ABOUT THE COURSE
The maritime industry is one of global significance, generating billions of dollars of revenue annually and offering an ever-growing number of opportunities for professional careers. In order to sustain itself, the industry needs graduates who have developed knowledge, understanding and skills across a number of specialist subject areas.
Studying at Solent University will help you to capitalise on these opportunities and attain the combination of business acumen and maritime expertise that employers in the industry are looking for. The key aim of the maritime and business degree is to build students’ knowledge, understanding and employability skills to prepare them for their future careers.
Solent’s annual maritime conference is one of the highlights of the academic calendar and allows students to network with industry experts and make valuable contacts. It also offers the opportunity to listen to a wide range of industry leaders speaking about current maritime issues, keeping students up-to-date with what is happening in the industry ‘right now’. As well as providing for an ever growing social calendar (including an annual dinner and an end of year boat party), the Maritime Society is in regular contact with our international alumni, who help arrange guest speakers and get involved with volunteering opportunities.
As a direct benefit of our accreditation from the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), students will receive exemptions from the academic requirements for membership at either ‘chartered member’ or ‘membership level’ of CILT. In the same way, students will be entitled to exemptions from two of the ICS exams (Professional Qualifying Examinations) required to gain ICS membership (an internationally recognised mark of professionalism in the shipping industry).
YOUR FUTURE
With strong industry links and opportunities for work placements, graduates are well equipped to enter a variety of roles in the maritime industry, both in the UK and internationally. About 90 per cent of world trade is carried by the shipping industry, which offers graduates exciting and varied opportunities.
Suitable roles for graduates include:
- Ship finance
- Ship broking
- Ship chartering
- Ship operations
- Ship management
- Logistics and supply chain
- Ship brokerage and chartering
- Marine finance
- Maritime law
- Ship management and operations
- Port and terminal management and operations
- Logistics
- Freight forwarding
- Supply chain management.
INDUSTRY LINKS
Recent speakers have represented a range of organisations including:
- Maritime London
- Maritime Coastguard Agency
- Tinto Marine
- Wallenius Wilhelmsen
- NYK Group Europe
- Martin Stopford – Director of Research, Clarksons.
The maritime group also holds an annual conference for students, giving you exciting opportunities to network with maritime experts.
Our ties with the industry also provide extensive opportunities for work experience, with previous placements including work at a container terminal, a port agency, a tanker company and a ship broker.
The University has strong international partnerships with a number of maritime organisations and other universities.
Solent’s China Centre (Maritime) is key to developing strong industry links in China and the Far East.
PLACEMENTS
Students have had the opportunity to experience the maritime industry first-hand during port visits to Southampton, Antwerp and Rotterdam.
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