This combination program enables motivated students to receive their Bachelor of Science in Maritime Business Administration (MBAU) undergraduate degree and a Master of Maritime Business Administration and Logistics (MBAA) graduate degree in five years.
This program allows students to enter the Master of Maritime Business Administration and Logistics (MBAA) after completing 60 credit hours of coursework in the Bachelor of Science in Maritime Business Administration (MBAU) with at least a 3.00 GPA.
Students admitted to the 5-year combination degree program will complete the required coursework for the Bachelor of Science in Maritime Business Administration (MBAU) and the Master of Maritime Business Administration and Logistics (MBAA).
Applicants interested in the 5-year combination program should contact the MARA Chair of Graduate Studies and also consult the Department of Maritime Business Administration website.
Students will be required to complete graduate courses such as economics, management, operations, logistics, and ports, terminals and harbors management. Electives will be selected based on the student's interests, in consultation with an academic advisor.
Bachelor of Science in Maritime Business Administration (MBAU) courses are offered on the Galveston Campus in the traditional face-to-face format and Master of Maritime Business Administration and Logistics (MBAA) courses are offered in flexible learning formats (traditional face-to-face format on the Galveston Campus, online synchronous and online asynchronous).
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| BUSN 101 | Freshman Business Initiative 1 | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Economics 1 | 3 |
| MARA 212 | Business Law 1 | 3 |
| MATH 140 | Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences 2 | 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| ECON 203 | Principles of Economics 1 | 3 |
| ISTM 210 | Fundamentals of Information Systems 1 | 3 |
| MARA 205 | Introduction to Ships and Shipping 1 | 3 |
| MATH 142 | Business Calculus 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| ACCT 229 | Introductory Accounting 1 | 3 |
| BUSN 203 | Statistical Methods for Business 1 | 3 |
| POLS 206 | American National Government | 3 |
| 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| ACCT 230 | Introductory Accounting 1 | 3 |
| MARA 263 | Project Management 1 | 3 |
| POLS 207 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| MARA 301 | Ocean Transportation 1 | 3 |
| MGMT 311 | Legal and Social Environment of Business 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| MARA 304 | Marine Insurance 1 | 3 |
| MARA 363 | Management Processes 1 | 3 |
| MARA 416 | Port Operations, Administration and Economics 1,6 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| MARA 440 | Global Economy and Enterprise Management 1,6,7 | 3 |
| MARA 627 | Maritime Marketing Services | 3 |
| MARA 641 | Maritime Financial Management 8 | 3 |
| 1,9 | 3 |
| 1,9 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| MARA 625 | Maritime Law and Policy | 3 |
| 10 | 3 |
| 1,9 | 3 |
| 1,9 | 3 |
| 1,9 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Fifth Year |
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| Fall |
|---|
| MARA 421 | Admiralty Law 1,11 | 3 |
| MARA 610 | Maritime Strategic Management | 3 |
| MARA 612 | Maritime Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MARA 616 | Ports, Terminals and Harbors Management | 3 |
| MARA 623 | Maritime Economics Theory and Applications 8 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| MARA 466 | Strategic Management 1,11 | 3 |
| MARA 650 | Logistics and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| MARA 664 | Maritime Operations Management | 3 |
| 10 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 150 |
All electives must be chosen in consultation with, and approved by, the student's academic advisor. Unless courses are specifically listed, see University Core Curriculum for a listing of course options for Communication; Mathematics; Life and Physical Sciences; Language, Philosophy and Culture; Creative Arts; American History; Government and Political Sciences; and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
The program includes a total of 156 hours which up to 6 hours may be applied toward both the Bachelor of Science in Maritime Business Administration and the Master of Maritime Business Administration and Logistics.
The total hours may be increased if the student is required to take remedial math, remedial English, or foreign language courses.
To earn the economics minor, the student's elective hours must include ECON 311, ECON 323, and ECON 452. For additional requirements of the economics minor, please see the Economics - Minor.
