Diploma in Aviation Maintenance - L-Universit脿 ta' Malta

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

4 Semesters including 2 Summer Periods

60 ECTS

Mode of Study

Part-time Day

The programme of study is designed to provide you with a university level education to pursue a career in aircraft maintenance. It is designed to complement EASA Part 66 training and is intended to give you an academic standing in the broader field of the industry in which you will be working in. Areas that the diploma will cover include; Aerospace engineering (principles of Flight, Aerospace Materials, Aircraft Structures and Aircraft Powerplants); Avionics and Electrical Engineering Technology; Aviation rules and shop-floor operations; and Engineering mathematics.

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a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Physics, and a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level in one other subject or
)the EASA Part 66 License or equivalent or
(c)a technical diploma (such as HND/HTD) or equivalent.

If applicants have other qualifications considered to be sufficient, they may be exempted by the University Admissions Board, on the advice of the Institute Admissions Committee, from the whole or part of these special course requirements for admission.

Admission to the Course may, with the approval of Senate, be restricted to applicants who are nominated by an organisation that commissions the Course, provided that such applicants are eligible for admission in terms of the above paragraphs. Such restriction shall be announced at the time of the call for applications.

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Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

AET1211	Avionics for Technicians	6 ECTS
AET1243	Technical Aviation Rules	5 ECTS


Summer Period

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

AET2123	Aircraft Structures and Design	5 ECTS
AET2234	Automation and Human Factors in Aviation	4 ECTS


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

EPC1102	Electrical Engineering Technology	5 ECTS

Requirement for regular progression to Year 2: 25 ECTS credits.


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

AET1391	Mathematical Tools for Aviation	4 ECTS
AET2011*	Portfolio Development	4 ECTS
AET2200	Aircraft Powerplants	6 ECTS
SOR0210	Data Treatment and Probability	2 ECTS
* Study-unit AET2011 starts in Semester 2 and continues to the end of the course.

Summer Period

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

AET1121	Principles of Flight 1	6 ECTS
AET2243	Applied Maintenance	5 ECTS


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

EMA1011	Introduction to Management and Applied Fundamentals	4 ECTS
MME1101	Principles of Materials Engineering	4 ECTS

Requirement for successful completion of Year 2: 35 ECTS credits.

Requirement for successful completion of Diploma in Aviation Maintenance: 60 ECTS credits.

This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Diploma in Aviation Maintenance under the auspices of the Institute of Aerospace Technologies.

By the end of the programme, you will be able to:

Demonstrate a sound understanding of the fundamental principles (electrical, mechanical, aeronautical, regulatory, etc.) that make commercial flight and aviation maintenance possible and safe;
Describe the functionality and fundamental principles of operation of various aircraft avionics systems on board aircraft and the interaction between different systems;
Explain the merits of aircraft structures and design as well as those of the materials and processes used in the industry;
Explain the merits of aircraft and turbine powerplant design and technology;
Explain the regulatory and operational frameworks associated with Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) organisations.

Non EU Applicants:

Total Tuition Fees: Eur 10,800
Annual Tuition Fees: Eur 5,400

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The Diploma in Aviation Maintenance will provide you with a university qualification that will contribute to your career progression in the aviation maintenance sector. Focusing on the technical and regulatory aspects, it will provide you with a sound technical basis as a professional in the sector with extended qualifications into aviation maintenance management.

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