Study location	Lithuania, Klaipėda, Lithuania
Type	Bachelor, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years (180 ECTS)
Study language	combined English/Russian
Awards	BSc (Professional Bachelor of Technological Sciences)
Course code	6531FX009
Accreditation	SV6-14

Tuition fee	€3,600 per year
Application fee	€100 per year
Deposit	€105 one-time
Registration fee	To be confirmed You need to choose an individual service package. Please contact the center curator or your agent and consult. You can also familiarize yourself with packages baltic.study/en/packages You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount

Entry qualification

High school / secondary education (or higher) Grades in Mathematics, English and/or Russian language. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English Russian Language proficiency – the level not lower than B1 (following the Common Framework of Reference for Language approved by the Council of Europe).

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. Medical certificate for seagoing studies video interview

Overview

The uniqueness of studies is links with global maritime industry – guest lecturers are invited from various port companies, fieldtrips are organised, research and practice are provided.

The programme including 12 months of practice on board of ships.

Who is this study programme for?

Who wish to work on board of various ocean going or inland water ships within the global maritime industry;
Who wish to gain a broad technologies and engineering knowledge specialising in shipping;
Who wish to have gone on to employ a wide range of international companies. Advantages of studies in LMA:

higher education high quality studies in Europe;
worldwide benchmarked marine study programme;
prestige and quality of Lithuanian Maritime Academy;
study mobility in more then 30 universities in Europe in frame of Erasmus+ programme;
training using modern navigation simulators;
studies and practice in strong cooperation with maritime industry;

Programme structure

1st Year (60 ECTS)
Core units
Applied Mathematics
Applied Physics
Introduction to Maritime English
Lithuanian language for foreigners
Navigational Mathematics
Personal Survival Techniques, Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, Elementary First Aid, Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities training programme (STCW A-VI/1), Security Training for Seafarers with Designated Security Duties training course programme (STCW A-VI/6-1,2)
Ship Construction
Ship Handling and Manoeuvring
Ship’s Electrical and Electronical Equipment
Ship’s Power Plants
Shipboard equipment
Transportation Engineering and Information Technologies

Optional Philosophy; Politics Science; Sociology; Second Foreign Language (Russian, Spanish, German) 2nd Year (60 ECTS)

Core units

Advanced Fire Fighting (STCW A-VI/3) and Medical First Aid (STCW A-VI/4-1) training programmes
Bridge Navigation Aids
Fundamentals of Management and Human Resources Management
Labour, Civil Safety and Environmental Protection
Marine Navigation and Determination of Position
Navigational Meteorology
Pilot, Ship Handling and Meteorology Terminology and Language Practice
Ship Compasses
Ship Handling in Emergency Situations
Ship Theory
Watchkeeping, Emergency Response and Communications Terminology and Language Practice
Optional

Seagoing Training of Professional Activity/ Coastal Sailing Practice of Professional Activity
3rd Year (60 ECTS)

Core units

Navigational Aids and Cargo Handling Terminology and Ship Correspondence
Technology of Cargo Carriage by Sea
Maritime Law
Ship Handling in All Conditions
Forecasting Oceanographic Conditions
Planning and Conducting Voyage, Determination of Position
Celestial Navigation
General Operator for Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GOC for GMDSS)
Automatic Radar Plotting and Positioning Systems (ARPA)
Optional

Seagoing Training of Professional Activity/ Coastal Sailing Practice of Professional Activity
4th Year (60 ECTS)

Core units:

Bridge Resource Management
Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS)
Final qualifying examination
Fundamentals of Marine Transport Economics
Professional Bachelor Graduation Thesis
Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boats training programme (STCW A-VI/2-1)
Optional

Final Seagoing Training/ Final Coastal Sailing Practice