The aim of the study program is to provide a professional education corresponding to the range of theoretical knowledge and practical skills required by the administrators of the military specialties MilitaryPilot (MP) and Air Traffic Controller (ATC), which are essentially a combination of the Security and Transport areas of education.
The study program is purpose-built for the benefit of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the Czech Republic and the Czech Air Force (CAF), the graduate of the study program is primarily intended for MP and ATC positions at the air force bases of the CAF, where a combination of specific qualifications (health and professional) is required. The requirements for these graduates from the administrators of military expertise and their users (Air Force) are significantly different from the offer of the existing five-year Master's study programs at the University od Defence (OoD), which educate future officers of the CAF, because the VP and ATC specialties are primarily operators of specific military aircraft systems , where a bachelor's degree of education is sufficient for their professional knowledge and career requirements, allows at the same time to significantly reduce the time required for their professional training and thereby significantly extend their time in active service in the position of MP or ATC.
The education of military professionals is also very specific with regard to their future profession, where, in addition to traditional university subjects, it also includes military training, practical internships, teaching foreign languages, general and special physical training during the entire course of study. The study program is implemented in close cooperation with the units and facilities of the CAF the teaching involves experts from practice - experienced professional soldiers who are temporarily assigned to the positions of lecturers at the UoD and, in order to transfer knowledge from practice, their regular change from among members of the CAF, or other parts of the Ministry of Defense. The study program continues the tradition of training university-educated personnel in this field of education, which has been implemented at the University of Defense (formerly the Military Academy) since its establishment in 1951 in separate study programs, fields or specializations.
For the preparation of students in the service of professional soldiers, future officers of the CAF, the study program also includes space for the development of military-professional knowledge and skills, which creates the prerequisites for a successful start of the career of an officer of the CAF. For this purpose, blocks of theoretical teaching are interspersed with blocks of intensive practical training within the individual semesters of study, which also include flight training and internships with units of the CAF. For these reasons, the study program is designed as full-time only, the expected number of students in each year of study, based on the requirement of the Ministry of Defence, will be a maximum of 35, which allows individual students to be approached individually, both within theoretically focused teaching and during intensive blocks of practical professional training. The study program is designed with regard to the standards of the bachelor's study program in the Transport and Safety fields of education.

A graduate of the study program is prepared to hold the positions of aircraft system operators in the Czech Air Force, including the ability to participate in the planning and management of combat activities. By studying professional subjects, the graduate will acquire the necessary theoretical basis with a professional orientation to knowledge of the principles, function and operation of military aviation systems and technologies in the field of aircraft operation, unmanned aerial systems and air traffic control. In the broader context of the security environment, the graduate will acquire the ability to apply and design methods, procedures and means necessary for solving a wide range of technical and organizational tasks associated with securing the operation of military aircraft systems using modern military technologies, both in peace and in crisis situations and of a non-military nature. The graduate has the knowledge, skills and personal prerequisites for career growth both professionally and in command at the level of basic officer ranks. He is physically fit, able to communicate in English at a working level and is prepared to work in a culturally different or diverse environment.

The graduate will acquire expert knowledge of the theories, concepts and methods associated with the peaceful operation and combat use of modern military aviation technologies and systems. The graduate understands the possibilities, conditions and limitations of the use of these technologies, concepts and methods in the case of solving threats of a military and non-military nature, as well as their application in the broader context of the security environment. Graduate:

• describes the structure and function of complex military aviation systems, including the principles of peace and combat use of air forces at the operator level,
• explains the forms and methods of deploying the Czech Army Forces in handling military and non-military crisis situations at the national and international level,
• presents knowledge of the context of national military strategy,
• discusses the principles and procedures for solving crisis situations arising in air traffic in times of peace, crisis and war,
• describes the principles of human factor reliability and the possible consequences of a human or organizational factor failure on air traffic safety,
  remembers the principles of air radio communication in Czech and English,
• explains the requirements of national and international standards, regulations and laws in the field of air traffic and aviation technology,
• understand the general physical principles used in aviation technology,
• describes the basic structural elements and systems used in aviation technology and explains the principles of their operation and use,
• explains the structure, nature and content of measures related to ensuring the safety of air traffic.

Professional knowledge specific to individual specializations

A graduate of the study specialization Military Pilot (MP) with the expertise of Aircraft or helicopter commander has professional knowledge at the level of the requirements of the professional aviation course ATP (Air Transport Pilot – an internationally recognized standard for military and civilian pilots) for an airplane or helicopter and other expertise necessary to obtain the relevant military license ( Military pilot – aircraft or helicopter commander)

Graduate of the study specialization MP with the expertise of Unmanned aerial vehicle operator has professional knowledge at least at the level of the requirements of the professional course STANAG ATP 3.3.8.1. (NATO standard for the training of unmanned vehicle operators) and other expertise necessary to obtain the relevant military license (Military pilot – pilot operator of an unmanned vehicle).

A graduate of the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) study specialization has expertise at the level of at least the theoretical part of the basic training according to EC Regulation 2015/340 (an internationally recognized standard for the education of military and civilian air traffic controllers), and other expertise necessary to obtain the relevant military license (Air Traffic Controller).

Professional skills

The graduate applies the theoretical and professionally oriented knowledge acquired through the study in performing the function of the operator of the relevant military aviation system, at the same time he is able to use managerial decision-making support tools at the level of a junior officer and practically apply methods and procedures for solving unpredictable situations within military operations at the level of a tactical level of command. Graduate:

• applies knowledge of the requirements of standards, regulations and laws in professional activities,
• uses entrusted aviation equipment, technology or system at the necessary professional level, including compliance with the required level of efficiency and safety,
• applies the tools and techniques of leading individuals and teams in the specific conditions of a military organization at the tactical command level of a national or alliance command and control system and the principles of their use in preparation for handling stress situations and during them,
  solves tactical activities in a decentralized manner in the context of valid military doctrines (national and alliance),
  assesses the consequences of the failure of human and organizational factors on the safety of air traffic in his expertise,
  uses air radio communication in Czech and English.