Students from around the world choose SUNY Maritime for its long-established reputation of producing skilled, knowledgeable graduates who emerge as leaders in the global business and shipping industry.
With expert faculty, career-focused programs and immersive, hands-on experiences, you will build a solid foundation for a rewarding future in business management, transportation, trade, logistics and more.
The tri-state area is a global hub for the largest maritime companies and an ideal venue for access to careers in shipping, transportation management, maritime security, port and terminal operations and more.
The Global Business and Transportation Department (GBAT) at the State University of New York Maritime College has been awarded accreditation by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11374 Strang Line Road in Lenexa, Kansas, USA.
A listing of the degrees eligible for accreditation is available here.
Mission
We will graduate market ready students. They will have a theoretical foundation of knowledge and a practical level of experiential learning in international transportation and trade and seamanship. The student acquires this readiness in an environment that fosters sensitivity to diversity, grounding in ethics, and develops leadership capabilities within an applied learning and technological setting.
Supplemental Discussion of GBAT's Mission
The GBAT Department is committed to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, scholarship and research. Faculty, with academic credentials complemented with hands-on experience in their fields, provide students with a theoretical foundation and a practical level of experiential knowledge.
Vision
The GBAT Department will be recognized as a leader in business education with a strong reputation for generating knowledge of international transportation and trade and seamanship through research, and disseminating it to the next generation through inspired, innovative teaching. The department will leverage its rigorous academics, global outlook, New York City location and its maritime heritage to graduate market ready students. Students acquire this readiness in an environment that fosters dedication to diversity, ethics and leadership capabilities within an experiential learning setting.
Degrees
Bachelor of Science in International Transportation And Trade
Equips students with a solid business foundation and specialized knowledge of the shipping and transportation industries, and the global economy.
Master of Science in Shipping and Logistics
Equips students with a high quality, competitive graduate-level business education with a special emphasis on international trade, logistics, and transportation.
Deck License
Both degree programs offer students the opportunity to earn a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Deck Officer License, which, in addition to their degree, qualifies them to operate marine vessels.
Certificates
The GBAT Department offers post-graduate advanced certificates in Supply Chain Management and in International Ship Chartering. Both certificates may be earned on their own or in conjunction with the Shipping and Logistics master's degree program.
Fast-Track Master's Option
Interested students from any Maritime College undergraduate program may qualify for the College's fast-track master's option. The program allows students to substitute some upper-division coursework for master's-level courses during their senior year and then continue their studies to earn either a master's degree in International Transportation Management or Maritime and Naval Studies. More information is available below.
Real-World Experience
Hands-on experience gives you an advantage over the competition. As an undergraduate student, you are required to complete a professional internship or participate in our summer study-abroad experience for six credits. Graduate students may choose to complete an internship or summer study abroad program as one of their elective courses for three credits.
Resources
GBAT Organization Chart Faculty & Staff Industry Advisory Board International Transportation and Trade International Transportation Management Fast-Track Master's Program Study Abroad Program Institution-Wide Student Learning Outcomes