Originally Posted by
N0315
Do what you want. You'll always have time to go back and add on to your aviation degree into management or something. There is nothing worse than taking classes you dont want to take. You'll take plently of thoes while getting an aviation degree anyway, what get 120 credits worth? I suggest a degree in aviation management. Its in the field you love, but yet something that may help you in the field YOU love if you lose an eye or something. At LEAST get it in that field, if not directly in that profession.
I've taken plenty of classes that I didn't really want to take at the time...in retrospect most of them have made me a more well-rounded person. I certainly have more of an appreciation for certain fields which I personally have little interest in.
In the real world an aviation management degree is not really good for much...it will punch the degree requirement for an airline employer, but that's about it. Many airport operation jobs actually require a public administration degree, although an aviation undergrad might be a nice bonus.
If you really want a fallback degree that will keep you in aviation get an engineering degree: aero, electrical, systems, computer, software, materiels, etc.