Program Overview

Pre-Masters Programme in Engineering and Computing

The programme includes academic modules, study skills and English language training, providing complete preparation for your Masters in computing or engineering.

Is this programme for me?

Through the Pre-Masters Programme in Engineering and Computing, you will:

• Develop your understanding of concepts within mathematics and computing, including hardware, software and issues around design and usability
• Gain the mathematical skills necessary for postgraduate study by covering topics such as linear, second order, constant coefficient ordinary differential equations and apply to the modelling of engineering problems
• Complete a subject related research project.

When you complete the Pre-Masters Programme in Engineering and Computing, and achieve the required grades, you can progress to Port Management MSc at Liverpool John Moores University.

Leading to: Port Management MSc

LJMU provides training, education and research to the maritime sector. This Port Management MSc reflects almost 125 years of experience and excellence in the sector.

• Study at one of the UKs leading Maritime higher education providers
• Follow a curriculum informed by world-leading research plus links with the regional Mersey Maritime cluster, and the UK-wide maritime industry
• After graduating, enjoy exemptions from the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers chartered membership examinations
• Access an international centre of excellence in maritime education, professional training and applied research

Developed and delivered by our highly qualified and respected academic team, the programme combines specialist knowledge with relevant industrial experience. This combination of academic and professional expertise, as well as our well-established links with the industry, will help to ensure that you are well prepared to meet the opportunities and challenges of this expanding sector.

The programme provides you with a rounded viewof the management of ports and port terminals and the wider logistics industry.As part of the programme you gain the tools to be an effective project managerof port operations. The curriculum will cover container and bulk portoperations, and you will learn to analyse how national and internationalgovernance affect a port's management. You will also have the option to studylaw, and risk and asset management and broaden your experience with employervisits and lectures from guest speakers.