The campus is located in Norfolk, Virginia. Norfolk is an independent city in the US state of Virginia. The largest naval base in the world, Naval Station Norfolk, is located in Norfolk along with one of NATO's two Strategic Command headquarters. Norfolk is one of the oldest cities in Hampton Roads, and is considered to be the historic, urban, financial, and cultural center of the region.

Old Dominion University (ODU) is a public research university established in 1930. ODU is Virginia's entrepreneurial-minded public doctoral research university with more than 24,000 students, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia's economy.

Old Dominion University is the only university in the United States to specifically offer a maritime and supply chain management undergraduate major and one of only two universities to offer an undergraduate maritime major. 

Maritime and Supply Chain

Maritime & Supply Chain Academic Programs:

• BSBA - Maritime Supply Chain Management
• Minor - Maritime & Supply Chain Management
• MS - Maritime Trade and Supply Chain Management
• Certificate - Maritime, Ports and Logistics Management
• Certificate - Supply Chain Management
• Certificate- Modeling & Simulation for Business & Public Administration
• International Maritime Ports and Logistics Management

WHAT WILL THE STUDENTS STUDY?

Through general education and core business courses, students gain a specialization in maritime or supply chain management. The major consists of courses in international shipping, supply chain and logistics management, port management, shipping management, purchasing and strategic sourcing, distribution and materials management, etc

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Career opportunities for maritime and supply chain majors are numerous. Careers in the field include port operation, transportation carrier management, third-party shipper management (freight forwarding, third party logistics and customs brokerage), shipper logistical analysis, distribution and warehouse management, inventory control, scheduling, transportation planning, and global supply chain strategy.

INTERNATIONAL STUDY:

Maritime and Supply Chain Management majors are encouraged to participate in ODU's two-week summer Port Study Abroad Program, alternating each year between Europe and Asia. In addition, MSCM majors have the opportunity to take the summer study abroad courses - "Transportation Systems and Trade Flows within the European Union" and "Hong Kong and Shanghai: History and Development of the Chinese Port."

ALTERNATIVE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE:

The ODU Maritime Institute works with many international and local organizations to offer students internships and co-op opportunities throughout Hampton Roads, the United States, and internationally. Firms range from port authorities, operators, and carriers (shipping lines, railroads and trucking firms) to third-party logistics providers, warehousing and distribution centers, and shippers.

Location: 5115 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23529, United States.

Website: Old Dominion University

The College offers an undergraduate major in MSCM (BSBA degree program), an undergraduate minor in MSCM, and Graduate Certificates in Supply Chain Management, and Maritime, Ports, and Logistics that may be taken as a stand-alone certificates or concurrently with the Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Public Administration (MPA).Recently, the Journal of Commerce identified Old Dominion University as one of the three Top Logistics Schools in Virginia. The undergraduate major provides students with an integrated working knowledge of maritime operations and supply chain management and the critical thinking and analytical skills that maritime and supply chain industries are seeking.