Bachelor of Global Logistics and Maritime Management with Honours (P4H)

The Bachelor of Global Logistics and Maritime Management with Honours provides outstanding undergraduate students with an extra year of advanced study and research, enhancing their knowledge and analytical skills in the field of maritime and logistics management.

The course includes both coursework units and an Honours dissertation. Honours is an intensive, one-year course designed to be challenging and is available to students with a superior performance in their undergraduate course. It will further develop their skills, broaden their knowledge base, and enable them to demonstrate their initiative, organisation, and motivation to potential employers.

During your undergraduate studies, you have probably discovered an aptitude for some subjects more than others or developed a passion for a particular field in which you want to build your career. Studying Honours allows you to develop these areas further through the dissertation, building on the theories studied in your undergraduate course. The dissertation you prepare will be leading research in your chosen field, ensuring your ideas are at the forefront of current thinking. Such specialist knowledge will enable you to develop your career based on your particular aptitudes and interests.

Simultaneously, you will be demonstrating an ability to undertake advanced units of study. Within the Honours course, you can, for example, undertake a postgraduate coursework unit of your choice. Other coursework units will build your research skills and understanding of contemporary issues in the maritime and logistics industries. The Honours course is highly regarded, as graduates have specialist knowledge and advanced skills that are sought after by industry.

Admission to Honours courses at the University of Tasmania require qualifications equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree. Applicants must achieve the required grade in their qualifying studies, meet any prerequisite subjects and the English language requirements to be eligible for an offer. Admission is conditional on research project and supervisor availability.

English Language Requirements

For students who do not meet the English Language Requirement through citizenship or prior studies in English in an approved country, evidence of an approved English language test completed within the last 2 years must be provided. See the English Language Requirements page for more information.

Course Specific Requirements

Bachelor of Business or Bachelor of Global Logistics and Maritime Management or equivalent degree with a minimum average of a credit level in third year units. Acceptance into the Honours year will be subject to the availability of a suitable supervisor for the Honours dissertation.

• All methods of meeting University of Tasmania English language requirements have a validity period of 2 years unless involving a country specific qualification as listed below.
• Each course offered by the University of Tasmania has a minimum English language requirement for entry as listed below. Applicants must also meet the academic entry requirements for each course.
• Applicants who qualify from a University of Tasmania program, and intend to gain professional registration to become a practitioner in Australia, may need to meet the relevant Professional Accrediting Agency's English language registration standard.
• In exceptional circumstances or cases not covered by the categories outlined below, multiple forms of evidence may be considered on a case by case basis by the Executive Director, Student Operations in consultation with the Director, Academic Quality and Standards.
• The University reserves the right to require that any applicant be required to undergo a test of English language.

The maritime and logistics industries underpin international business and world trade. They are a key element in sustainable development and are tightly interconnected with human society: physically, socially, and economically.

As such, it is critical that they are managed by highly trained individuals and teams who can lead the development, implementation, and control of sound contemporary management practices.

The Bachelor of Global Logistics and Maritime Management with Honours prepares students for management and senior administrative careers in private enterprises, industry organisations, and governments. As a graduate of this degree programme, you can be confident that the skills, knowledge, and networks you’ve acquired through study will allow you to succeed in a diverse range of areas: commercial shipping, ports and terminals, transport, transport policy and administration, freight forwarding, exporting and importing, logistics and supply chains, and other elements of international business.

Our Honours graduates are well regarded by employers because of their high level of academic achievement, well-developed research skills, and proven ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision.

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

• National Employment projections in Marine Transport professionals is expected to grow 7.90% between now and 2028*
• More than 15,000 jobs are expected to be created in Australia as part of the continuous Naval Shipbuilding Program over the coming decades.

*Marine Transport Professionals - NSW Government

Postgraduate study

If you successfully complete this course, you may be also be eligible to apply for a range of other postgraduate courses including Graduate Certificates and Graduate Diplomas and Masters by coursework and research. Filter the course list by Postgraduate to view the current courses available.

Accreditation and Professional Recognition

Our long-standing links with industry ensure that our courses are relevant to you as a graduate while meeting the needs of employers and the broader maritime industry. Each AMC course is informed by an Industry Advisory Committee. Membership of the advisory committee includes industry leaders, associations and past graduates.

Graduates of the course are eligible for credit exemption when pursuing the professional qualification from the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS).

Graduates may be eligible to receive a professional certification awarded by the International Association of Maritime and Port Executives (IAMPE) USA.