International Logistics and Economics

Description

Bachelor Logistics in 3 or 4 years

This English-taught professional bachelor's programme prepares you for a career in the international logistics industry. NHTV offers two international programmes in the field of logistics. In the economic programme is more emphasis on Marketing and Sales Management. In the transport (technological) programme, it is on more ICT-related subjects, like Intelligent Transport Systems.

Optimal customer service at minimal cost

• How does the iPad get to the store shelves?
• Will you ensure smooth logistics processes during a music festival?
• Do you find the best, cheapest and fastest way to produce and distribute products?

After your graduation at NHTV Breda, you are the logistic expert who offers optimal customer service at minimal cost to any logistics-related business challenge!

Your career?

Graduates are equipped to fill a range of positions, such as purchase manager or project manager at (inter)national:

• advisory agencies
• multinationals
• commercial enterprises
• production companies

Please be aware of the fact that many graduates start at the bottom of the career ladder - in assistant positions - and work their way up to management positions.

Why study logistics at NHTV Breda

• economic and technical scope
• emphasis on Marketing and Sales Management
• interaction with the industry, building meaningful industry-education partnerships
• good job prospects
• international classroom, approximately 75% foreign students and 12 different nationalities
• personal coaching

After your bachelor

After your graduation in International Logistics and Economics you can decide whether to find a job or carry on studying - at master's level.

Detailed Course Facts

• EUR 1906 Year (EEA)

• English

Course Content

Course Characteristics

NHTV offers three English-taught international programmes in the field of mobility and logistics. You start with a joint first year. There are two logistics programmes. In the economic programme there is more emphasis on Marketing and Sales Management. In the transport programme, it is on ICT-related subjects, like Intelligent Transport Systems.

Study lay out

In the first and second year, you complete projects, courses, training courses and coaching sessions. In the third year you carry out two work placements, both for three months at for example a transport or production company. In the second part of that year you deepen your theoretical knowledge. In the fourth year you take a number of specialist classes and work on your graduation assignment for an international company in the Netherlands or abroad, where the business language is English.

In the first two academic years you can earn two credits by completing a course or practical component which you can choose yourself. Consider, for example, participating in an international study trip. At the moment, study trips to Dubai, New York and Arizona are available. Other destinations are Hamburg, Scotland, Barcelona and Ireland.

Fast tracks

The regular track of this programme takes four years, but a fast track is available for Dutch students with a vwo diploma or relevant mbo diploma (level 4). German students might be considered for the fast track if they have Hochschulereifezeugnis. Do you already have a (propaedeutic) certificate from another higher education institution or university in the Netherlands? If so, you may be allowed to follow the fast track programme. For more information, please contact the Student counsellor of the programme, Berber van der Heide, heide.b(at)nhtv.nl.

Course planning

Combined introduction year

Together with your fellow students from International Traffic Management and International Logistics and Transport Management, you become acquainted with the professional fields of logistics and mobility. In groups, you deal with real-life assignments like the Warehousing project. That project will teach you how to organize a production plant as well as everything related to delivering goods to customers.

Year 2

In the second year you deal with courses and projects, specific to logistics or transport. For example, in the first bimester you start with a project called 'Intermodal transport'. Two consecutive weeks you get a crash course in all aspects relating to intermodal transport. Supervised you need to make a complete design of an intermodal concept including site selection, design and budgeting of a terminal. Per bimesters you get courses with a project where you are able to apply your knowledge in a group. Examples of courses are:

• Trade and Transport Law & Customs
• Operations Management
• Physical Distribution & ICT
• Cross Cultural Management
• Research Methods
• Purchasing
• English Cambridge
• and 2 free electives

Year 3

The third year is a combination of working practice and studying at NHTV. You have an internship with a period of three months twice this year. Between these practical training periods you get courses which give you more thorough knowledge of logistics.

Examples of the courses are:

• Network Logistics
• Logistic Information Systems
• Management Game
• Quality Management
• English Cambridge
• Port Logistics

Year 4

In the first part of the fourth year, you can choose a minor followed by a major. In the second half of the fourth year you carry out a graduation project.

Examples of the courses are:

• Supply Chain Management
• Business Management
• Management Game (T-Challenge)
• Capita Selecta (Economics)

Academic degree in one year

In the fourth year, all NHTV students are offered the chance to study a pre-master's programme in Strategic Business Management and Marketing. This degree enables you to continue with a Master of Science programme at several universities and earn a Master of Science (MSc) degree in one year's time.

Exchange programmes

Studying abroad for a while gives you the opportunity of broadening your horizons. You live in an international environment, meet people with different cultural backgrounds and learn a lot.

The best time to go on an exchange is in the fourth year. The only requirement is that you take the same subjects as given in the majors.

NHTV has built partnerships with a number of universities all over the world who can accommodate your exchange, but we encourage you to find a university yourself.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6 CAE score : 60(Grade C) TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test : 80

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

Admission requirements for Dutch students

For this programme, the admission requirements are:

havo

N+T > ec or m&o
N+G > ec or m&o
E+M > admissible
C+M > (ec or m&o) + (wia or wib)

vwo

N+T > ec or m&o
N+G > ec or m&o
E+M > admissible
C+M > ec or m&o

mbo

mbo 4 > admissible

21+ Arrangement

If you do not meet the admission requirements, but you are aged 21 or over, you may appeal to the 21+ arrangement. Based on an assignment, you are permitted to start the programme or not.

Admission Requirements for Foreign Students

You can apply for this programme if you have completed secondary school, Abitur, Artium, Avgångsbetyg från Gymnasieskolan, COU, Senior High School - A levels or secondary vocational education.

If your qualifications are not mentioned above, please contact Student Office (international.office(at)nhtv.nl).

Test Of English as a Foreign Language

As a non-native speaker of English, you must also show sufficient results of one of these tests:

• TOEFL test (minimum score 80 internet-based and minimum sub score for Speaking 20)
• IELTS test (minimum overall band score 6.0 and a minimum sub score for Speaking 6.0)
• Cambridge Advanced Certificate

A levels

If your high school diploma is comparable with A levels:

• you can be admitted to the fast track
• you are exempted from taking the English test if you have English in your curriculum

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences.

Funding

Scholarships / Grants:

NHTV:
NHTV Bachelor Scholarship supports non-EU/EEA students who will pay the full tuition fee for bachelor programmes at NHTV. This scholarship consists of a €3000 reduction of the tuition fee in the first year studying at NHTV (paying the non-EU/EEA tuition fee).
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NHTV Breda:
Per year there is a limited number of scholarships available for non-EU/EEA-students to contribute in the costs of the tuition fee.
For additional information: Website

Nuffic:
The Orange Tulip Scholarship is a special programme for excellent Mexican students. Various higher education institutions and companies support outstanding Mexican students financially to be able to study in Holland.
For additional information: Website

Nuffic:
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Voor hbo-bachelorstudenten brazilie
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Voor hbo-bachelorstudenten Indonesie
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Accreditation

Accredited by: NVAO in: The Netherlands