MSc in Aviation Professional Development
Course Overview
The MSc in Aviation Professional Development is a 12 to 18-month LSAAM postgraduate degree delivered on campus, online and by distance learning. The programme prepares executive-track aviation people directors across airline HR, airport L&D and talent-strategy leadership, combining research-informed practice with a substantial dissertation on a UK or international aviation people topic.
By graduation you will hold a Master's-level qualification, an original aviation people research piece and a career file oriented toward director-level appointments at UK airline directorate teams, London airport people functions and international handling groups.
Key Features
- Curriculum aligned with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Chartered Management Institute (CMI), Institute of Customer Service (ICS) and IATA training governance principles
- Written and delivered by former head of HR directors, cabin service directors and industry academics
- Reference to Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) postgraduate frameworks
- Applied capstone dissertation with UK airline or airport people-function sponsorship where appropriate
- Structured research-training modules for executive aviation practice
- Flexible on-campus, online and distance-learning delivery
- Assessment mix of executive portfolios, research briefs and a full Master's dissertation
What You Will Learn
- Executive aviation people strategy and workforce planning
- Executive L&D portfolio governance and capability programme design
- Executive coaching, mentoring and succession planning at director level
- Executive safety-culture leadership and just-culture governance
- Aviation employee relations and workforce-transformation leadership
- Diversity, inclusion and cultural competence at executive level
- Aviation people research design at postgraduate level
- Boardroom people communication and regulator-facing engagement
Who This Course Is For
- Senior aviation HR leaders moving into head-of-people or director-track roles
- Airport L&D directors expanding into cross-industry roles
- Cabin service directors moving into aviation people-and-culture leadership
- Career changers with substantial senior HR leadership moving into aviation
- International applicants targeting UK aviation head-of-people executive roles
Career Pathways
- Head of Airline HR
- Head of Airport L&D
- Airline Talent Programme Director
- Airline People and Culture Director
- Airport Workforce Strategy Director
- Executive Director, Aviation People
- Non-Executive People Board Adviser
The LSAAM careers service supports every Master's student with executive CV coaching, LinkedIn optimisation, board-level interview preparation and structured introductions to UK airline HR directorate teams, London airport people functions and international handling groups.
Entry Requirements
- A UK 2:2 (Lower Second Class) honours degree or overseas equivalent in any discipline
- Applicants without a first degree may be considered with 5+ years of senior airline or airport experience
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band under 6.0) or equivalent English proficiency
- A 500-word research statement covering the applicant's chosen aviation people specialisation
- Two academic or professional references and a short interview
Why Study at LSAAM
LSAAM is a specialist division of Harold International College of London focused on the operational, commercial and strategic disciplines running modern airlines and airports. Every LSAAM programme is aligned with recognised UK and international aviation bodies including the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, IATA, the Chartered Management Institute and the Institute of Customer Service, giving graduates credible, industry-referenced study behind them.
Tutors on the MSc in Aviation Professional Development come from head-of-HR and executive people backgrounds, and delivery is available on campus, online and by distance learning to fit senior UK and international students.
Apply for MSc in Aviation Professional Development
The MSc in Aviation Professional Development is your executive-track postgraduate route into senior aviation people leadership. Applications are open now for on-campus, online and distance-learning intakes with rolling admissions. Advance into executive aviation leadership with LSAAM and confirm your place on the next Master's cohort. Enrol Now
