Nov 25, 2024

Catalog 2017-18

Catalog 2017-18 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Transportation, Distribution, and Maritime Logistics

Important Information

Short Description

This program is designed to prepare students for employment or advancement in the Transportation, Distribution, and Maritime Logistics field. Graduates will have the essential skills to be successful entry-level or mid-level employees at seaports and many related industry locations.

Type of Credential

Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)

Program Code

936

Contacts and Additional Information

Department Chair:

Rosemarie Cramer:
443-840-1658 or rcramer@ccbcmd.edu

Additional Information:

Opportunities for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) - Several General Education classes offer PLA. See Portfolio, Departmental Exam, CLEP, DSST, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate. General education classes are required for associate degrees but not for certificates.
Articulation and Transfer Agreements - While there are no program-specific agreements, see other types of agreements such as guaranteed admission, block transfer, and discounts.

Semester Sequence

This is a suggested full-time schedule for a student who has completed any developmental course work and has no transfer credits. Refer to the College catalog for specific requirements in selecting General Education courses.

Courses Needed for This Program*

General Education Requirements and Electives - 18 Credits

General Education Requirements:

CMNS 101 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 Credit(s).
CRJU 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credit(s). (Diversity course)
ECON 201 - Introduction to Macro-Economic Principles 3 Credit(s).
ENGL 101 - College Composition I 3 Credit(s).
GEOG 101 - Introduction to Physical Geography 3 Credit(s).

General Education Electives:

Choose a course in this category from the list of approved General Education Courses.

Mathematics 3 Credits.

Program Requirements and Electives - 42 Credits

Program Requirements:

ACCT 101 - Principles of Accounting I 3 Credit(s).
ENGL 102 - College Composition II 3 Credit(s).
ENVS 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 Credit(s).
GEOA 101 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 101 - Introduction to Business and Industry 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 105 - Principles of Management 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 265 - Business Ethics 3 Credit(s).
TDML 101 - Introduction to Transportation, Distribution and Maritime Logistics 3 Credit(s).
TDML 148 - Global Commercial Transportation 3 Credit(s).
TDML 150 - Introduction to Supply Chain Management 3 Credit(s).
TDML 155 - Maritime Transportation and Distribution Technology 3 Credit(s).
TDML 201 - Domestic Freight Operations 3 Credit(s).
TDML 202 - Principles of Maritime Logistics 3 Credit(s).

Program Electives:

Choose one course (three credits).

ECON 202 - Introduction to Micro-Economic Principles 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 159 - Managing Customer Relations and Service 3 Credit(s).
MNGT 239 - Business Communications 3 Credit(s).
TDML 273 - Internship:Transportation, Distribution and Maritime Logistics 3 Credit(s).

Total Number of Credits Required for Degree: 60*

Note

*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed transferable college credits from other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101 - Academic Development: Transitioning to College . This 1-credit course is designed to be taken in the first semester at CCBC. Students must provide an official transcript(s) from an accredited institution to document successful completion of college coursework for the ACDV 101 requirement to be waived.

Program Description

The Transportation, Distribution, and Maritime Logistics (TDML) program is an Associate in Applied Science Degree. There are 60 credits required for the TDML program. This program is designed to prepare students for employment or advancement in the Transportation, Distribution, and Maritime Logistics field. Graduates will have the essential skills to be successful entry-level or mid-level employees at seaports and many related industry locations. With added experience, they will be excellent candidats for higher-level technical and supervisory positions within the industry.

A certificate will be awarded to those students who complete all courses while achieving a 2.0 GPA or higher. At least 25% of the required credits must be completed while enrolled at CCBC.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Transportation, Distribution, and Maritime Logistics certificate program, students will be able to:

analyze the process and functions of the various components of transportation, distribution, and maritime logistics concepts designed to promote strategic thinking;
compare and contrast the forms of Global Commercial Transportation and identify how the major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of each mode of global transportation influences the global economy;
analyze the relationship between ethics, diplomacy, team work, and legal issues, and how these changing paradigms impact the human resource management of a culturally diverse workforce;
develop a supply chain management plan for the distribution and transportation of goods that arrive at the Port of Baltimore;
create, design, and critique technological solutions to common transportation, distribution, and logistical issues that confront Maritime Industry management;
compare and contrast the forms of Domestic Freight Operations and identify how the key components of product, price, place, and promotion influence their successs; and
evaluate the process and functions of Maritime Logistics and principal factors that achieve tactical and strategic advantages in the global marketplace.