The University System offers a graduate degree in Transportation and Logistics Management for (1) serving military transportation logisticians, transportation personnel, or related specialists (2) government or corporate civilians involved in the transportation industry on a local, regional, national, or global scale, and (3) individuals interested in joining the transportation industry that might lack professional expertise in the field. Portions of this program have been developed in partnership with USMMA GMATS.
Degree Program Objectives
In addition to the institutional and degree level learning outcomes objectives, the Master of Arts in Transportation and Logistics Management also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates. Graduates in this degree program will be able to do the following: - Apply economic principles to evaluate the performance of a transportation system.
- Analyze the history, pattern, and impact of laws and regulation on the various modes of transportation in the United States.
- Evaluate the importance of transportation at the organizational and national levels.
- Examine global transportation issues, to include systems, documentation, providers, and challenges in international transportation.
- Contrast and compare buyer/seller relationships, third-party relationships, negotiations, bidding, contracts and the challenges of relationship management in transportation.
Degree Program Requirements
Core Courses (15 semester hours)
PS500 / POL 500 - Research Methods in Social Science
DM560 / TLM 500 - History of Transportation
DM563 / TLM 601 - Transportation Economics
DM564 / TLM 603 - Strategic Inter-modal Transportation
DM567 / TLM 611 - Global Logistics Management General Concentration (Select 15 semester hours)
CR545 / SCM 545 - Airport Security Design
CR547 / SCM 547 - Perimeter Security
DM575 / TLM 502 - Comparative Transportation Systems
DM563 / TLM 601 - Transportation Economics
DM568 / TLM 605 - Cargo Security Management
DM645 / TLM 608 - Port Security
DM561 / TLM 501 - Transportation Policy and Planning
DM545 / TLM 600 - National Transportation Management
DM565 / TLM 607 - Port and Terminal Operations
NW580 / HLS 511 - Coastal Security Concentration in Maritime Engineering Management (15 hours)
In order to enroll in this concentration, students must attend two two-week programs at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Global and Maritime Transportation School (GMATS) and successfully pass each GMATS course with a 70% or better on the final examination. These two programs will be listed as graduate transfer credit to successfully meet this portion of the Major Course requirements.
Concentration Objectives
Upon successful completion of this program the student will be able to do the following:
- Evaluate Ship design proposals.
- Examine shipboard engineering operations to ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental regulations.
- Analyze the management of fleet and shipboard engineering operations.
- Develop an analytical framework using a variety of approaches to apply leadership and management theory and practice to address the challenges of maritime engineering in the 21st century.
Concentration Requirements
DM536 / COS 621 - Management Information Systems
DM522 / MGT 500 - Quality Management in Contemporary Organizations or DM580 / MGT 605 - Leadership
DM544 / MGT 603 - Organizational Development
DM585 / TLM 650 - Maritime Engineering I: GMATS Shipyard Process Management*
DM586 / TLM 651 - Maritime Engineering Ii: GMATS Senior Vessel Management**
* Shipyard Process Management includes GMATS courses: SO Shipyard Operations Management, MJ Project Management
** Senior Vessel Management includes GMATS courses: EM Engine Room Management, FL Fuel Management
Graduate Electives (Select 6 semester hours)
From courses not taken to fulfill core or major requirements. EM704 / TLM 770 Comprehensive Examination - Taken once all other requirements have been met. EM709 / TLM705 - Master’s Capstone Seminar in Transportation and Logistics Management (3 semester hours) The Master’s Capstone Seminar option includes a thesis, or a major research project or paper in lieu of the final comprehensive examination, which has no credit hours. Those who elect this option may reduce their electives by three semester hours to accommodate the seminar option credit. This option is desirable for those students who wish to apply their advanced research skills to a topic of public health interest or who would plan to continue their education at a higher level. Students electing this option must use this as one of the graduate electives.
Total hours: 36 semester hours
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