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Diploma in CNS/ATM for Urban Air Mobility

Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in CNS/ATM for Urban Air Mobility. 8 modules covering UAM concepts of operations, urban aeronautical communications, navigation and surveillance, UAM traffic management, integration and safety, and deployment trends under ICAO Annex 10 and ICAO Doc 9613, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration6–8 months
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute diploma
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Understand the concepts of operations for urban air mobility.

02

Design robust communication and C2 links in an urban environment.

03

Apply performance-based navigation to eVTOL operations.

04

Select cooperative and non-cooperative surveillance solutions.

05

Plan flow and capacity management in urban corridors.

06

Assess the safety and cybersecurity of CNS services.

07

Draw up a CNS/ATM deployment roadmap for a city.

Profile

Who it's for

  • CNS engineers preparing for urban and low-altitude operations.
  • Air traffic management engineers.
  • Flight procedure designers working on RNP procedures to vertiports.
  • Aeronautical communications engineers.
  • UAM airspace analysts.
  • Urban air mobility consultants.
  • Engineering or science graduates aiming to join air navigation service providers.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • ICAO Annex 10 (aeronautical telecommunications)
  • ICAO Doc 9613 (Performance-based Navigation Manual)
  • Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/664 (regulatory framework for the U-space)
  • RTCA DO-362A (C2 data link MOPS)
  • EUROCAE ED-282 (C2 link MOPS for UAS)
  • RTCA DO-260C (1090 MHz ADS-B MOPS)
  • Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1769 (vertiports and innovative air mobility)
  • SC-VTOL (EASA) (special condition for VTOL aircraft)
  • BlueSky ATM Simulator
  • MATLAB
  • QGIS
  • Eurocontrol NEST
  • Python
Syllabus

8 modules

  1. 1.1FAA and EASA UAM concept of operations
  2. 1.2Urban corridors and airspace
  3. 1.3UAM maturity phases
  4. 1.4Differences between ATM, UTM and UAM
  5. 1.5CNS requirements for urban operations
  6. 1.6Piloted, remote and autonomous operations
  7. 1.7Vertiports as network nodes
  8. 1.8Demonstration projects
  9. 1.9Scalability challenges
  10. 1.10Case study: CONOPS for an airport–city corridor
  1. 2.1Pilot–controller voice and data communications
  2. 2.2C2 links for remote operations
  3. 2.34G and 5G networks for aviation
  4. 2.4Satcom and LEO links
  5. 2.5RCP performance requirements
  6. 2.6Data link protocols
  7. 2.7Communications cybersecurity
  8. 2.8Spectrum and licensing
  9. 2.9Redundancy and availability
  10. 2.10Lab: C2 link budget in an urban environment
  1. 3.1GNSS and its limitations in urban environments
  2. 3.2Multipath and urban canyons
  3. 3.3SBAS and GBAS augmentation systems
  4. 3.4Performance-based navigation (PBN)
  5. 3.5RNP procedures for eVTOL
  6. 3.6Alternative navigation (APNT)
  7. 3.7Sensor fusion for navigation
  8. 3.8Precision approaches to vertiports
  9. 3.9Integrity and alerts
  10. 3.10Practical exercise: designing an RNP procedure to a vertiport
  1. 4.1ADS-B and its capacity limitations
  2. 4.2Primary and secondary radar at low altitude
  3. 4.3Multilateration
  4. 4.4Non-cooperative surveillance
  5. 4.5Remote ID and network identification
  6. 4.6Onboard detect and avoid
  7. 4.7RSP surveillance requirements
  8. 4.8Surveillance data fusion
  9. 4.9Signal security
  10. 4.10Workshop: surveillance coverage over an urban area
  1. 5.1Flow and capacity management
  2. 5.24D trajectory planning
  3. 5.3Synchronisation with airports
  4. 5.4Managing vertiports as a resource
  5. 5.5Separation and minima
  6. 5.6Automation of traffic management
  7. 5.7Interfaces with ATC controllers
  8. 5.8Controller human factors
  9. 5.9Performance indicators
  10. 5.10Practical exercise: flow simulation in a UAM corridor
  1. 6.1Safety assessment of the CNS system
  2. 6.2Service failures and degradation
  3. 6.3Contingencies for loss of navigation
  4. 6.4Interference and jammers
  5. 6.5ATM network cybersecurity
  6. 6.6Certification of CNS equipment
  7. 6.7Service providers and oversight
  8. 6.8Liability aspects
  9. 6.9Managing degraded services in the cockpit
  10. 6.10Case study: analysis of GNSS loss on approach
  1. 7.1SESAR initiatives for UAM
  2. 7.2Innovate28 programme and equivalents
  3. 7.3Vertiport networks and initial operations
  4. 7.4Increasing ATM automation
  5. 7.5Digital airspace models
  6. 7.6Data services as the basis of ATM
  7. 7.7Global interoperability with ICAO
  8. 7.8Technology roadmap
  9. 7.9Use of artificial intelligence in ATM
  10. 7.10Workshop: CNS roadmap for a city
  1. 8.1Definition of the urban scenario
  2. 8.2Service CONOPS
  3. 8.3Communications architecture
  4. 8.4Navigation solution
  5. 8.5Surveillance solution
  6. 8.6Proposed traffic management
  7. 8.7Safety analysis
  8. 8.8Deployment plan
  9. 8.9Report and presentation
  10. 8.10Final project: final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

A 100% online programme on the SEIUM Institute campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within each intake, so you can combine it with your job.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. You work with BlueSky ATM Simulator, MATLAB, QGIS, Eurocontrol NEST and Python, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Tests are studied on real procedures: design of RNP navigation procedures to vertiports, analysis of urban communications and surveillance coverage, and traffic flow simulation in UAM corridors. Assessment is continuous by module plus the final project.

Standards covered: ICAO Annex 10 (Aeronautical Telecommunications), ICAO Doc 9613 (PBN Manual), Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/664, RTCA DO-362A, EUROCAE ED-282, RTCA DO-260C, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1769, SC-VTOL (EASA).

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of ICAO Annex 10, ICAO Doc 9613 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/664 applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:BlueSky ATM Simulator, MATLAB, QGIS, Eurocontrol NEST and Python, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Final project:an urban CNS/ATM project for a defined city scenario, from service CONOPS to deployment plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Corridor CONOPS
Define the concept of operations for an airport–city UAM corridor.
C2 link budget
Calculate the C2 link budget in an urban environment.
RNP procedure design
Design an RNP procedure to a vertiport and assess surveillance coverage.
Corridor flow simulation
Simulate traffic flow in a UAM corridor and analyse GNSS-loss contingencies.
Final project
Design the communications, navigation, surveillance and traffic management for an urban scenario, with safety analysis and deployment plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

CNS engineerAir traffic management engineerFlight procedure designerAeronautical communications engineerUAM airspace analystUrban air mobility consultant
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. No university degree is required.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 800 hours over 6–8 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with BlueSky ATM Simulator, MATLAB, QGIS, Eurocontrol NEST and Python, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute diploma, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector (no university degree required), a computer able to run the programme software and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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