Key Facts:

Accreditation:
Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA)

Program Title:
Bachelor In Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain Management (MLSCM)

Other Facts:
Effective Date: 9 June 2023
Renewal Date: 15 June 2028
Credit hours for completing the program: 129 Credit hours
1. Emphasize the acquisition of knowledge about domestic and international maritime logistics sectors.
2. Instill an understanding of recent international logistics and value chain developments in the maritime industry and knowledge of fundamental concepts of international trade as it relates to maritime transportation.
3. Achieve an outstanding level of learning and training that prepares graduates to work effectively in the field of maritime logistics and supply chain.
4. Develop a wide range of transferable skills that graduates can use to succeed in the public and private sectors of the maritime industry and its related logistics and supply chain activities.
5. Support the UAE society, business sector, and industrial associations with highly competent graduates in the field of maritime logistics and supply chain management.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOS)
(K1) Discuss the fundamental concepts, principles, models, and regulations needed to manage key logistics activities, processes in the supply chain, and maritime logistics.
(K2) Identify the impact of related business environment factors in maritime logistics, supply chain management, and related fields.
(S1) Select effective strategies in maritime logistics, supply chain management, and other related contexts.
(S2) Apply qualitative/quantitative methods to investigate and solve problems in the fields of maritime logistics, supply chain, and other related contexts.
(S3) Analyze maritime logistics and supply chain issues by adopting information technology/ innovative solutions/ legal principles to make rational decisions.
(C1) Work creatively, effectively, and professionally as an individual and as a team member on a variety of problems using research, analysis, and problem-solving in maritime logistics, supply chain management, and related fields.
(C2) Manage the professional duties of individuals and groups with guidance in the fields of maritime logistics, supply chain, and other related fields.

