ABOUT THE COURSE

Keen to learn more about the business of maritime? With a rich blend of theoretical knowledge and practical skills, International Maritime Business master’s programme aims to leave graduates well-equipped for careers in ship management or port operations/management, both in the UK and internationally.

This stimulating and intellectually challenging course helps to provide students with the skills and knowledge 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.

Core Modules

• Maritime Management
  This module blends the complementary subjects of Strategic Management and Economics in the context of maritime and logistics organisations and the wider market environment.

• International Maritime Law
  This module provides the opportunity for the student to critically evaluate the development, aims and applications of International Maritime Law.

• Maritime Operations and Transport
  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.

• International Trade and Commercial Law
  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.

• Economics of International Trade and Shipping
  This module holds the key to international maritime management studies; as economics is the pivot on which global trade and shipping revolves.

• Finance and Business Risk
  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.

• Research Methods and Proposal
  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.

Project:

• 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.

English Language Requirements

Applicants who do not have English as their first language will be required to demonstrate an approved level of proficiency in the use of the English language. The agreed minimum requirements for this course are:

• IELTS 6.0 with no component score below 5.5

• TOEFL IBT minimum 80 with a minimum of 20 in each individual component

• Duolingo English Language Test - 100 overall with minimum of 90 in each component

• or equivalent.

Qualifications are checked before enrolment, and international students must bring their original certificates or certified copies when coming to study at the University.