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Course Overview

For centuries, international shipping has been critical to the development of world trade. The inter-relationships between falling transportation costs, economic growth, and globalization are in continual motion as supply chain networks ceaselessly evolve. These elements: shipping, trading patterns, and organization are the fundamentals of the programme while the legal, financial, and managerial aspects of trade and transport form the superstructure.

The interdisciplinary nature of the programme prepares students as future professionals who can function effectively in the complex business environment of the global marketplace.  The diversity of supporting activities within the highly dynamic trade and maritime industry and its various sectors, consisting of many hundreds of large, medium, and small firms, makes this choice possible.  Graduates of this program will have a variety of career options, including import and export business, ship management, commercial management, insurance, freight forwarding, transportation and logistics, port agency, trade and ship finance, maritime regulation as well as a variety of other administrative posts in the private and public sectors.

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 analyze 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.

Entry Requirement 

Admission Requirements:

Applicants can apply to the program only following a relevant call.

Applicants should submit:

  • A cover letter clearly stating the graduate degree the candidate wishes to apply for.
  • A completed application form obtained from the Admissions Office.
  • A Curriculum Vitae indicating the student’s education, academic and research experience, any publications, awards, etc.
  • A short statement (at most two pages long) stating the reason the candidate wishes to join the program, the candidate’s professional and research experience, future goals, etc. The statement should clearly state the broad research area that the student is interested in. The area should be within the listed areas of interest in the current call.
  • Two letters of recommendation from academic or professional advisors.
  • Copies of up to three representative publications, if any.
  • Copies of all degrees and transcripts.
  • Copies of any other supporting material, such as exams, honors, awards, etc.

Additionally, each call specifies the academic domains of interest and specific admissions details.

Candidates for a master's degree must submit a recognized bachelor's degree or qualification deemed to be equivalent to degree level as well as the official transcripts (grade reports) of their first-degree studies. In addition, there could be special requirements for various master programs.

Transfer Admission

Candidates who have completed university graduate-level work in an accredited program at an institution other than Frederick University, are eligible to apply for transfer admission. Such candidates should, along with their application form, submit the official transcripts (grade reports) and syllabi (course descriptions) for all graduate-level work completed.
Transcripts are evaluated by the relevant Department to determine the number of credits to be transferred in accordance with the Frederick University curriculum requirements and the candidate's academic performance.

English language Requirements:

Good knowledge of the English language is required for all programs of Frederick University taught in English.

Students whose native language is not English will have to take the Frederick University English Placement Test (FUEPT). Students who are qualified for exemption from the English Language Courses should apply to the Center of Languages with the necessary documentation.

Students who are not competent in the English language are required to take special English classes to improve their skills and, when necessary, they will take a reduced load for that semester. Students who may need more vigorous preparation will take an intensive course in English before enrolling in a regular program. Intensive courses commence at the beginning of the fall and the spring semesters.

Fees

FOR WHOLE PROGRAM 90 ECTS) 

€9000


This information was accurate on : 02/04/2021
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