Top-up your qualification to an honours degree, and develop the skills necessary for a career in the airline and airport industries.
Top-up your existing qualifications to honours levelLearn the elements of airline and airport businesses and their practices
Develop a deep understanding of management principles and theory
Develop transferable skills and professional competencies
Studying at Sheffield Hallam enables your academic, personal and professional development.
On this top-up course, you develop the knowledge, attributes and skills desired for highly skilled employment. With use of airline and airport simulation programmes, consultancy experience and regular guest lectures and field-trips, this industry-focused degree provides you with the appropriate knowledge and skills to become a highly employable individual within this global industry.

Live projects

As part of the course, you get the opportunity to work on real business projects to build your skills and professional experience.
 

Networking

You will frequently engage with airline and airport industry stakeholders throughout your study via industry guest talks and field trips. Field visits may require security checks.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

You learn from current developments in the airline and airport industries and contemporary research. You also develop research skills and digital skills, which will help you to work and study more effectively. You enhance your professional skills by working with employers through consultancy experience and reflecting on your performance.

Your learning will take place through a variety of methods such as

• lectures
• seminars
• workshops
• research projects
• real-life consultancy experience
• directed learning activities outside classes
• diverse assessment tools (e.g. essay, presentation, report, e-portfolio, exam)
• guest speakers

This course prepares you for a career in

• operations management
• human resource management
• customer experience management
• business support
• sales and marketing

Many airlines and airports also have graduate training schemes and this course provides you with a competitive advantage. 

Normally 120 credits at Level 4 and 120 credits at Level 5 (i.e. a total of 240 credits) from relevant (i.e. airline, airport, and aviation management) qualifications.

The entry requirements to the international top up pathway will be a relevant (i.e. airline, airport, and aviation management) HND or equivalent qualification plus an IELTS score of 6.0 with no element scoring less than 5.5. International students whose first language is not English will be admitted to the standard top up pathway if the student has an IELTS score of 6.5 with no element scoring less than 6.0.

Please note the University will only admit students who are aged 18 or over at the point of enrolment.

Important notice:

The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

Final Year Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Airport Planning And Development	20	Coursework
Consultancy And Enterprise Challenge	40	Coursework Practical
Research Project	20	Coursework
Safety And Security Management In Aviation	20	Coursework Practical
Strategic Management In International Hospitality And Tourism	20	Coursework