Transport and Logistics
Studying Transport and Logistics
Logistics is the process of planning and managing the transportation and storage of goods from the point of origin to the point of consumption. It encompasses various activities such as transportation, warehousing, inventory management, and supply chain optimization. Trade—local and international—is based on transport and logistics, and experts in this field are in high demand.
Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the program will be able to:
- Understand fundamental logistics concepts and basic activities.
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Develop skills in route planning, inventory control, cost-effective transportation solutions, and optimization of supply chain processes.
- Analyze and improve supply chain processes.
Career Opportunities
Graduates work in shipping companies, logistics providers, manufacturing firms, and retail operations. They work as logistics coordinators, transportation analysts, warehouse managers, or supply chain planners.
Driving the Economy
Credits
To Graduate
General Studies 26 Credits
English Language ENG (200,201,208) 9crs & 1 course BUS 210 3crs = 12crs
(BUS 201 or ENT 301 3crs & HUM 318 3crs & (HUM 212 or BUS 215 or HUM 215) 1cr = 7crs
(ART 205 or ART 206 or HUM 210 or SOC 201 or COM 208 or HUM 211 or PSY 201 or POL 202 OR HIS 200) 3crs = 3crs
(HLT 210 or NLT 201 or CSC 201) = 3crs
PED (201 or 203 or 209) 1cr = 1cr
Major Core Requirements 40 Credits
Introduction to the basic principles, concepts, and techniques of financial accounting, explanation of the basic techniques of measuring, classifying, summarizing, reporting, and interpreting financial information. Prereq.: ENG020
A continuation of ACC210 Principles of Accounting I. This course will include more advanced procedures of accounting for partnerships, corporations, long-term debts and marketable securities. Prereq.: ACC210
This course covers principles of the law of contracts; agency relationships, commercial paper and sales are discussed and analyzed through the use of the Code of Contracts and Obligations and the Code of Commerce, cases and problems. Emphasis is upon the law and business relationships.
This course presents the quantitative techniques commonly used in the decision making process. Topics include concepts of decision analysis, linear programming, sensitivity analysis, forecasting and time-series analysis, inventory concepts, linear regression and correlation. This course enables students to understand problem definition, structured approach to data analysis, skills in model development, solutions, testing, and validation. Prereq.: MAT221
Internship is intended to enhance students’ learning experience by permitting them to work in off-campus business environments. All students are required to file a written-report for their instructor, in addition to in-class discussions, of their on-site working experiences.
This course introduces students to the key concepts of microeconomics. Students learn the behavior of the different economic agents and the role of the government in microeconomics. Topics include supply and demand, elasticity, markets equilibrium, price control, competitive markets and monopoly. Prereq.: ENG200
This course introduces students to the main economic variables and indicators that are used to evaluate the performance of an economy as a whole. Students learn how the economic agents interact together to shape an economy as well as how the different economies interact in the global market. Topics include the aggregate output, unemployment, general price level and interest rates determination and fluctuations, international trade and debt. Emphasis is also made on the role of the government to influence the economy using Fiscal and Monetary policies. Prereq.: ENG201
This course analyzes and discusses the financial decisions of national and multinational corporations, based on case studies and reading. Topics include assessment of the financial health of the organization, short and long-term financial management, project and company valuation, cost of capital, risk analysis, investment decisions, and capital markets. Prereq.: ACC215
Equations of straight lines; Matrices: matrix operations, matrix inversion; Cramer’s rule; Quadratic functions; Exponential and logarithmic functions; Demand and supply functions; Revenue; Cost; Profit; Compound interest; Derivatives; Marginal functions; Integration of functions of one variable. Prereq.: MAT100 or placement, Coreq.: ENG020
This course studies the functions and capabilities of general management of a firm. Elements of the course are the various levels of management, the relationships between departments, and why managers are needed in a business organization. Coreq.: ENG200
The course outlines the role, functions and activities related to a human resources department. The students will learn about the evolution in human resources management as we know it today. Therefore, emphasis is placed on the new “corporate view” of the function such as, among other things, fair and equitable compensation and benefit programs, problem solving, training and personal development, staffing strategies, counseling, rules and regulation and legal issues. Prereq: MGT201
