Master of Business Administration in Maritime Management

Program Overview

The Master of Business Administration in Maritime Management equips students with specialized management skills and knowledge tailored to the maritime industry. It offers three specializations: Maritime Logistics, Maritime Technology, and Shipping Operations. The program emphasizes an applied approach, combining business principles with industry-specific knowledge, and provides flexibility through entry and exit awards for the Graduate Certificate and Diploma.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Maritime Management is designed to provide specific management skills and knowledge tailored to the maritime industry. The course aims to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the maritime sector and prepare them for middle and senior management positions upon graduation. The program emphasizes an applied approach to the maritime industry, focusing on strategic and analytical thinking. It offers a unique educational experience that combines business principles with maritime industry-specific knowledge. The MBA in Maritime Management has three specializations: Maritime Logistics, Maritime Technology, and Shipping Operations. These specializations allow students to delve into the theory and practice of business logistics and supply chain management, business operations and technology, and shipping operations in the context of the maritime industry. The specializations provide opportunities for students to apply managerial expertise in various sectors of the maritime industry. The MBA in Maritime Management is a nested course that offers entry and exit awards for the Graduate Certificate in Maritime Management and the Graduate Diploma of Maritime Management. These pathway courses provide flexibility and choice for students to align their employment prospects and career/learning progression with personal goals and circumstances.

Outline:

The Master of Business Administration in Maritime Management (MBAMarMgt) offers two program options:

• 2-year (16 unit) MBAMarMgt - This is the default option for students who have not completed prior study or work experience in a related (cognate) area.
• 1.5-year (12 unit) MBAMarMgt - This is the default option for students who have completed prior study or work experience in a related (cognate) area.
A cognate undergraduate degree would be in the same or related areas, such as maritime management, logistics management, supply chain management, nautical science, marine engineering, maritime engineering (naval architecture, ocean engineering), and business management; or any Bachelor degree with a major in business, logistics management, and supply chain management. Cognate industry experience would be in the fields of maritime, transport, logistics, and supply chain. All students have the flexibility of developing their research training through either a dissertation or an Industry project.

Core Units:

• Management
• Finance for Decision-Making
• Maritime Economics for Managers
• Commercial Ship Management
• Maritime Law
• International Maritime Policy
• Business Analytics and Operations Research
• Strategic Management

Specialization Units:

Maritime Logistics:

• International Trade
• Business Logistics
• Port Management and Strategy
• Supply Chain Management

Maritime Technology (requires Engineering qualifications):

• Principles of Naval Architecture
• Design of Marine Machinery Systems
• Marine Superintendency
• Marine Surveying and Inspection

Shipping Operations:

• Port Management and Strategy
• Maritime Safety
• Harbour Operations and Services
• Marine Surveying and Inspection

Research or Project Units:

Dissertation option:

• Research Methods
• Dissertation Part 1/3
• Dissertation Part 2/3
• Dissertation Part 3/3

Industry Project option:

• Research Methods
• Maritime Logistics Informatics
• Industry Research Project