MSc Global Shipping Management

The MSc Global Shipping Management course offered by The University of Greenwich is a professional postgraduate course that provides students with comprehensive knowledge and key managerial skills required in the rapidly evolving global shipping industry. The course is designed for graduates intending to gain a comprehensive understanding of shipping management and to develop their careers in this sector. It incorporates extensive input from many commercial shipping and transport organisations.Course Content: This programme combines theory with practice and provides students with a practical understanding of key shipping areas such as chartering, maritime law, marine insurance, port and transport logistics, maritime economics, ship finance and shipping market analysis. Modules are assessed by a combination of coursework, case studies, reports, presentations and exams. The programme culminates in a dissertation which provides you with the opportunity to explore a specific shipping-related topic in depth.Key Modules: The core modules include International Maritime Law, Shipping Operations and Chartering, Advanced Quantitative Techniques, Shipping Finance, International Transport and Logistics, Marine Insurance, and Maritime Economics. Accreditations: This programme is accredited and recognised by The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS), providing an additional professional qualification that is recognised worldwide. Future Careers: Graduates from this course can expect to commence their working careers in posts such as operational management, chartering, shipping finance and risk management within shipping, logistics and transport companies and organisations. Many of our alumni now hold significant positions within a range of organizations, both in the UK and overseas.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page here.