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Third Semester: Electives
There is a wide range of different electives from all subject areas. Students who do not write a dissertation are required to take twelve credits of Electives and the required seminar. Students who write a dissertation (for twelve credits) must take the required seminar. Students are permitted to take additional electives above the required number, if the timetable permits; these are then shown on their transcripts and will be calculated into their grade-point average. Students must pre-register for their preferred electives during the second semester. Some electives have a limit on the number of students who can participate; in these cases, the first students to register are admitted. If demand for a certain elective falls below a predetermined level, the elective will not run; equally, electives other than those listed in this Handbook may be offered in 2012.
Requirement for all students:
WMU 304 - Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Maritime Transport - 1 non-degree credit
To give students an opportunity to exchange ideas with each other and with maritime experts through presentations, debates and discussions. The subject covers contemporary issues in various aspects of maritime transport, including areas such as safety, security, environment, technology, commerce and policy
Requirement for students who write a dissertation:
RES 301 - Dissertation Research -12 credits
In-depth study to demonstrate skill in research, writing and analysis
Electives
ELE 330 - Contemporary Environmental Issues in Port and Shipping Industries - 3 credits
To identify contemporary issues for ports and shipping in the field of the environment. To discuss how the sectors are performing in terms of environmental protection and management. To analyse environmental protection standards and requirements, and to present how port and shipping operators are implementing them. To examine cases of best practice in the monitoring and control of port activities and air pollution from ships. To provide economic explanations for maritime environmental regulations and to discuss the market instruments for the control of ship-originated pollution
ELE 331 - Leadership and Human Resource Management - 3 credits
To provide an in-depth understanding of the role and significance of leadership in managing people, including a comprehensive overview of human resource development issues, and the planning and implementation of human resource policy and techniques; to review and discuss aspects of leadership in the context of modern team and project-management principles and techniques, stress and crisis management, motivation, social responsibility, and organizational behaviour in the maritime field
ELE 332 - Contemporary Issues in Maritime Labour - 3 credits
To examine contemporary issues affecting the employment of seafarers including, among others, international maritime labour standards, recruitment and retention, crew supply and demand balances, criminalization, and the relevance of ergonomics and crew endurance management in the enhancement of shipboard safety
ELE 333 - Management of Maritime Operational Risk - 3 credits
To provide of broad overview of maritime risks in ship operation and navigation under different ship and environmental conditions. To provide advanced understanding of risk management and its application to maritime practice in the context of existing and new international rules and regulations
ELE 334 - Marine Insurance and Maritime Claims - 3 credits
To provide a comprehensive understanding of marine insurance principles and practice, marine insurance cover for property and liabilities, and standard policy conditions in various insurance markets. To analyse the concept of shipowners’ liability, limitation of liability regimes and enforcement of maritime claims
ELE 335 - Applied Risk Management in the Maritime Sector - 3 credits
To provide the knowledge of the principles of risk assessment and management in the maritime sector. To discuss in detail how contemporary issues in maritime administration can and have been addressed by suitable risk assessment tools. Practical examples and elaborate case study discussions are the main focus of this course. In addition a detailed introduction to SAR planning and management principles is given
ELE 336 - Technological Innovation in the Shipping Industry - 3 credits
To provide principles of technological innovation and the process of the diffusion in general; to review and analyze aspects of technological innovations developed in shipping industries, based on the relationship between economic demands and technical developments; to discuss future perspectives on technical contributions to maritime safety, security and environmental protection
ELE 337 - Maritime Security Issues in International Law - 3 credits
Aim To examine the implementation of maritime security in different contexts by comparing traditional law-enforcement approaches under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea with other multilateral, regional, bilateral or unilateral implementation strategies permitted under international law
ELE 338 - Contemporary Issues in Maritime Boundary Delimitation, Fisheries Management and Climate Change - 3 credits
Aim To examine three contemporary issues that relate to the maritime sector: the legal and technical principles applicable to the delimitation of maritime boundaries; current global fisheries and aquaculture challenges related to international, regional and national legal and fisheries management regimes; and an overview of the effects of climate change on ocean and coastal environments, including the effects on shipping and other maritime activities and strategies to deal with problems of adaption and mitigation
ELE 339 - Selected Maritime Law and Policy Issues - 3 credits
Aim To impart an in-depth appreciation of the processes involved in the implementation of maritime treaty instruments and the methodologies for incorporating them into national legislation
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