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Air Traffic and Airspace Management - B.S.

Air Traffic and Airspace Management is a forward-looking program that prepares students for an airspace that will be busier than ever. This program readies students for careers in air traffic control, aircraft dispatch, advanced air mobility and urban air mobility planning. Our curriculum provides you with the knowledge and hands-on experience to navigate the skies and ensure the safety of air travel. With a mix of classroom instruction and simulations, you'll learn the critical thinking and decision-making skills required for success.

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Program Description

Full Description

The Bachelor of Science degree in Air Traffic and Airspace Management is part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic–Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) to provide a broad education in several areas of aviation to operate the National Airspace System in the 21st century.

The Air Traffic and Airspace Management major offers practical simulation-based training to prepare students for professional work in air traffic control and management. Graduates have the knowledge and skills to work as air traffic controllers, managers or numerous other types of professionals operating in the National Airspace System.

Students may apply early to the M.S. degree in Aviation Management and Logistics and double count 9 credit hours of graduate courses toward both degree programs. See the Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program policy in the University Catalog for more information.

Admissions

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.

First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.

First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.

International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency unless they meet specific exceptions. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.

Transfer Students: Students who have attended any other educational institution after graduating from high school must apply as undergraduate transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.

Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.

Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog.

Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the Coursework tab.

Transfer students must have a minimum 2.250 overall GPA in all college-level coursework for admission to the Air Traffic and Airspace Management major.

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Apply knowledge of math, science and the applied sciences to aviation-related disciplines.
  2. Analyze and interpret data.
  3. Understand and master the fundamental concepts and skills of airplane flight.
  4. Communicate effectively through written and oral means.
  5. Recognize the need and develop the cognitive abilities to engage in life-long learning by successfully contending with changing technologies, regulatory policies and procedures, market forces and the highly dynamic operational environment of commercial flight and professional aviation.
  6. Understand contemporary issues that affect aviation.
  7. Use the techniques, skills and modern technology necessary for professional practice.
  8. Understand the national and international aviation environment.
  9. Apply pertinent knowledge in identifying and solving problems.
  10. Know and understand the technical details involved in the effective management of employees and operational systems in professional aviation.
Coursework
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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
AERN 15000INTRODUCTION TO AERONAUTICS 3
AERN 15745NON-PILOT ELEMENTS OF FLIGHT THEORY 3
AERN 25100INTRODUCTION TO AVIATION MANAGEMENT 3
AERN 25250ELEMENTS OF AVIATION WEATHER 3
AERN 25252THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER 3
AERN 25350FUNDAMENTALS OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 2
AERN 25351FUNDAMENTALS OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL LABORATORY 1
AERN 25800INTRODUCTION TO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS 3
AERN 30000PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN AERONAUTICS 1
AERN 35040AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS I 3
AERN 35250UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS LAW AND REGULATIONS 2
AERN 35350TERMINAL OPERATIONS 3
AERN 35351TERMINAL OPERATIONS LABORATORY 2
AERN 35650NON-PILOT INSTRUMENT FLIGHT THEORY 3
AERN 35850EMERGENT AIR VEHICLES AND INFRASTRUCTURE 3
AERN 35851EMERGENT AIR VEHICLES AND INFRASTRUCTURE LABORATORY 1
AERN 45010AIRCRAFT DISPATCH I 3
AERN 45020AIRCRAFT DISPATCH II 3
AERN 45030AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS II 3
AERN 45130PHYSIOLOGY AND HUMAN FACTORS OF FLIGHT 3
AERN 45135AVIATION SAFETY THEORY 3
AERN 45150APPLIED FLIGHT DYNAMICS I 3
AERN 45250AVIATION LAW 3
AERN 45345EN ROUTE OPERATIONS 3
AERN 45346EN ROUTE OPERATIONS LABORATORY 1
AERN 45399AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CAPSTONE (ELR) 1
AERN 45499AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CAPSTONE LABORATORY (ELR) 2
AERN 45720CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2
AERN 45791AVIATION SECURITY AND POLICY SEMINAR (WIC) 13
AERN 45820AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT 3
ENGR 10005INTRODUCTION TO CYBERSECURITY 3
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
COMM 15000INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) 3
MATH 11010ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) 3
MATH 11022TRIGONOMETRY (KMCR) 3
MGMT 24163PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3
PHY 13001GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I (KBS) 4
PHY 13021GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY I (KBS) (KLAB) 1
PHY 13012COLLEGE PHYSICS II (KBS) 2
PHY 13022GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY II (KBS) (KLAB) 1
UC 10001FLASHES 101 1
Kent Core Composition6
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)9
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)6
Minimum Total Credit Hours:120
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A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.500 2.500
Roadmap

