AVIA 417Aviation Safety

Units: 0.50
Subject: Aviation

Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2025–26.

When it runs

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course is an advanced exploration of how aviation safety is managed at the organizational level. Content will include explorations of pilot threat and error management, safety management systems (including risk analysis and hazard identification), and safety audits. The focal point of the course is on understanding the nature and causation of accidents. This course includes significant student project teamwork.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
  - AVIA310 - Human Factors in Aviation (0.50)
- Enrolled in H-Geography & Aviation, or H-Science & Aviation

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Reviewed on UW Flow

50% liked it90% easy50% useful

From 6 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

Taken in W26 with Gulnaz Bulbul. Like its prerequisite (human factors), this course is not hard. Again, its cardinal sin is being a required course for aviation students despite being remarkably useless. Prepare for 3-hour Gulnaz lectures once more.

Apr 2026 · didn’t like itOn UW Flow Remove this
taught by gulnaz. my only issue is that they teach concepts in this class and expect you to ONLY talk about those concepts in class. SOP's and CRM were not really used in the class, but when I answered questions on an assignment about it, I lost a lot of marks even though I am correct. I do blame this a little on the TA since the TA was not in aviation and probably had no clue what SOP's even are lol. no clue why they cant just get an aviation student to mark the assignments, would make so much more sense.

Apr 2025 · liked itOn UW Flow Remove this
The idea of this course is alright, but I didn't feel like I learned much more compared to previous AVIA courses. Assignments and overall effort are very easy but I didn't really get much out of the course.

Apr 2024 · didn’t like itOn UW Flow Remove this

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