Associate Degree in Aviation (Professional Pilots) - Plan AD023A

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Student type:

Domestic International

Entry score:: Point Cook campus: ATAR 66.05* Bendigo campus: ATAR 65.45*

Duration:: Full-time 2 years

Fees:: See Fees for details

Next intake:: February

Location:: Point Cook; Bendigo

Entry score:: See admissions

Duration:: Full-time 2 years

Fees:: AU$ 73,920 (2025 annual)

Next intake:: February, July

Location:: Point Cook; Bendigo

CRICOS code: 077041K

To graduate you must complete the following. All courses listed may not be available each semester.

Year One of Program

Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. Complete 84 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Introduction to Aviation	12	AERO2377	City Campus
Theory to Recreational Pilot Licence	12	AERO2466	Point Cook Campus
		AERO2589	Hartwig Air
		AERO2625	RMIT Flight Training - Bendigo
Flying to Recreational Pilot Licence	12	AERO2467	Point Cook Campus
		AERO2590	Hartwig Air
		AERO2619	RMIT Flight Training - Bendigo
Theory to Private Pilot Licence	12	AERO2469	Point Cook Campus
		AERO2591	Hartwig Air
		AERO2624	RMIT Flight Training - Bendigo
Flying to Private Pilot Licence	12	AERO2470	Point Cook Campus
		AERO2592	Hartwig Air
		AERO2618	RMIT Flight Training - Bendigo
Human Factors in Aviation	12	AERO2379	City Campus
Introduction to Commercial Pilot Licence	12	AERO2576	Point Cook Campus
		AERO2595	Hartwig Air
		AERO2627	RMIT Flight Training - Bendigo

ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following Aviation Technical Options:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Incident and Accident Investigation	12	AERO2570	City Campus
Unmanned Aerial System Operations	12	AERO2481	City Campus
Air Cargo Management and Operations	12	AERO2426	City Campus
Airport Planning and Management	12	AERO2382	City Campus
Aviation Strategy in the Global Context	12	AERO2408	City Campus
Airport Design	12	AERO2454	City Campus

AND

Year Two of Program

Complete 24 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Commercial Pilot Licence Theory	12	AERO2587	Point Cook Campus
		AERO2597	Hartwig Air
		AERO2617	RMIT Flight Training - Bendigo
Commercial Pilot Licence Flying	12	AERO2586	Point Cook Campus
		AERO2596	Hartwig Air
		AERO2616	RMIT Flight Training - Bendigo

ANDComplete 24 credit points from the following Aviation Technical Options:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Incident and Accident Investigation	12	AERO2570	City Campus
Unmanned Aerial System Operations	12	AERO2481	City Campus
Air Cargo Management and Operations	12	AERO2426	City Campus
Airport Planning and Management	12	AERO2382	City Campus
Aviation Strategy in the Global Context	12	AERO2408	City Campus
Airport Design	12	AERO2454	City Campus

AND{Option A: Complete 48 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Air Transport Pilot Licence 1 & 2	24	AERO2577	Point Cook Campus
Theory to Instrument rating	12	AERO2477	Point Cook Campus
		AERO2593	Hartwig Air
		AERO2623	RMIT Flight Training - Bendigo
Flying to Instrument rating	12	AERO2478	Point Cook Campus
		AERO2594	Hartwig Air
		AERO2622	RMIT Flight Training - Bendigo

OROption B: Complete 36 credit points from the following and Complete 12 credit points from any University Elective:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Instructor Theory	24	AERO2578	Point Cook Campus
		AERO2621	RMIT Flight Training - Bendigo
		AERO2637	Hartwig Air
Flying to Instructor rating	12	AERO2479	Point Cook Campus
		AERO2620	RMIT Flight Training - Bendigo
		AERO2638	Hartwig Air

University Elective }

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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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