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:

Military Studies12
Aviation Core52
Aviation Electives27
General Studies33
Total Credit Hours124
Aviation Science Core Courses
Required Credits: 52
AVS 1013Aviation Electric and Magnetic Fundamentals3
AVS 1023Aviation Calculus3
AVS 2113Meteorology I3
AVS 2123Principles of Flight3
AVS 2133Aircrew Survival3
AVS 2143Aircraft Systems and Components3
AVS 3003Avionics3
AVS 3013Instruments3
AVS 3023Aero Engines3
AVS 3033Navigation3
AVS 3042Meteorology II2
AVS 3103Airmanship3
AVS 3113Aviation Safety3
AVS 3123Advanced Navigation3
AVS 3143Human Factors3
AVS 4012Aviation Physiology2
AVS 4143Capstone Project3
MTS 1133Warfare Tactics3
Military Studies Courses
Required Credits: 12
MTS 1002Leadership2
MTS 1102Staff Duties2
MTS 1112Topography2
MTS 1123Air Force History and Organisation3
MTS 2103Aircraft Weapons Systems3
Aviation Science Elective Courses
(For Students not opting for a Concentration)
Required Credits: 27
ADF 3103Air and Space Power3
ADF 4112Airspace Management2
ADF 4134Aircraft Recognition4
AFT 4006Aeroplane Ground School Training6
AFT 4015Aeroplane General Handling Ground School5
AFT 4025Aeroplane General Handling Flying5
AFT 4101Aeroplane Instrument Flying Ground School1
AFT 4112Aeroplane Instrument Flying2
AFT 4202Aeroplane Navigation Flying Phase2
AFT 4212Aeroplane Formation Flying Phase2
AFT 4221Aeroplane Night Flying Phase1
AVS 2153Radar Systems3
AVS 3133Aircraft Performance: Aeroplane3
AVS 3153Electronic Warfare Systems3
AVS 3163Helicopters : Principles of Flight3
AVS 3173Missile Systems3
AVS 4003Helicopter Performance3
HFT 4002Helicopter General Handling Ground School I2
HFT 4013Helicopter General Handling Ground School II3
HFT 4022Helicopter General Handling Basic2
HFT 4103Helicopter General Handling Advanced3
HFT 4113Helicopter Instrument Flying Ground School3
HFT 4122Helicopter Instrument Flying2
HFT 4203Helicopter Navigation3
HFT 4212Helicopter Night Flying2
HFT 4221Helicopter Mission Flying1
UAV 4003UAV Pilot Ground School3
UAV 4012UAV Pilot General Handling Ground School2
UAV 4022UAV Pilot General Handling Flying2
UAV 4031UAV Pilot Instrument Flying1
UAV 4041UAV Pilot Navigation Flying1
UAV 4103Unmanned Aircraft Operations3
UAV 4113Unmanned Vehicle Systems3
UAV 4203UAV Ground School3
UAV 4213UAV Flight Training (Simulated)3
UAV 4223UAV 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:
AFT 4006Aeroplane Ground School Training6
AFT 4015Aeroplane General Handling Ground School5
AFT 4025Aeroplane General Handling Flying5
AFT 4101Aeroplane Instrument Flying Ground School1
AFT 4112Aeroplane Instrument Flying2
AFT 4202Aeroplane Navigation Flying Phase2
AFT 4212Aeroplane Formation Flying Phase2
AFT 4221Aeroplane Night Flying Phase1
AVS 3133Aircraft Performance: Aeroplane3
Concentration Code: AFT


Concentration Name: Helicopter Pilot
Total Credit Hours: 27
Concentration Curriculum:
AVS 3163Helicopters : Principles of Flight3
AVS 4003Helicopter Performance3
HFT 4002Helicopter General Handling Ground School I2
HFT 4013Helicopter General Handling Ground School II3
HFT 4022Helicopter General Handling Basic2
HFT 4103Helicopter General Handling Advanced3
HFT 4113Helicopter Instrument Flying Ground School3
HFT 4122Helicopter Instrument Flying2
HFT 4203Helicopter Navigation3
HFT 4212Helicopter Night Flying2
HFT 4221Helicopter Mission Flying1
Concentration Code: HFT


Concentration Name: UAV Pilot
Total Credit Hours: 27
Concentration Curriculum:
AVS 3133Aircraft Performance: Aeroplane3
UAV 4003UAV Pilot Ground School3
UAV 4012UAV Pilot General Handling Ground School2
UAV 4022UAV Pilot General Handling Flying2
UAV 4031UAV Pilot Instrument Flying1
UAV 4041UAV Pilot Navigation Flying1
UAV 4103Unmanned Aircraft Operations3
UAV 4113Unmanned Vehicle Systems3
UAV 4203UAV Ground School3
UAV 4213UAV Flight Training (Simulated)3
UAV 4223UAV Mission Training (Simulated)3
Concentration Code: UAV

Recommended Sequences of Study

Fixed Wing Pilot Concentration

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Semester 1Credit 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 Hours16
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 Hours17
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 Hours15
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 Hours18
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 Hours15
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 Hours14
Year 3
Semester 7
AFT 4006 Aeroplane Ground School Training 6
AVS 4012 Aviation Physiology 2
MTS 1133 Warfare Tactics 3
 Credit Hours11
Semester 8
AFT 4015 Aeroplane General Handling Ground School 5
AFT 4025 Aeroplane General Handling Flying 5
 Credit Hours10
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 Hours8
 Total Credit Hours124

Helicopter Pilot Concentration

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Semester 1Credit 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 Hours16
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 Hours17
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 Hours15
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 Hours18
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 Hours15
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 Hours14
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 Hours10
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 Hours11
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 Hours8
 Total Credit Hours124

UAV Pilot Concentration

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Semester 1Credit 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 Hours16
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 Hours17
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 Hours15
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 Hours18
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 Hours15
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 Hours14
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 Hours10
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 Hours10
Semester 9
UAV 4203 UAV Ground School 3
UAV 4213 UAV Flight Training (Simulated) 3
UAV 4223 UAV Mission Training (Simulated) 3
 Credit Hours9
 Total Credit Hours124

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 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
Ashraf Al Sharnoobi, Bachelor, Air Navigation and B.Sc. in Military Science, Egyptian Air Force Academy, Egypt

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

Fawad Ahmad, Masters of Science, Information Technology, SZABIST University, Pakistan
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
Jamshed Ahmed, Masters of Science, Strategic Studies, University of Karachi, Pakistan
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
Merih Tevs Ozdag, Masters of Art, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Bilkent University, Turkey

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
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.
Sule Duzgun, Masters, English as a Foreign Language, Bilkent University Ankara, Turkey
Vasiliki Gkikopoulou, Masters, Applied Linguistics, University of Leeds, UK