Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programs in Shipping, Maritime, Logistics & Supply Chain Management in Athens & Online
Established in 1971, Business College of Athens (BCA) was the first educational organization that dealt exclusively with business studies. Expressing a new perception for its time, it was the first in Greece to offer Marketing, Shipping and Advertising programs. Since its inception, it has applied educational programs and teaching methods according to the standards of large universities abroad, offering an international studies character and the ability for post graduate studies abroad.
BCA conducts maritime & shipping programs at the undergraduate and masters level. The professors of these programs are academics and at the same time executives of shipping companies and each course is more a work experience than an educational experience.
BCA also offers scholarships to high school graduates who have excelled during their studies and10 full scholarships are given to new students at the undergraduate level. The relevant degrees are awarded by the University of West London, BCA’s award-winning partner, and are exactly the same as those awarded to postgraduate students in the UK. The rograms are conducted in Greek and English.
Academic Programs
Bachelor’s Degree Program
- BSc (Hons) Shipping: The program is designed for those who seek a career in the various sectors of the Shipping Business industry, such as ship owning companies, ship management companies, ship brokering companies, other companies offering services in the shipping industry and other maritime related organizations. Students acquire solid knowledge and skills, in order to have a successful career in the shipping sector they will engage.
- Duration: 4 years for October or February entry or 3 years for October or February entry, for those students who have a high school certificate 17 or above and recognized English certificates (B2+ and above).
Undergraduate Top Up Online Program
- BSc Maritime Business Top-Up (Online): This top-up program is aimed at people who are already working in shipping companies and do not hold a university degree, but wish to obtain one in order to enrich their knowledge and broaden their career prospects. The program offers comprehensive knowledge combined with modern experience in the fields of ship management, chartering, sales and markets, shipping line, legislation, as well as many other fields of interest for the sector, offering a rich and solid theoretical background for a successful career in the international shipping industry.
- Duration: 1 year for October or February entry for those who have a high school certificate and working experience.
Master’s Degree Programs
- MSc Shipping Business (1 year Full-time, 2 years Part-time): This program is tailored to the requirements of the shipping industry for executives with high academic background and practical knowledge of the subjects they are to apply in the workplace. The goal of the program is to enable our graduates to respond directly to the demands of the shipping companies and supportive businesses.
- MSc Shipping (Online) (1 year Full-time, 2 years Part-time): This program analyses all fields involved in the operation of a shipping company, providing postgraduate students with high-level analytical and research skills that enable them to assess data in a shipping company and make administrative as well as strategic decisions.
- MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management (1 year Full-time, 2 years Part-time): This aimed at executives who are already working in the industry and wish to develop professionally, or to executives from other fields who wish to make a fresh start towards a career in a highly promising industry.
- MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Maritime Logistics) (1 year Full-time, 2 years Part-time): Program participants have the opportunity to specialize in the field of maritime logistics. Those who select this direction will receive education on shipping lines and all types of maritime transport, such as containers, tankers, dry bulk cargoes, liquefied gas etc. They will also learn about the operating status of ports and the industry related to shipping (shipbuilding, repairs, logistics).
Executive Education
- Food Service Operations in the Shipping Industry (40 hours): The Workshop is aimed at people from all fields of food and cooking, employed or unemployed, who wish to pursue a professional career in the field of Shipping - as cooks on merchant ships, combining travel experiences and work.
- Professional Diploma in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (Greek, 3 months): The program is aimed at executives who are already working in the industry, executives from other industries or professionals who would like to make a new start, in a promising field. The program was designed and supported by large Logistics companies that are interested in hiring graduates. Their executives are the speakers in the respective sections.