3 credits
Fall 2025 LectureThis course is designed to provide graduate students with essential information and practical activities necessary to develop and manage effective and comprehensive safety programs for a wide variety of aviation operations. Students will conduct safety research, analyze data, and make presentations based on developed safety systems. Instructor permission required.
Learning Outcomes1Describe the regulatory and risk environment in which airline safety offices exist.
2Describe safety theories and models.
3Describe human factors and accident causation.
4Collect and analyze safety related data.
5Process and disseminate information related to accident prevention and risk minimization.
6Manage an airline safety office and implement procedures.
7Design a safety management program for an air career or FBO.