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

Plan of Study Grid
Semester OneCredits
!AERN 15000 INTRODUCTION TO AERONAUTICS 3
!AERN 15745 NON-PILOT ELEMENTS OF FLIGHT THEORY 3
AERN 25350 FUNDAMENTALS OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 2
AERN 25351 FUNDAMENTALS OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL LABORATORY 1
MATH 11010 ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) 3
UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours16
Semester Two
AERN 25800 INTRODUCTION TO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS 3
COMM 15000 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) 3
ENGR 10005 INTRODUCTION TO CYBERSECURITY 3
MATH 11022 TRIGONOMETRY (KMCR) 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Three
AERN 25250 ELEMENTS OF AVIATION WEATHER 3
AERN 35250 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS LAW AND REGULATIONS 2
MGMT 24163 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3
PHY 13001 GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I (KBS) 4
PHY 13021 GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY I (KBS) (KLAB) 1
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours16
Semester Four
AERN 25252 THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER 3
AERN 35350 TERMINAL OPERATIONS 3
AERN 35351 TERMINAL OPERATIONS LABORATORY 2
PHY 13012 COLLEGE PHYSICS II (KBS) 2
PHY 13022 GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY II (KBS) (KLAB) 1
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours14
Semester Five
AERN 25100 INTRODUCTION TO AVIATION MANAGEMENT 3
!AERN 35040 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS I 3
AERN 35650 NON-PILOT INSTRUMENT FLIGHT THEORY 3
AERN 35850 EMERGENT AIR VEHICLES AND INFRASTRUCTURE 3
AERN 35851 EMERGENT AIR VEHICLES AND INFRASTRUCTURE LABORATORY 1
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours16
Semester Six
AERN 30000 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN AERONAUTICS 1
AERN 45130 PHYSIOLOGY AND HUMAN FACTORS OF FLIGHT 3
AERN 45150 APPLIED FLIGHT DYNAMICS I 3
AERN 45250 AVIATION LAW 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours13
Semester Seven
AERN 45135 AVIATION SAFETY THEORY 3
AERN 45345 EN ROUTE OPERATIONS 3
AERN 45346 EN ROUTE OPERATIONS LABORATORY 1
AERN 45720 CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2
AERN 45791 AVIATION SECURITY AND POLICY SEMINAR (WIC) 3
AERN 45820 AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Eight
AERN 45010 AIRCRAFT DISPATCH I 3
AERN 45020 AIRCRAFT DISPATCH II 3
AERN 45030 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS II 3
AERN 45399 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CAPSTONE (ELR) 1
AERN 45499 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CAPSTONE LABORATORY (ELR) 2
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
 Minimum Total Credit Hours:120
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
Accreditation

The B.S. degree in Air Traffic and Airspace Management is accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International, Federal Aviation Administration.

Student Achievement Data

Program Educational Goals

With the guidance of both the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Kent State University and the College of Aeronautics and Engineering assesses our program’s educational goals every two years. Our Program Educational Goals are as follows:

  • Graduates will exhibit the qualities of excellence, integrity, leadership, management, and professionalism within their area of professional specialization in aviation.
  • Graduates will demonstrate a professional commitment to safety and contribute to the safety culture within their area of professional specialization in aviation.
  • Graduates will demonstrate the ability to improve aerospace for generations to come through experiential learning, creativity, and innovation within their area of professional specialization in aviation.
  • Graduates will manifest the college’s core values in the areas of collaboration, compassion, inclusiveness, innovation, integrity, respect, and perseverance within their area of professional specialization in aviation.

Several methods to gather both direct and indirect assessment data over the course of each academic year are utilized. Data is gathered to improve student's learning and strengthen our relationships with industry. Some methods used include:

  • Surveys (Graduating Senior, Alumni, and Employer Surveys)
  • Capstone Projects
  • Aeronautics Advisory Committee Feedback
  • Degree Program Review
  • Faculty Assessment and Discussion of Student Learning Outcomes

The assessment of our goals starts with the University’s vision to Promote academic excellence and enhance student learning through a culture of evidence-based decision-making. The valuable data we collect from our assessment activities is analyzed and discussed amongst our Faculty to ensure we are making value added improvements to our programs.

Program Enrollment and Graduation Data

Air Traffic and Airspace Management; Enrolled
201820192020202120222023
778065505352
Air Traffic and Airspace Management; Graduated
201820192020202120222023
3315182111TBA
Student Retention Rates
TermFreshman CohortRetentionSO-JRJR-SRAfter 4 YrsAfter 5 YrsAfter 6 Yrs
20189100%78%78%78%78% 
20191392%85%85%77%69% 
20201486%79%79%   
20211377%77%    
20221385%     
202312      

Graduates of this program have found employment with the following types of companies:

  • The Federal Aviation Administration
  • Constant Aviation
  • NetJets
  • Dulles International Airport Ramp Control Services
  • CommuteAir
  • Flexjet
  • Chickasaw Nation Industries (Remote Pilot Operators for the FAA Academy)

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