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Maritime Studies

Maritime Studies

Responsible for the transportation of people, products and goods by sea, the maritime industry is a fascinating and growing industry. As you'll discover on one of the UWL's maritime-based courses.

Delivered by the Hellenic Institute of Maritime Studies (HIMS), which is a partnership between the University of West London and Business College of Athens (BCA), we offer a range of maritime-themed postgraduate degrees.

Whether you choose to focus on business management, marine engineering management or even the contemporary topical issue of cyber security, our curriculum will give you the knowledge and skills required to develop a rewarding career.

Maritime Studies

Jobs for maritime studies graduates

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HIMS has strong links with national and international employers and our graduates can aim to find employment in multiple sectors, often in senior positions. 

  • Recent MSc Maritime Business Management graduates have gone on to work in roles such as: port manager, merchant officer, shipping manager, yard manager.
  • Roles open to MSc Marine Engineering Management graduates could include superintendent engineer, performance engineer, technology officer, project engineer. quality officer, technical management executive.
  • There are many career paths available for MSc Maritime Cyber Security graduates including information security manager, information security auditor, security principal or architect, security senior engineer and data privacy expert.

Maritime Studies FAQs

  • Why study a maritime studies degree?

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    With Greek-owned maritime businesses supplying 22% of the world's tonnage, it is expected there will be over 100,000 future jobs in areas where global maritime businesses have offices such as Athens, Dubai, Limassol, London and Singapore.

    Quite simply, maritime graduates are in high demand. Whether you’re interested in business management, engineering or cyber security, you’ll find a maritime degree will help you prepare for your chosen career.

  • What can I study?

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    Our portfolio of postgraduate degrees enables you to specialise in cybersecurity, marine engineering and business management.

  • What is the Hellenic Institute of Maritime Studies?

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    The Hellenic Institute of Maritime Studies (HIMS), based in Ealing, London, is a partnership between the University of West London (UWL) and Business College of Athens (BCA).

    BCA is the oldest Maritime Business School in Greece and Europe. BCA has offered maritime business studies since 1971, and has produced more than 10.000 alumni now working with some of the largest ship management companies in Athens, Limassol, Singapore, Genoa and more.

Contact us

Please get in touch with Georgios Sigalas, Senior Lecturer at the Claude Littner Business School, to find out more about our Maritime Studies courses.

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