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Logistics and Supply Chain Management – (M.Sc.)
Lancaster University
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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 9,558 - ≈ € 14,792 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Lancaster / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Lancaster University
Why apply for the Masters in Logistics and Supply Chain Management?
This programme is ideal for you if you wish to work on logistics and supply chain problems to support decision making in organisations. On the programme, we emphasise the practical analytical aspects of logistics problems as well as the fundamentals of management science and supply chain management.
Who is it for?
You should have, or be expecting, a first degree that includes some mathematics and statistics; for example, science, engineering, business studies or economics, as well as mathematics or statistics.
What will I study?
The MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management is a flexible degree scheme in which you choose subjects that interest you and also attend compulsory core modules. The programme prepares you to use your analytical skills in logistics and supply chain management. You will develop modelling skills in Excel and will cover topics such as strategic supply chain management, manufacturing management, public sector analysis and logistics modelling. In addition you take courses in problem solving and consulting, report writing, group work and presentations – common to all the Management Science MSc programmes.
What about further study?
The MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management can also serve as a springboard for further study for a PhD.
Are there any scholarships and other funding?
Highly qualified students are eligible for a reduction in their fees.
Contents
The taught element of the programme includes modules that help you to improve your professional skills as well as your analytical abilities. The taught modules end in May and are followed by a significant real life project that runs until mid-September. In this, you will develop professional skills by working for 16 weeks as a consultant to one of our client companies, whilst being supervised by a member of staff. This is an excellent preparation for the world of work.
The MSc equips you with key skills popular with major employers. You will get the chance to learn SAP, one of the world's most widely used tools for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
There is a large demand for logistics and supply chain analysts with good modelling skills. Graduates from this course can expect to work as logistics analysts, supply chain analysts, business consultants, business analysts and database managers.
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Entry Requirements
The entry requirement for the MSc in Operational Research and Management Science, the MSc in Management Science and Market Analysis and the MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management is normally a first or good second class honours degree in a quantitative subject. Students with first degrees in mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering and management science are regularly admitted, and applicants from other disciplines who can show evidence of quantitative problem solving skills are encouraged to apply.
English Language
If their previous education has not been conducted in the English language, applicants will be required to sit either the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test conducted by the British Council, and achieve a balanced overall score of at least 7.0; or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), and achieve a score of at least 600, a CBTOEFL of at least 250 and a iBTOEFL of at least 100.
If your standard of English does not quite meet these requirements, the University runs pre-sessional English language courses.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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