Bachelor of Science in
Aviation Maintenance Science

ERAU was founded to educate pilots and mechanics, and it remains the leader in the field. Students here are surrounded by people who share the same passion for excellence, precision, and safety. The demand for aviation maintenance specialists has never been greater, and with a degree, graduates are positioned for advancement into management. ERAU graduates emerge from the Aviation Maintenance program with the ability to service, troubleshoot, and repair aircraft.

The 2019 Boeing Pilot & Technician Outlook projects a global need for 769,000 aviation technicians during the next 20 years.

Certifications/licenses previously earned may qualify for applied credit.

The Aviation Maintenance program at ERAU is taught by dedicated faculty who are also industry professionals. Together, they have more than 300 years of combined knowledge and experience.

Although the program is geared toward aviation and aerospace, ERAU’s curriculum prepares graduates for success with companies in any industry.

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About Aviation Maintenance Science at the Daytona Beach, FL Campus

Housed within the College of Aviation at ERAU’s Daytona Beach Campus, the B.S. in Aviation Maintenance degree program is designed for students who want to increase the value of their aviation maintenance technician skills to provide wider opportunities for career advancement. This program aims to provide not only the four-year degree to complement the skills but a specific focus.

Choose from among four areas of concentration:

Flight: for those students who wish to combine a maintenance background with the qualifications of a commercial pilot.
Maintenance Management: for those who wish to use their maintenance skills as a platform for advancing into a management position in one of the many aviation maintenance environments.
Safety Science: this area of concentration combines both industrial and aviation-specific safety courses which prepare students for a rewarding career path.
*New, Available in Fall 2019* Avionics Cybertechnology and Security: this cutting-edge area of concentration will prepare students to answer the importance of aerospace connectivity and data security.

Each area of concentration is designed to complement the FAA’s Airframe and Powerplant certification, which collectively serve to bolster our students’ academic credentials. Students can obtain additional industry recognized certifications through the minor in Avionics Line Maintenance. Through this program students can test for the FCC General Radio Telephone Operators License (GROL) and the NCATT Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET) certificate. Both further help our students integrate themselves into the workforce.

Courses taken in the Aviation Maintenance Science Department lead to a student being approved for the A&P certification exams. Credit will be granted for any student who enters ERAU already in possession of the A&P certification.
A typical first year includes general education courses like English Composition, Psychology, and Humanities, in addition to foundational course work such as Tools, Materials and Processes, Aircraft Familiarization and Regulations, College Mathematics for Aviation, and Fundamentals of Electricity.
Within the aviation and aerospace industries, ERAU is renowned for providing exceptional aircraft maintenance technicians and engineers. The University’s top ranking is well known throughout aircraft maintenance in the corporate, commercial, and private sectors.

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B.S. in Aviation Maintenance Science

At the heart of every flight carried out by every commercial, private, or military aircraft is the work of the professional aviation maintenance expert. Without the devotion of these very special people, the air travel system would cease to function. The demand for degreed aircraft maintenance technicians in the aviation/aerospace world has never been greater than it is today. The Aviation Maintenance Science (AMS) program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University produces these aviation professionals, which are regarded as the best in the world.

The Aviation Maintenance Science Bachelor’s degree is made up of general education courses, technical courses, and laboratories, which lead to the attainment of the coveted FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanic’s certification.The degree is composed of 126 or 127 total credit hours, which breakdown as follows: 36 hours of general education coursework, 48 hours of airframe and powerplant technical courses, 6 hours of upper-level open elective coursework, and 36 or 37 hours of area of concentration (AOC) coursework. There are four AOC choices:

Maintenance Management
Flight
Safety Science
Avionics Cybertechnology and Security

The Maintenance Management AOC is optimized for those students who wish to use their maintenance skills as a platform for advancing into a management position in one of the many aviation maintenance environments. The Flight AOC is for those students who wish to combine a maintenance background with the qualifications of a commercial pilot. The Safety Science AOC combines both occupational and aviation-specific safety courses, which cater to students who want to pursue a career in safety. Finally, the Avionics Cybertechnology and Security AOC prepare students to attain several other certifications related to avionics systems troubleshooting and repair and empowers them to meet the challenges of securing these systems from outside interferences, which can cripple an aircraft.

The BSAMS program is a STEM degree accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI, formerly Council on Aviation Accreditation), 3410 Skyway Drive, Auburn, AL 86830, telephone: (334) 844-2431. Credit will be granted to any student who enters the university already in possession of their A&P certification. International certifications, which may be equivalent to the Airframe and Powerplant certification, will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and, if approved, may be used for academic credit only.

