BOATYARD MANAGEMENT
Students in the Boatyard Management program will learn to manage marine related projects and personnel through hands on experience with real projects onsite here at the school. The curriculum begins with a course in Fundamentals of the Marine Industry to level-set all students entering the program, regardless of which Landing School program they previously completed.
In addition to Fundamentals of the Marine Industry, during the first semester students will take courses in safety and compliance, planning and estimating, ABYC standards, and service management. These courses will provide the tools and knowledge the Boatyard Management students will need to manage small teams of first year students in our Marine Systems Program. During the second semester project management takes a front seat, and the majority of the Boatyard Management students’ time will be spent managing the teams of Marine Systems students working on “project boats.” In addition to this direct experience managing real projects and teams, the Boatyard Management students will be introduced to financial management, marina management, and organizational behavior during the second semester. The students will also participate in a full-time three week externship where they will shadow an established leader or manager in the marine industry.
How You’ll Learn
Study subjects include:
Project Management
Contract Writing
Purchasing of Equipment and Property
Leadership
Customer Interaction
Professional Shop Methods & Tools
Safety Compliance
Financial Management
Our faculty will be selecting project boats that will provide valuable experiences for our Marine Systems students, as well as complex projects for our Boatyard Management students to learn to supervise. The Boatyard Management Program students will oversee the projects and spend time working with the Marine Systems students on project planning, engineering, technical drawing, completion of the boat and delivery to the boat owner.
CLASSROOM SIZE
The maximum number of students enrolled in the Boatyard Management program is 8.
boatyard management CURRICULUM
Additional occupations include:
Project Manager
Account Manager
Purchasing Manager
Systems Technician
Marine Surveyor
Technical Sales
Compliance Inspector
Customer Sales Representative
Yard Management
The following courses are taught through lecture and lab work as part of the Boatyard Management program:
BYM 110 Fundamentals of the Marine Industry
BYM 120 Project Planning and Estimating
BYM 130 Safety and Environmental Compliance
BYM 140 ABYC Standards Exam Prep
BYM 150 Service Management
BYM 210 Project Management in Action
BYM 220 Financial Management in the Marine Industry
BYM 230 Marina Management
BYM 240 Organizational Behavior and Problem Solving
BYM 250 Externship and ABYC Standards Exam
Careers for boatyard management Graduates
The curriculum prepares graduates to find employment as entry level department leads, project managers, service managers, or yard managers in the marine industry.