Course Content
“My team won the BP Ultimate Field Trip, winning a six-week summer placement in the US and Trinidad & Tobago. I also joined BP’s subsea & floating summer programme and was a runner-up in the Science, Engineering and Technology student of the year awards.”
Courses
This is an introductory course to computer applications and information technology. Concepts include terminology, computer hardware, software, and networks as well as the impact of computers on our society along with ethical issues in computing and trends in information technology and commonly used application software. Students will use computer with word processor, electronic spreadsheet, database management system, and presentation software to process data and present useful information.
This course provides the principles of Naval Architecture through the well understanding of calculating (load, pressure and stresses acting on the ship - coefficients of form - ship’s areas and volumes - center of gravity and buoyancy -transverse and longitudinal stability.
This course covers the legal and economic aspects of international shipping of goods and related international contracts and agreements that regulate the transport of goods by sea, international commercial documents and terms used in sea shipping.
Introduction to marine engineering, introduction to marine auxiliary engines transmission of power through propulsion systems, thrust bearing, shafting, shaft bearing, stern tube, propeller, different types of pumps, displacement and roto-dynamic, different types of marine boilers, steering gear systems fundamentals, refrigeration system fundamentals and marine pollution prevention equipment.
This course will examine all the basics aspects of export and import management. It covers the ways in which businesses transport goods over international boundaries, which involves the buying and selling of products internationally. The students also explore payment methods and import-export documentation including INCOTERMS 2020 procedures.
Data analytics are transforming many industries and businesses, and logistics is not an exception. The complex and dynamic nature of this sector, as well as the intricate structure of the supply chain, make logistics a perfect use case for data. Thus, this course covers the main topics related to such a system like the statistical data distribution methods, Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Analysis strategies, ABC Method, XYZ Analysis, production analysis, picking strategies, inventory Systems, Reliability and Maintainability, Limited Data Availability, and optimization problems
This course is an introductory overview of human resource management as a business function for future human resource managers, providing them with the basics of managing human resources activities; these include acquiring, developing, evaluating, disciplining, and maintaining a qualified workforce that positively contributes to organizations effectiveness.
Logistics Market is growing at a faster pace with substantial growth rates over the last few years and is estimated that the market will grow significantly. Information sharing is critical to an organization's competitiveness and requires a free flow of information among members if the organization is to remain competitive. Logistics Information Systems is an essential component of logistics and Information Technology enables students to effectively work in the area of business logistics. This course covers logistics information systems components, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), cloud computing, intelligent ERP, and SAP S/4 HANA, big data in the SCM and CRM, artificial intelligence and machine learning, data protection and cybersecurity, internet of things, disruptive technologies in the logistics industry, and logistics information systems implementation challenges.
This course introduces the basic principles of quality management in the context of the production of goods and services. It presents a systematic approach that allows any organization to adopt the integral management of quality. The course presents a set of approaches, techniques and tools that are necessary for successful quality management.
This course explores the theoretical and empirical perspectives on individual and industrial demand for energy, energy supply, energy markets, public policies and other business environment factors affecting energy markets. It discusses the oil, natural gas, electricity, and nuclear power sectors. It examines energy tax, price regulation, deregulation, energy efficiency, and product life cycle in the energy and petroleum industry.
This course covers oil and gas projects that have special characteristics that need a different technique in project management. The development of any country depends on the development of the energy reserve through investing in oil and gas projects through onshore and offshore exploration, drilling, and increasing facility capacities. Therefore, these projects need a sort of management match with their characteristics, and project management is the main tool to achieving a successful project.
The course focuses on market models for various renewable energy power in green electricity markets and outlines the existing and potential opportunities for the electricity production from renewable energy sources.
This course introduces to students topics of sustainable energy, the economics of energy generation, environmental effects of energy production and utilization, energy conservation and efficiency, and energy efficiency management. The course covers also the application of sustainability strategies in the field of transportation and buildings sector. Case Studies of Low-Energy Communities will be discussed.
This course covers analysis and proposed solutions to one of the core challenges faced in the Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) supply chains in the oil and gas industry, a field that is currently impacted by low oil prices, emerging technologies, and a societal transition to cleaner energies. It describes the end-to-end nature of the oil and gas supply chain, and challenges paradigms and accepted ways of working within the industry - such as wastes driven by broken interfaces, naivete regarding supply chains, and the practice that considers re-organization to be the answer to these challenges - and identifies opportunities to shift this paradigm towards reliability and value.
Entry Requirements
Official Documents required for application to Sharjah Maritime Academy:
- The original twelfth-grade certificate certified by the Ministry of Education.
- In the case of foreign curriculum schools and schools outside the UAE:
a. Equivalency of the general secondary certificate from the Ministry of Education.
b. Eleventh-grade certificate attested by the Ministry of Education
c. Grade 10 certificate attested by the Ministry of Education
Certificate of English language in any of the following certificates and the percentages shown as follows:
EmSAT: 1100 / IELITS: 5 / TOFEL Institutional: 500/ International TOFEL (IBT) = 61
Additional Documents Required:
1. Two (2) personal photos.
2. A copy of the student's birth certificate.
3. A copy of the student's EID card + the guardians.
4. A copy of the passport of the student + guardian (in addition to the unified number, file and family number for UAE nationals)
5. A copy of the residence permit (for expatriates)
6. A copy of the family book (for UAE nationals)
7. A letter from the National Service authority (for male citizens of the UAE)
8. Certificate of Good Conduct - Criminal Status (Applied by the Ministry of Interior) submitted to the Sharjah Maritime Academy.
9. Salary letter from the student's guardian (for citizens of the Emirate of Sharjah and children of citizens of the Emirate of Sharjah) terms and conditions apply.
10. Deposit of application fees (660 dirhams - non-refundable)
11. Student and Parent Contact Details.
For Bank Deposit
Sharjah Islamic Bank
(0012070039001: Account)
(IBAN:AE470410000012070039001)
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Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain Management is now considered by many as one of the most important maritime business sectors and one of the key competitive factors in shipping and entrepreneurship, exerting a huge impact on the local and global economy.
A graduate of the department can work as a Supply Manager in Shipping Companies, as a Supply Manager in Ports, in Transport Companies in Procurement Companies in Commercial, Banks and Financial Companies. as a Business Consultant, as a Freelancer In industrial and commercial companies, in a wide range of private and public sector companies and organizations.
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