School of Aviation and Transportation Technology (Graduate)

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Website URL:

https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/schools/aviation-and-transportation-technology

Department/School Head:

Manoj S. Patankar, MBA, Ph.D., FRAeS, School Head 

Academic Programs:

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

Purdue University’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology provides a comprehensive education leading to the Master of Science in Aviation and Aerospace Management and a Ph.D. in Aviation and Technology Management.  Coursework options address grand challenges in aviation/aerospace safety, sustainable aviation operations, and quality management/workforce development. All students are expected to acquire a broad background in aviation management practices and in the design of quantitative and qualitative methods necessary for research in the field. The MS degree program may include a research-oriented thesis and the Ph.D. program requires a research-oriented dissertation.

• MS in Aviation and Aerospace Management
• Ph.D. in Technology

Graduate Certificates:

• Graduate Certificate in Aviation Sustainability
• Graduate Certificate in Aviation Safety Management

Online/Distance Programs:

• MS in Aviation and Aerospace Management Online

Combined Degree Programs: (Undergraduate Degree / Master’s Degree)

The School of Aviation & Transportation Technology offers a program to qualifying undergraduates who wish to earn both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in five years.

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

Mary E. Johnson 
Michael S. Nolan
Manoj S. Patankar
David L. Stanley
Ronald Sterkenburg

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Special Graduate Faculty by Rank

Timothy D. Ropp
Michael W. Suckow

Programs

• Aviation Technology, MSAAM

• Aviation Safety Management Graduate Certificate
• Aviation Sustainability Graduate Certificate

Courses

• AT 50500 - Research Methods In Aviation
• AT 50600 - MS Capstone Research Project
• AT 50700 - Quantitative Research Methodologies In Transportation
• AT 50800 - Quality And Productivity In Industry And Technology
• AT 52000 - Operational Assessment And Improvement
• AT 52100 - Resource Analysis And Optimization
• AT 52400 - Managerial Economic Decision Making
• AT 52500 - Process Improvement And Simulation
• AT 52600 - Aviation Leadership
• AT 52800 - Management And Design Of Training Systems
• AT 53000 - Multi-Cultural Issues In Team Operations
• AT 53100 - International Civil Aviation Regulatory Systems
• AT 53200 - Contemporary Issues In Transportation Security
• AT 53300 - Aviation Graduate Professional Practice Internship
• AT 54200 - Aviation Fuels And Exhaust Emissions
• AT 54400 - Aircraft Lifecycle Management Innovations
• AT 54600 - Aviation Financial Instruments And Operations
• AT 54700 - Airline Revenue Management
• AT 55000 - Critical Systems Thinking
• AT 55100 - Graduate Aviation Research Seminar
• AT 57200 - Human Error And Safety
• AT 57300 - Managing The Risk Of Organizational Accidents
• AT 57400 - Exploratory Studies In Aviation Human Factors
• AT 58100 - Workshop In Aviation Technology
• AT 59000 - Special Problems In Aviation Technology
• AT 60700 - Aviation Applications Of Bayesian Inference
• AT 64000 - Aviation And Aerospace Sustainability
• AT 65900 - Airport And Transportation Sustainability
• AT 67500 - Aviation Safety Program Development
• AT 68100 - Seminar In Aviation Technology
• AT 69000 - Independent Study In Air Transportation
• AT 69800 - Research MS Thesis
• AT 69900 - Research PhD Thesis

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