MSc International Maritime Studies - Ship and Shipping Management (Full Time)

This course will equip you with the knowledge and ability to manage all areas of a shipping operation.

Course overview

By choosing the MSc International Maritime Studies - Ship and Shipping Managememt at Southampton Solent University, 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.  

Close to the thriving Port of Southampton and its successful business community, Southampton Solent University is a key location in the UK and European shipping industry. You'll 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 MSc in Ship and Shipping Management addresses the complex factors which are involved in the overall management of a shipping operation. You'll reflect the latest thinking in the areas of safety management techniques, and explore the impact international leglislation has upon management strategies within the industry.  

This vocational degree leads to enhanced opportunities for management careers within international shipping. You'll be in the hands of staff with international reputations in the shipping and management sectors, as well as have access to first rate facilities.  

You'll also gain exemption from the professional requirements of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, which will boost your marketability further when securing your position within the global shipping industry.  

For more detailed course information, see the IMS programme overview|.

Course content

International Maritime Law
This unit provides the opportunity for you to critically evaluate the development, aims and applications of international maritime law, including offshore energy law. Special attention is given to problem solving through the use of a negotiating exercise. The unit investigates the allocation of rights and duties concerning the exploitation of natural resources in the marine environment, and international and European regulation of shipping and the marine environment.

Management of Shipping Operations
This unit provides you with an understanding of the total management issues required in managing a shipping operation both on-board ship and ashore. The inter-relationship of different management functions throughout the shipping operation, and how ship and shore are linked is studied to promote an understanding of how this will enhance the commercial, safety and environmental protection aims of the maritime venture. These issues are all examined in relation to the requirements of current international maritime legislation.

Maritime Business and IT Strategy

This unit blends the complementary subjects of strategic management and Information and Communication Technology (I&CT) strategy in the context of maritime enterprises and organisations. The unit recognises the increasing role of Information Technology in the strategic development of the maritime enterprise and considers appropriate methods for  developing strategies in this context. Enterprise processes are recognised as an important approach providing the means to integrate the areas of business and technology strategy with strategic business improvement. The implementation of strategic change in the enterprise allows consideration of marketing management, project management and the  human issues related to major enterprise change.

Safety and Enforcement

This unit provides students with an appreciation of the issues and the role/influence of key organisations and “players” associated with health, safety and  maritime law  enforcement within both the shipping and offshore industries. It also explores ways of addressing these issues and examines the relationship between safety and enforcement.

Project Proposal
This unit develops the research and academic study skills relevant to being successful at Masters Level in Higher Education. More specifically it introduces students to the research process and details the theoretical underpinning philosophies of research along with the methodological options for both data gathering and data analysis. The intent of the unit is to enable students to produce a realistic and achievable research proposal that they can then implement in order to produce a Masters Level project.

Project 
Maritime professionals need to develop and demonstrate competence in identifying, investigating and analysing problems associated with their existing, or potential, areas of responsibility. They need to be able to communicate the findings effectively and to influence others, as well as lead changes in policy or practices. This unit develops these skills, from identifying an area for research, through planning and implementing a programme of research, to analysing, evaluating, interpreting and communicating the findings. These skills are applied to an area relevant to the programme of study and in an area of personal interest to the student. The unit also provides the opportunity to carry out research and further development in an area relevant to a student’s future career.

Assessment  

Each taught unit is assessed by a combination of presentations, written coursework and / or an examination. The exact combination of assessments, and their timing, depends on the subject nature of each unit. 

Key career skills

Problem solving, working to deadlines, teamwork and presentation.

Solent's special features  

• This course draws upon the resources of the Warsash Maritime Academy, which has a range of internationally renowned specialist shipping facilities.   
•  Professional accreditation
  This course is validated by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and is supported by an Industry Liaison Panel drawn from businesses in Southampton and London.
• Special facilities
  With the advantage of Southampton's superb geographic location, you'd have access to a wide range of study environments. The nearby Warsash Maritime Academy can be used for practical field and boat work.  
  A recent addition is the 'Solent Surveyor', a new 10 metre catamaran Evolution 995, equipped to carry out inshore navigational training, hydrographic and environmental research.    
  On campus there are more practical testing facilities including a purpose-designed and equipped CAD design office, hosting virtually all of the currently available software used in the industry, plus maritime systems laboratories. These accommodate state-of-the-art computer systems for the management of coastal resources and treatment of coastal data.   
  The University also benefits from a 60-metre industry standard towing tank used for laboratory sessions and final year project work, as well as a 4-metre stability tank. We have built new fabrication shops for advanced composite construction, which will provide you with access to hi-tech materials and processes commonly used in the marine industry.  
• Field trips
  Southampton is a major centre within the UK and European shipping sector and this course takes advantage of such a position with visits to the Port of Southampton and other local organisations.  

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Fees 

 

The course fees for full-time students in 2011/12 are:
Full-time: UK and EU students - £3,625; overseas students - £9,400