Bachelor of Science in Aviation Science
Admission to Program
This program is only open to Officer Cadets already employed by the UAE Defence Force. Selection to the program is conducted annually by a committee nominated by the General Head Quarters of the Armed Forces (GHQ) in consultation with HCT. The entry requirements for the Bachelor in Aviation Science is jointly determined by the UAE Air Force & Defence Force and HCT to meet the requirements of the UAE Defence Force as an employer and the standards for higher education as set by the CAA. Students wishing to take this program should apply to the UAE Defence Force to enter employment with the UAE Defence Force in the first instance.
Program Mission
Prepare future Officers as exceptional leaders of the UAE Armed Forces providing them with a sound understanding of military sciences, aero-sciences and flight in order for them to become professional military pilots on the international defense stage with a vision for the future, and an ethos of loyalty, obedience and dedication to the national duty.
Program Description
The Bachelor of Aviation Science Program prepares students for employment as an Officer in Military Aviation employed in a general or specialist Aviation Operations position in the UAE Defence Force.
The program provides training for general employment as an Officer or specific employment as a specialist through one of four concentrations:
- Fixed Wing Pilot
- Helicopter Pilot
- UAV Pilot
Program Learning Outcomes
In addition to the generic graduate outcomes related to the Bachelor graduates of the Higher Colleges of Technology, cadets, upon completion of the modified program, will be able to:
- PLO 1: Function in multidisciplinary teams and develop military leadership capabilities to support and conduct tactical military operations.
- PLO 2: Communicate effectively and concisely military ideas, directions and communications in written, oral and visual form.
- PLO 3: Identify, formulate, and solve scientific and operational problems encountered in the practice of performing the role of a military aviation officer.
- PLO 4: Identify the latest military technology and supporting environmental and societal concepts to assist all aspects of military aviation operations.
- PLO 5: Interpret military orders and utilise supporting aviation data, principles and military technology to plan and execute military aviation operations.
- PLO 6: Operate a range of military aviation equipment in the training environment.
Area of Concentration PLOs:
- PLO 7 Fixed Wing Pilot: Pilot a fixed wing training aircraft on a range of Fixed Wing Military Training Missions.
- PLO 8 Helicopter Pilot: Pilot a rotary wing training aircraft on a range of Helicopter Military Training Missions.
- PLO 9 UAV Pilot: Pilot a UAV training aircraft and operate UAV Sensor Systems on a range of UAV Military Training Missions.
Completion Requirements
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 124 credits, including:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Military Studies | 12 | |
| Aviation Core | 52 | |
| Aviation Electives | 27 | |
| General Studies | 33 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 124 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Aviation Science Core Courses | ||
| Required Credits: 52 | ||
| AVS 1013 | Aviation Electric and Magnetic Fundamentals | 3 |
| AVS 1023 | Aviation Calculus | 3 |
| AVS 2113 | Meteorology I | 3 |
| AVS 2123 | Principles of Flight | 3 |
| AVS 2133 | Aircrew Survival | 3 |
| AVS 2143 | Aircraft Systems and Components | 3 |
| AVS 3003 | Avionics | 3 |
| AVS 3013 | Instruments | 3 |
| AVS 3023 | Aero Engines | 3 |
| AVS 3033 | Navigation | 3 |
| AVS 3042 | Meteorology II | 2 |
| AVS 3103 | Airmanship | 3 |
| AVS 3113 | Aviation Safety | 3 |
| AVS 3123 | Advanced Navigation | 3 |
| AVS 3143 | Human Factors | 3 |
| AVS 4012 | Aviation Physiology | 2 |
