BA (Hons) Aviation Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

BA (Hons) Aviation Management is delivered in partnership with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Cardiff Airport and is one of the world's only Aviation Management degrees approved by the Royal Aeronautical Society. Learning takes place at Cardiff School of Management, Cardiff Airport and online with Embry-Riddle. Compulsory work experience at Cardiff Airport takes place in the second year.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Management | Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a foundation year; 5 years part time | Intake: Entry year 2027 | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Each year combines 80 credits taught by Cardiff School of Management with 40 credits from Embry-Riddle Worldwide. Examples: Introduction to Legal System, Method and Ethics, Global Logistics Management, Work Experience for Aviation Management, Aviation Safety and Program Management, Airline Management, Management of Air Cargo, and a Dissertation or Aviation Consultancy Project in Year 3.

Career pathways

Graduates are expected to enter aviation as operations and production managers, logistics managers and general managers. The course is linked with the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and the Royal Aeronautical Society, and leads to taught and research Masters study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer for Year 1 entry: UCAS tariff 112. GCSE: Five GCSEs at Grade C / 4 or above including English Language / Welsh First Language and Mathematics / Mathematics - Numeracy. A level: Minimum three A levels including grades CCC; no specific subjects required; Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC National / Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM. T Level: Merit. Access to Higher Education Diploma: No specific subjects required. International Baccalaureate Diploma: 2 x H5; no specific subjects required. Irish Leaving Certificate: 2 x H2 grades (Higher level subjects only considered with a minimum grade H4). Scottish Advanced Highers: Grades DD; Scottish Highers also considered alone or in combination with Advanced Highers. Combinations of qualifications are accepted if they meet the minimum requirements. Contextual offers are available. International applicants: Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent. A Foundation Year route is available for applicants who do not meet the entry requirements. Credit transfer and recognition of prior learning are not offered for this degree because part of it is delivered through Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Intake: Entry year 2027

Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a foundation year; 5 years part time

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