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MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management University of Portsmouth
Introduction
Integrate your business skills with mathematical analysis for a modern operational career with this MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management degree course. You'll explore the flow of information between suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers and find ways to streamline your company's activity for improved effectiveness and efficiency.
You'll be working with quantitative data and analytical techniques, applying developments in logistics technology, and learning from professional research into the current issues in operations and supply chain management. You'll have access to industry-standard software such as Simul8 and to site visits and case studies drawn from live problems in the profession. You'll plan and produce a personal research-driven project, perhaps with an industrial partner organisation, and will study with lecturers who contribute to both the academic and industrial streams of this sector.
You'll graduate with all the tools required for a career in logistics and operations management, either in the UK or further afield.
You can start this course in September or January.
Course highlights
- Apply highly data-driven mathematical models to decision-making in the supply chain to bring quantitative methods into your career in logistics.
- Study key topics in the field, including Logistics Modelling, Supply Chain Management and Strategic Logistics, as you develop your career skills in problem-solving and interpersonal communication.
- Use professional-standard simulation software and statistical packages in our computer labs.
- Work on real-life case studies, large-scale logistics problems, or active research projects in companies that collaborate with your lecturers.
Accredited by
This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). Students studying CILT accredited courses receive exemptions from the academic requirements for membership. Graduates of the MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management course with an overall average pass mark above 50% are eligible to apply for Chartered Membership (CMILT) once they have gained the necessary experience.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Alumni discounts
If you've studied at the University of Portsmouth on an undergraduate programme before, you may be able to get a 20% discount off your course tuition fee – use our alumni discount checker to see if you're eligible for this scholarship.
£3,000 Master's discounts
Scholarships for new students
Courses starting in September 2022
To be considered for this Master’s Scholarship, you must be a UK student. Achieve, or have already achieved, a first-class honours degree, and:
- accept an offer on a full-time (including distance learning) MA, MSc, MPA, MRes or LLM course by Friday 1 July 2022, to start in September 2022
Courses starting in January 2023
To be considered for this Master’s Scholarship, you must be a UK student. Achieve, or have already achieved, a first-class honours degree, and:
- accept an offer on a full-time (including distance learning) MA, MSc, MPA, MRes or LLM course by 25 November 2022, to start in January 2023
Scholarships for 2022 and 2023 Portsmouth graduates
Courses starting in September 2022
To be considered for this Master’s Scholarship, you must be a UK student, achieve a first or upper second (2:1) honours degree from Portsmouth and:
- accept an offer on a full-time (including distance learning) MA, MSc, MPA, MRes or LLM course before Wednesday 1 July 2022, to commence in September 2022
Courses starting in January 2023
To be considered for this Master’s Scholarship, you must be a UK student, achieve a first or upper second (2:1) honours degree from Portsmouth and:
- accept an offer on a full-time (including distance learning) MA, MSc, MPA, MRes or LLM course before 25 November 2022, to start in January 2023
Master's in Architecture Funding
If you're studying MArch Architecture, you can usually get undergraduate student funding instead of postgraduate funding. Still, you'll need to start your MArch course within three years of completing your undergraduate degree.
MSc Social Work bursary
If you're a UK student studying an MSc in Social Work, you may be able to get a bursary from the NHS Business Services Authority. The bursary consists of a basic grant of up to £4,052 towards course tuition fees and £3,362 towards your living costs. You might also get a further maintenance grant of up to £2,721. You can apply for this bursary on the NHS Business Services Authority website.
Curriculum
Modules studied
All modules on this MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management are core.
- Logistics Modelling – 30 credits
- Operations Management – 30 credits
- Strategic Logistics – 30 credits
- Supply Chain Management – 30 credits
- Project – 60 credits
Career Opportunities
It's always been critical to most organisations. Still, the increasingly data-driven nature of logistics and supply chain management, or Logistics 4.0, demands a new graduate who can apply mathematical principles and analysis to the industry.
This degree's focus on mathematical problem solving and decision making will qualify you for a career in the traditional areas of manufacturing logistics, distribution and supply chain management on graduation. But you'll also have the skills and knowledge to work in quality control, facilities planning, postal and express delivery, emergency services, and the military and defence industry.
Graduates of this course have gone onto roles such as:
- Logistics Specialist
- Supply chain buyer
- Transport line manager
- Quality Inspector
Career planning
During your course, you'll have expert careers advice from our Careers and Employability Centre, your tutors and our Student Placements and Employability Centre. You can access support from our Careers and Employability Centre for up to 5 years after you graduate.
You'll benefit from
- Networking events
- Applied projects with companies such as IBM, Boeing and Hampshire County Council
- 1-to-1 appointments
- CV and cover letter advice
- Interview preparation and practice
- Workshops to enhance your employability skills
- Recruitment events, including the Student and Graduate Opportunities Fair
- Support starting your own business
Facilities
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