Logistics and Supply Chain Management (with 12-month placement option) MSc

**This degree has been specifically designed to provide you with a range of skills that will give you a competitive advantage in the global marketplace. You will be taught by senior academics who have wealth of professional experience and excellent links with industry. In studying a variety of subjects in the course modules, you will gain the knowledge and experience needed for a successful career in the area of Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management.**<br/><br/>The course will assist you in expanding your expertise in areas such as entrepreneurship, project management and human resource management. You will also have the opportunity to work as an operations management consultant working for a real client. This will include the analysis of ongoing business issues and assisting the client in developing solutions. Consequently, you will enhance your critical thinking skills and your ability to devise solutions that are economically feasible and operationally effective.<br/><br/>The course content is both practical and relevant to real business life and this includes the option of an internship to provide you with a flavour of the actual world of business.<br/><br/>A diploma in Strategic Management (a Chartered Management Institute qualification) optionally awarded upon successful completion of the programme, which will greatly impact your long term career aspirations. You will also have access to Associate Membership of the CMI.<br/><br/>**Key features**<br/><br/><br/>- Scholarships and Discounts for international students, based on their grades<br/><br/><br/>- Work-related curriculum that enhances your ability to adapt to complex situations<br/><br/><br/>- Modules based on contemporary research, scholarship and cutting-edge thinking<br/><br/><br/>- The course is taught by senior academics who have excellent links with industry and a wealth of professional experience <br/><br/><br/>- Opportunities to gain access to local and national employers through the internship<br/><br/><br/>- Cross-learning opportunities amongst students of diverse backgrounds and business practices from around the world<br/><br/><br/>- A flexible course design to allow two entry points in both September and January <br/><br/><br/>**The placement**<br/><br/>You will have the opportunity to go on a work placement for 6 or 12 months. You are supported in finding placements and can apply for a vacancy as you would a job. There are dedicated sessions to support you in CV writing, interview skills and job applications as well as access to 1:1 tutorials. Most placements start on completion of the taught modules.<br/><br/>The placement will allow you to gain first-hand experience within a real business environment to enhance your future employability and are usually paid. Some students choose to base their research project on a business-related issue arising during the placement. This would give you access to research participants and primary data, and allow you to apply the theories and principles discussed on the programme to a real organisation.<br/><br/>While on placement, you will be supported by a dedicated placements team able to respond to any problems you may be having, an individual tutor who visits you twice while you are on placement and you will retain access to all the University facilities including e-resources. At the end of the placement, you are required to submit a placement portfolio containing your learning contract, a satisfactory employer appraisal, a case study and an end of placement presentation.