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Master in AIRPORTS AND AIR NAVIGATION WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER LICENSE

Training high qualifi ed technicians for the worldwide air traffi c management needs

ATC, SESAR, NEXTGEN, safety, ATM, CNS, airport management, meteo, ADV/ADI

Escola d'Enginyeria de Telecomunicació i Aeroespacial de Castelldefels

cbl.ofi cina.docencia@upc.eduCastelldefels School of Telecommunication and Aerospace Engineering | Campus del Baix Llobregat.C. Esteve Terradas, 7 | 08860-Castelldefels (Barcelona) | www.eetac.upc.edu

Presentation:

The Polytechnic University of Catalonia has obtained through the Air Force Safety Authority (EASA) certifi cation as a Training

Organisation Air Traffi c Controllers.

The program of airspace and airports has been developed with the aim of training air traffi c controllers . This course consists of two parts that are processed in parallel, to obtain the authorization of ADI (aerodrome control instrument) and ADV (visual control of aerodrome): on one hand, a master of 60 credits in Airports and Air Navigation (which includes the basic course of training air traffi c controller) and on the other hand, the course of practical training simulator.

The profession of air traffi c controller requires a high degree of specialization. With this program students have access to a very demanding training that meets the requirements of broad European and International Air Traffi c Agencies, and they are taught by instructors having extensive experience in control towers in England, UAE and other countries.

Thus, future air traffi c controllers, compete for a training level that exceeds the scope of thcontroller and open the door to more career opportunities, especially in Spain and abroad.

This master is organised in collaboration with Airways New Zealand, Irish AviationAuthority, ANA solutions, Aéria Inversiones

aeronáuticas and Aeroports de Catalunya.

Who is it for:

University Graduates of technical and scientifi c profi les specialties.University Degree and nonÐtechnical students.Candidates without a university degree. They must pass a personal interview and a personal profi les review.

Career prospects:

Access to a high professional reputation, with a high level of remuneration throughout the world and a minimum rate of unemployment, compared to other professions.

# Get a Community license with direct access to Europe and most countries in the world.

# Expand employment opportunities provided by the course and the master control, with access to the profession of air traffi c controller, safety specialist, supervisor, head of tower and management positions in management and technical.

# Access to a project aimed at the single European sky initiative of the European Union to create a common policy on air traffi c, provide more effi cient air traffi c and optimize the costs of air traffi c.

# Join a growing and highly competitive industry, which is closely related to increased commercial air traffi c worldwide, according to

Eurocontrol, the European air traffi c will reach double the current fi gure by 2020.

Content and programme structure:It has a load of 60 ECTS (two semesters).

EETAC – the AERO TELECOM engineering School of BCN

Master in AIRPORTS AND AIR NAVIGATION WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER LICENSE

SECOND MODULE30 ECTS

• SESAR and NEXTGEN

• CNS Technology

• Airport Management and Infrastructures

• Aircraft Operations

• Service Management

• Safety Management

FIRST MODULE30 ECTS

• Air Traffi c Management

• Air Navigation Meteorology

• Aircraft and ATC

• Equipment and Systems

• Human Factors and Professional Enviroment

• Aviation Law

• Models and Methods for ATM