Maritime Transport, Nautical Sciences and Logistics, B.Sc.
You want to navigate big container ships? We’ll teach you how in one of Northern Europe’s biggest and most modern ship bridge simulators. But we’ll also teach you how to manoeuvre your way in the areas of business, transport and logistics. Just in case you want to swap water for land later...
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 8 semesters, 240 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 01.07, summer semester until 01.01 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €248 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
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
Your studies will take eight semesters altogether. Two of which you will spend at sea. If you have completed maritime training already and you can provide the necessary certificates, this can count towards your studies so that your time studying is reduced to six semesters. (For more information check the How do I apply section.)
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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To make navigating your options a little easier we put together the answers from our graduates surveys from the last years: The large part of our graduates pursued a career after finishing their studies, more than half of them signed their employment contract within three months after their graduation. A lot of them work in seafaring: They are chief mates and officers, bridge watchmen and fleet managers and work for shipping and cruise companies. Others work in the energy and offshore wind industry.
Their job description include tasks like navigating and steering ships, supervising the loading process but also planning, coordinating and managing as well as work aboard and providing healthcare.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Schleswig-Holstein), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €248 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
|---|---|
| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 01.07, summer semester until 01.01 |
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.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application via uni-assist until 01.01uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 5Admission, 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.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 01.01.2027 (79 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.