Maritime Business and Logistics @ a glance

What?

Undergraduate Pathway in Maritime Business and Logistics

This pathway is specifically designed to allow international students to reach their full potential in pursuit of a Plymouth University Maritime Business degree. The pathway comprises of modules developed to ensure successful transition from international education systems to one of UK’s leading universities.

Why?

  • Academic staff have relevant industrial and academic backgrounds including sea-going and shore-based experience.
  • Three possible start dates (January, May and September).
  • Students have their own alumni association, PYNDA, the Plymouth Nautical Degree Association.

How?

  1. Contact us with any questions through the 'Ask a question' button to the right.
  2. Click the 'Apply Today' button to send through your application, or
  3. Click the 'Our Representatives' button below to find details of someone in your country who can help you apply.
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Shipping experts are in great demand, and must make tough decisions on a daily basis about the speed, cost, flexibility and safety of moving goods around the globe. Port agencies, ship operation companies, marine underwriters, cargo brokers and maritime publishers are just some of the businesses in which you may find an exciting and rewarding career as one of our Maritime Business and Logistics graduates.

 

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

University Foundation

First Year Degree in Maritime Business and Logistics

Second Year Degree

Location: PUIC at Plymouth University

Intakes: September, January and May

Duration: One or two semesters

Modules (One semester option comprises six modules only *)

  • Accounting
  • Business Law
  • Business Studies
  • Economics
  • Interactive Learning Skills and Communication 1
  • Numerical Techniques 1
  • Numerical Techniques 2
  • Principles of ICT

Course fee: £6,375 or £8,500

* The one semester University Foundation may be offered for suitable applicants where there is formal certified recognition of prior knowledge of study.

Location: PUIC at Plymouth University

Intakes: September and January

Duration: Two semesters

Modules

  • Business Accounting
  • Business Foundations
  • Business Law Interactive
  • Learning Skills and Communications
  • Introduction to Logistics
  • Introduction to Shipping
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Principles of Economics
  • Principles of ICT

Course fee: £8,500

Location: Plymouth University

Course fee: £9,104 (2011/12)

Popular Career

Plymouth University degree pathways

Stage 4

Potential career paths:

  • Cargo broking
  • Marine underwriting
  • Maritime analysis
  • Port management

Employers of previous Plymouth University graduates have included:

  • Port agencies
  • Ship operations companies
  • BSc (Hons) Maritime Business and Logistics

Final Year Degree

Location: Plymouth University

Course fee: £9,104 (2011/12)