Global Security with Aviation with Foundation Year

From passenger safety to international regulation and climate responsibility, aviation is at the crossroads of innovation and global risk. This BSc (Hons) Global Security with Aviation gives you the tools to tackle the complex security challenges unique to the aviation industry — from airports and airlines to the broader tourism and travel sectors.
If you’re drawn to the fast-paced world of aviation and curious about how corporate intelligence, risk management, and global events shape its operations, this is the course for you. You’ll develop the specialist skills and critical thinking needed to protect and support an industry that quite literally keeps the world moving.

Why study Global Security with Aviation at BNU?
Hands on Learning
Our curriculum centres on active, workshop-based sessions: you’ll debate live case studies, take part in live crisis simulations and data-driven exercises that mirror real aviation-security tasks. From day one, you’ll practise briefing decision-makers and using structured techniques to turn raw information into actionable insight.

Graduate Career ready
We aim to equip you with a toolkit that employers are looking for from day one. You’ll learn to analyse complex risk scenarios, present clear security briefs and make rapid decisions under pressure. With an internship embedded into in your second year, you’ll graduate with both the theoretical grounding and the professional network to hit the ground running. BNU graduates have proven their skills in real settings well before graduation day.

Dedicated Intelligence Operational Room
Step into our intelligence, security, and resilience centre, a dedicated space with live open-source intelligence (OSINT) feeds, commercial data subscriptions and secure simulation software. Here you’ll master the tools of the trade, tracking political risk, financial flows or cyber-threats, in a space that mirrors real world offices.

Shared First Year
Beyond your foundation year, in the first year of Global Security brings you together with students from our Intelligence Analysis and Investigation pathways, giving you a solid grounding in global security theory, structured analytical methods, and cyber-risk fundamentals. This means that at the end of that year, you will get the opportunity to change your specialisation if you want to.

What Will I Study?
Your foundation year will give you a grounding in the world of Aviation and Security as well as helping to improve your academic skills. After that, in your first year you'll explore the foundations of global security and eventually build a deep understanding of aviation-specific challenges. In your first year, you'll gain essential knowledge in intelligence concepts, security operations, structured analytical techniques, and cybersecurity. As you progress, you’ll move into aviation-focused topics such as crisis management, aviation safety, and the integration of sustainable and ethical practices in aviation contexts. You’ll also develop professional skills in problem solving, presentation delivery, decision-making, and leadership, all while learning how to assess and manage complex security risks. In your final year, you’ll carry out an independent research project that allows you to explore a subject of personal interest, supported by academic supervision.

What are my career prospects?
As a graduate of Global Security with Aviation you will be equipped to step straight into roles such as aviation threat analyst, security coordinator, or corporate intelligence adviser in both the public and private sector. You could go and work for government agencies or for airlines and tourism bodies. Previous graduate have gone on to work in areas such as cyber analytics, corporate security, and military intelligence. Some graduates also choose to progress to postgraduate research at BNU.

At Buckinghamshire New University, you'll benefit from career-focused teaching, hands-on learning and a supportive community that helps you thrive throughout your degree and beyond.

You'll learn from lecturers with industry experience, gain practical skills in professional-standard facilities and receive personalised support through smaller class sizes. Beyond your course, The Big Deal gives every student free access to sports clubs, societies, fitness facilities, social events, trips, volunteering opportunities and career-boosting workshops. It's BNU's way of helping you discover new interests, meet like-minded people, build your CV and make the most of university life – all without paying extra membership fees.

Whether you're preparing for your future career, growing your confidence or looking for an unforgettable student experience, BNU offers the opportunities and support to help you achieve your goals.