Purchasing logistics and supply-chain management are critical to the success of manufacturing and service industries worldwide. This two-year course gives you the skills you need to be an effective professional in the field opening up career opportunities within a range of sectors.
The course supports you to develop a sound understanding of the theories and techniques of global logistics and supply-chain management - knowledge you can apply to employment across diverse organisations. Your studies encompass procurement production distribution transport and customer services and cover a range of management styles and structures.
Course units consider global logistics and supply-chain management and may include risk and procurement; sustainable business management; and project and operations management. The Data Analytics units cover a wide range of relevant topics including big data programming and the importance of analytics in decision making. The knowledge you gain will enable you to synthesise complex information and data to produce meaningful solutions for the organisation.
This course is accredited by The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
UK applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent.
EU/International applicants please visit website for details.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more.
There are numerous sources of funding available for postgraduate students, both from external sources such as the Government and from the University.
As a graduate of this course you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to take up a career in business and management generally and specifically in procurement and the management of any aspects of logistics and supply-chain business. Your specialist skills in data analysis give you the option to focus on more IT-related roles in the field.
This course is an appropriate foundation for further academic study at either MPhil or PhD level.
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