MSc Sustainable Air Transport is an interdisciplinary, innovative and future-facing postgraduate course focused on how air transport (including airports as multimodal hubs) addresses the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Net Zero 2050 and the requirements of the topmost Airport Carbon Accreditation Level 5 (which requires airports to address emissions produced by third parties: aircraft operators and airport surface access companies).

This course covers the most important sustainability aspects of airlines and airports, air traffic management, airport surface access, as well as emerging advanced air mobility and aviation urbanism. It highlights the need for air transport companies to develop sustainability strategies and report on sustainability, and for air transport and airport surface access policies and projects to be properly evaluated for their economic, social, and environmental impacts.

To enable you to personalise this course based on your individual interests, you may choose two out of five elective modules focused on contemporary sustainability issues in air transport, environmental impact assessment of airport and surface access projects, air transport and airport surface access noise measurement and modelling, synergies between airports and sustainable urban developments. This course uses the UK and international case studies, policies and principles in sustainable air transport and airport surface access.

You will:

• Study an innovative and future facing course focused on sustainable air transport, including airport surface access and aviation urbanism, which satisfies professional requirements.
• Benefit from tailoring the course according to your interests and career aspirations by choosing two out of five elective modules.
• Benefit from the unique proximity to Manchester and Liverpool airports, Jet2 airline, extensive airport surface access infrastructure and talks given by industry speakers.
• Obtain up-to-date knowledge and skills developed with input from senior managers in air transport and airport surface access.
• Have access to air transport and airport surface access related academic journals, industrial magazines, specialist software and equipment.
• Improve your research, critical thinking, analytical, problem-solving, report writing, time management, leadership, communication and presentation skills.