Academic Programs at DB
	Flight	Maintenance Management	Safety Science	Avionics Cybertechnology and Security
General Education Core	36	36	36	36
Area of Concentration	36*	36	36	37
A&P Technical Courses¹	48	48	48	48
Upper Level Open Electives	6	6	6	6
Total	126	126	126	127

If a student transfers to Embry-Riddle with the A&P mechanic’s certification, 48 credit hours will be awarded and entered on the student’s transcript, 36 as lower-level credits and 12 as upper-level credits.

The Flight Area of Concentration in the AMS degree requires a student, once they have matriculated, to take their flight training with Embry-Riddle.

General Education Requirements

For a full description of Embry-Riddle General Education guidelines, please see the General Education section of this catalog. These minimum requirements are applicable to all degree programs.

Communication Theory and Skills (COM 122, COM 219, COM 221)		9
Lower-Level Humanities		3
Lower-Level Social Sciences (PSY 101)		3
Lower or Upper-Level Humanities or Social Sciences		3
Upper-Level Humanities or Social Sciences		3
Computer Science (CS 120)		3
Mathematics ^*		6
Physical Sciences ^**		6
Total Credits		36

Mathematics required courses - Maintenance Management AOC, MA 111 or MA 140 and MA 222. Avionics Cybertechnology and Security, Flight and Safety Science AOCs, MA 111 and MA 112.

Physical Sciences required courses - Avionics Cybertechnology and Security and Maintenance Management AOCs, any two lower level physical science courses with at least one laboratory. Flight and Safety Science AOC, PS 113 and PS 117 (One Laboratory required).

Aviation Maintenance Science Courses (leading to A&P certification)

AMS 115	Aviation Mathematics and Physics	2
AMS 116	Fundamentals of Electricity	4
AMS 117	Tools, Materials and Processes	4
AMS 118	Aircraft Familiarization and Regulations	2
AMS 261	Aircraft Metallic Structures	3
AMS 262	Aircraft Composite Structures	3
AMS 263	General Aviation Aircraft Systems	3
AMS 264	General Aviation Aircraft Electrical and Instrument Systems	3
AMS 271	Aircraft Reciprocating Powerplant and Systems	3
AMS 272	Powerplant Electrical and Instrument Systems	3
AMS 273	Propeller Systems	2
AMS 274	Aircraft Turbines Powerplants and Systems	4
AMS 365	Transport Category Aircraft Systems	3
AMS 366	Transport Category Aircraft Electrical and Instrument Systems	3
AMS 375	Repair Station Operations	3
AMS 376	Powerplant Line Maintenance	3
Total Credits		48

Tuition for the AMS courses is less than for the other courses in the degree, and is billed separately from the University block tuition. Contact the AMS program coordinator for additional information.

Suggested Plan of Study - Common Year One and Year Two

See specific area of concentration for Year Three and Year Four suggested plan of study.

Year One
		Credits
AMS 115	Aviation Mathematics and Physics	2
AMS 116	Fundamentals of Electricity	4
AMS 117	Tools, Materials and Processes	4
AMS 118	Aircraft Familiarization and Regulations	2
COM 122	English Composition	3
COM 219	Speech	3
CS 120	Introduction to Computing in Aviation	3
MA 111	College Mathematics for Aviation I	3
PSY 101	Introduction to Psychology	3
	Lower-Level Humanities Elective	3
	Credits Subtotal	30.0
Year Two
AMS 261	Aircraft Metallic Structures	3
AMS 262	Aircraft Composite Structures	3
AMS 263	General Aviation Aircraft Systems	3
AMS 264	General Aviation Aircraft Electrical and Instrument Systems	3
AMS 365	Transport Category Aircraft Systems	3
AMS 366	Transport Category Aircraft Electrical and Instrument Systems	3
AMS 271	Aircraft Reciprocating Powerplant and Systems	3
AMS 272	Powerplant Electrical and Instrument Systems	3
MA 112	College Mathematics for Aviation II	3
PS 113	Introductory Physics I	3
	Credits Subtotal	30.0
	Credits Total:	60.0

