BSc (Hons) Maritime Business | Southampton Solent University SSU

Summary

BSc (Hons) Maritime Business will prepare you for a career in the marine service sector of the international shipping industry. By choosing this course, you'll not only benefit from professional accreditation by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, you'll be taught by experienced staff in a perfect location.
Duration: Either 3 or 4 years with work placement.
Entry requirements: 12th Class (10 plus 2) with good grades for 1st year entry. Good grades at either Diploma or Advanced diploma / HND in a related subject for 2 or 3 year entry.
Fees: UK and EU students: £3,290 for a full-time undergraduate degree. HNDs and Foundation Degrees are £2,150. Integrated Foundation Years are £2,150
Overseas students: £8,600 for all undergraduate courses (except English language programmes: International Foundation Certificate or Language Foundation Year - £6,900).

Programme

Southampton Solent University is close to the thriving Port of Southampton and its successful business community. You will take advantage of industry-standard facilities in the City Centre and, only a few miles away at the entrance of the River Hamble, Warsash Maritime Academy. The collection of markets within the growing maritime industry hold thousands of employers with a wide range of discipline requirements. The units in this degree will equip you for roles in ship management, ship broking and chartering, insurance broking and underwriting, and ship finance. You'd also be well prepared for postgraduate study. Combined with the strong industry links, you could also benefit from the optional Industrial Placement Year. Co-ordinated by a dedicated, full-time placement officer, you'd undertake this scheme between Levels 5 and 6.

Professional Accreditationn - The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers

Industrial Placement - An optional Industrial Placement Year is available for this course.

Knowledge and SkillsMaritime business deals with the operational, commercial, financial and legal aspects of international shipping, and its related industries. Graduates gain extensive knowledge on shipping topics such as maritime trade, navigation, transport operations, and port management. Graduates also develop skills in problem solving, working with people, communication, research, IT and team working. With strong industry links and opportunities for work placements, graduates are well equipped to enter a variety of roles in the maritime industry, both in the UK and internationally.

Career OpportunitiesShipping is a vast international industry, offering exciting and varied opportunities, as seen by looking at the variety of posts entered by graduates of recent courses. About 90% of world trade is carried by the international shipping industry. With excellent industry links, graduates of maritime business are well placed to apply for roles in areas such as ship management, ship broking and chartering, insurance, marine law, and ship finance.

Modules

Level 4 (Year 1)

Shipping Law
Maritime Transport and Trade
Marine Navigation
Maritime Economics and Business

Level 5 (Year 2)

Port Management
Transport Operations
Management of Organisations
Research Methods
Maritime Law
choice of options in finance and language or work-based learning

PLA (Year 3 - optional)

An optional Industrial Placement Year is available for this course. This will occur between Levels 5 and 6 of the main degree. The placement will be co-ordinated by a full-time Placements Officer.

Level 6 (Year 3 or 4 with PLS)