Responsible faculty or institute:
Australian Maritime College (principal)
Campus(es) Offered:
Course Duration: Minimum
3 yrs, Maximum
6 yrs.
Course Contact (faculty or school):
Course Coordinators - Lee-Anne Britcliffe and Peter Cain
Division of Management and Logistics
Telephone: 03 6335 4872; 03 6335 4752
Facsimile: 03 63354720
E-mail:
mbuscoord@amc.edu.au
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Introduction
This course prepares students for business and management careers in the maritime and transport industries. Students gain a working knowledge of core business areas including accounts and finance, statistics, economics, business law, marketing andlogistics. In addition, technology units such as Ship Design, Operations Engineering and Principles of Maritime Engineering introduce students to the high technology encountered in the shipping business. The course is complemented by maritime and logistics units such as Cargo Handling Systems Management and Ports and Terminals Management in order to provide an understanding of the environment of the industries in which the students plan to develop a career.
Admission & Prerequisites
Satisfactory completion of Year 12 (TCE, VCE, HSC or equivalent), preferably with Mathematics (see Bachelor of Engineering), Physics and English Students without pre-tertiary Mathematics should undertake a bridging course in mathematics prior to starting the course. Students from a non-English speaking background also need to have an IELTS score of 6.
Career Outcomes
Business and management careers in the maritime and shipping industries in areas such as ship management, operations management, materials handling, port and terminals management and project management.
Articulation to/from Course
Eligible students may enrol in a double degree, combining this degree with the Bachelor of Business (Maritime and Logistics Management). Eligible graduates may enrol in an Honours year or, with appropriate work experience,
