International Trade and Shipping Management (Distance)

The specific objectives of the MSc in International Trade and Shipping Management are that the students:

• have the intellectual skills necessary to contribute to developing strategies for the direction of international transport and trade
• become familiar with the main theories and practices of international shipping, transport and trade
• can describe and critically analyse the structures and institutions of managing and organizing sea transport
• examine the financial risks and opportunities of the trade and transport business environment
• be able to grasp the import of the legal, economic and regulatory institutions and practices of trade and transport.

Upon successful completion of this program, the students should be able:

• To demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the structures, processes and institutional practices of trade and shipping in the global marketplace.
• To act as fully developed professionals who are capable of developing, implementing, and promoting activities relevant to international trade and shipping management, as well as the interaction of these with the world economic and financial systems.
• To demonstrate the appropriate knowledge and research background and tools should they wish to proceed to a research degree (MPhil, PhD etc.)
• To establish collaborative networks with other universities for the promotion of research and academic dialogue through student and academic staff exchange programmes, as a means of acquiring experience, achieving effective exploitation of research results, good practice examples and innovation.
• To strengthen the communication and information exchange channels among working groups, universities and other centres who study trade and transportation issues, locally, peripherally, and globally.

Graduates are expected to be in a position to assume executive and managerial responsibilities. Graduates already in employment are expected to enhance their career prospects and be prepared to face the challenges of a more demanding position within:

• import and export business
• ship management
• underwriting
• freight forwarding
• port agency
• ship broking
• trade and ship finance
• a variety of other administrative posts in the private and public sectors