Overview 2024
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The maritime and logistics industries are at the forefront of international trade with dynamic work environments and exciting career opportunities delivering world-wide logistics services and strategies.
The Graduate Certificate in Maritime and Logistics Management will provides the analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills to effectively manage transport and logistics activities. It is a great way to advance your career if you’re looking to acquire skills relevant to the maritime transport and logistics industries.
Taught by the Australian Maritime College, you will gain valuable industry insights with the ability to develop solutions for complex problems faced by organisations engaged in domestic and international markets. You’ll undertake four units related to maritime and logistics topics like supply chain management, maritime policy, international trade, maritime law and business logistics, which will provide a qualification that suits your interests and desired career path.
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Career outcomes
The Graduate Certificate in Maritime and Logistics Management will give you the managerial skills and analytical abilities to you need to advance your career.
The maritime transport and logistics sectors employ a workforce of more than a half million across Australia. After completing this course, you will gain knowledge across key industry issues such as shortage of empty shipping containers, equipment and labour shortages, as well as truck/transport capacity constraints. Graduates pursue careers in shipping companies, ports and terminals, government agencies, freight and logistics companies.
This is an excellent opportunity to further your career in maritime and logistics as the national employment projections for marine transport professionals is expected to grow by between now and 2024*; and logistics analysts are in the top 25 emerging occupations in Australia.**
In addition to developing job-ready skills, you'll have the option to pursue to further study in the Graduate Diploma of Maritime and Logistics Management and the MBA (Maritime and Logistics Management).
* Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, National Skills Commission trend data to May 2019 and projections to 2024
** Source: National Skills Commission, Australian Government.
Course structure
Choose from the following
This unit provides students with a framework for understanding the field of international trade. The unit examines the environment for international trade and investment, particularly political, social, economic, technological, environmental and other factors that influence strategic firm-level plans and senior…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Online | Semester 1 |
This unit introduces you to the concepts, applications and practice of management. You will be introduced to the fundamentals of management that are vital for the successful operation of any business. You will be exposed to a widely accepted body…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Online | Semester 1 |
The aim of this unit is to introduce you to the type of financial information that you, as a manager, can expect to receive and to the techniques that you can use to analyse this information for decision making and…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Online | Semester 2 | ||||
Online | Spring school (November) |
The objective of this unit is to provide a basic understanding of contemporary issues in maritime economics from the managerial perspective. The main focus is on economic relationships and policies concerning ship owners, shippers, policy makers and other stakeholders in…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Online | Semester 1 |
This unit provides a broad appreciation of the nature and importance of logistics activities and an understanding of the key concepts and tools used by logistics managers. The unit enables an examination of the key components of an integrated logistics…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Online | Semester 1 |
The aim of this unit is to provide an introduction to shipping markets, and to illustrate the strategies, principles and practice of commercial ship management. The unit is arranged in 12 modules. Ship chartering and charterparties are essential elements of…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Online | Semester 2 |
Entry requirements
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
This is a full-fee course, which means you’ll need to pay the full amount for your studies. Commonwealth Supported Places are not available in this course. However, there are still support options available for eligible students to help you manage the cost of studying this course.
You may be able to fund all or part of your tuition fees by accessing a FEE-HELP loan from the Australian Government. FEE-HELP is a loan scheme that assists domestic full-fee students to pay for University, which is repaid through the Australian Tax System once you earn above a repayment threshold. This means you’ll only have to start repaying the loan once you start earning above a specific amount
Our scholarships and prizes program also offers more than 400 scholarships across all areas of study. You can even apply for multiple scholarships in one easy application.
Further informationDetailed fee information for domestic students is available at Scholarships, fees and costs, including additional information in relation to the compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
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