The five full-time courses share the bulk of their core modules, with further elective modules chosen from various groups of modules, appropriate to each course.
The remainder of the course is made up of the research dissertation, for which the topic must be appropriate to the specific course.
Core modules for the MSc Supply Chain and Operations Management Programme are:
- Introduction to Managing Operations
- Quality Management and Quality Techniques
- Supply Chain Planning and Management
- Design of Operations Facilities
- Management Science for Decisions Support
- Finance and Accounting
- Supply Chain Management in Practice
One from:
- Modelling and Simulation
- Performance Measurement and Lean Techniques
- Project Management
Students will also complete a 20,000 word Supply Chain and Operations Management Dissertation over the summer period.
The MSc Supply Chain and Operations Management is taught on a full-time basis over one year.
During this time, you must accumulate 180 credits to qualify for the award of MSc.
You will take 120 credits worth of taught modules, which are examined during two 15 week semesters.
Each taught module typically consists of 10, two or three hour sessions. Assessment is by a combination of individual essay or group project and written examination.
The remaining 60 credits of this course are allocated to a dissertation, which is completed over the summer period for submission in September.