The University System offers a graduate degree in Transportation and Logistics Management for (1) serving military transportation logisticians, transportation personnel, or related specialists (2) government or corporate civilians involved in the transportation industry on a local, regional, national, or global scale, and (3) individuals interested in joining the transportation industry that might lack professional expertise in the field. Portions of this program have been developed in partnership with USMMA GMATS.
Degree Program Objectives In addition to the institutional and degree level learning outcomes objectives, the Master of Arts in Transportation and Logistics Management also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates. Graduates in this degree program will be able to do the following:
Apply economic principles to evaluate the performance of a transportation system.
Analyze the history, pattern, and impact of laws and regulation on the various modes of transportation in the United States.
Evaluate the importance of transportation at the organizational and national levels.
Examine global transportation issues, to include systems, documentation, providers, and challenges in international transportation.
Contrast and compare buyer/seller relationships, third-party relationships, negotiations, bidding, contracts and the challenges of relationship management in transportation.
Degree Program Requirements
Core Courses (15 semester hours)
PS500 / POLS500 - Research Methods in Social Science
DM575 / TLMT502 - Comparative Transportation Systems
DM568 / TLMT605 - Cargo Security Management
DM645 / TLMT608 - Port Security
DM561 / TLMT501 - Transportation Policy and Planning
DM545 / TLMT600 - National Transportation Management
DM565 / TLMT607 - Port and Terminal Operations
Concentration in Maritime Engineering Management (15 hours) In order to enroll in this concentration, students must attend two two-week programs at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Global and Maritime Transportation School (GMATS) and successfully pass each GMATS course with a 70% or better on the final examination. These two programs will be listed as graduate transfer credit to successfully meet this portion of the Major Course requirements.
Concentration Objectives Upon successful completion of this program the student will be able to do the following:
Evaluate Ship design proposals.
Examine shipboard engineering operations to ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental regulations.
Analyze the management of fleet and shipboard engineering operations.
Develop an analytical framework using a variety of approaches to apply leadership and management theory and practice to address the challenges of maritime engineering in the 21st century.
Concentration Requirements
DM536 / INFO531 - Management Information Systems
DM522 / MGMT500 - Quality Management in Contemporary Organizations or DM580 / MGMT605- Leadership
DM544 / MGMT603 - Organizational Development
DM585 - Maritime Engineering Management I: GMATS Shipyard Process Management [Not Available at AMU] View Schedule
DM586 - Maritime Engineering Management II: GMATS Senior Vessel Management [Not Available at AMU] View Schedule
Graduate Electives (select 6 semester hours)
From courses not taken to fulfill core or major requirements.
End of Program Requirement - Select either Comprehensive Exam OR Capstone
EM704 / TLMT698 - Comprehensive Examination - [0 semester hours) - Taken once all other requirements have been met.
EM709 / TLMT699 - Master’s Capstone Seminar in Transportation and Logistics Management [3 semester hours] - The Capstone Seminar will satisfy an Elective requirement
