Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 year; 2 years
LJMU's internationally respected Maritime Operations Management MSc offers access to a world-renowned research institute and essential contacts for your future career.
Situated in the famous port city of Liverpool, LJMU has been offering maritime education for almost 125 years. Our University is also one of the only four or five institutions in the UK where you can undertake this kind of quality Masters programme.
During your studies you will gain the tools to be an effective project manager of shipping operations. You will also have the option to study law, port security management, and risk and asset management.
You will have the opportunity to broaden your experience with employer visits and lectures from guest speakers. Industrial visits and guest lecturers are an important part of the course, enabling you to understand the latest developments in the market and build a network of important contacts.
This programme is also available as a 2 year (240 credit) option. This consists of the standard 120 credits of taught modules plus 60 credits of MSc project, accompanied by an additional 60 credits. This can be taken as either a single semester group design project (a current module) or a sandwich placement year of 30 weeks (a current module).
You will need:
An honours degree or equivalent in Maritime, Transport, Logistics, Business, Management or related studies.Applicants with an unclassified degree and significant relevant industrial experience may be considered.
orEvidence of experiential learning in the maritime industry, such as a Master Mariner certificate.Other qualifications considered by the course team to be of similar academic level to the above.
or
a non-UK equivalent qualification
Additional information:
IELTS English language requirement: 6.0 (minimum 5.5 in each component)
RPL is accepted on this programme
If you have any specific queries, please contact fetadmissions@ljmu.ac.uk
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more
There are many ways to fund postgraduate study for home and international students. From loans to International Scholarships and subject-specific funding, you’ll find all of the information you need on our specialist postgraduate funding pages.
Please be aware that the UK’s departure from the EU may affect your tuition fees. Learn more about your fee status and which tuition fees are relevant to you.
LJMU has an excellent record with 96% (HESA 2018) of our postgraduates in work or further study six months after graduation. Our applied learning techniques and strong industry connections ensure our students are fully prepared for the workplace on graduation and understand how to apply their knowledge in a real world context.
During your study, you will be offered the opportunity to build industrial and commercial links for projects through guest lectures and industrial visits. There are excellent opportunities for roles such as consultants, managerial positions in shipping companies and the marine insurance industry, ship broking and ship management.
For module information for this course please visit https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduates/maritime-operations
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