BA in Aviation Safety Systems
Course Overview
The BA in Aviation Safety Systems is a three-year LSAAM honours degree delivered on campus, online and by distance learning, with top-up routes available for holders of a Higher Diploma. It is built around the full honours-level study of aviation safety strategy, safety management systems and just-culture leadership across UK airlines and airports, and is written to sit alongside the guidance published by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airports Council International (ACI).
By graduation you will be able to lead a strategic aviation safety programme, present at manager level, and enter graduate roles across UK and international aviation safety teams inside airlines, airports and ground handling providers.
Key Features
- Curriculum aligned with the guidance frameworks of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) and IATA
- Written and delivered by former airline and airport safety directors
- Live case studies from full-service carriers, low-cost carriers and UK regional operators
- Reference to the standards of ACI, EASA and ICAO where credible to the subject
- Placement modules with UK airline groups, London airports and international aviation employers
- Structured articulation into the LSAAM Master's degrees in Aviation Professional and Integrated Studies
- Careers service coverage on CV, LinkedIn, interview and structured introductions to UK airline groups
What You Will Learn
- The strategic role of aviation safety across UK airlines and airports
- How safety management systems are designed at strategy level
- How to lead cross-department safety programmes at strategy level
- How UK CAA, EASA and ICAO guidance shape strategic safety practice
- How just-culture leadership works at strategy level
- How aviation safety research and analytics inform strategy
- How aviation safety placements shape a graduate-ready portfolio
- How to lead a safety strategy programme through to executive presentation
Who This Course Is For
- A-level and IB students planning aviation safety careers
- Higher Diploma holders topping up to a full honours degree
- International applicants with strong secondary school results
- Career changers with safety or risk backgrounds moving into aviation
- Aspiring aviation safety leaders
Career Pathways
- Aviation Safety Manager
- Airline Safety Manager
- Airport Safety Manager
- Ground Handling Safety Manager
- Aviation Safety Investigator
- Aviation Safety Auditor
- Aviation Just-Culture Lead
The LSAAM careers service supports every Bachelor student with CV coaching, LinkedIn optimisation, mock interviews and structured introductions to UK airline groups, London airports, ground handling providers and international aviation employers.
Entry Requirements
- A-Levels (BBC or above) or IB (26+ points) or equivalent overseas qualifications
- A completed Higher Diploma or Advanced Diploma for top-up routes
- IELTS 6.0 overall (no band under 5.5) or equivalent English proficiency
- Personal statement outlining career objectives in the aviation safety sector
- Two academic or professional references
Why Study at LSAAM
LSAAM is the London School of Aviation and Airport Management, a specialist division of Harold International College of London focused entirely on the operational, commercial and strategic disciplines that run modern airlines and airports. Every LSAAM programme is aligned with recognised UK and international aviation bodies including the Royal Aeronautical Society, the UK Civil Aviation Authority, IATA and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, so graduates step into the sector with credible, industry-referenced study behind them.
Our tutors are former airline safety directors, airport safety managers, ground handling safety leads and commercial aviation professionals, and delivery is available on campus, online and by distance learning to fit working professionals and international students on any timezone.
Apply for BA in Aviation Safety Systems
The BA in Aviation Safety Systems is your credible, London-referenced honours-level route into leading aviation safety strategy. Applications are open now for online, on-campus and distance-learning intakes and can be completed with a personal statement and references. Apply for your full LSAAM undergraduate aviation degree and secure your place on the next BA in Aviation Safety Systems cohort. Enrol Now
