Bachelor in Maritime Business Administration

For Bachelor in Maritime Business Administration, the tuition fee is 2,067 USD per year.

Maritime business administration focuses on the management and business dimensions of the shipping and maritime industry, combining general business education with maritime-specific knowledge. Coursework typically includes shipping economics, maritime law, port management, logistics and supply chain management, maritime finance, and business administration fundamentals such as accounting, marketing, and organizational management. Students learn to analyze shipping markets, evaluate maritime business operations, and apply management principles within the regulatory and commercial context of the maritime sector. The discipline blends conventional business administration training with sector-specific knowledge of ports, shipping companies, and maritime logistics networks. Graduates pursue careers in shipping companies, port authorities, freight forwarding and logistics firms, maritime insurance and finance, and maritime regulatory bodies. This program is offered by Istanbul Technical University in İstanbul, Turkey, and is taught in English over a duration of 4 years. Istanbul Technical University's maritime faculty situates this business-oriented program within a broader institutional focus on maritime education, giving students exposure to the technical and operational side of shipping alongside business coursework. English-medium instruction is well matched to a global shipping industry that conducts business, contracts, and communication primarily in English. The İstanbul location connects students to a busy maritime corridor and a concentration of shipping companies, ports, and maritime service providers based in and around the city. Over the 4-year curriculum, students typically progress from foundational business and maritime coursework toward more specialized study in shipping management, logistics, and maritime finance.