BSc (Hons) Maritime Business (Logistics)

(N/0414/6/0069)(04/2027)(MQA/FA13366)

BSc (Hons) Maritime Business (Logistics)

(N/0414/6/0069)(04/2027)(MQA/FA13366)

About BSc (Hons) Maritime Business (Logistics)

Earn Your Maritime Business & Logistics Degree in Penang

Embark on an industry-focused journey with our BSc (Hons) Maritime Business (Logistics), a full-time, three-year 3+0 degree delivered entirely at Peninsula College’s cutting-edge, The Ship Campus in Penang and accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency.

By embarking on a career in Maritime, Logistics and Supply Chain, students will join global revolution of having a future-proof profession. With the University of Plymouth’s BA (Hons) Maritime Business (Logistics) degree, students will possess an in-depth understanding of Maritime and Logistics operations in a business and management context.

Programme Structure

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

  • Business and Management External Environment
  • Introduction to Shipping Business and Law
  • Business and Management Internal Setting
  • Transport and Logistics
  • Maritime Economics and International Trade
  • International Logistics Management
  • Maritime Management and Operations
  • Challenge Module
  • Ports and Intermodalism
  • Managerial Accounting and Shipping Finance
  • Strategic Maritime Management
  • Supply Chain Risk and Maritime Security
  • Honours Project

Compulsory Subjects

  • Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban / Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2*
  • Creative Problem Solving / Bahasa Kebangsaan A**
  • Philosophy and Current Issues
  • Integrity and Anti-corruption / Sustainability Awareness in Malaysia
  • Community Services 2

Year 2

  • Maritime Economics and International Trade
  • International Logistics Management
  • Maritime Management and Operations
  • Challenge Module

Year 3

  • Ports and Intermodalism
  • Managerial Accounting and Shipping
    Finance
  • Strategic Maritime Management
  • Supply Chain Risk and Maritime Security
  • Honours Project

Compulsory Subjects

  • Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban / Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2*
  • Creative Problem Solving / Bahasa Kebangsaan A**
  • Philosophy and Current Issues
  • Integrity and Anti-corruption / Sustainability Awareness in Malaysia
  • Community Service 2

Changes to the programme structure are at Peninsula College Georgetown’s discretion as approved by MQA

* for international students only.
** for individuals who did not meet the minimum grade C in their SPM results or hold equivalent qualifications from other examinations.

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Professor Dr Ian Pashby

Chairman
Advisor & Non-Executive Director
Peninsula Higher Education Group

Professor Ian Robert Pashby graduated from the University of Sheffield (UK) with a bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy and then worked in research and development for Rolls-Royce (aero engines). He joined the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick (UK) as a lecturer, was awarded his PhD for research in the processing of materials and subsequently promoted to Senior Lecturer.

In 2000, he became Professor of Manufacturing Processes at the University of Nottingham (UK).

Professor Pashby moved to the University of Nottingham’s Malaysia Campus in 2007 to become Deputy Head. became Pro-Vice Chancellor and then CEO of the campus in 2008. Returning to the UK in 2013, he became Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Hull (UK). He moved back to Malaysia in 2017 to lead the Peninsula Higher Education Group as its Group President and in 2024 became the Advisor.