Overview

The Digital Transformation in Shipping programme from North Kent College is designed to provide you with the knowledge, management skills and digital competencies required to enhance a successful career in ship operations and maritime management.

Key facts

Gain industry-leading expertise on the crucial management skills & digital competencies

Emergent Technologies and Their Evolution: Identify and describe emergent technologies covered in the course, including their historical evolution and potential applications in the shipping industry.

Data Analysis and Cybersecurity: Utilise commercial software for data visualisation and dashboard creation, while understanding key cybersecurity concepts related to software, systems, and human factors ("wetware").

Advanced Computing Concepts: Assess blockchain's applicability to different scenarios, explain cloud computing (including its advantages, disadvantages, deployment, and service models), and discuss Cyberphysical Systems and IoT in relation to Big Data.

Industry Regulations and Business Strategy: Define laws and regulations affecting shipping and technology adoption in the industry, and analyse different types of network effects and their potential for capturing company value.

Programme Structure

Modules included:

Added value of digitalisation in maritime applications

Data management and analytics

Cybersecurity

Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies

Automated decisions and smarter shipping

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-07 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Tonbridge, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Transport Management Marine Engineering Marine Science View 14 other Masters in Marine Engineering in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fee

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International

3899 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3899 GBP for the full programme during 12 months.
National

3899 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3899 GBP for the full programme during 12 months.

Book on or before 1 August

UK Individuals and UK Companies (VAT) - £3509.10 + VAT @ 20%

EU Individuals and EU Companies (No VAT to pay) - £3509.10 | US$4563

Individual or Company outside the EU (No VAT to pay) - £3509.10 | US$4563

Book after 1 August

UK Individuals and UK Companies (VAT) - £3899 + VAT @ 20%

EU Individuals and EU Companies (No VAT to pay) - £3899 | $5070

Individual or Company outside the EU (No VAT to pay) - £3899 | $5070

Funding

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Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

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Scholarships Information

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