| AVS 4143 | Capstone Project | 3 |
| MTS 1133 | Warfare Tactics | 3 |
| Military Studies Courses | ||
| Required Credits: 12 | ||
| MTS 1002 | Leadership | 2 |
| MTS 1102 | Staff Duties | 2 |
| MTS 1112 | Topography | 2 |
| MTS 1123 | Air Force History and Organisation | 3 |
| MTS 2103 | Aircraft Weapons Systems | 3 |
| Aviation Science Elective Courses | ||
| (For Students not opting for a Concentration) | ||
| Required Credits: 27 | ||
| ADF 3103 | Air and Space Power | 3 |
| ADF 4112 | Airspace Management | 2 |
| ADF 4134 | Aircraft Recognition | 4 |
| AFT 4006 | Aeroplane Ground School Training | 6 |
| AFT 4015 | Aeroplane General Handling Ground School | 5 |
| AFT 4025 | Aeroplane General Handling Flying | 5 |
| AFT 4101 | Aeroplane Instrument Flying Ground School | 1 |
| AFT 4112 | Aeroplane Instrument Flying | 2 |
| AFT 4202 | Aeroplane Navigation Flying Phase | 2 |
| AFT 4212 | Aeroplane Formation Flying Phase | 2 |
| AFT 4221 | Aeroplane Night Flying Phase | 1 |
| AVS 2153 | Radar Systems | 3 |
| AVS 3133 | Aircraft Performance: Aeroplane | 3 |
| AVS 3153 | Electronic Warfare Systems | 3 |
| AVS 3163 | Helicopters : Principles of Flight | 3 |
| AVS 3173 | Missile Systems | 3 |
| AVS 4003 | Helicopter Performance | 3 |
| HFT 4002 | Helicopter General Handling Ground School I | 2 |
| HFT 4013 | Helicopter General Handling Ground School II | 3 |
| HFT 4022 | Helicopter General Handling Basic | 2 |
| HFT 4103 | Helicopter General Handling Advanced | 3 |
| HFT 4113 | Helicopter Instrument Flying Ground School | 3 |
| HFT 4122 | Helicopter Instrument Flying | 2 |
| HFT 4203 | Helicopter Navigation | 3 |
| HFT 4212 | Helicopter Night Flying | 2 |
| HFT 4221 | Helicopter Mission Flying | 1 |
| UAV 4003 | UAV Pilot Ground School | 3 |
| UAV 4012 | UAV Pilot General Handling Ground School | 2 |
| UAV 4022 | UAV Pilot General Handling Flying | 2 |
| UAV 4031 | UAV Pilot Instrument Flying | 1 |
| UAV 4041 | UAV Pilot Navigation Flying | 1 |
| UAV 4103 | Unmanned Aircraft Operations | 3 |
| UAV 4113 | Unmanned Vehicle Systems | 3 |
| UAV 4203 | UAV Ground School | 3 |
| UAV 4213 | UAV Flight Training (Simulated) | 3 |
| UAV 4223 | UAV Mission Training (Simulated) | 3 |
| General Studies | ||
| Required Credits: 33 | ||
| English, Arabic or other Languages | ||
| Required Credits: 12 | ||
| Humanities or Art | ||
| Required Credits: 6 | ||
| Information Technology or Mathematics | ||
| Required Credits: 6 | ||
| The Natural Sciences | ||
| Required Credits: 3 | ||
| The Social or Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Required Credits: 6 | ||
Concentrations
Concentration Name: Fixed Wing Pilot
Total Credit Hours: 27
Concentration Curriculum:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AFT 4006 | Aeroplane Ground School Training | 6 |
| AFT 4015 | Aeroplane General Handling Ground School | 5 |
| AFT 4025 | Aeroplane General Handling Flying | 5 |
| AFT 4101 | Aeroplane Instrument Flying Ground School | 1 |
| AFT 4112 | Aeroplane Instrument Flying | 2 |
| AFT 4202 | Aeroplane Navigation Flying Phase | 2 |
| AFT 4212 | Aeroplane Formation Flying Phase | 2 |
| AFT 4221 | Aeroplane Night Flying Phase | 1 |
| AVS 3133 | Aircraft Performance: Aeroplane | 3 |
| Concentration Code: AFT | ||
Concentration Name: Helicopter Pilot
Total Credit Hours: 27
Concentration Curriculum:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AVS 3163 | Helicopters : Principles of Flight | 3 |
| AVS 4003 | Helicopter Performance | 3 |
| HFT 4002 | Helicopter General Handling Ground School I | 2 |
| HFT 4013 | Helicopter General Handling Ground School II | 3 |
| HFT 4022 | Helicopter General Handling Basic | 2 |
| HFT 4103 | Helicopter General Handling Advanced | 3 |
| HFT 4113 | Helicopter Instrument Flying Ground School | 3 |
| HFT 4122 | Helicopter Instrument Flying | 2 |
| HFT 4203 | Helicopter Navigation | 3 |
| HFT 4212 | Helicopter Night Flying | 2 |
