BSc (Hons) Business and Management with Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Edge Hill University

Bachelor's degree

In Ormskirk

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Ormskirk

  • Duration

    3 Years

This innovative degree covers the fundamentals of business and management practice, with a particular focus on the logistics and challenges of supply chain management. Recognising that the competitiveness of modern organisations is dependent on their supply chains, this programme equips you with in-depth knowledge and understanding of a range of real-life business operations, including logistics, global supply chain modelling and the international trading environment. You will develop specialist skills relevant to the business operations and logistics management of public and private sector organisations, as well as gaining expertise in using the relevant software and technological tools for the sector. If you are interested in discovering the planning and design of business operations, while also exploring the supply chain influences that drive organisations, then this is the degree for you.

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Location

Start date

Ormskirk (Lancashire)
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St Helens Road, L39 4QP

Start date

On request

About this course

As a BSc (Hons) Business and Management with Logistics and Supply Chain Management graduate, you will be qualified to work in areas such as customer service management, logistics management, production management, material planning, systems support, transportation, scheduling, general management, or as a sourcing analyst, process analyst or purchasing agent. You would also have the potential to develop your own business ideas and operate in a global business environment. Alternatively, you may wish to undertake further study and progress to a Masters degree.

112 UCAS Tariff points on the new UCAS Tariff. No specific subjects are required.

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Subjects

  • Supply
  • Logistics
  • Business Operations
  • Supply and Chain Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Business and Management
  • Global
  • International
  • Entrepreneurship
  • International Trade
  • Global Logistics
  • Business Strategy
  • Financial Management
  • Business Project
  • Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Employability
  • Strategic Purchasing

Course programme

Year 1

BUS1012 Business Economics (20 credits)

BUS1013 Introduction to Accounting and Statistics (20 credits)

BUS1014 People and Organisations (20 credits)

BUS1015 Operations Management (20 credits)

BUS1016 Marketing for Business (20 credits)

BUS1019 Information and the Organisation (20 credits)

Language modules in French, Spanish or Mandarin, delivered at the Edge Hill Language Centre, are available to study as an integral part of this degree. A single Language module can be studied instead of BUS1014 People and Organisations.

Year 2

BUS2017 Research Methods for Business (20 credits)

BUS2023 Quality Management (20 credits)

BUS2039 Strategic Purchasing (20 credits)

BUS2040 Logistics and Transportation (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

BUS2019 Employability (20 credits)

BUS2020 Graduate Enterprise (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

BUS2018 Managing the Human Resource (20 credits)

BUS2022 Project Management (20 credits)

BUS2024 Managing People (20 credits)

BUS2025 International Business (20 credits)

BUS2029 Leadership Culture and Change (20 credits)

BUS2030 Finance and Performance Management (20 credits)

If you studied a Language module in Year 1, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 2. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of one of the optional modules above.

Year 3

BUS3024 Strategic Management (20 credits)

BUS3045 Agile Supply Chains and Resilience (20 credits)

BUS3046 Global Supply Chain Modelling (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

BUS3022 Dissertation (40 credits)

BUS3023 Extended Business Project (40 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

BUS3027 Strategic Financial Management (20 credits)

BUS3029 Seeing the Future - The Next Decade of Commerce (20 credits)

BUS3030 Business Strategy and Digital Goods (20 credits)

BUS3031 Global Logistics and International Trade (20 credits)

BUS3044 Entrepreneurship and Innovation (20 credits)

If you studied Language modules in Years 1 and 2, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 3. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of one of the optional modules above.

Optional modules provide an element of choice within the programme curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements.

Additional information

International students enrolling on the programme in academic year 2017/18 are £11,575 per annum.

How will I be assessed?

Throughout the programme there is a combination of different forms of assessment to test intellectual development, vocational capability and critical thinking. Coursework involves individual and group-based activities, case studies and problem-solving exercises. Examinations take a variety of forms, using both seen and unseen questions.
Who will be teaching me?

 All of our staff are passionate about student learning and development. This degree is developed by research-active specialists in areas including inventory management in the automotive sector, information management and supply chain coordination in the transport sector, and supplier management in the aerospace sector. There will also be input from visiting speakers from multinational companies, private companies, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the public sector.

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