This degree is designed for those students with an ambition to become commercial airline pilots and who want to achieve an aviation degree in the process. Experience has shown that airlines desire pilots to have a much wider knowledge of the industry so that they can appreciate future challenges facing the industry. This degree programme provides that additional knowledge that will set students apart at the interview stage.
The first year and third year of the course take place at Kingston University's Roehampton Vale campus. The second year of the course takes place at Bournemouth Commercial Flight Training (BCFT), a privately owned flight training operator based at Hurn Airport in Dorset and is delivered by specialist flight instructors.
As part of the course, you will embark on a 15-month integrated flight training course leading to a frozen Air Transport Pilots' Licence (ATPL). BCFT provide accommodation, transport and all the flying equipment required to achieve the ATPL. BCFT work in partnership with the Florida Institute of Technology in the USA and students on this pathway have the opportunity to conduct some practical flight training in Florida.
Throughout the course you will be taught by academics and instructors who have many years of experience of working in the aviation industry. Teaching staff are equipped with the skills required to deliver an engaging and effective learning environment. Alongside formal lectures and tutorials, the technical theory is supplemented by practical learning in well-resourced laboratories. To ensure that the course content is aligned to the latest industry trends, visiting lecturers and guest speakers from the industry are invited to deliver some of the teaching.
The course has been designed to be flexible so that students can transfer to the Aviation Operations & Technology BSc(Hons) course at the end of the first year of the programme. By the end of the first year students are likely to have a better awareness of their skills and abilities, their ability to obtain a UK CAA medical certificate and their personal and financial circumstances.
