MSc Marine Spatial Planning (Full Time)
Study shipping in a major port while benefiting from Solent's impressive facilities and staff with wide-ranging experience in the industry.
Entry level
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For all IMS courses, the normal academic entry requirement is a minimum of a lower second (2.2) Honours degree (or equivalent) in any one of the following: Maritime-related Studies; Environmental Science; Engineering; Management; Transport; Economics; Geography; Business or Law. Please note that this list is not exclusive.
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Alternatively, a Higher National Diploma (Merit or Distinction award) or ordinary degree in a maritime-related subject combined with an appropriate track record of achievement in a professional context, such as at a senior managerial level, may be sufficient.
In the case of professional mariners, the entry requirements are as follows:
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Deck Officer: Master's (Unlimited) Certificate + at least two years experience as Chief Officer.
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Ship Engineer: Chief Engineer (Class 1) Certificate + at least two years as Chief Engineer.
International students are required to show evidence of their English level as part of their entry requirements. See
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Career opportunities
The course aim to produce graduates who are both technically competent and capable of management at project level and above.
It is expected that those who have completed the course may look towards roles such as: project managers within relevant maritime organisations and business research and development professionals managers involved in the development of policies and managers involved in the implementation of policies.
Course overview
The MSc International Maritime Studies - Marine Spatial Planning degree at Southampton Solent University is designed to give you a detailed knowledge and understanding of the rationale, development and implementation of Marine Spatial Planning. It also aims to enable you to analyse and evaluate the conflicting pressures associated with marine resource development and protection, and to provide solutions in light of sustainable development.
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.
Marine Resource Development and Protection
This unit explores the use and development of resources in the marine and coastal environment and considers the protection measures and governance available in order to enable sustainable development. Specific resources that will be reviewed include oil, gas, renewable energies and fisheries.
Maritime Environmental Management
This unit explores the concept of marine and coastal environmental quality and identifies the key environmental issues and impacts associated with shipping and ports. The need for an integrated and holistic approach to environmental management is developed and the techniques and approaches available to the management of maritime industry are reviewed and analysed. These approaches include both resource-use specific tools aimed at discharge and pollution control and maritime spatial planning as a means of applying geographical jurisdiction.
Applied Geographic Information Systems
This unit aims to enable students to apply Geographic Information System Applications to a range of environmental and planning problems needing the analysis of geospatial data. The unit assumes no prior knowledge in the study of Geography or GIS, and will take students from the basic requirements and uses of GIS through to building effective applied GIS models.
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.
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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
Communication, problem solving, working to deadlines, teamwork and presentation.
Solent's special features
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The Msc International Maritime Studies programme is validated by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS), London. Depending on the choice of pathway, successful completion of the MSc will provide up to four exemptions from the Institute's professional examinations.
Fees
The course fees for full-time students in 2011/12 are:
Full-time: UK and EU students - £3,625; overseas students - £9,400
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