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Curriculum: Aviation Communication and Navigation Systems 2014


Education level
Qualification Diploma of Professional Higher Education
EHIS code 118857
Registration date 11/07/2013
Curriculum group Transportation Services
Accreditation date
End of accreditation
Curriculum abbreviation CNS
Curriculum language Estonian
Nominal study period 4 years
Total volume of studies 240 ECTS
Volume of required subjects 229 ECTS
Total volume of free subjects 5 ECTS

Language of instruction

Estonian

Other languages needed to achieve learning outcomes

English

Admission

gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus (Secondary School Leaving Certificate), lõputunnistus kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta (Certificate of Vocational Secondary Education)

Learning outcomes

The student having passed the curriculum of Aviation Communication and Navigation Systems:
• is aware of the necessity for high work culture characteristic of aviation, and has an advanced sense of responsibility aimed at ensuring aviation safety;
• explains orally and in writing in the Estonian and/or the English language speciality related problems and participates in solving speciality related issues;
• makes use of their analytical and synthesising skills in their field of speciality;
• has acquired the competences meeting the requirements set on professional higher education and in compliance with international aviation standards that would enable working as a specialist in aviation communication and navigation systems both in Estonia as well as abroad;
• knows the characteristic features of team work and is aware of its importance; integrates the different influences of the environment, resources, standards and human abilities;
• has got a holistic overview of the system of air navigation services and realises its connections with different areas of aviation activities;
• has got potential for continuing in degree studies and in professional development programmes.

Scope of practice

In the curriculum of Aviation Communication and Navigation Systems practical training comprises 15 % (36 ECTS) of the total volume of the curriculum.

Short description of the structure of the curriculum

Studies of the Aviation Communication and Navigation Systems shall comprise the following modules:
1. Module of Social Sciences (7 ECTS)
2. Module of Economics and Entrepreneurship (16 ECTS)
3. Module of Law and Aviation Safety (7 ECTS)
4. Module of Natural and Exact Sciences (29 ECTS)
5. Module of Engineering, of which
• Compulsory subjects (38 ECTS)
• Electives (6 ECTS)
6. Module of Languages (19 ECTS)
7. Module of Speciality Studies in Aviation Communication and Navigation Systems (103 ECTS)
8. Module of Graduation Thesis (10 ECTS)
9. Optional subjects within the volume of 5 ECTS

Degree

Diploma of Professional Higher Education

Additional information

Contact person:
Nele Andresen
Holder of the Department of Communication and Navigation,
nele.andresen@eava.ee, 744 8107

Further studies

Master´s studies




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