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CSU Maritime Academy 2015/16-2016/17 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Undergraduate Course Descriptions

Definitions

A prerequisite is an academic requirement that must be completed prior to enrolling in a course.

A co-requisite is an academic requirement that must be taken concurrently with a course.

♦ Denotes a course that fulfills STCW (Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers) requirements. US Coast Guard license program students must achieve a grade of C- or higher in order to pass an STCW course.

(CSL) Denotes that these courses have a community service component, which may be in addition to regular class hours or part of the course itself, as indicated.

Academic Department/School Designations

ATH Athletics
CC Culture & Communication
ET Engineering Technology
XL Extended Learning
LIB Library
MT Marine Transportation
MPM Maritime Policy and Management
ME Mechanical Engineering
NS Naval Science
SM Sciences & Mathematics

The academic department designation with the course description determines the department that hosts the course.

All courses are graded using the A–F system unless otherwise specified.

Course Numbering System

0 – 99: remedial courses (not applicable to degree)
100 – 299: .lower division
300 – 499: upper division

Electives

Scheduled general electives can be found in the searchable online class schedule. In the Class Search criteria, enter “ELEC” under Course Attribute to search for all electives. Additionally, use Course Attribute value for individual electives. These electives are also identified according to their designation within the five areas of the CSU General Education requirements.
 

Transportation
  

  • TRA 305 - Maritime Policy Seminar

    Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
    Prerequisite(s): NAU 103  or TRA 300 
    United States and major global shipping nations’ maritime policy, with special emphasis on past and present maritime legislation, will be explored, as well as foreign competition, unions, maritime wages, cargo preference, and government ship and route subsidies. International policies and regulations, including emerging security and safety regimes, will be discussed.
    MPM
  

  • TRA 310 - Marine Chartering and Insurance

    Class Hours: 2, Units: 2
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Class Standing or Approval of Instructor and Department Chair
    Encompasses the scope of major markets, trade terminology, function of ship owners, operators, charterers, brokers, and the terms and conditions of the most widely used charter parties for both dry and liquid cargo carriage. Also included are voyage charters, contracts of affreightment, time charters, bareboat charters and resolution of disputes. Effective management of time-chartered ships is also covered, along with a familiarization in the basic concepts of marine insurance contracts.
    MPM
  

  • TRA 385 - Study Abroad Elective

    MPM
  

  • TRA 390 - Independent Study

    MPM
  

  • TRA 395 - Special Topics

    MPM
  

  • TRA 400 - Transportation of Hazardous Materials

    Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Students investigate the chemistry of hazardous materials, regulations for their transportation by water, rail, truck, or air, packaging, container specifications, blocking and bracing, marking of shipments, and safety measures. Students also address security of shipments, from a regulatory, operational, and global business perspective.
    MPM
  

  • TRA 405 - Import and Export Regulations

    Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
    Prerequisite(s): BUS 300  
    This seminar-type class gives a general overview of outsourcing and the process of importing and exporting goods or services, emphasizing the perspective of an entrepreneur starting an import/export business. Students investigate the nomenclature, procedures, and practices, including pricing, documentation and actions of key players. Topics discussed include theories of trade, globalization, outsourcing and the make-buy decision, intermediaries, and risk management. Students create a portfolio, which may be done independently or, in some cases, with a team.
    MPM
  

  • TRA 410 - National and State Transportation Policies

    Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
    Prerequisite(s): NAU 103  or TRA 300  
    Transportation and physical distribution in terms of public interest, administration of controls, subsidization, and procedures before various associations, study groups, and executive and regulatory bodies.
    MPM
 

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