Maritime Law (MSc)
Modules 12
Duration 12 months
Registration Any time
Study Mode Fully Online
Tuition Fees €4,950*
*Special Fee for registrations by 30 September 2026: €4,950, payable as €950 upon registration plus 8 monthly instalments of €500, instead of the standard, €7,500.
Overview
The MSc course in Maritime Law is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the maritime industry, shipping management, and the legal framework governing the use of the world’s oceans. This program aims to equip graduates with a highly specialized skill set, making them well-suited for senior positions within various sectors of the maritime industry. Students will also have the opportunity to work on project reports and a dissertation, allowing them to apply their knowledge to real-world situations.
Objectives
The main objectives of this MSc course are:
- To provide students with a solid foundation in the principles and practices of maritime and shipping management, as well as the legal aspects of ocean use.
- To develop students’ critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in the context of the maritime industry.
- To equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to analyze and evaluate complex maritime management situations.
- To prepare students for successful careers in the maritime industry or related fields, such as policy-making, research, and consulting, by offering a unique blend of professional and academic courses that enable them to rapidly adapt to employer needs and respond effectively and creatively to emerging issues.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the MSc in Maritime Law program, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the various aspects of maritime law, including shipping, marine environment protection, and marine insurance.
- Analyze and apply legal principles and frameworks to real-world maritime scenarios and case studies.
- Evaluate the effectiveness and implications of international maritime conventions and national legislation in addressing maritime issues.
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, on matters related to maritime law and policy.
- Conduct independent research and produce a high-quality dissertation on a relevant topic in maritime law.
- Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills required for a successful career in the maritime sector.
| 1. Foundations of Shipping Management |
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| Introduces the shipping industry, vessel types, maritime operations, ship registration, classification societies, international maritime regulation, marine insurance terminology, cargo operations, charter parties, and bills of lading. |
| 2. Carriage of Goods by Sea Law |
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| Covers voyage charter parties, laytime, demurrage, bills of lading, time chartering, freight, hire, contractual terms, the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules, limitation of liability, and transport documents. |
| 3. Field-Based Research Project |
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| A 5,000-word applied research project allowing students to examine a practical maritime law or shipping-related issue. |
| 4. International Legal Frameworks for Sea and Air Navigation |
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| Examines the law of the sea, UNCLOS, maritime zones, territorial sea, innocent passage, international straits, EEZ, continental shelf, high seas, maritime delimitation, and comparison with air navigation regimes. |
| 5. Law of the Sea: Maritime Security and Environmental Protection |
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| Focuses on piracy, hot pursuit, ship nationality, registration, marine environmental protection, traffic separation schemes, pollution liability, dispute settlement, and international maritime security. |
| 6. Project |
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| A 5,000-word project designed to develop applied legal research, analysis, and professional writing skills. |
| 7. Marine Insurance Law: Markets, Principles and Risk Allocation |
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| Covers the development of marine insurance, Lloyd’s market practice, the Marine Insurance Act 1906, insurable interest, indemnity, voyage and time policies, utmost good faith, warranties, causation, and perils of the sea. |
| 8. Marine Insurance Law: Claims, Liability and Emerging Risks |
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| Examines excluded losses, Inchmaree Clause, collision liability, war risks, total loss, general average, salvage, pollution liability, P&I Clubs, the Insurance Act 2015, autonomous shipping, and future marine insurance risks. |
| 9. Project Report |
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| A second 5,000-word project report supporting advanced applied research in maritime law, insurance, shipping regulation, or dispute resolution. |
| 10. International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution |
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| Covers mediation, arbitration procedure, ethics, UNCITRAL, small claims arbitration, arbitration agreements, arbitral tribunals, tribunal powers, awards, challenges, recognition, enforcement, and costs. |
| 11. Research Methods |
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| Introduces legal and maritime research methods, research design, literature review, academic sources, data collection, analysis, referencing, and dissertation preparation. |
| 12. Dissertation |
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| A 15,000-word dissertation on a maritime law topic agreed with the supervisor, allowing students to conduct independent legal research in shipping law, marine insurance, law of the sea, arbitration, or maritime regulation. |
Entry Requirements
Bachelor of Science (BSc) or other Higher Education degree, or experienced professionals.
English language: GCSE English Language grade 4/C – IB grade 4 Higher Level. If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component, or a related certificate of English language course. Proficiency or Lower Certificate in English, or good writing and communication skills in English (at the discretion of the Committee).
Basic Information Technology skills.
No limits in education
Straightforward way of teaching
TELEMATIC
Watch Videolectures
Assignment & Project
Final viva (live video)
Get your Degree awarded
Career - Maritime jobs explained
Academic staff consisting of professionals with a significant career at sea and generally in the shipping industry, being in collaboration with special academic personnel highly expert in business and the international maritime affairs. Below are the maritime jobs, that our courses prepare you.
SHIPOWNER'S OFFICE
Operation
Accounting
Chartering
Marine Insurance
Technical
Claims
Crew
ISM
Supply
AUTONOMOUS OFFICES
Charterers
Custom broker
Consignor
Receiver
Shipbroker
Sales and Purchase Broker
WORK IN EXECUTIVE MARITIME POSITIONS
Our students, regardless their professional origin and their academic level, acquire the necessary knowledge which gives them the opportunity to get an outstanding job position in shipping and rise to the highest levels of the maritime industry.
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