Aviation Operations with Commercial Pilot Training (with Professional Placement) BSc (Hons)
Kingston University London
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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**Reasons to choose Kingston**- Facilities include a flight simulator, drone lab, rocket lab, and open and closed channel wind tunnels.- Youll be taught at an approved Air Training Organisation (ATO) delivered by specialist ground school instructors.- As well as pilot ground training, this course offers knowledge of the operational, technical and commercial aspects of the airline industry, to help you stand out at future job interviews.- The course may lead to a frozen Airline Transport Pilot ...Read more


Reasons to choose Kingston

- Facilities include a flight simulator, drone lab, rocket lab, and open and closed channel wind tunnels.- You'll be taught at an approved Air Training Organisation (ATO) delivered by specialist ground school instructors.- As well as pilot ground training, this course offers knowledge of the operational, technical and commercial aspects of the airline industry, to help you stand out at future job interviews.- The course may lead to a frozen Airline Transport Pilot Licence (fATPL).


About this course

This course will help you take off as a pilot and future aviation leader. In Year 2 you'll be based at our partner flight school, which is an Approved Training Organisation (ATO), with training delivered by specialist ground school instructors. You'll study the syllabus of the 13 Theoretical Knowledge exams needed to obtain a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) ATPL (A) licence.Please note: the cost of flight training could be around £90,000 in addition to University fees. Student Finance does not cover any CAA exams or flight training. Hence, additional funding would be required to complete the ATPL training.


Future Skills

Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.


Career opportunities

With your degree and Frozen ATPL, you’ll be able to apply for initial employment as a First Officer with regional and short-haul airlines such as easyJet and Ryanair, among others.

Key stats

WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
95/101
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
88th
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 78 = 22% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
22%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
74%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering graduate salary at this uni
£25,000
UK Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering graduate salary
£26,000
What students say
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Faith
30 Mar 22

It's a great peaceful location and the people on my course are great. To improve, I think the final year modules could be more tailored to pilot development and maybe visit an..Read more

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A level:

CCC - BBB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

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UCAS Tariff:

96 - 120 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:15,M:15,P:15 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

26 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H3,H4,H4,H4,H4 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DD Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

MMM - DDM Grades / Points required

T Level:

Pass (C and above) Grades / Points required

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Equivalent of 96 UCAS points

UCAS points from a minimum of 2 A-Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications.

Equivalent of 96 UCAS points

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Equivalent of 96 UCAS points.

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Popular A-level subjects

Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Mathematics
60%
Physics
42%
Chemistry
22%
Biology
12%
Business Studies
9%
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England

£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Wales

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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Faith
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Aviation Operations with Commercial Pilot Training BSc (Hons)
It's a great peaceful location and the people on my course are great. To improve, I think the final year modules could be more tailored to pilot development and maybe visit an...
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Kingston University London
Kingston University London , Kingston upon Thames

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Kingston University London
Yorkon Building Kingston University Kingston upon Thames London KT2 7LB United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Wimbledon  1.6 miles away Nearest train station: Norbiton  0.9 miles away
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