The Masters of Business Administration in Shipping and Logistics is offered by Middlesex University Business School in conjunction with Lloyd's Maritime Academy. The programme curriculum has been designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to further your maritime leadership and management career.
The programme consists of eight intensive core modules delivered online over two years. You'll get the chance to immerse yourself in major topics such as maritime administration, ship finance, risk management, maritime economics and trade, maritime law, formulating business strategy, human resource management, executive leadership, international marketing, brand establishment, logistics and supply chain management, project mastery and innovative practice.
Online delivery means you can study without having to travel to attend lectures or seminars. Our state of the art learning portal provides access to online written materials, complimented by audio/visual content, group interaction and networking opportunities. Each module uses a variety of learning tools, combining throughout into a varied, interactive and educational programme that offers the perfect synergy between theory and applications.
The final Business Transformation Project will allow you to analyse a current issue affecting your company or the industry, using real world data and presenting realistic action points. This project is not only integral to the achievement of programme outcomes but will prove invaluable to your company or industry sector.
To successfully complete the programme you must pass each module and the final Business Transformation Project. Module assessments will incorporate course work, online discussion participation, examinations and individual and group projects.
As a student of this course you'll receive a free electronic textbook for every module.
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Further information
You can view full course details for the MBA in Shipping & Logistics online or request more information by emailing LMA Admin.
Lloyd's Maritime Academy is our partner in delivering this course, combining the academic expertise and reputation of the Middlesex University Business School with the industry conference and training expertise of Lloyd's Maritime Academy, part of Informa Plc. Lloyd's Maritime Academy manages course enrolment on behalf of the University.
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The design and content of this MBA provides an integrated balance of management theories with their underlying practical application in the maritime sector. The MBA is the result of exhaustive research and has been developed in conjunction with maritime and logistics industry leaders, shipping executives, well-regarded academics and the next generation of management.
The MBA begins with a compulsory two week induction providing students with the opportunity to access and familiarise themselves with our state of the art online learning portal and other resources available throughout the programme. There are some compulsory short exercises during this period to allow introductions to the subject, the faculty and fellow peers.
The first module will develop your advanced understanding of the context in which the maritime world operates. It will lay the foundation for;
This module aims to equip you with a detailed understanding of the key developments in, and thinking derived from, the study of strategy. You will;
Focusing upon the critical issue of people and their performance in the particular context of the maritime industry, this module;
Exploring marketing and communication strategies in the context of shipping/logistics organisations, this module will;
This highly topical module looks at the critical issues of finance and risk. It is designed to help you develop an enhanced knowledge of sector financing and the management of the major risks in shipping. In particular, you will;
The final taught module will focus upon the development of shipping within the logistics supply chain. You will build your project management skills along with developing an understanding of research and development (R&D) and innovation within the context of shipping logistics. The objective is to provide awareness, knowledge and insight into the organisations need for constant attention to technical, cultural, social and environmental change in the global shipping and logistics sectors. You will;
This module will provide you with a means of further developing your skills in research and introduces some of the key controversies of management research. You will be presented with the key elements and issues of research design, of processes of collecting evidence and analysing this, and of drawing conclusions. You will begin to understand the processes and problems of producing research outcomes. The key output of this module will be producing the project proposal, as a requirement for commencing the final project.
Through this module you will gain a thorough understanding of the information technology and systems used in organisations to manage information and decision making. It will allow you to explore the challenges posed by the emerging issues of big data and provide an overview of the increasing demands on information storage and protection.
Through this module you will gain an understanding in the value and contextual subjectivity of management practise in an energy context and explore the role of ethics and social responsibility in current management guidance. This module will offer you an insight into management across cultures and leading a diverse workplace. You will also gain an appreciation of the critical tools needed to analyse and identify responses to the challenges of current management.
Written to the same standard as a dissertation, the project will provide you with the opportunity to further develop the skills you gained through the modules by applying them to a specific organisational issue or problem. You will demonstrate your proficiency in the design of a business enhancement project including the application of appropriate methods of investigation, management of the change process and maintenance of vision, within the constraints of the real-world business environment.
This module provides students with a means of developing further and integrating the skills and knowledge gained on the MBA by application to a substantial applied project. The aim is for students to develop a project in relation to a specific organizational issue or problem. It enables students to demonstrate proficiency in relation to the scope of the relevant issue(s) identified, consider relevant literature relating to the project, collect and apply data, consider the financial implications including any cost/benefit analysis in relation to justifying specific recommendations as well as consider any other relevant implementation issues.
You can find more information about this course in the programme specification. Optional modules are not offered on every course. If we have insufficient numbers of students interested in an optional module, or there are staffing changes which affect the teaching, it may not be offered. If an optional module will not run, we will advise you after the module selection period when numbers are confirmed, or at the earliest time that the programme team make the decision not to run the module, and help you choose an alternative module.
Modules marked with * are offered subject to student demand
The MBA not only benefits you as an individual, thus enhancing career prospects; it also proves invaluable to employers and their development.
The MBA can significantly advance your career by giving you:
The MBA can benefit your employer by:
Dr Stephane is responsible for teaching and administering three strategy modules taught nationally and internationally. He teaches Financial and Strategic Management at Middlesex University and is currently the Module Leader for the strategy module within the MBA Shipping & Logistics as well as the Programme Leader.
Dr Bournakis' research interests lie within a broad area of Applied Economics, with particular reference to International Trade, Productivity Convergence and Industrial Organisation. He has also taught Maritime Economics in the MBA in Shipping and Logistics, he is currently the Programme Leader for the Distance Learning MBA in Middlesex University Business School
We’ll carefully manage any future changes to courses, or the support and other services available to you, if these are necessary because of things like changes to government health and safety advice, or any changes to the law.
Any decisions will be taken in line with both external advice and the University’s Regulations which include information on this.
Our priority will always be to maintain academic standards and quality so that your learning outcomes are not affected by any adjustments that we may have to make.
At all times we’ll aim to keep you well informed of how we may need to respond to changing circumstances, and about support that we’ll provide to you.
Start: October 2021
Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Code: PGN399