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International Maritime Policy
Postgraduate | TAS-JNB626 | 2023
Previously TAS-JNB526
Course information for 2023 intake View information for 2024 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
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International Maritime Policy
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Explain and critique different perspectives and conflicts of interest that can arise over different uses of the sea
- Solve problems involving the ocean and ocean uses by identifying and applying the international regulatory framework and main international regimes
- Critically appraise and evaluate maritime policy issues both from a national and international perspective using an interdisciplinary understanding
- Critically analyse and evaluate key conceptual approaches applied in public policy development and regime building within the context of maritime management and oceans
- Week 1 - Introduction to Maritime Policy
- Week 2 - Pillars of Ocean Management
- Week 3 - International Law of the Sea
- Week 4 - Maritime Boundaries
- Week 5 - International Shipping Policy
- Week 6 - Marine Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
- Week 7 - Climate Change and Maritime Policy
- Week 8 - Living Marine Resources
- Week 9 - Safety and Security,and Law and Order at Sea
- Week 10 - Integrated Ocean Management
- Week 11 - Conflict Coercion and Cooperation at Sea
- Week 12 - Policy Lessons from Maritime Tragedies
International Maritime Policy will bring you into contact with different issues, including legal, regulatory and policy issues, in contemporary integrated oceans management. The underlying theme is one of integrated policy, planning and management covering all uses of the sea.
The modern maritime manager should have an appreciation of the many uses (and demands) of marine areas, the potential conflicts between these uses, and the contemporary drive to manage marine areas in an integrated and holistic manner, with a focus on sustainable development.
- Test or Quiz (10%)
- Examination - Take Home (40%)
- Essay (30%)
- Presentation (20%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-BAM-MAS-2023 - Master of Business Administration in Maritime Management
Elective
- TAS-MLO-GCE-2023 - Graduate Certificate in Maritime Management
- TAS-MMG-GDI-2023 - Graduate Diploma of Maritime Management
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Postgraduate
TAS-BAM-MASPostgraduate
TAS-MLO-GCEPostgraduate
TAS-MMG-GDI