Expand your knowledge of the business of maritime to graduate well-equipped for a career in ship management or port operations/management, both in the UK and internationally.
This stimulating and intellectually challenging course has a rich blend of theoretical knowledge and practical skills to help to provide students with the attributes required to operate successfully within the international maritime industry.
The course has a strong business focus and explores the complex factors involved in the management of ships and shipping operations worldwide. Students will also reflect on the key aspects of maritime law, operations and risk management techniques and look at the impact of international trade on management strategies in the industry.
This module blends the complementary subjects of strategic management and economics in the context of maritime and logistics organisations and the wider market environment.
This module provides the opportunity for the student to critically evaluate the development, aims and applications of international maritime law.
This module is aimed at delivering a highly intensive programme of study that will review specific requirements for these different vessels and the factors that influence the trade routes and drive the markets.
This module focuses on the legal implication of the international sale of goods and the various contractual relationships that arise as a result of meeting those obligations, from transportation through to insurance.
This module holds the key to international maritime management studies; as economics is the pivot on which global trade and shipping revolves.
This module requires students to critically reflect on the relevance and integration of finance theories, in terms of how they can be applied to contemporary real world issues.
The module provides the opportunity to develop and carry out research applied to an area relevant to the programme of study and in an area of personal interest to the student and which is also relevant to a student’s future career.
Maritime professionals need to be skilled in identifying and analysing problems to lead changes in policy or practices. You’ll develop these skills by identifying, planning and implementing research in your chosen area, and analysing and communicating the findings.