| HFT 4221 | Helicopter Mission Flying | 1 |
| Concentration Code: HFT | ||
Concentration Name: UAV Pilot
Total Credit Hours: 27
Concentration Curriculum:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AVS 3133 | Aircraft Performance: Aeroplane | 3 |
| UAV 4003 | UAV Pilot Ground School | 3 |
| UAV 4012 | UAV Pilot General Handling Ground School | 2 |
| UAV 4022 | UAV Pilot General Handling Flying | 2 |
| UAV 4031 | UAV Pilot Instrument Flying | 1 |
| UAV 4041 | UAV Pilot Navigation Flying | 1 |
| UAV 4103 | Unmanned Aircraft Operations | 3 |
| UAV 4113 | Unmanned Vehicle Systems | 3 |
| UAV 4203 | UAV Ground School | 3 |
| UAV 4213 | UAV Flight Training (Simulated) | 3 |
| UAV 4223 | UAV Mission Training (Simulated) | 3 |
| Concentration Code: UAV | ||
Recommended Sequences of Study
Fixed Wing Pilot Concentration
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | |
| AES 1013 | Arabic Communications | 3 |
| ICT 2013 | Computational Thinking and Coding | 3 |
| LSM 1103 | Technical Mathematics | 3 |
| LSS 1003 | Life and Future Skills | 3 |
| MTS 1002 | Leadership | 2 |
| MTS 1102 | Staff Duties | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| AES 1003 | Emirati Studies | 3 |
| AHM 1203 | Aviation Physics | 3 |
| LSC 1103 | Professional Communication and Reporting | 3 |
| MTS 1112 | Topography | 2 |
| MTS 1123 | Air Force History and Organisation | 3 |
| MTS 2103 | Aircraft Weapons Systems | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| AVS 1013 | Aviation Electric and Magnetic Fundamentals | 3 |
| AVS 1023 | Aviation Calculus | 3 |
| AVS 2113 | Meteorology I | 3 |
| LSC 1503 | Academic Spoken Communication | 3 |
| PST 1173 | Islamic Studies | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 4 | ||
| AVS 2123 | Principles of Flight | 3 |
| AVS 2143 | Aircraft Systems and Components | 3 |
| AVS 3013 | Instruments | 3 |
| AVS 3033 | Navigation | 3 |
| AVS 3103 | Airmanship | 3 |
| LSC 3023 | Professional English | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Semester 5 | ||
| AVS 2133 | Aircrew Survival | 3 |
| AVS 3003 | Avionics | 3 |
| AVS 3023 | Aero Engines | 3 |
| AVS 3123 | Advanced Navigation | 3 |
| LSS 1123 | Basic Research Methods | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| AVS 3042 | Meteorology II | 2 |
| AVS 3113 | Aviation Safety | 3 |
| AVS 3133 | Aircraft Performance: Aeroplane | 3 |
| AVS 3143 | Human Factors | 3 |
| AVS 4143 | Capstone Project | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 7 | ||
| AFT 4006 | Aeroplane Ground School Training | 6 |
| AVS 4012 | Aviation Physiology | 2 |
| MTS 1133 | Warfare Tactics | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 11 | |
| Semester 8 | ||
| AFT 4015 | Aeroplane General Handling Ground School | 5 |
| AFT 4025 | Aeroplane General Handling Flying | 5 |
| Credit Hours | 10 | |
| Semester 9 | ||
| AFT 4101 | Aeroplane Instrument Flying Ground School | 1 |
| AFT 4112 | Aeroplane Instrument Flying | 2 |
| AFT 4202 | Aeroplane Navigation Flying Phase | 2 |
| AFT 4212 | Aeroplane Formation Flying Phase | 2 |
| AFT 4221 | Aeroplane Night Flying Phase | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 8 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 124 | |
Helicopter Pilot Concentration
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | |
| AES 1013 | Arabic Communications | 3 |
| ICT 2013 | Computational Thinking and Coding | 3 |
| LSM 1103 | Technical Mathematics | 3 |
| LSS 1003 | Life and Future Skills | 3 |
| MTS 1002 | Leadership | 2 |
| MTS 1102 | Staff Duties | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| AES 1003 | Emirati Studies | 3 |
| AHM 1203 | Aviation Physics | 3 |
| LSC 1103 | Professional Communication and Reporting | 3 |
| MTS 1112 | Topography | 2 |
| MTS 1123 | Air Force History and Organisation | 3 |
