Business Process and Supply Chain Management (one Year) – (M.Sc.)

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The programme is administered by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Design and is offered by the School of Management and Economics.

A program coordinator is responsible for the program. There is also a programme
council, consisting of students and the programme coordinator. A programme group, consisting of the programme teachers, is also linked to the programme.

Programme overview

The structure is based on the integration of second level courses from management
accounting, the management of processes within and between companies with courses in logistical flows and supply chain management. All courses are at second level and are given in English.

Programme courses

Introduction to Business Process and Supply Chain Management, 15 higher education credits, level A1N (mandatory), * Processbased Management Control, 15 higher education credits, level A1F, (mandatory), * Logistics Management in Supply Chains, 15 higher education credits, level A1F (mandatory), * Degree project, 15 higher education credits, level A1E, (mandatory), *

* belongs to the main field of study business administration

The courses can also be offered in an alternative order.

Community contacts

The programme has clear ties to industry in that it chiefly builds on empirically based research traditions in the relevant knowledge areas, which encompass very well current trends and changes in the management and development of business and other processes.

Furthermore, case companies are used in several programme courses simultaneously with guest lecturers being engaged in various parts of the course.

Studies abroad

Study abroad can be included in the programme following consultation with the
programme coordinator. The students can make use of existing agreements with
international universities maintained by Linnaeus University. The students are also
encouraged to find universities outside the existing contracts.

Scope of programme

Working with diversity means making use of and evaluating the diversity prevailing
among colleagues, students and other cooperative partners. This becomes a matter of course in a programme like this which is open to international students. Equal
opportunities provision may be viewed as an aspect of diversity. In connection with the consequences of business process management, especially in the courses “Process based Management Control” and “Logistics Management in Supply Chains”, issues concerning sustainable development and ethics are also discussed.

Quality Development

The programme has a programme coordinator, a programme council and a programme group. The programme coordinator has the main responsibility for the administration, quality development and quality management of the programme. The programme coordinator has a continuous dialogue with the programme group, which consists of the lecturing staff involved.

The courses are continuously evaluated by the students in writing. The evaluations are compiled and distributed according to current routines. The current student influence policy means that students are represented in every decisionmaking
body. Reflections and experience are followed up within a year by at least one meeting in the consequences of business process management, especially in the courses “Process based Management Control” and “Logistics Management in Supply Chains”, issues concerning sustainable development and ethics are also discussed.
Degree Certificate

After completing programme studies, corresponding to the requirements expressed in the Higher Education Ordinance degree order as well as Linnaeus University degree order, the student may apply for a degree. Those who have completed Business Process and Supply Chain Management, Master Programme, 60 higher education credits, may obtain the following degree:

Students with a bachelor of social science degree from the first level may obtain the
following degree:

Master of Social Science (One Year) with specialization in Business Process and
Supply Chain Management (Main field of study: Business Administration)

Students with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics degree from the first
level may obtain the following degree:

Master of Science in Business and Economics (One Year) with specialization in
Business Process and Supply Chain Management (Main field of study: Business
Administration)

The degree certificate is bilingual (Swedish/English). The degree certificate is
accompanied by a Diploma Supplement (English)