The Responsible and Authentic Leadership module explores the principles, theories, and practices of authentic leadership in contemporary organizational contexts. It delves into the concepts of responsibility, authenticity, and integrity in leadership, emphasizing their importance in fostering trust, engagement, and sustainable performance. The module challenges the notion that leadership is a prescribed set of behaviors and allows students to examine and explore new leadership styles that adopt relational and behavioral skills. Students will develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become responsible and authentic leaders who can inspire positive change and contribute to the greater good. Successful completion of the module will enable students to engage with classic leadership theories, apply responsible and authentic leadership principles to address contemporary organizational challenges, and critically reflect on their personal leadership style and values.

The importance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations in business operations has increased due to global issues and the pandemic. Companies have shifted their operations, logistics, procurement, and delivery methods, emphasizing the need to integrate sustainability into operational strategies. This module aims to provide students with the opportunity to critically evaluate theories, concepts, and tools, and apply them in real-life projects. It addresses the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as industry innovation, responsible consumption, economic growth, reduced inequalities, and good health. Students will develop sustainable business operations, analyze technology-based processes, and develop comprehensive management strategies.

This module offers a comprehensive understanding of the global shipping industry, its economics, supply and demand models, and the role of different market structures. It focuses on understanding the distinction between bulk and liner shipping markets, their impact on organization, competition, and strategies. The module also provides a practical view on ship brokering and chartering, examining standard charter parties, common considerations, and clauses. The course aims to help students appreciate and critically evaluate maritime economics, shipping markets, and international maritime trade functions. It also teaches critical skills in organizing, synthesising, reporting, and calculating costs for transport systems. The module also covers supply and demand in shipping, shipping market cycles, investment, risk, and chartering. It covers the legal principles and common problems encountered with time charter parties, ports, performance, and the four shipping markets. The module encourages students to engage in appropriate learning activities.

This module combines Maritime Law and Insurance Law to analyze the theory and practice of maritime law and insurance law. It engages students with real-world shipping industry problems and focuses on accident prevention. Students will learn about maritime law, including its origins, acquisition, registration, safety, international institutions, commercial shipping law, contracts, affreightment, and documentation. They will also learn about international regulations like Hague Rules, Hamburg Rules, Rotterdam Rules, ISM Code, SOLAS, and MRPOL. The module covers the transport of goods by sea, marine insurance law, insurance policies, and international dispute resolution, emphasizing arbitration, mediation, and negotiated settlements.

This module aims to develop understanding of strategic management, financial performance, and risk in the pursuit of organizational competitive advantage. It focuses on understanding the scope and direction of an organization's vision, mission, and objectives, addressing Ethics, Sustainability, and Governance (ESG) aspirations and elements of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The module follows a sequential process of strategic analysis, strategic choice, and strategic implementation, resulting in changed actions or business transformation. It challenges students to critically evaluate contemporary research and debates on the relationship between mission, vision, organizational objectives, and stakeholder approaches to satisfying ESG and SDG aspirations. It also examines the performance of an organization, identifying and assessing financial and non-financial risks, and proposing courses of action to mitigate these risks and build organizational resilience. The module covers areas such as strategic management in a changing environment, managing strategic change, vision, mission, AI impact, financial health, stakeholder analysis, forms of organizational transformation, managing change, and building organizational resilience.

This module focuses on business analytical methods and tools for strategic decision making, addressing ethical, data protection, and governance issues. It introduces statistical inference, hypothesis testing, forecasting, and analytical problem-solving techniques. Students will learn to explore, describe, visualize, analyze, and interpret data using statistical analytics software and Generative AI. Successful completion will enable students to understand data privacy, security, ethics, big data, and data analytics, use descriptive analytics techniques, select appropriate statistical tools, and critically evaluate and communicate insights to aid business decision-making.

Independent Study is a crucial part of a master's program, allowing students to conduct in-depth investigations into a significant management problem or business issue. This module enhances students' knowledge and intellectual skills, preparing them for specialist programmes and guiding future development. By developing and applying an analytical framework, participants enhance their competencies for future business, management, and finance research. Successful completion of the module enables students to design a research project that critically evaluates a problem or issue, meet ethical guidelines, and reflect on the process of independent research. Independent Study is a major learning experience, allowing students to pursue a specific area of management and business strategy with academic rigor.

Independent Study is a crucial part of a master's programme, allowing students to conduct in-depth investigations into management problems or business issues. This module enhances knowledge and intellectual skills gained during the Independent Study: Research Methods module, allowing students to explore relevant topics. Successful completion of the module enables students to develop and apply analytical frameworks, enhance their competencies for future research, and plan their own development. The Independent Study: dissertation module is a major learning experience, allowing students to pursue a specific area of business, management, and strategy with academic rigor. Each study is supervised by a Supervisor.