Maritime Business and Management – Bachelor's
The Maritime Business and Management bachelor's degree programme combines solid business foundations with specialist maritime knowledge, preparing you to navigate both the boardroom and the open seas.
The programme's comprehensive curriculum prepares students for management and includes the fundamentals of finance, accounting, marketing, law, and quality management, as well as topics from maritime economics. You’ll also explore key areas of strategic management, innovation management, and modern marketing, alongside selected humanities modules designed to strengthen communication, leadership, and critical-thinking skills.
Specialist modules provide an in-depth look at the maritime business environment, covering maritime economics, business projects in the maritime sector, and the financing of maritime activities. Students gain practical insight into key issues shaping the blue economy, such as maritime spatial planning, resource management, and renewable energy development.
- Applicants for bachelor’s degree programmes must hold a secondary school leaving certificate that entitles them to apply for higher education in the country where it was issued.
This may include:- a Polish Matura certificate (or other European equivalent)
another recognised secondary school leaving certificate (or equivalent qualification) entitling the applicant to apply for higher education in their own country
If your certificate was issued outside Poland, it must:
- be legalised or bear an apostille (except for documents issued in EU countries or International Baccalaureate and - European Baccalaureate diplomas);
- be translated into Polish by a sworn translator; and
- if required, be accompanied by a statement* from the Director of NAWA (Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange) confirming that it is recognised for further study in Poland.
A detailed list of countries whose certificates require a NAWA statement is available on the NAWA website:
https://nawa.gov.pl/en/recognition/recognition-for-academic-purposes/applying-for-admission-to-first-long-cycle-studie
- English Language proficiency certificate.
- Principles of Enterpreneuership
- International Forwarding
- Cruise Ship Tourism
- Fishing Industry
- Port Management and Operations
- Business Negotiations
- Interpersonal Communication
The degree programme includes a compulsory professional work placement conducted in accordance with the Framework Internship Programme. The placement takes place after the fifth semester (and is assessed following the sixth). Students can complete their placement within the TSL sector, at maritime agencies, import–export companies, seaports, or industries related to maritime tourism, fisheries, and fish processing.
With a degree in Maritime Business and Management, you’ll be ready to build your career across a wide range of sectors connected to the global maritime sector. Graduates emerge ready to take on managerial roles in the TSL sector, the offshore and shipbuilding industries, import-export, maritime tourism, fishing and fish processing, and more.
The practical knowledge and managerial skills you gain will also help you start and run your own business — whether in trade, consulting or logistics — in both domestic and international markets.
You can also take your education further by continuing to our master’s (second-cycle) programme, where you’ll develop advanced leadership and business management skills that open doors to senior positions in the maritime and logistics sectors.
Our graduates build successful careers in:
• ports and port service companies
• shipping and logistics companies
• maritime agencies
• port industry enterprises
• seafarer employment agencies
• insurance and brokerage firms
• fishing and fish processing companies
• maritime consulting firms
