Introduction
Programme Profile
The Program for Marine Transportation and Management has been established to train the Deck Watchkeeping Officers required by the marine trading sector. The curriculum of the courses is being prepared according to the criteria included in the A-II/1 Deck Watchkeeping Officers training curriculum and by the Higher Education Council and included in the Seafarers’ Training and Examination Directive and included in the International Marine Contracts “Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW)”.
Qualification Awarded
Students who successfully complete this program shall be entitled to get the Vocational School of Higher Education, Galatasaray University
Level of Qualification
This is a two-year teaching and training program
Access Requirements
The Program for Marine Transportation and Management is continuing its activities in the scope of the Vocational and Technical Educational Region project. Pursuant to the Vocational and Technical Educational Region project, the preferential criterion when evaluating the students to be accepted for the program by the Student Selection and Placement Center without exams is that the vocational high school that the student has been graduated from is located in the Istanbul Region. The graduates of Anadolu Technical High Schools and Vocational High Schools shall be preferred in the second place.
Programme Requirements and Regulations
To be accepted in this program, students must graduate from the educational programs they are registered in by taking at least CC in all the courses foreseen. The minimum number of credits that should be won for graduation is 120 under the European Credit Transfer System.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Students being trained in the Vocational School of Higher Education in Galatasaray University can be exempted from some of the courses in the frame of certain regulations. Provided that the curriculum of a course taken from another educational organization is compliant with the course given in Galatasaray University and exemption is approved by the relevant Vocational School Directorate, the student can be exempted from this course.
Programme Outcomes
| 1 | Performing the applications related to the seamanship training in the international standards determined by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) |
| 2 | Being fluent in the international maritime concepts |
| 3 | Being familiar with the global maritime trade and its structure |
| 4 | Being able to use the Maritime Professional Terms in English |
| 5 | Being familiar with the different types of vessel definitions |
| 6 | Knowing and using the general maritime law |
| 7 | Being familiar with the organizational structures of international maritime organizations |
| 8 | Being familiar with the different types of ship |
Occupation Profiles of Graduates
The graduates continue working in the vessels of the Turkish Merchant Marine Fleet.
Access to Further Studies
The graduates of this program can apply for vertical transfer to be educated in four-year programs.
Grading Scheme and Grade Distribution Guidance
Mode of Study
Students who complete with success all the mandatory courses opened in the department they are registered in and the optional courses and complete the minimal credits announced by the Galatasaray University Senate required for graduation shall be granted the diploma of the relevant program of Vocational School.
Communication
Head of Department (or equivalent): Öğr. Gör. Buğra Arda ZİNCİR
Adress: Çırağan Caddesi 36, 34357 Ortaköy/İstanbul Türkiye
Telephone:
E-Mail: bazincir@gsu.edu.tr