Program Overview

Who is it for?

Choose this course if you thrive under the pressure of solving tough challenges on tight deadlines, you’re business-focused, and you’re equally capable at hands-on, practical subjects and academic theories. You’ll already have the equivalent of a UK upper second class degree, and some experience of studying finance or quantitative methods.

You’ll appreciate the value of having a respected shipping qualification that prepares you for roles from shipping finance, shipbroking to commodity trading. You’ll also relish the opportunity to make new connections with business leaders from the global shipping industry, as well as your peers from all around the world.

I liked the fact that the programme combined both shipping and finance modules and it also gives students more career opportunities as it has abundant resources and networks. I will be joining Coca Cola as a Management Trainee and I am so excited for this opportunity and my master’s course for helping me obtain this role. This programme would be an excellent choice for you to progress your career in the industry.

Huimin Hu

Objectives

On your master’s in Shipping, Trade and Finance you’ll build skills and knowledge to help you stand out in the competitive shipping industry and complementary areas of commodity trade, ship finance, banking and investment.

Your flexible course allows you to tailor your studies to your ambitions, including research projects and a wide choice of electives, covering subjects from big data and fintech in shipping to project finance or Python, with the chance to study in Greece or Madrid.

The MSc is offered through the globally-respected Costas Grammenos Centre for Shipping, Trade and Finance whose aims are to offer high-quality teaching, produce high-quality research and support international dialogue between academia, industry and government.

You’ll learn in highly interactive lectures from staff with many years of practical experience working in the shipping industry who are active researchers.