Marine Studies

BSc (Hons) undergraduate courses:

Marine Studies (Merchant Shipping)
Enter international shipping industry as a qualified Merchant Navy deck officer

Marine Studies (Navigation)
Work in the offshore industry, for example seismic surveying

Marine Studies (Ocean Yachting)
Enter the professional yachting industry in a seagoing or shore-based role

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Marine Studies CD
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The core aim of all Marine Studies courses is to help you to develop the academic knowledge and skills required in the modern marine environment including the human elements and technology. Alongside this you will become an independent and adaptable learner with a range of problem-solving skills, some developed on the course through practical sessions such as these:

Ship simulator tuition Astro-navigation classes on our research vessel

Each individual degree course also provides careerspecific skills to enable you to enter the relevant industry sector. All the degree courses provide you with the skills necessary to work in the management of shore-based marine industries in the relevant sector.

All Marine Studies students follow a common first year. The courses then continue in parallel with a common core, but with specialist modules which determine the final degree awarded. This provides you with the flexibility to make a more informed choice about which degree to pursue after completing the first year. There are three courses in Marine Studies which lead to three different degrees. You should choose the one that most closely matches your career plans.

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