| MTS 2103 | Aircraft Weapons Systems | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| AVS 1013 | Aviation Electric and Magnetic Fundamentals | 3 |
| AVS 1023 | Aviation Calculus | 3 |
| AVS 2113 | Meteorology I | 3 |
| LSC 1503 | Academic Spoken Communication | 3 |
| PST 1173 | Islamic Studies | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 4 | ||
| AVS 2123 | Principles of Flight | 3 |
| AVS 2143 | Aircraft Systems and Components | 3 |
| AVS 3013 | Instruments | 3 |
| AVS 3033 | Navigation | 3 |
| AVS 3103 | Airmanship | 3 |
| LSC 3023 | Professional English | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Semester 5 | ||
| AVS 2133 | Aircrew Survival | 3 |
| AVS 3003 | Avionics | 3 |
| AVS 3023 | Aero Engines | 3 |
| AVS 3123 | Advanced Navigation | 3 |
| LSS 1123 | Basic Research Methods | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| AVS 3042 | Meteorology II | 2 |
| AVS 3113 | Aviation Safety | 3 |
| AVS 3133 | Aircraft Performance: Aeroplane | 3 |
| AVS 3143 | Human Factors | 3 |
| AVS 4143 | Capstone Project | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 7 | ||
| AVS 4012 | Aviation Physiology | 2 |
| HFT 4002 | Helicopter General Handling Ground School I | 2 |
| HFT 4013 | Helicopter General Handling Ground School II | 3 |
| MTS 1133 | Warfare Tactics | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 10 | |
| Semester 8 | ||
| AVS 3163 | Helicopters : Principles of Flight | 3 |
| HFT 4022 | Helicopter General Handling Basic | 2 |
| HFT 4103 | Helicopter General Handling Advanced | 3 |
| HFT 4113 | Helicopter Instrument Flying Ground School | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 11 | |
| Semester 9 | ||
| HFT 4122 | Helicopter Instrument Flying | 2 |
| HFT 4203 | Helicopter Navigation | 3 |
| HFT 4212 | Helicopter Night Flying | 2 |
| HFT 4221 | Helicopter Mission Flying | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 8 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 124 | |
UAV Pilot Concentration
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | |
| AES 1013 | Arabic Communications | 3 |
| ICT 2013 | Computational Thinking and Coding | 3 |
| LSM 1103 | Technical Mathematics | 3 |
| LSS 1003 | Life and Future Skills | 3 |
| MTS 1002 | Leadership | 2 |
| MTS 1102 | Staff Duties | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| AES 1003 | Emirati Studies | 3 |
| AHM 1203 | Aviation Physics | 3 |
| LSC 1103 | Professional Communication and Reporting | 3 |
| MTS 1112 | Topography | 2 |
| MTS 1123 | Air Force History and Organisation | 3 |
| MTS 2103 | Aircraft Weapons Systems | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| AVS 1013 | Aviation Electric and Magnetic Fundamentals | 3 |
| AVS 1023 | Aviation Calculus | 3 |
| AVS 2113 | Meteorology I | 3 |
| LSC 1503 | Academic Spoken Communication | 3 |
| PST 1173 | Islamic Studies | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 4 | ||
| AVS 2123 | Principles of Flight | 3 |
| AVS 2143 | Aircraft Systems and Components | 3 |
| AVS 3013 | Instruments | 3 |
| AVS 3033 | Navigation | 3 |
| AVS 3103 | Airmanship | 3 |
| LSC 3023 | Professional English | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Semester 5 | ||
| AVS 2133 | Aircrew Survival | 3 |
| AVS 3003 | Avionics | 3 |
| AVS 3023 | Aero Engines | 3 |
| AVS 3123 | Advanced Navigation | 3 |
| LSS 1123 | Basic Research Methods | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| AVS 3042 | Meteorology II | 2 |
| AVS 3113 | Aviation Safety | 3 |
| AVS 3133 | Aircraft Performance: Aeroplane | 3 |
| AVS 3143 | Human Factors | 3 |
| AVS 4143 | Capstone Project | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 7 | ||
| AVS 4012 | Aviation Physiology | 2 |
| MTS 1133 | Warfare Tactics | 3 |
| UAV 4003 | UAV Pilot Ground School | 3 |
| UAV 4012 | UAV Pilot General Handling Ground School | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 10 | |
| Semester 8 | ||
| UAV 4022 | UAV Pilot General Handling Flying | 2 |