Avionics Cybertechnology & Security Area of Concentration

AMSA 490	Aviation Technical Operations	3
AMS 380	Radio Communication Theory & Application	2
AMS 384	General Aviation Avionics Systems Integration	4
AMS 388	Air Transport Avionics Systems Line Maintenance	6
CS 223	Scientific Programming in C	3
CS 225	Computer Science II	4
CS 303	Network Security	3
CS 344	C Programming and UNIX	3
CS 427	System Exploitation and Penetration Testing	3
CYB 155	Foundations of Information Security	3
CYB 474	Issues in Aviation Cybersecurity	3
Total Credits		37

Suggested Plan of Study – Avionics Cybertechnology and Security Area of Concentration

Year Three
		Credits
AMS 273	Propeller Systems	2
AMS 274	Aircraft Turbines Powerplants and Systems	4
AMS 375	Repair Station Operations	3
AMS 376	Powerplant Line Maintenance	3
COM 221	Technical Report Writing	3
CS 223	Scientific Programming in C	3
CS 225	Computer Science II	4
MA 112	College Mathematics for Aviation II	3
	Physics and Life Science Lower Level Elective	3
	Social Science Lower Level (SS 110, SS 120 or SS 130)	3
	Credits Subtotal	31.0
Year Four
AMSA 490	Aviation Technical Operations	3
AMS 380	Radio Communication Theory & Application	2
AMS 384	General Aviation Avionics Systems Integration	4
AMS 388	Air Transport Avionics Systems Line Maintenance	6
CS 303	Network Security	3
CS 344	C Programming and UNIX	3
CS 427	System Exploitation and Penetration Testing	3
CYB 474	Issues in Aviation Cybersecurity	3
	Physics and Life Science Lower Level Elective	3
	Humanities or Social Science Upper Level Elective	3
	Upper Level Open Electives	6
	Credits Subtotal	39.0
	Credits Total:	70.0

Flight Area of Concentration

FA 121	Private Single Flight	1
FA 221	Instrument Single Flight	1
FA 321	Commercial Single Flight	1
FA 323	Commercial Multi Add On	1
AMSA 490	Aviation Technical Operations	3
AS 121	Private Pilot Operations	5
AS 221	Instrument Pilot Operations	3
AS 309	Aerodynamics	3
AS 310	Aircraft Performance	3
AS 321	Commercial Pilot Operations	3
AS 350	Domestic and International Navigation	3
AS 357	Flight Physiology	3
WX 201	Survey of Meteorology	3
WX 301	Aviation Weather	3
Total Credits		36

Suggested Plan of Study - Flight Area of Concentration

Flight Track

Year Three
		Credits
AMS 273	Propeller Systems	2
AMS 274	Aircraft Turbines Powerplants and Systems	4
AMS 375	Repair Station Operations	3
AMS 376	Powerplant Line Maintenance	3
AS 121	Private Pilot Operations	5
AS 221	Instrument Pilot Operations	3
COM 221	Technical Report Writing	3
FA 121	Private Single Flight	1
FA 221	Instrument Single Flight	1
PS 117	Introductory Physics II	3
WX 201	Survey of Meteorology	3
	Lower-Level Social Science Elective	3
	Credits Subtotal	34.0
Year Four
AMSA 490	Aviation Technical Operations	3
AS 309	Aerodynamics	3
AS 310	Aircraft Performance	3
AS 321	Commercial Pilot Operations	3
AS 350	Domestic and International Navigation	3
AS 357	Flight Physiology	3
FA 321	Commercial Single Flight	1
FA 323	Commercial Multi Add On	1
WX 301	Aviation Weather	3
	Upper-Level Open Electives	6
	Upper-Level Humanities or Social Science Elective	3
	Credits Subtotal	32.0
	Credits Total:	66.0

Maintenance Management Area of Concentration

ACC 210	Financial Accounting	3
AMSA 490	Aviation Technical Operations	3
BA 201	Principles of Management	3
BA 220	Marketing	3
BA 225	Business Law	3
BA 230	Advanced Computer Based Systems	3
BA 314	Human Resource Management	3
BA 320	Business Information Systems	3
BA 324	Aviation Labor Relations	3
BA 325	Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management	3
BA 411	Logistics Management for Aviation/Aerospace	3
FIN 332	Corporate Finance I	3
Total Credits		36

