MSc in Maritime Management
Chalmers University of Technology
Key Information
Campus location
Lindholmen, Sweden
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
SEK 160,000 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* tuition fees for non-EU/EEA students
Introduction
The demand for competent and educated leaders in the maritime industry, both onboard ships at sea, and in organizations onshore, is higher than ever. In this master’s program, students will prepare to take up vital roles as future leaders in the shipping industry — guiding the industry into a new era and tackling the dual challenges of complex logistics issues and the strictest demands on quality.
The program will give you theoretical and practical knowledge in subjects including project management, quality, risk, and safety management, delivered at Chalmers’ extremely high standards. The program also teaches skills within the areas of leadership and communication, marine environmental protection, and energy management. An emphasis on business acumen is also featured, with courses including business development and business strategy management.
The ideal candidate for the program is a maritime professional, preferably with some years of experience in the shipping industry, for example with a BSc degree in marine or nautical engineering, shipping and logistics, or equivalent education. A genuine passion for quality and sustainability is a must.
After graduation, you will be well-placed to take up higher management positions at leading companies within the fields of ship management and strategic management. You will also have the possibility to take part in research education and projects during your studies, graduating with sufficient knowledge and formal qualification to apply for further research studies in these areas.
The master's program offers officers and shore-based personnel in the shipping cluster the chance to take their knowledge of maritime management to the next level. The Chalmers University of Technology has a world-class reputation in the shipping industry, and you will be extremely well-placed to take up roles in management and research, helping to shape the future of the shipping industry.
Career
Graduates from the program can apply for higher management positions at companies in the shipping industry within the fields of ship management and strategic management with the natural possibility for promotion. Graduates also have sufficient knowledge and formal qualification to apply for research studies in these areas.
Many of our alumni start their careers in the HSEQ field (Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality) or different types of project managers within the maritime industry (R&D manager, Operations Manager, New building manager, etc.) Others pursue careers within the Marine insurance domain. (Underwriters, claims adjustors, surveyors, etc.) Another line of business that employs many of our previous students is flag state administrations.
General entry requirements
A Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Technology, or Architecture
To fulfill the general entry requirement for a Master's program at Chalmers (at advanced level/the second cycle), the prospective student must hold a degree that is equivalent to a Swedish Bachelor's degree (minimum 3 years, 180 Swedish higher education credits) in either Science, Engineering, Technology or Architecture.
- All applicants must document their formal academic qualifications to prove their eligibility. Only documentation from internationally recognized universities will be approved by the Swedish Council for Higher Education which manages the website universityadmissions.se.
- If an applicant is also a holder of a second degree such as a Master's degree, that may be to fulfill specific (course) requirements, it cannot be used to fulfill the general entry requirement on its own.
In your final year of Bachelor's Studies
Students in their last year of studies who don't yet have documentation of their soon-to-be-completed degree can be accepted.
Restrictions
Degrees that are constructed on one another cannot consist of the same course
Applicants who fulfill the general entry requirements for the second cycle (master’s level) programs and eventually specific entry requirements can be admitted to a master’s program. Applicants cannot be evaluated as unqualified in the qualifying academic merits which include courses from the program’s plan in those programs that they have applied for if that occurs.
Courses included in an earned first cycle degree (bachelor’s level) or professional qualification of at least 180 cr. (180hp) or the equivalent foreign qualification that are prerequisites for master’s qualifications may not be included in the higher qualifications. This also applies to prerequisite courses for master’s programs, regardless of whether they are included in the underlying qualification. *
*) Local Qualifications Framework for Chalmers University of Technology - first and second cycle qualifications.
Restrictions for Citizens from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Chalmers cannot admit applicants with citizenship of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea only to any program or course, due to the Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 of 30 August 2017 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Regulation (EC) 329/2007.
For applicants with double citizenship of which one is of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the other of another country, the citizenship of the other country has precedence in this respect.