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In todays global marketplace organisations are becoming increasingly dependent on effective supply chains to remain competitive. From sourcing raw materials through to delivering to the customer, organisations are collaborating with more and more suppliers to ensure they deliver the end product as efficiently and cost effectively as possible.

Supply Chain Management is crucial to ensure the efficiency of all links in the chain, managing relationships and closely monitoring distribution channels and logistics to ensure the timely movement of inventory around the globe.

Our MSc Global Supply Chain Management combines the latest thinking and developments in management, international business and supply chain management. You will be taught by a team of internationally recognised academics and business practitioners from each of these disciplines.

The result is a specialist, up-to-date Masters that provides you with essential management knowledge and skills, as well as critical insights into management best practice and how organisations operate in global environment.

Supply chain modules provide you with the very latest knowledge and skills in designing and managing global operations, logistics, supply chain and value chains. You will learn practical methods to analyse emerging supply chain issues in developed and emerging markets worldwide.
International business modules provide you with the skills to manage international business, strategy and foreign market entry. These are also part of our MSc International Business, which is ranked 1st in the UK and 4th in the world for teaching and research in international business (Financial Times Global Masters in Management, 2013).

This Masters will prepare you to be a future business leader. You will develop practical analytical and problem-solving skills that are relevant to a range of careers in global multinationals or local enterprises looking to expand worldwide.

Careers with MSc Global Supply Chain ManagementThe pace of globalisation means there is increasing need for graduates with knowledge and capability in managing international business and global supply chains. Graduates from this MSc appeal to multinational companies, consultancy companies and organisations involved in sourcing and delivering products globally, as well as entrepreneurs looking to develop global businesses.

Compulsory Modules

Behaviour in Organisations

Foreign Market Entry Strategy

International Business Theory

International Strategic Management

Management in Practice

Managing and Designing Value Chain Networks

Managing Global Logistics and Supply Chains

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Systems Thinking

Research Methods

Dissertation

A good quality Bachelors degree (2.1 or above) in any subject.If you are not from the UK please visit equivalent qualifications to find out about entry requirements from non-UK countries.English Language RequirementsIf English is not your first language you need to attain one of the following:TOEFL iBT: At least 92 overall with a minimum of 20 in Listening, 22 in Reading, 23 in Speaking and 22 in Writing.IELTS test you need to achieve a score of 6 or more in each section and an overall score of 6.5. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test: 92 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.