Marine Affairs and Port Management

Prepare for leadership in ports and maritime industries by mastering the management, governance, and operations of complex coastal systems.

Marine Affairs and Port Management

Marine Affairs and Port Management

Program Overview

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Marine Affairs and Port Management prepares graduates for supervisory and management roles in port authorities, terminal operators, maritime service providers, and public-sector agencies that influence coastal and maritime activities.

The program considers ports as regulated, safetycritical, and environmentally important systems that require managerial judgment in governance, compliance, and operations. It is intentionally not a logistics-focused degree.

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Apply management and organizational principles to port and maritime service environments, including planning, staffing, coordination, and performance improvement.

Analyze port, coastal, and marine governance structures and stakeholder ecosystems (public agencies, private operators, communities) and propose coordination strategies aligned to legal, institutional, and cultural constraints.

Interpret and apply maritime law and ocean policy frameworks to operational, planning, and development decisions, including compliance documentation, permitting logic, and risk mitigation.

Evaluate marine environmental and resource-management obligations relevant to ports and coastal operations, including impact analysis, monitoring, reporting, and mitigation planning.

Explain core port and terminal operational systems and recommend operational improvements based on process analysis and data-informed reasoning.

Assess trade-facilitation workflows (documentation, controls, information flows) and recommend improvements that strengthen efficiency, transparency, and compliance integrity.

Produce professional, evidence-based written and oral deliverables (briefs, analyses, presentations) suitable for executive and multi-stakeholder audiences.

Synthesize program learning through WBL Studio artifacts and an integrated capstone that demonstrates applied leadership, including at least one policy or governance deliverable and an implementation-ready management product.

Career Pathways

Career Pathways

Port Operations / Terminal Operations Coordinator or Supervisor

Port Authority / Port Services Coordinator

Maritime Agency / Documentation and Vessel Call Coordinator

Governance, Risk & Compliance Coordinator (Port/Maritime)

Environmental Compliance / Sustainability Coordinator (Port/Coastal)

Port Performance Analyst / Operations Improvement Analyst

Trade Facilitation / Customs-Adjacent Process Coordinator

Curriculum

Curriculum

120 Credits

120 Credit

10 Semesters

Remote / Work-Based Learning

Online / Work-Based Learning

Semester 1 (13 Credits)

Semester 2 (13 Credits)

Semester 3 (14 Credits)

Semester 4 (14 Credits)

Semester 5 (15 Credits)

Semester 6 (12 Credits)

Semester 7 (11 Credits)

Semester 8 (10 Credits)

Semester 9 (12 Credits)

Semester 10 (9 Credits)

Admissions and Tuition

Admissions and Tuition

50 000 MAD / Year

50,000 MAD / year

AUI Global welcomes applications from motivated Moroccan students ready to earn the University bachelor's degree through a work-integrated, hands-on learning experience. Admission is competitive and open to students based in our active regions

Applicants must hold a Moroccan baccalaureate or equivalent qualification and be based in one of the two active regions: the Oriental Region, or Dakhla-Oued Eddahab.

Admission is based on academic record and fit with the Work-Based Learning model and available sectors. Additional regions will be added in the future.

Work-Based Learning (WBL) Studio

WBL Studio is a credit-bearing, progressive learning experience embedded across the AUI Global undergraduate degree programs. WBL Studio carries 10 academic credits toward the degree and unfolds across the program with increasing complexity, deeper integration with the major, and greater student independence as students advance. Workplace activity provides the context for learning, and AUI awards academic credit only for assessed academic work.

Capstone

Each AUI Global undergraduate degree includes a culminating academic assessment, the Capstone Project, which evaluates students' achievement of the program's learning outcomes. The Capstone Project serves as the final integrative component of the curriculum and provides a comprehensive demonstration of student learning. Students synthesize knowledge and skills from coursework and Work-Based Learning (WBL) Studio experiences.

Academic Calendars

Academic Calendars

Key dates and deadlines for the academic year

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

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