International Degree Programme Shipping and Chartering, B.A.
Are you interested in business and technology related to the sea and shipping? Then the international course “Shipping and Chartering” (ISSC) at the University of Applied Sciences Bremen might be just right for you! In this full-time English-language course, we offer you a wide range of courses in the areas of maritime economics, management and law, nautical science / technology and “soft skills” (presentations, arguments, etc.).
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €442.40 per semester |
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Will I get in
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
The degree programme International Studies of Shipping and Chartering at the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen has been conceived as a full-time study programme. The programme's range of courses is subdivided into various learning areas from the fields of maritime economics, nautical science and technology, maritime management as well as "soft skills". The learning contents are taught partly in parallel and partly based on each other, whereby a clear demarcation between basic studies and in-depth coursework has intentionally been avoided in order to due justice to the wide spectrum of course offerings. Nonetheless in the first two semesters a greater weighting of the basic subjects can be noted, while as of the third semester a greater disposition of majors and major subjects occurs.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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The degree programme International Studies of Shipping and Chartering (ISSC) provides the qualifications necessary for positions in the fields of commerce, shipping and insurance as they relate to the following branches of the industry:
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- shipping companies
- insurance companies
- brokerage companies
- shipping and harbour agencies
- seaport haulage companies
- marine consultants
- importers and exporters
- commodity traders
- port authorities
- warehouse companies
- classification societies
- logistics companies
- goods distribution centres
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Bremen), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €442.40 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application via uni-assist until 15.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
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The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.