Aeronautics

Aviation Degree Plan (PDF)

Aviation Management Curriculum
The aviation management major provides students with the skills needed for careers as managers or senior administrators for an airport, airline, government agency dealing with air commerce, or aviation-related business. The program develops expertise in business management with emphasis on administration of various aviation enterprises.

Students majoring in aviation management must complete the University core curriculum and the College of Business core requirements. The curriculum includes courses in business economics, data acquisition and analysis, finance, marketing, and the study of aviation business law and regulations. The program also offers applied management courses dealing with the operation of airlines, airports, and aviation businesses. Elective courses in flight training are available at the student's option.

Aviation Management and Flight Operations Curriculum
The aviation management and flight operations major prepares candidates for careers as professional pilots for airlines or corporate flight departments. Jacksonville University has joined forces with Delta Connection Academy, owned and operated by Delta Airlines. This partnership combines, for the first time in college aviation education, the academic excellence of a private university with an airline-designed, airline-operated flight academy. Students gain a well-rounded education with a solid foundation in business management and receive airline-quality training. This unique opportunity allows students to obtain a four-year college degree in a high-quality academic environment and pursue the best possible path toward a career as professional pilots.

Students majoring in aviation management and flight operations must complete the University core curriculum and specialized College of Business core requirements. In addition, students complete courses dealing with the conduct of commercial flight operations and management of airlines, airports, and aviation-related businesses. The flight training program, an integral part of the curriculum, provides all required FAA flight ratings to conduct flight operations as commercial pilots and flight instructors.

Students planning to enroll in the flight training program must meet FAA medical certification and security standards. For example, a valid FAA Class III medical certificate is required to enroll in AO 111 (Private Pilot Lab).