Maritime Business and Logistics
University of Plymouth
UCAS Code: NJ19 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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About this course
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Would you like to make tough decisions on the speed, costs, flexibility and safety of moving goods around the globe? Shipping experts are in great demand. This three year degree in maritime business with logistics will help prepare you for work in a global industry which is challenging, exciting and dynamic. While technological innovation is used to establish operational advantage, this is a people industry and the success of a company depends upon the skills and knowledge of those employed.
The University has a tradition of maritime education stretching back to the mid-nineteenth century. You’ll study a maritime subject in a city with a famous maritime history. This course is accredited by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
* Focus on commercial, economic, operational and legal subjects, required for a full appreciation of the activities of international shipping and its related industries.
* Benefit from teaching by academic staff with relevant industrial and academic backgrounds including sea and shore-based experience.
* Join our active alumni association, the Plymouth Nautical Degree Association (PYNDA), where you’ll meet other students and graduates in the maritime field and make useful contacts.
* Distinguish yourself professionally with a degree accredited by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
* Increase your employability with an optional one year industrial placement.
* Study a maritime subject in a city with a famous maritime history. The University has a tradition of maritime education stretching back to the mid-nineteenth century.
* Immerse yourself in the industry with field trips to regulatory organisations, shipbrokers and ports.
* Take advantage of our programme of visiting speakers, and gain insider knowledge and important networking contacts.
* 91 per cent of students agreed staff were good at explaining things; 89 per cent were satisfied overall and 89 per cent were in work/study six months after finishing. (source: 2016 NSS and 2016 DLHE survey results available on Unistats*).
Modules
The first year introduces you to study and business skills. You’ll learn about the basics of economics, law and international trade processes and gain a comprehensive overview of the shipping industry and logistics. You’ll be introduced to the maritime business environment and to your specialist area of interest. There is the opportunity to take an optional module of your choice to add to your studies.
The second year covers further business functions and provides you with operational knowledge appropriate to the maritime and logistics business. You’ll examine marketing, operations, shipping markets, maritime management, shipping geography and management finance. You’ll develop an understanding of all the elements of managing an organisation’s workforce. You’ll further develop your understanding of the logistics systems.
The final year is designed to enhance your awareness of the maritime and logistics business by developing an understanding at a strategic level. You’ll broaden your studies with shipping policy, governance and strategic management, and shipping finance. You’ll also write an honours project on a maritime theme of your choice.
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Assessment methods
30% of assessment is by exam, 70% by coursework
The Uni
University of Plymouth
Plymouth Business School
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Just over 1,600 students graduated in social policy in 2015, which makes it one of the smaller social studies subjects. This is a popular subject at Masters level — 750 Masters in social policy were awarded last year - and so a lot of the more sought-after jobs in management and research tend to go to social policy graduates with postgraduate degrees. For those who leave university after their first degree, then jobs in social care (especially community and youth work) and education, the police, marketing and human resources and recruitment are popular — along with local government, although there are fewer of those jobs around than in the past. This degree is a bit less reliant on London for jobs than other similar subjects, so if you'd like to work outside the capital, it might be worth considering - although the jobs still tend to be in big cities.
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