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Bachelor of Aviation (Honours)

M057N  073087F



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Fee*
1 Year/s Hawthorn (Semester 1) A$25,250 (annual for 2012) 
*The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students studying on-campus in Australia for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

The Bachelor of Aviation (Honours) program is designed to provide preparation for postgraduate study with a focus on developing research attributes, to enable graduates to undertake research.

The Bachelor of Aviation (Honours) degree is taken as an additional year following the three-year Bachelor of Aviation or Bachelor of Aviation (Management) degree, or four-year Bachelor of Aviation/Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Aviation (Management)/Bachelor of Commerce double degrees.

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The honours year aims to:
  • Provide high achieving students with an opportunity to deepen their intellectual understanding of aviation
  • Enhance the research literacy of the aviation workforce
  • To provide students with the research and analytical skills associated with high quality research
  • To develop students' communication skills so that they can present their ideas clearly by verbal, written and graphic means
  • To provide students with experience in preparing information for publication in peer-reviewed journals
  • Provide a foundation for further studies to masters or PhD level

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The Bachelor of Aviation (Honours) program operates under a student workload model based on 100 credit points for a full-time academic year. One credit point is deemed to be equivalent to one hour of student work per week over a semester, whether in contact with staff or in private study. Total student contact hours per unit, including lectures, classes, tutorials and computer laboratory sessions, will normally be approximately 48 hours per week during the academic semesters (Winter and Summer Term have the same number of contact hours but compressed in time).
 
The program will consist of 100 credit points, of which 37.5 credit points (3 units) are coursework units and the remaining 62.5 credit points are a supervised individual research project.

The duration of this program is two semesters full-time.

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All units of study are 12.5 points unless noted otherwise

Students complete 100 credit points, being;

Semester 1

Equivalent coursework statistics and research method units across other faculties may be taken subject to the approval and recommendation of the Aviation Honours Program Coordinator.

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Swinburne offers International Exchange Programs as well as other Education Abroad Programs to help internationalise your degree. International Exchange is an academic program allowing you to study at a Swinburne Partner Institution for one or two semesters during your degree. Swinburne's Partner Institutions offer many relevant subjects as well as a secure base to explore a different culture. Your studies whilst on exchange can be credited towards your Swinburne degree, provided they are relevant and approved by Swinburne. For further information visit the Education Abroad website.

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The program is designed to provide preparation for postgraduate study with a focus on developing research attributes to enable graduates to undertake research.

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Swinburne College English for Academic Purposes Advanced level certificate at the postgraduate level (EAP 5: PG-70%); OR, obtaining a minimum IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0; OR, a TOEFL (Paper-based) minimum score of 575 (with Test of Written English (TWE) score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Computer-based) minimum score of 232 (with Written Writing score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Internet-based) minimum score of 90 with no band less than 22.

 

Refer to the English Language Requirements website for further information.

 

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