Suggested Plan of Study - Maintenance Management Area of Concentration

Year Three
		Credits
ACC 210	Financial Accounting	3
AMS 273	Propeller Systems	2
AMS 274	Aircraft Turbines Powerplants and Systems	4
AMS 375	Repair Station Operations	3
AMS 376	Powerplant Line Maintenance	3
BA 201	Principles of Management	3
BA 220	Marketing	3
BA 230	Advanced Computer Based Systems	3
COM 221	Technical Report Writing	3
PS 117	Introductory Physics II	3
	Lower-Level Social Science (SS 110, 120 or 130)	3
	Credits Subtotal	33.0
Year Four
AMSA 490	Aviation Technical Operations	3
BA 225	Business Law	3
BA 314	Human Resource Management	3
BA 320	Business Information Systems	3
BA 324	Aviation Labor Relations	3
BA 325	Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management	3
BA 411	Logistics Management for Aviation/Aerospace	3
FIN 332	Corporate Finance I	3
	Upper-Level Humanities or Social Science Elective	3
	Upper-Level Open Electives	6
	Credits Subtotal	33.0
	Credits Total:	66.0

Safety Science Area of Concentration

AMSA 490	Aviation Technical Operations	3
SF 201	Introduction to Safety and Health	3
or SF 210	Introduction to Aerospace Safety
SF 205	Principles of Accident Investigation	3
SF 315	Environmental Compliance and Safety	3
SF 316	Workers Compensation, Insurance, and Risk Management	3
SF 320	Human Factors in Aviation Safety	3
SF 345	Safety Program Management	3
SF 365	Fire Protection	3
SF 462	Health, Safety, and Aviation Law	3
Choose one focus from the options below:		9
Aviation Focus Course List:
SF 330	Aircraft Accident Investigation
SF 375	Propulsion Plant Investigation
SF 335	Mechanical and Structural Factors in Aviation Safety
or SF 435	Aircraft Crash Survival Analysis and Design
Occupational Safety Focus Course List:
HS 215	Introduction to Industrial Security
SF 355	Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
SF 410	Design of Engineering Hazard Controls
or SF 440	Design of Engineering Hazard Controls II
Total Credits		36

Suggested Plan of Study - Aviation Focus

Year Three
		Credits
AMS 273	Propeller Systems	2
AMS 274	Aircraft Turbines Powerplants and Systems	4
AMS 375	Repair Station Operations	3
AMS 376	Powerplant Line Maintenance	3
COM 221	Technical Report Writing	3
PS 117	Introductory Physics II	3
SF 201	Introduction to Safety and Health	3
or SF 210	Introduction to Aerospace Safety
SF 205	Principles of Accident Investigation	3
SF 315	Environmental Compliance and Safety	3
SF 330	Aircraft Accident Investigation	3
	Lower-Level Social Sciences (SS 110, 120, 130)	3
	Credits Subtotal	33.0
Year Four
AMSA 490	Aviation Technical Operations	3
SF 316	Workers Compensation, Insurance, and Risk Management	3
SF 320	Human Factors in Aviation Safety	3
SF 335	Mechanical and Structural Factors in Aviation Safety	3
or SF 435	Aircraft Crash Survival Analysis and Design
SF 345	Safety Program Management	3
SF 365	Fire Protection	3
SF 375	Propulsion Plant Investigation	3
SF 462	Health, Safety, and Aviation Law	3
	Upper-Level Humanities or Social Science Elective	3
	Upper-Level Open Electives	6
	Credits Subtotal	33.0
	Credits Total:	66.0

Suggested Plan of Study - Occupational Safety Focus

Year Three
		Credits
AMS 273	Propeller Systems	2
AMS 274	Aircraft Turbines Powerplants and Systems	4
AMS 375	Repair Station Operations	3
AMS 376	Powerplant Line Maintenance	3
COM 221	Technical Report Writing	3
HS 215	Introduction to Industrial Security	3
PS 117	Introductory Physics II	3
SF 201	Introduction to Safety and Health	3
or SF 210	Introduction to Aerospace Safety
SF 205	Principles of Accident Investigation	3
SF 315	Environmental Compliance and Safety	3
	Lower-Level Social Sciences (SS 110, 120, 130)	3
	Credits Subtotal	33.0
Year Four
AMSA 490	Aviation Technical Operations	3
SF 316	Workers Compensation, Insurance, and Risk Management	3
SF 320	Human Factors in Aviation Safety	3
SF 345	Safety Program Management	3
SF 355	Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology	3
SF 365	Fire Protection	3
SF 410	Design of Engineering Hazard Controls	3
or SF 440	Design of Engineering Hazard Controls II
SF 462	Health, Safety, and Aviation Law	3
	Upper-Level Humanities or Social Science Elective	3
	Upper-Level Open Electives	6
	Credits Subtotal	33.0
	Credits Total:	66.0

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Bachelor of Science in Aviation Maintenance Science