Marine Society

Serving the best interests of seafarers

The Marine Society, based in London, is an independent charity committed to serving the best interests of seafarers. No organisation has more experience of delivering learning at sea.

Marine Society & seafarers
The Institute for Work Based Learning is proud to be working with the Marine Society in providing prestigious distance learning programmes for seafarers and shore-based maritime professionals.

Our offer allows you to complete a bachelors degree or a masters degree without needing to come ashore. One of the best aspects of the programmes is that they give you the opportunity to make a claim for credit in recognition of your professional achievements and skills.

Programmes

BSc/BA Professional Practice Maritime
The bachelors programme allows you to top-up your HND or a foundation degree to a honours degree in as little as 8 months. Or start study without a prior qualification, drawing on your experience and gain a Degree in as little as 2 years.

MSc/MA Professional Practice Maritime
The masters programme allows holders of a Class 1 Certificate of Competency to gain a Masters degree within 8 months.

DProf Professional Doctorates
The professional doctorate is a specialst research programme design for practioners who are working at the very cutting edge of their profession.

Programmes in development
We are currently developing programmes for Royal Navy Personnel to use their City and Guilds Senior Awards towards our qualifications ready for our February 2012 intake.

The Marine Society supports these programmes in the following ways:

Marine Society can enrol you, reducing paperwork and speed registration;
it keeps tabs on your movements and advises Middlesex on your behalf;
acts as honest broker between yourself and Middlesex
its unmatched experience and array of processes for the administration and delivery of learning programmes are used to encourage and sustain you through the programme;
scholarships are available to help offset tuition costs.

The Marine Society's support package cannot be offered retrospectively. So prospective students are advised to contact the society at the earliest opportunity.

http://www.marine-society.org/wbl-at-middlesex.aspx or telephone 020 7654 7050

"The work-based learning degree programmes at Middlesex University represent a cost effective opportunity for seafarers and shore-based maritime professionals to gain the academic currency they deserve without having to attend college."

Brian Thomas, Director

The Marine Society