Course summary
This multi-accredited Masters degree in International Logistics and Supply Chain Management has been designed to provide you with the specialist skills to confidently manage and adapt supply chains, enabling you to become a pioneer of logistics strategy. With a strong emphasis on sustainability and risk management, the course will prepare you for the worldwide challenges facing modern business. You’ll be encouraged to develop a forward-thinking approach to strategy development, creating resilient and flexible strategies that will give you a competitive advantage when entering senior management or executive roles. The MSc International Logistics and Supply Chain Management is accredited by three leading professional bodies, including the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, and the Institute of Operations Management. Course content is also reviewed by a panel of industry advisors, so you can be sure that your studies are relevant to the workplace and your new-found expertise enable you to become a valuable asset to employers. We also offer a Fast Track 100 credit course for eligible applicants. You can find out more about this here: https://www.southwales.ac.uk/courses/msc-strategic-procurement-management/2557/upgrade-your-professional-qualification-to-a-masters-degree/?story_types=high
Modules
There are two main study routes to gain the MSc International Logistics and Supply Chain Management degree. The multi-accredited route requires you to study nine core modules (listed below). The diet of modules has been specifically designed to provide you with a unique blend of strategy, operations management, and globalisation, underpinned by issues relating to sustainability to enable you to thrive in industry beyond graduation. Core modules include: • Sustainable Supply Chain Management • Commercial Relationships • Strategic Operations Management • Globalisation of Logistics and Supply Chain Management • Strategic Systems Thinking • Economies, Markets and Decision Making in International Contexts • Project Management and Consultancy Skills • Research Methods • Management Project.
Assessment method
Each module is assessed through assignments and is completely coursework based, meaning you don’t have to worry about revising for examinations.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Logistics and Transport, Chartered Institute of
- Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply
Entry requirements
A minimum 2:2 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (business or non-business) or in exceptional circumstances, three years’ or more significant managerial experience in a related area. If you already hold a CIPS qualification, you may be able to gain exemptions from the course. Applicants may be required to attend an interview.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| International | £13000 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Students have access to a wide range of resources including textbooks, publications, and computers in the University’s library and via online resources. In most cases they are more than sufficient to complete a course of study. Where there are additional costs, either obligatory or optional, these are detailed below. Of course students may choose to purchase their own additional personal resources/tools over and above those listed to support their studies at their own expense. All stationery and printing costs are at a student’s own expense.
Provider information
University of South Wales
Llantwit Road
Treforest
Pontypridd
CF37 1DL