BSc (Hons) Business with Supply Chain and Project Management

On this innovative and forward-looking course, you’ll study the key challenges for Business Management with a particular focus on supply chain, logistics, distribution and project management. This course is taught at our University of Salford campus close to Manchester city centre.

Be Industry Ready

• Guided by industry experts, you will practice your learning by working on business simulations and real-life case studies. You’ll look at examples from the gaming industry, food and sports supply chains and healthcare. Guest presentations from business experts will set your learning within a real-world context.
• You’ll look at how global climate change and the scarcity of resources affect the management decisions you make and you’ll learn about the latest developments in Supply Chain and Risk Management such as cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence (AI) and how drones are used in different industries.
• We focus on the core business leadership and management skills that will help you get a job after graduation. Modules such as Digital and Business Skills and Professional Development teach you essential interview skills while opportunities for work placements and study abroad help you develop the confidence to present yourself well to potential employers.
• Our Business with Supply Chain and Project Management course is dual accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence.

As part of this course, you will learn: 

• Body swap technology, LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft Excel – LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft PowerPoint – LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft Word – LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft Project – LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft Outlook – LinkedIn Learning, iDea Bronze Award, Microsoft Specialist - Microsoft 365, Xero Accounting Software, Power BI.

You will:

Study the fundamental principles that underpin a career in supply chain and procurement.

Build your own personal portfolio to enhance your CV and demonstrate your knowledge and skills to future employers.

Study in a dynamic environment and learn practical skills from business simulations and live projects.

Right from the start, Business with Supply Chain and Project Management is all about supporting you to develop the practical skills that employers look for. By working on live projects and business simulations, you will learn the fundamental basis of business management as well as core skills such as problem-solving, leadership, communication and data analysis. In this way, you will learn to find creative, sustainable and ethical solutions to business problems. Throughout your time with us, you will build your own portfolio of professional evidence which you will be able to use to help you get a rewarding job when you graduate.

• In your first year, you will start to develop an understanding of how organisations work, looking at key business concepts and the core skills you need for any management career. You will be learning by doing through working on exciting and innovative business simulations or real-world projects. You will also have the opportunity to try out subjects you haven’t studied before and perhaps find out that you want to specialise in them.
• The second year is about starting to specialise, looking more deeply at supply chain and project management theories and studying areas of operations, logistics and distribution management.  With core and optional modules, you can start to shape your own learning. The Professional Development module is designed for you to practise the skills you need – CV writing, being interviewed, assessment centres - to apply for and get a placement year and, ultimately, your dream job on graduation. 
• By your final year, you are becoming a professional, developing the skills needed for responsible leadership and understanding how to think strategically.  You'll look at future developments in the field, learning the skills for the future as well as the knowledge to innovate. Core modules increase your in depth knowledge and continue your career development while the optional modules allow you to specialise in your areas of interest. 

Build Your Cv

When you study a business programme at Salford Business School, you will have access to opportunities that will help increase your practical experience, employability and entrepreneurial skills. 

• Take a placement year, where you will learn on the job whilst being paid for your time
• Internship opportunities
• Mock assessment centres
• Professional presentations
• Business challenges
• Business simulations
• Launch at Salford
• Mock interviews and practice networking

Year one

• Understanding Organisations
• Business Finance in Practice
• The Future of Business
• Digital and Business Skills
• Data Analysis for Business
• Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making

Year two

• Professional Development
• Operations Management
• Project Management
• International Logistics and Distribution Management
• Live Project for Business

In the first term, you have the opportunity to choose a short (10 credit) module in an area you might be interested in or that you've never tried before. Alternatively, you can secure a short work placement and get credit for it in your results. Choose one from the options below:

• Business Intelligence and Dashboards
• The Digital Workplace
• Contemporary Issues in International Marketing
• Applied Econometrics
• Young Enterprise
• Business Accounting
• Legal Aspects of Business
• Internship

Optional work placement year

• Professional Placement

Year three

• Business Ethics and Sustainability
• Supply Chain Management and Digital Transformation
• Leadership and Management in Business
• Advancements in Project, Operations and Logistics Optimisation (APOLO)
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Strategic Management

Optional modules:
Choose between Business Entrepreneurial Simulation Project or Business Dissertation

• Business Entrepreneurial Simulation Project
• Business Dissertation

There is a further opportunity for you to choose a short (10 credit) module in an area you might be interested in or that you've never tried before. Alternatively, you can secure a short work placement and get credit for it in your results. Choose one from the options below.

• Information Security Management
• Investment Management
• Climate Change and Sustainability in Business
• Technology Innovation
• Big Data Analytics
• Internship