Professional Diploma in International Maritime Traditions

This professional diploma prepares you to research, interpret and promote the maritime traditions of different cultures. You will learn the concept of maritime tradition, the identity of coastal communities, oral and written transmission and ethnographic research, salutes, honours, flags, bosun's calls and ceremonies on board, crossing the line, ship naming and launching, superstitions, patron saints, sea processions and votive offerings, seafaring vocabulary, knots, sea shanties, shipboard food, sayings and tattoos, the traditions of Spain, Portugal, Britain, the Nordic countries, France and the Netherlands, of the Pacific, Japan and China, the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean and the seafaring peoples of the Americas, traditional boat types, shipwrights' craft and classic regattas, and policies, inventories, sound archives and museums for intangible heritage.

What sets this professional diploma apart: a truly global journey through the maritime traditions of Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Americas; a multidisciplinary approach that combines history, anthropology and naval ceremonial; attention to living heritage such as language, songs, festivals and everyday life at sea; a dedicated module on traditional boats, boatbuilding and the recovery of historic vessels; a practical view of how intangible heritage is inventoried, conserved and turned into museum and cultural tourism projects; and a final project in which you document a maritime tradition.