Program Structure

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Study Guide 2024-2025

1st SEMESTER	1st SEMESTER
First Term	Second Term
Maritime Economics (ECTS 4)	Shipping Management (ECΤS 4)
Ports and Intermodal Transport (ECTS 4)	Port Economics and Policy (ECΤS 5)
Ship Technological Efficiency (ECTS 4)	Supply Chain Management (ECTS 4)
Shipping, Energy and Geopolitics (ECTS 3)	Human Resources Management (ECTS 2)

1^ST SEMESTER’S TOTAL ECTS: 30

2nd SEMESTER	2nd SEMESTER
Third Term	Fourth Term
Marine Insurance Law (ECTS 4)	Chartering (ECTS 5)
Shipping Operations (ECTS 4)	Maritime Tourism (ECTS 2)
Financial Accounting and Shipping Finance (ECTS 5)	(Choose 2 electives)
Safety and Security in Shipping Operations (ECTS 2)	Environmental Management in Shipping and Port Operations (ECTS 4)*
	ICT Applications in Shipping, Ports and Logistics (ECTS 4)*
	Maritime Law and Institutions (ECTS 4)*
	International Economics – Maritime Trade (ECTS 4)*

2^ND SEMESTER’S TOTAL ECTS: 30

3rd SEMESTER

Internship (30 ECTS)
or
Master Thesis (30 ECTS)
or
Specialization in Port Topics
Port Management, Planning and Organization (ECTS 5)
Ports and Spatial Planning (ECTS 5)
Organization and Operation of the Local Maritime and Port Cluster (ECTS 5)
Management of Port and Terminal Operations (ECTS 5)
Environmental Management of Ports and Coastal Areas (ECTS 4)
Coastal Shipping and Island Transportation (ECTS 3)
Artificial Intelligence in Shipping (ECTS 3)

3RD SEMESTER’S TOTAL ECTS: 30

M.Sc. in ‘Shipping’ ECTS TOTAL: 90

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