Drawing on our extensive expertise in aircraft design, materials, propulsion, environmental issues and industrial management, coupled with the pilot training facilities and expertise of a professional flying school, our BSc Aviation Technology with Pilot Studies will equip you with a solid science and engineering base and the broader aviation knowledge vital for pilots in the 21st century. As part of the theoretical knowledge for the PPL module in your first year, you can achieve the CAA ground exam requirements for the PPL. You will then spend ten hours in the air during the summer that follows, making substantial progress towards your PPL. In the second year, you will develop the knowledge needed for the CAA commercial pilot ground examinations. You will benefit from specialist input throughout the programme through the involvement of professional pilots and senior managers from the aviation industry. Bringing working knowledge of advanced communications and navigation systems, management techniques and strategic thinking, these contributions complement the knowledge base provided by the course.

Many of our students see this course as the first step towards gaining a commercial pilot's license (CPL). However airports and airlines offer an extensive range of other opportunities and you will therefore be well placed to launch your career in a wide variety of aviation related areas, such as airport operations and management, air traffic control, non-airline commerical flight operations, flying instruction, technical sales and marketing in aviation related industries. Some students have also been sucessful in obtaining RAF sponsorship. Recent graduate destinations include: • RAF Weapons Systems Officer • RAF Tornado Pilot • Helicopter Pilot, British Army • First Officer, Qatar Airlines, flying A340, based in Doha • First Officer, Aer Lingus, flying A320, based at London Gatwick • First Officer, British Airways, flying B757/767, based at Heathrow • First Officer, Ryanair, flying B737, based at Stansted • First Officer, Flybe, flying B737, based at Heathrow • Network Executive - IAG Cargo, British Airways • Senior First Officer and Pilot Technical Instructor, Thomas Cook, flying A320, based at East Midlands • Second Officer, Cathay Pacific • Aeronautical Data Analyst, Navtech • Assistant to Flight information Service Officer, Wolverhampton Airport • Project Coordinator, Gatwick Airport • Manufacture Engineering Project Leader, Airbus. With the help of our Employability team, we will make sure you are given every opportunity to secure a position before you graduate.