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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's degree, or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

30 Hours

Course Duration

6 Months (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

5

Courses Offered In GRADUATE DIPLOMA

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Aviation Meteorology

  • The goal of this course is to provide you with a fundamental understanding of the end to end pathway of weather data and information which is critical to pilots’ decisions. It will also provide the perspectives of both forecasters and aviation weather researchers.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Aviation

  • Aviation brings people together and is an exciting growing industry. This course encompasses a survey of aviation with special attention to the history and impact of aviation on society as well as its technological progress.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Air Traffic Control

  • This course offers an overview of Air Traffic Control (ATC) in detail. This course is developed to learn Air Traffic Management, for example ATC regulations, operations, research or system development, this course provides invaluable insights into the tasks and responsibilities of an ATCo.

  • 6 Credits

  • Current Issues in the Aviation Industry

  • This course provides you with the opportunity to explore a wide range of topical issues that affect the operation and management of an airline and the development of the aviation industry as a whole. These include advances in technology, human factors, political and environmental issues.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Aerodynamics

  • The Aerodynamics course is designed for you to understand aerodynamic design, flow control, flow measurement and other topics; such as understanding of fluid flows and fluid mechanics.

  • 6 Credits
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Aviation Meteorology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Basic weather theory.
    The realm of flight.
    Ever-changing weather.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Motion of the air.
    Signposts in the sky.
    Families of the air.
    Air masses in conflict.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Where's the front?
    Pilot weather resources and services.
    Surface observation -metar-.
    Pilot weather reports.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Satellite images.
    Radar and convective analysis charts.
    Air analysis charts.
    Introduction to forecasts.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Weather advisories.
    Area forecasts.
    Tweb route forecasts.
    Terminal aerodrome forecast.
    Winds and temperatures aloft forecast.
    Faa weather briefing services.
    Automated weather briefing services.
    Strategies for interpreting and flying the weather.
    Altimetry, airspeed, and aircraft performance.
    Low ceilings and visibilities.
    Turbulence.
    Icing.

Introduction to Aviation

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The first aeronautical engineers
    Fundamental thoughts
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The standard atmosphere
    Basic aerodynamics
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Airfoils, wings, and other aerodynamics shapes
    Elements of airplane performance
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Principles of stability and control
    Space flight -astronautics-
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Propulsion
    Flight vehicle structures and materials
    Hypersonic vehicles

Introduction to Air Traffic Control

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    History of air traffic control.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Air traffic control system structure.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Airport air traffic control communications: procedures and phraseology.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Air traffic control procedures and organization.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Theory and fundamentals of radar operation.
    The future of the national airspace system.

Current Issues in the Aviation Industry

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The airline industry
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Competition issues
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Route networks
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Scheduling through hubs
    Pricing power
    Mergers and alliances
    Transnational airlines

Introduction to Aerodynamics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Fluid properties.
    Fundamentals of fluid mechanics.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Dynamics of an incompressible, inviscid flow field.
    Viscous boundary layers.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Incompressible flows around airfoils of infinite span.
    Incompressible flows about wings of finite span.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Dynamics of a compressible flow field.
    Compressible, subsonic flows and transonic flows.
    Two-dimensional supersonic flows around thin airfoil.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Supersonic flows over wings and airplane configurations.
    Hypersonic flows.
    Aerodynamic design considerations.
    Tools for defining the aerodynamic environment.