This course helps to get an understanding of how information systems are used in business setting. The topics covered will include the fundamental of information systems, strategic use of information systems, decision support and expert system. This course will describe also information systems planning, design and implementation. Prereq.: MGT201
This course introduces students to the marketing world, its importance, various functions and activities and the impact it has on the business environment. Students will be acquainted with the creation of value for consumers, the marketing mix concept and its application, the segmentation, targeting and positioning and the key elements of a marketing strategy. Prereq.: ENG200
Covers basic statistical techniques emphasizing business and economic applications. Topics covered include graphical and numerical data summary techniques, elementary probability theory, probability distributions, sampling distributions, estimation, and simple regression. Prereq.: MAT100, MAT010, or placement
Specialization Course Requirements 24 Credits
This course aims at enabling students to understand, discuss and elaborate on the key aspects of Transport and Regional Economics in a global supply chain context. At the end of the course, students should be able to appraise transport management and related practices and critically evaluate transport policies. In essence, students will be able to take decisions with reference to transport policy and transport company management, and identify, understand and contextualize the economic concepts underlying such decisions. Coreq.: ENG201
This course examines maritime law principles critical to a 21st Century legal practice. Application of tort and contract principles to the maritime field with a consideration of traditional maritime subjects: liens, collision, salvage, cargo damage, charter parties, general average, limitation of liability and ship mortgages. At the end of the course students should be able to explain the fundamentals of Maritime Law as they pertain to authorities, rights, duties and responsibilities in the commercial operation of seagoing merchant ships. Prereq.: TRM201
The objective of the Elements of Marine Technology module is to provide students with sufficient knowledge of ship design and operations, which will assist them to operate as better managers and informed investors or financiers. Students should also understand processes that trigger innovation in shipping and its impact on ports and other parts of the supply chain. Prereq.: TRM201
The objectives of this course are to enable students understand, analyze and appraise, from a research viewpoint, economic shipping theories and trends and the role shipping plays in global maritime supply chains. In addition, the aim is to afford students a broad and thorough understanding of international shipping and trade policy issues; thus offering them the strong comparative advantage of being able to put their managerial decisions in the proper industrial and trade policy perspective. Coreq.: ECO201
The objective of this course is to equip students with the necessary knowledge and analytical skills required for the efficient management and development of a port, and to enable them to develop and evaluate port policies under a holistic understanding of a port’s significance to the national economy and international maritime supply chains. Prereq TRM301
This Shipping and Transport Finance Course is aiming at providing students with the understanding of the key issues in the financing of ships, ports, transport and other infrastructure projects. At the end of the course students will be able to develop, appraise, negotiate and choose among alternative investment proposals under conditions of risk and uncertainty; they should know how to hedge against risk through such instruments as Forward Freight Agreements and other derivative products, and they should have acquired a thorough all-round understanding of the ship-finance banking business. Prereq.: may be taken concurrently FIN221 & TRM201
This course explains to the students the complexities of international transport logistics as well as of the Decision Support Systems (DSS) required to optimize it. The basic philosophy of this course is rooted in the belief that in an era of intensified competition, global production and outsourcing, managers and policy makers with an in-depth understanding of the complex transport-distribution networks are definitely in possession of a strong competitive advantage. Prereq.: TRM201
The objective of this course is to provide students with the understanding of inter-relations between terminal design and operations on the one hand, and liner shipping networks on the other. The essence of the course is in its holistic approach to shipping and terminals, as the only approach in understanding modern day maritime logistics. Prereq.: TRM321
Other Requirements 9 Credits
200 Level or Above
Language course Foreign