B.S. in Air Traffic Management

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hire approximately 15,000 air traffic controllers in the next 10 years.

The B.S. in Air Traffic Management degree program is designed for students who are seriously interested in becoming air traffic controllers. Curriculum provides a technical foundation in air traffic control procedures and operations. Students gain a background in aircraft operations, management skills and business principles through a variety of course work specific to air traffic control.

Note: There is a specialized application process for this degree program.

 

What You Can Do With This Degree

A career in air traffic control is one of the most demanding yet rewarding jobs in the aviation industry, with excellent salary and benefits. Despite the obvious demand for new controllers in the immediate future, competition to get into the FAA-approved training programs is expected to remain intense, as there generally are many more applicants trying to get into the schools than there are openings. However, graduates from this program have an excellent opportunity of being hired as air traffic controllers.

To qualify for hiring by the FAA as an air traffic controller, it is necessary for potential students to also:

  • Hold U.S. citizenship.
  • Be less than 31 years old at time of hiring by the FAA.
  • Successfully complete an FAA aptitude test while enrolled as a student at ASU

 

Courses Associated With This Degree

Click on each of these sample course names for more information. Visit the ASU Class Search for availability of courses.

AMT 442 Aviation Law/Regulations

  • Description: Aviation within context of U.S. Common Law system. Public law, administrative rule making, sovereignty, enforcement, and case law analysis.

AMT 444 Airport Management and Planning

  • Description: Orientation to administration and management of modern public airports, including overview of planning, funding, and development of airport facilities.

ATC 332 TRACON Operations

  • Description: Provides knowledge of air traffic control procedures, phraseology, equipment, and aircraft separation requirements used in FAA TRACONs.

ATC 431 Tower Ops & Procedures

  • Description: Opportunity to operate in tower simulator environment to run scenarios for local and ground control and flight data/clearance delivery.

ATC 432: TRACON Operations and Procedures

  • Description: Opportunity to operate in tower simulator environment to run scenarios for local and ground control and flight data/clearance delivery.

ATC 433 En Route Operations and Procedures

  • Description: Opportunity to operate in tower simulator environment to run scenarios for local and ground control and flight data/clearance delivery.

 

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Application Process for Admission

This application process applies only to those students seeking admission to the B.S. in Air Traffic Management.

The student must apply for admission to Arizona State University and request admission to the B.S. in Air Traffic Management. Applications can be by paper or by electronic means. Electronic applications are preferred via the Undergraduate Admissions Application. This application can be found online at the Undergraduate Admission - How to Apply page.

The Undergraduate Admissions Office will then determine if the student meets the admission requirements to ASU. Those requirements can be found at Undergraduate Admissions - Summary of Requirements page.

If the student meets ASU admission requirements, the student will be admitted to the Bachelor of Science program in Air Traffic Management.

For those students seeking employment with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through the AT-CTI program, the FAA requires that individuals:

The Program is not responsible for ensuring that individuals seeking employment with the FAA satisfy all of the above requirements.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact AMT at (480) 727-1717.