BBA SHIPPING AFTER 12TH

BBA Shipping is a management education course that focuses on the shipping sector. The course covers general management and business administration lessons. Apart from that, the course also covers aspects of shipping, such as – liner trade, port operations and charting, customs procedure, transportation and distribution management

Educational Qualifications

10+2 passed (any stream)

BBA Shipping: Course details

It is an undergraduate level Bachelor’s Degree course. It is a business administration course that focuses on the needs of shipping industry. It trains students and makes them knowledgeable about shipping and logistics sector.
Management lessons, administration techniques, shipping and customs law, basics of liner trade etc are some of the important topics covered under this course. In short, this course has been designed to cater to the needs of shipping and logistics sector. The course churns out dynamic professionals who can take on administrative and managerial roles in the above mentioned sectors.

Duration

The course is 3 years long. In cases of most of the institutes offering this course, the academic program is divided into 6 semesters, where each semester lasts for a period of 6 months.

Eligibility criteria

10+2 passed (any stream) or equivalent from a recognized board is the minimum qualification required. Minimum aggregate marks criteria (in board exam) may exist in cases of reputed institutes (usually around 45-55% marks in board exam).

Admission process

Reputed institutes are known to follow merit based admission process. Under this scheme, deserving candidates are selected after written or aptitude test. Admission process may vary from one institute to another!

Syllabus

I’ve listed some of the important subjects present in BBA Shipping program below. Please do check it to get a better idea about the course structure and syllabus –

 Communication Skills
 Economics
 Marketing
 Organizational Behaviour
 IT Systems
 HR Management
 Finance
 Business Law

 Maritime Law
 Liner Trade
 Customs Laws and Procedures
 Port Operations and Management
 Logistics Management
  Multimodal Transportation
 Internship

After checking the list, it becomes evident that BBA Shipping course consists of elements of general management subjects as well as shipping and logistics management subjects. The program also consists of internships and industrial training sessions. Such programs have been created with the aim of giving students ‘hands on’ work experience.

Further studies and PG courses

BBA Shipping graduates may start looking for a job after completing the course. If you are interested in further studies, there are handful of relevant courses available in front of you. MBA is the most preferred PG course among graduates. Relevant MBA courses include- MBA in Shipping, MBA in Shipping Finance, MBA in Logistics and Supply Chain Management and MBA in Logistics and Shipping.