Global Security with Aviation

Bucks New University

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.

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.

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.

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.

Your first year 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 your first year, you will get the opportunity to change your specialisation if you want to.

You'll start by 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.