Maritime Studies deals with policy, law and security issues related to the world’s oceans. It addresses various issues related to the sea, including maritime trade routes, its significance as a natural habitat, and its role as a source of both international political tensions and cooperation.
Throughout this degree you will gain an understanding of areas such as maritime enforcement, maritime security threats and solutions, marine environmental law, regulation of shipping and marine resources management.
As you learn to analyse the legal, political and operational factors that contribute to the development of the law of the sea and maritime policy, you will also devise solutions to gaps in legal and policy frameworks.
One of the benefits for students of the Graduate Certificate in Maritime Studies is the close links that UOW’s Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) has established with a range of government agencies, international businesses and non-governmental organisations in Australia, the Indo-Pacific region and globally, including a long-term relationship with the Royal Australian Navy.
Graduates are typically interested in careers in policy with government (federal and state, also international /regional) involved in areas such as resource management, defence, foreign affairs or with organisations involved in marine resource management and conservation.
Additionally, successful completion of the graduate certificate allows articulation into the following coursework master’s degrees: Master of Maritime Policy and Master of Fisheries Policy.
See the course handbook for more information.
Fee subsidised places available
UOW is offering Commonwealth supported places (CSPs) for all of our postgraduate coursework degrees in 2025. This means the Australian government will subsidise your tuition fees by up to 75%. To be eligible for this fee subsidy, you must meet the following criteria: Be a domestic student, i.e. an Australian or New Zealand citizen, a permanent resident of Australia or a permanent Australian Humanitarian visa holder.
