Department of Aviation Technology (Graduate)

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Website URL:

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

Department/School Head:

John G. Wensveen, Ph.D., School Head

Admission Requirements:

Master’s Degree Program Basic Requirements

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required for unconditional admission
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or GMAT:
  Required – no minimum score has been set

Academic Programs:

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

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

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

John Wensveen
Thomas Q. Carney
Denver W. Lopp
Michael S. Nolan
David L. Stanley
Ronald Sterkenburg
John P. Young

Associate Professor

Richard O. Fanjoy
Mary E. Johnson
Brian G. Dillman
Chien-tsung Lu
James M. Thom
Bernard W. Wulle

Assistant Professor

Sarah Hubbard
Brian Kozak

Special Graduate Faculty by Rank

Timothy D. Ropp
Michael W. Suckow

Clinical Associate Professor

John H. Mott
Timothy D. Ropp
Michael W. Suckow

Programs

• Aviation Technology, MSAAM

Courses

• AT 50500 - Research Methods In Aviation
• AT 50600 - MS Capstone Research Project
• 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 54000 - Aviation And Aerospace Sustainability
• AT 54200 - Aviation Fuels And Exhaust Emissions
• AT 54400 - Aircraft Lifecycle Management Innovations
• AT 54600 - Aviation Financial Instruments And Operations
• 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 57500 - Aviation Safety Program Development
• AT 58100 - Workshop In Aviation Technology
• AT 59000 - Special Problems In Aviation Technology
• AT 69800 - Research MS Thesis

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