. Consult your adviser for course options.

About the Faculty

>>  Anthony Adamski

>>  Philip Tartalone