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MSc PG Dip Logistics and Supply Chain Management

  • DeadlineStudy Details:

    MSc Full-time: 12 months Part-time: 24 months; PGDip Full-time 9 months Part time 21 months

Course Description

MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management is the fully-accredited flagship masters degree from Heriot-Watt’s Logistics and Supply Chain Management department – a globally recognised centre for excellence in the subject across both research and teaching.

This fully accredited Logistics and Supply Chain Management masters degree calls upon our sector-leading research and direct links to industry to equip students with cutting-edge expertise across all areas of this increasingly crucial discipline.

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, this Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc produces graduates of the highest calibre.

This programme will give you direct access to the expertise of world-leading researchers and practitioners and allow you to gain professional insights from industry leading organisations.

A dynamic mix of research-led, industry-focussed learning offer the ideal preparation to build a successful career in the ever-advancing world of Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

You will develop expertise across key areas of this discipline which is becoming more and more crucial to modern organisations, including:

  • Procurement
  • Supplier Management
  • Inventory and material management
  • Forecasting
  • Freight transport
  • Maritime economics and logistics
  • Risk and resilience management
  • Sustainability
  • Quality management

Entry Requirements

A good Honours degree (first or second class), or its non-UK equivalent, in a relevant subject from a recognised British or overseas university.

Work or project experience in a logistics-related field will be of further advantage.

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Fees

https://www.hw.ac.uk/study/fees-funding.htm

Module Details

Semester 1 (Sep – Dec)

  • Strategies for Managing Supply Chains
  • Global Purchasing and Supply
  • Freight Transport and Warehouse Management
One from:
 
•Shipping and Port Operations
•Fundamentals of Lean Six Sigma
•Measuring and Managing Performance
•Supply Chain Risk and Adaptation

Semester 2 (Jan – April)
  • Demand and Inventory Planning
  • Supply Network Design and Optimisation
  • Research Philosophy and Practice
One from:
 
•Maritime Business and Economics
•Quality Management and Engineering
•System Thinking and Analysis
•Green and Sustainable Logistics

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