| UAV 4031 | UAV Pilot Instrument Flying | 1 |
| UAV 4041 | UAV Pilot Navigation Flying | 1 |
| UAV 4103 | Unmanned Aircraft Operations | 3 |
| UAV 4113 | Unmanned Vehicle Systems | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 10 | |
| Semester 9 | ||
| UAV 4203 | UAV Ground School | 3 |
| UAV 4213 | UAV Flight Training (Simulated) | 3 |
| UAV 4223 | UAV Mission Training (Simulated) | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 124 | |
Abdul Kareem Abdul Qader Okelan, Ph.D., Arabic Linguistics, The World Islamic Sciences & Education University, Amman, Jordan
Achilles Pappas, Master of Science in Advanced Information Systems, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Ahmed Esmat Hussien Abdelhafez, Ph.D., Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purdue University, USA.
Ahmed Hassan Ali, Ph.D., Aeronautical Engineering, NPS, USA
Ali Abdallah Abu-Nada, Ph.D., Applied Physics, Southern Illinois University, USA.
Ali Elleithy Afifi Shaalan, Master of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt
Amr Sayed, Ph.D., Electronics and Communications Engineering, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Anil Ahuja, Bachelor of Science, National Defense Academy Pune, India
Aymen Hajji, Engineering Degree in Aviation, Aviation School of Burj Al-Amri, Tunis, Research Master’s Degree in science and technology, National Engineering School of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
Brahim Benhammouda, Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Technical University of Chemnitz, Germany
Chaudhry Muhammad Zahid Aslam, MSc, Strategic Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Davinder Surah, PhD Hypersonic Aerodynamics (Boundary Layers), Cranfield University, United Kingdom
Fawad Ahmad, Masters of Science, Information Technology, SZABIST University, Pakistan
Georgios Dimitriou, Msc in “Geopolitical Analysis, Geostrategic Synthesis and Defence and International Safety Studies”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Hesham Mahmoud, Bachelor, Electrical Engineering (Aircraft Armaments), Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt
Iain Dodson, Masters of Art, History, University of Edinburgh, UK
Imran Ehsan Ali Khan, Master of Science in National Security and War Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Jamal Tariq, Ph.D., Marine Sciences and Engineering, Nagasaki University, Japan
Kevin Ayoubi, Ph.D., Sociolinguistics, Cornell University, USA
Linah Faisal Safa, MBA, Aviation Management Concentration, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Manirao Ramachandrarao, Masters in Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Anna University, India
Mohamed Awad Saleh, Bachelor of Arts, Arabic Language & Islamic Studies, Cairo University, Egypt
Mohammad Jaweed Ameen, Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Banasthali University, India.
Mohd Amzar Azizan, Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, RMIT University, Australia
Mustafa Anwer, Master of Philosophy - Strategic Security Management. National Defence University, Islamabad. Pakistan
Nabil Aouini, Master's degree - Engineer Diploma, Aerospace Systems, Defense Systems, French Air and Space School, Salon de Provence, France.
Nery Alvarado, Masters, TESOL - Media-Assisted Language Teaching and Learning, University of Brighton, UK
Rory O’Rahilly, Masters, Writing, University- National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
Saad Ali Ahmed Moustafa, Ph.D., Arabic Linguistics, Morphology and Poetry Scaling, Darul Uloom, Egypt
Salah Hamaydeh, Bachelor, Physics, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Spyridon Anadiotis, MoA International Relations, and Security, Military and Civilian pilot (Brigadier General ret. in Hellenic Air Force), Athens, Greece.
Vasiliki Gkikopoulou, Masters, Applied Linguistics, University of Leeds, UK