Purchasing & Logistics – (M.Sc.)

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The course enables participants to engage in a range of specialist learning in key areas, but which is integrated with a range of core business topics, such as strategy and operations. The course has flexible delivery, over either one day (part-time) or two days (full-time) per week.

There is limited evening study and the final part of the course, the dissertation project will be on a topic of the students choosing, and the supervision timetable will be flexible around the students needs.

Core modules:

* Supply Chain Operations Management
* Purchasing Management
* Logistics: Analysis and Applications
* Business Process Management
* Corporate Strategy

Potential option modules include:

* Retailing & Logistics
* Corporate Finance
* International Marketing
* Managing People & Organisations

Students will also undertake a dissertation of 15,000 - 18,000 words on a topic or project of their choosing.

The course is taught in groups but almost exclusively assessed individually with different methods, allowing students to work independently towards their assessment goals, and often online resources will be available to support independent study. Students are encouraged to become independent and reflective learners with the dissertation providing the significant opportunity for these learning aspects to be fully demonstrated.

The teaching and learning methods will reflect the vocational and applied focus of the course which aims to develop students' theoretical understanding and the skills required for operating in challenging marketing environments.

Students can make full use of the facilities available, many of which are both online and on campus, via the Learning Centre in order to support their learning and assessment needs.The course academic staff also teach on CIPS professional courses at Leeds Metropolitan University which is now a leading provider of these qualifications and is designated as Northern UK centre for CIPS qualifications.