Global Logistics and Maritime Management

90 per cent of world trade is sent via the oceans, requiring specialist skills to manage this vast industry.

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Bachelor of Global Logistics and Maritime Management

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The AMC is ranked #1 in the International Association of Maritime Universities benchmarks.

Work closely with industry

We’re the strategic education partner for Australia’s $90bn Naval Shipbuilding plan.

Best maritime research and learning facilities

We have the Southern Hemisphere’s most advanced maritime research learning facilities.

Master Global Logistics and Maritime Management for the future.

Learn to maintain, enhance, and drive global logistics and maritime management into the future. Gain high-level expertise and understanding of maritime business and logistics in the international arena. You'll learn the critical components of maritime trade and international logistics practices to acquire specialist insight into practical challenges.

This course explores key components of the maritime and logistics industries. You will navigate core aspects of exporting, importing, port operations, supply chains, and procurement while gaining foundational business management skills in finance, accounting, human resource management, and strategic planning.

Immerse yourself in the key principles of maritime economics, commercial transport, and maritime law to develop your foundation of knowledge and then further customise your pathway with a specialist major.

You are can also select a second major in your elective space. You can use this opportunity to deepen your knowledge in business, logistics, and management, pick up complementary skills, or follow a passion.

Study options in this degree

A major is an area of focus in your degree. During your studies, you’ll choose an area that interests you, and then study a group of units related to that area. Find out more at What is a Major?

Take a deep dive into supply chain management and international trade. You’ll gain specialist knowledge across key industry issues with the skills to implement complex systems. Graduates can pursue careers across manufacturing, transport and logistics, mining, defence, agriculture, retail, and government.

Throughout your studies, you can dive into the industry alongside seasoned professionals through guest lectures, hands-on projects, immersive internships and site visits. Gain insight into the industry to propel you into the future.

This major is not available in 2025.

Technology is creating new challenges and opportunities in the maritime industry. This major combines studies in engineering and technology management with maritime business, giving you the expertise to manage complex projects. Career prospects include ship management, operations management, materials handling, ports and terminal management, and project management.

Chart your course as a business leader in the ever-evolving maritime industry. With a focus on practical learning experiences centred on strategic and analytical thinking and decisions; this major will help you to master specialist business skills and understand the complex challenges of the industry. Engage with industry professionals and experts to develop specialist skills tailored to the world of maritime business.

Add sustainability to your degree

As part of our commitment to sustainability, we have created a complementary, optional major available across most of our flexible bachelor's degrees.

In the major, explore interdisciplinary knowledge and skills that underpin the development of sustainable societies and solutions. Informed by international and local research, practice, and theory, this major allows you to develop specialist expertise across the physical and social sciences and humanities, emphasising student-led and problem-based learning.

It provides the frameworks for developing sustainability-oriented solutions in a range of fields and is relevant to a wide range of careers.

Further study options

For honours course information, please visit Bachelor of Global Logistics and Maritime Management with Honours.

For postgraduate course information, please visit Maritime Management and Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Find out more about what you'll study, entry requirements, fees and scholarships - and to apply.

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Career opportunities

Our Global Logistics and Maritime Management degrees prepare students for management and senior administrative careers in private enterprises, industry organisations and governments.

Employment outlook for maritime professionals is growing, with skilled graduates in global demand.

  • National Employment projections in Marine Transport professionals is expected to grow 14.9% between now and 2033.^
  • More than 15,000 jobs are expected to be created in Australia as part of the continuous Naval Shipbuilding Program over the coming decades.^^

Global Logistics and Maritime Management skills are in high demand. Here are some of the careers projected to grow into 2025.^^^

8%
Importers, Exporters
& Wholesalers

Projected increase by 2026

3.8%

Marine Transport Professionals

Projected increase by 2026

Strong

Transport Engineer demand

National Skills Commission - Skills Priority List (June 2022)

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^^^National Skills Commission five year projections from November 2021 to November 2026 and  labourmarketinsights.gov.au