Overview 2019
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The course includes both coursework units and an Honours dissertation. The Honours program is an intensive, one year program that is designed to be challenging and is available to students with a superior performance in their undergraduate program. It will develop your skills further, broaden your knowledge base and enable you to demonstrate your initiative, organisation and motivation to potential employers.
During your undergraduate studies, you have probably discovered that you have an aptitude for some subjects more than others or you may have developed a passion for a particular field in which you want to build your career. Studying Honours allows you to develop these areas further through the dissertation, building on the theories studied in your undergraduate program. The dissertation you prepare will be leading research in your chosen field, ensuring your ideas are at the forefront of current thinking. Such specialist knowledge will enable you to develop your career based on your own particular aptitudes and interests.
Simultaneously you will be demonstrating an ability to undertake advanced units of study. Within the Honours program, you can for example undertake a postgraduate coursework unit of your choice. Other coursework units in the program will build your research skills and understanding of contemporary issues in the maritime and logistics industries. The Honours program is highly regarded as its graduates have specialist knowledge and advanced skills that are sought after by industry
Career outcomes
The Honours program provides graduating candidates with a competitive advantage when seeking employment. Traditionally, Honours graduates are well regarded by employers because of their high level of academic achievement, well-developed research skills, and proven ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision.
Professional Recognition
Graduates may be eligible for membership of professional industry bodies such as CILTA, SCLAA and ICS.
The Bachelor of Global Logistics and Maritime Management with Honours can be taken in one-year full time or two years part time at the Launceston campus of the Australian Maritime College, or by distance education. Honours students are required to complete four compulsory units and one elective unit.
Course structure
Research Methods is designed to serve both theoretical and practical purposes. The unit begins by introducing you to the philosophy, logic and nature of research. The unit asks you to reflect on how we come to know certain things through…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
In-depth investigation of special topics in maritime and logistics management.…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for JNB417 Special Topics in Maritime and Logistics Management
Students will conduct original research in the area of maritime and logisitics management.…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for JNB418 Honours Dissertation (Part 1 of 4)
Students will conduct original research in the area of maritime and logistics management.…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for JNB419 Honours Dissertation (Part 2 of 4)
Students will conduct original research in the area of maritime and logistics management.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for JNB420 Honours Dissertation (Part 3 of 4)
Students will conduct original research in the area of maritime and logistics management.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for JNB421 Honours Dissertation (Part 4 of 4)
Students provide an outline of their dissertation objectives and proposed methodology in a seminar (part 1/2) to staff and interested students. This is followed by another seminar (part 2/2) conducted at the end of the second semester where the research…
Credit Points: 6.25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for JNB429 Honours Research Seminar (Part:1/2)
Students provide an outline of their dissertation objectives and proposed methodology in a seminar (part 1/2) to staff and interested students, followed by another seminar (part 2/2) conducted at the end of the second semester where the research findings and…
Credit Points: 6.25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for JNB430 Honours Research Seminar (Part:2/2)
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 | ||||
Effective human resource management is an important means of creating value and developing, through the employees, a competitive advantage for organisations in the 21st century. This unit will help you gain an insight into the differences between human resource management…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for JNB513 International Human Resource Management
This unit explores the need for knowledge to be managed in an organisation, and the tools and strategies that can be used to effectively manage the knowledge assets of that organisation. The unit starts with the identification of knowledge assets…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Spring school (November) | ||||
This unit introduces students to the concepts, applications and practice of management. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of management that are vital for the successful operation of any business. They will be exposed to a widely accepted body…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Maritime Law is a key unit for those interested in the legal underpinnings of world trade, commerce and development.Maritime law examines the fundamental legal framework for the conduct of international and domestic maritime trade and commerce. Maritime law has ancient…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit provides essential knowledge of maritime economics from the managerial perspective for postgraduate students without previous knowledge of the subject. It has two main parts. The first part covers the principles of microeconomics including market demand, supply, equilibrium, elasticity,…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Business Logistics provides an introduction to the discipline of business logistics and its role in a successful business enterprise. It enables students to undertake integrated logistics management and to contribute positively to senior decision-making in this exciting field.…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Transformational Leadership is designed to enable students and those already employed in industry to further develop knowledge of what it is to lead and be led in an organisational environment characterised by rapid change and growing uncertainty. Studies will encompass…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit exposes students to contemporary management practices in ports. The unit covers a broad range of topics including port governance, port-centric logistics and supply chains, investment and finance, strategic port planning, performance measurement, marketing strategies, regulatory framework, environmental sustainability,…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit aims to introduce students to the type of financial information that, as a manager, can expect to receive and to the techniques that can be used to analyse this information for decision making and control purposes. Also, this…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
The unit provides students with a framework for managing the strategic thinking and operation of an organisation and to help develop skills in thinking and acting strategically. To steer an organisation towards the fulfilment of strategic purpose requires a combination…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Supply chain management has been identified by the business community as a key discipline which can generate significant cost savings, improve customer value and be used effectively to gain a sustainable competitive advantage. This unit develops the student's supply chain…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
International Maritime Policy is a key foundation unit for anyone interested in challenge of the informed management of the world's oceans and seas.International Maritime Policy is concerned with the development of public policy at the national, regional and international levels…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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. It starts by examining shipping freight markets. Ship…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Entry requirements
Admission Prerequisites
Bachelor of Business or Bachelor of Global Logistics and Maritime Management or equivalent degree with a minimum average of a credit level in third year units. Acceptance into the Honours year will be subject to the availability of a suitable supervisor for the Honours dissertation.
International students with English as a second language will need to have an IELTS score of 6 (with no band less than 6). For full details on the English requirements, please visit: http://www.utas.edu.au/international/how-to-apply/entry-requirements/english-language-requirements
Articulation from
Bachelor of Global Logistics and Maritime Management
Articulation to
The Honours year prepares candidates for further academic research in a Master degree or Doctor of Philosophy, and, with managerial experience, it is a sound basis for a Master of Business Administration. Successful completion of the Honours year can provide credit for up to two units in the Master of Business Administration (Maritime and Logistics Management).
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
International students
2019 Annual Tuition Fee (international students): $31,000 AUD.
Annual Tuition Fee is inclusive of the compulsory Student Services and Amenities (SSA) fee.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
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