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MSc Global Logistics Online

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    MSc 1 year full-time 2 years part-time 100% online study

Course Description

A flexible online full-time or part-time postgraduate course with staged awards and progression towards an MSc, including Postgraduate Diploma and Certificate in Global Logistics.

Focusing on the unique aspects of logistics, this course provides a strong starting point from which you can explore the core principles of logistics management. It aims to develop your knowledge of how to plan and execute alternative logistics strategies, manage operational logistics systems and utilise the latest cyber-physical technologies.

  • Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, successful completion of the course enables you to apply for Chartered Membership and gain professional recognition and other benefits including online career advice, job boards and mentoring.
  • Using in-depth case studies, the course aims to demonstrate the importance of logistics within a range of industries and invites students to explore management options across multiple sectors, including manufacturing, shipping, retail, transportation and distribution.
  • Students will have the opportunity to broaden their capabilities in several key areas such as logistics analysis and develop supply chains through the application of ethical concepts such as sustainability.
  • The course aims to furnish students with ambitions for higher study with an insight into some of the research areas that are currently of interest in the field of logistics.

Entry Requirements

To enter this course, you should have one of the following:

  • A minimum of a second-class honour’s degree in a relevant business-based subject. This is not a Conversion Course.
  • A relevant professional qualification of an equivalent level.
  • A lower qualification plus appropriate and relevant experience at a professional level.
  • Satisfactory independent evidence of working for 5 years in a position commensurate with that of an honour’s degree graduate in a relevant field.

Applications from those not possessing the equivalent of an honour’s degree will be considered on individual merit with decisions made based on careful evaluation of the capacity of the applicant to complete the course successfully.

Accreditation for prior learning (APL) is in accordance with university regulations. The Accreditation of Prior Experiential learning (APEL) will only be awarded for achievements equivalent to masters’ level.

Module exemptions can be given for prerequisites that have been achieved through previous study or experience. However appropriate alternative modules may be substituted, subject to the approval of the Course Director, who must ensure that the aims and learning outcomes of the named award are achieved by any variations in programmes of study.

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Programme Funding

Funding opportunities including scholarships available

Student Destinations

This course aims to provide postgraduate students with a degree that helps them to build the logistical, technical, analytical, strategic and operational skills essential to gaining employment with a global manufacturer, retailer or logistics service provider at a mid-management level and upwards. On successful completion you should be equipped with the required knowledge and skills necessary to secure a managerial or technical role in the shipping, freight haulage, passenger transport or retail distribution industries.

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