Course Overview

Do you want to boost your career prospects by studying for a maritime-based degree alongside your current job?

On this BSc (Hons) Maritime Studies Learning at Work degree course, you'll enhance your nautical knowledge and experience, and develop the key technical and managerial skills you need to succeed in today's maritime industry.

If you're a junior officer in the Royal Navy, the course can help you branch into a senior role or make a transition into the private sector. Successful completion of this course can also count in part or in full towards professional registration with the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (IMarEST).

Because the course is work-based, you need to already be in a full-time, part-time or voluntary role. The way you learn is flexible, so you can study wherever is most convenient for you and schedule your studies around your existing commitments.

You can tailor the course to match your professional and personal aspirations and your employer's objectives. You can specialise in areas such as marine surveying, marine engineering, naval architecture, maritime history, port design, port control and maritime safety and security.

You'll get to put the skills you learn to work instantly in your job, contributing to the success of your company. When you complete the course, you'll improve your career prospects and have the skills and knowledge to perform more effectively in your job.

General Eligibility

A typical applicant would usually have post-school higher education such as an HNC, or equivalent, or part of a degree course, together with appropriate work experience.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).