The Program focuses on the shipping and the finance sectors which are considered as two key pillars for the development of the Cyprus economy, indissolubly related to a very broad range of financial services like banking, insurance, investment companies, portfolio managers, forex brokers etc, as well as to the shipping sector, the supply management chain and the management of trade and natural resources (e.g. oil and gas companies).
The primary goal of the MSc Shipping and Finance is to provide graduates with top-notch hard skills and help them develop all the required competencies -by offering both a strong academic and a professional background- so as to enable them to be the among the best applicants for high positions in financial institutions, shipping companies, financial departments of multinational organizations and business service providers.
Alongside, through the high-quality research offered by the Department, as well as through the channels of international dialogue between academia, industry, decision makers and government which are in place, the pursuit of doctoral studies is facilitated and encouraged. Moreover, apart from the open access to doctoral programs of prestigious universities all around the world, the MSc Shipping and Finance “grease the wheels” towards the acquisition of professional qualifications. Among others, the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) provides the following 3 exemptions to graduates of the Program:
- ‘Introduction to Shipping' module
- 'Economics of Sea Transport and International Trade' module, and
- ‘Shipping Finance’ module
Last but not least, the Internship offers the suitable opportunity for the students who opt for, to understand the problems and trends governing businesses in the shipping, financial or adjacent sector, by integrating them in an environment of real working conditions.
