As a logistics and supply chain manager, you will have highly developed strategic abilities that ensure your business runs smoothly to maintain a competitive advantage. Our MSc will give you the broad skillset you need to excel in global management positions.

You will study modules that develop essential management techniques including supply chain planning, international logistics, project management and operations facilities design. You'll also be able to tailor your degree to match your individual career goals, and specialise in areas relevant to your chosen field.

You have the option to take industry-recognised digital qualifications by Microsoft and SAP alongside your course, which will develop your digital skills and help you stand out to future employers.

You will graduate with a clear understanding of the methods, models and techniques that are used to resolve organisational difficulties. You'll be equipped with the analytical skills to understand the complexity of logistics and supply chain management challenges in business, combined with creative thinking to generate potential solutions.

Course content

• Across the autumn and spring semesters, you will take 120 credits of taught modules. Each module typically consists of 10 two to three hour sessions.
• You will complete a 60-credit dissertation over the summer, and will be allocated an appropriate dissertation supervisor who will oversee your progress.

Course structure
Modules

• Management Science for Decision Support
• Managing Contemporary Operations: Fundamentals and Challenges 10 credits
• Project Management
• Supply Chain Planning and Management 20 credits
• Design of Operations Facilities and Systems
• Operations and Supply Chain Strategy and Practice
• Procurement and Purchasing 10 credits
• International Logistics and Transport

Optional modules
Students must choose one from:

• Resources Management and Organisation Dissertation 60 credits
• Business Project

Careers

• We offer individual careers support for all postgraduate students.
• Expert staff can help you research career options and job vacancies, build your CV or résumé, develop your interview skills and meet employers.
• Each year 1,100 employers advertise graduate jobs and internships through our online vacancy service. We host regular careers fairs, including specialist fairs for different sectors.

Graduate destinations
Career destinations for our postgraduates include:

• Accountants
• Finance and investment analysts and advisers
• Marketing associate professionals
• Human resources managers
• Management consultants
• Business analysts
• Business development managers
• Financial managers
• Data analysts

Some MSc graduates have gone on to doctoral studies, others have become entrepreneurs. Our Ingenuity Lab has supported a number of our MSc graduates in starting their own company.

Career progression

• 86.2% of all postgraduates from Nottingham University Business School secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual salary for these graduates was £31,419.*
• HESA Graduate Outcomes 2019/20 data published in 2022. The Graduate Outcomes % is derived using The Guardian University Guide methodology. The average annual salary is based on graduates working full-time within the UK.