Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Department of Aviation Management

Profile of the Programme

Qualified personnel required by public and private organizations in the aviation sector for operational management are trained in accordance with international standards. The Aviation Management Department curriculum includes professional courses such as Air Transportation, Airline Management, Airport Management, Operational Performance, Aviation Safety and Security, as well as theoretical business management courses like Financial Management, Marketing Management, and Human Resources Management. Additionally, the program covers subjects based on IATA and the Turkish Directorate General of Civil Aviation (SHGM), such as Ground Services, Passenger Services, Air Cargo, and Dangerous Goods.

Students are admitted to the Aviation Management Department through a centralized placement system. The program offers a four-year undergraduate education following an optional one-year English preparatory class. Internship is optional within the department.

Graduates can work in airlines, airports, ground handling, catering, and cargo companies, as well as in other public and private aviation organizations.

Programme Director & ECTS Coord.

BÖLÜM BAŞKANI
DOÇENT VİLDAN DURMAZ
ANABİLİM DALI BAŞKANI
DOÇENT VİLDAN DURMAZ
ECTS BÖLÜM KOORDİNATÖRÜ
ARAŞ. GÖR. DR. ÜMRAN ÜNDER
ARAŞ. GÖR. FERHAT İNCE

General admission requirements stated under Info on the Institution on this website are being applied to start this programme.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Depending on the degrees awarded, theoretical or practical courses taken as part of a degree (completed or not completed) may lead to recognition of these as prior learning by the programme administration. The students who have taken courses in another institution in Turkey or abroad can ask for credit and grade transfer. The executive boards of relevant programme will decide on the courses to be transferred covering students' entire academic program once and for all with the condition that the request for transfer be made within the first week of the academic year, the requests cannot be repeated.
This program requires elecktive Intensive English Language Training. The students are exempt from the Compulsory program if they have score of 70 or above from the centralized exemption exam, or present at least 65 from KPDS/ÜDS, 60 from IBT,140 CBT, 460 PBT TOEFL or 5,5 from IELTS.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 240 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 and no FF, DZ or YZ grades.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to master's or doctorate programmes in any field or proficiency in fine arts programmes

Graduation Requirements

A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 240 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 and no FF, DZ or YZ grades.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Graduates can work at offiicial instutions in the field of aviation or at private airlines, airports and other aviation companies.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

A variety of assessment methods such as mid-term(s), assignment(s), exercise(s), project(s), practice(s), and a final exam are implemented in the programme. Assessment methods may include classical test(s), multiple-choice test(s), homework(s), performance evaluation(s), and product evaluation(s). In order to graduate from the programme, cumulative GPA must be minimum 2.00. A course grade is constituted by evaluating the above stated elements and given by using letters. Letter grades and their associated coefficients are as follows;
Basically, the evaluation of students in the programare throughtwo midterms and a final examination. However, in some courses, papers, quizzes and split exams are also used.

Grade	Coefficient
AA	4,0
AB	3,7
BA	3,3
BB	3,0
BC	2,7
CB	2,3
CC	2,0
CD	1,7
DC	1,3
DD	1,0
FF	0,0