MSc Aviation Security  MSc Aviation Security Buckinghamshire New University ../webroot/files/Institutions/cover_photo/1534073658Buckinghamshire-New-University,.jpg

The requirement to provide adequate and appropriate security protection for air travellers, cargo, aircraft and company employees extends far beyond the requirement to simply screen passengers and their baggage. The breadth of operations and administrative support required to enable the successful management of air transportation against the background of severe risks makes the sector unique and the focus of much interest in developing secure systems and processes. The MSc in Aviation Security aims to provide students with an academically rigorous and work-related programme which will allow them to plan, devise and manage security issues within the industry. Drawing on best practice and regulatory guidance from aviation business leaders, the programme will challenge and stimulate innovative thought and new approaches to aviation security management. Course content This work-based learning programme will be conducted over an 18 month period and will encompass a blend of face to face workshops, case studies, virtual learning and submitted written assessed tasks. The final module will require students to propose a research project and to produce a 20000-word dissertation. Subject areas covered will include: ? Aviation security challenges ? Aviation as a vehicle for malicious activity ? Legal and regulatory issues ? Technology - detectiontrackingmonitoringalerting ? Logistics and cargo ? Inter-agency liaison ? Terminal security ? In-flight security ? Personnel, physical and information security ? Securing the ?hinterland? and surrounding areas. ? Air travel stakeholders. ? Business impacts As a postgraduate programme, the focus will be to develop thought and an intellectual approach at the strategic level rather than to address the issues at lower levels of site management and airline operational processes. Academic rigour and critical analysis will be paramount as will be the development of skills and knowledge within students which will allow them to fully understand, and manage solutions to, aviation security issues.