Marine Transportation

Type of degree: B.S.

Brief overview of program: The student choosing a career as a licensed deck officer (mate) or a shoreside maritime manager majors in Marine Transportation. This major provides the broadest maritime industry training possible consistent with officer licensing requirements. Marine Transportation graduates have a broad employment field open to them. A wide variety of shoreside management positions await the graduate in numerous maritime sectors, including vessel operations, ship’s agency, marine insurance, stevedoring, charter brokering, and federal employment, as well as shipboard employment opportunities. This major is designed to prepare the student to take the U.S. Coast Guard STCW licensing exam for Second Mate and Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch. Passing this examination, which results in the issuance of a Third Mate's license, is essential for a student seeking employment as a licensed deck officer on a commercial vessel.

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Tuition (2007):In State: $2520, Out of State: $10170

Number of students enrolled in 2007: 343

Where do most of the students go upon graduating or leaving the program?
Continue Education: 1% | Enter Workforce: 99% | Do not know: 0%

For the students that enter the workforce, what are the most common occupations that they pursue with this degree or certificate? Ship Officer Military Officer Transportation Management Logistics Management

Description of Facilities: 360 degree full mission bridge simulator Training Ship Golden Bear

Program Faculty: Marine Transportation Faculty Paul Leyda (1992) Associate Professor and Chair Faculty Captain of the Training Ship GOLDEN BEAR B.S., Nautical Industrial Technology, California Maritime Academy, 1975 M.S., Maritime Business Management, Maine Maritime Academy, 1989 Master Mariner, Unlimited, Any Ocean Steve Browne (2004) Assistant Professor B.A., Computer Studies, Northwestern University, 1989 M.E.M., Engineering Management, Northwestern University, 1997 Master Mariner, Unlimited, Any Ocean James Buckley (1985) Professor B.S., Nautical Science, California Maritime Academy, 1971 M.B.A., Golden Gate University, 1985 Ph.D., Organization and Management with a Specialization in Leadership, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, 2006 Certified, Transportation and Logistics Master Mariner, Unlimited, Any Ocean First Class Pilot, San Francisco Bay Peter Hayes (2001) Associate Professor B.S. Marine Transportation, Texas A&M University at Galveston, 1988 M.A., Public and Private Management, University of Houston, Clear Lake, 1999 Master Mariner, Unlimited, Any Ocean Tuuli Messer-Bookman (1996) Professor B.S., Marine Transportation, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 1986 J.D., University of San Francisco, School of Law, 1995 Master Mariner, Unlimited, Any Ocean Samuel R. Pecota (2004) Assistant Professor B.S., Nautical Science, United States Merchant Marine Academy, 1980 M.A., Transportation Management, American Military University, 2005 Master Mariner, Unlimited, Any Ocean Scott Saarheim (2000) Maritime Vocational Instructor II B.S., Marine Transportation, California Maritime Academy, 1991 Third Mate, Unlimited, Any Ocean William E. Schmid (2000) Maritime Vocational Instructor III B.S., Nautical Science, Maine Maritime Academy, 1978 Master Mariner, Unlimited, Any Ocean First Class Pilot, Hinchinbrook Entrance to Rocky Point, AK

Program Point of Contact: Paul Leyda

Email: pleyda@CSUM.edu

Institution address: 200 Maritime Academy Dr.
                             Vallejo,CA 94590