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Logistics and Supply Chain Management BSc (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
Online
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
3 Years
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
This degree prepares you to excel in an industry with limitless opportunities: few careers give you such strong promotion prospects and early management responsibilities
We’re part of the exciting NOVUS Lite scheme where some of the biggest names in the business offer paid year-long and summer placements, professional mentoring and guest lectures
You’ll benefit from free student membership of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and gain exemptions which put you on the road to chartered status
Live consultancy projects for leading companies, regular fieldtrips and involvement in our annual Logistics Week will raise your profile with employers
Our tutors come from industry backgrounds and you’ll be inspired by the groundbreaking research underway in our world-renowned Centre for Supply Chain Improvement
Logistics is an important, vibrant and technology-driven industry undergoing massive expansion – one where our BSc (Hons) Logistics and Supply Chain Management will put you on the fast track to career success.
If you feel you could tackle the challenges involved in ensuring the right goods get to the right place, at the right time and in the right condition, this applied degree delivers the skills, insights and practical experience you need.
The only course of its kind in the East Midlands, it has been designed to combat drastic skills shortages in a profession which keeps the wheels of industry turning - whether revolutionising online shopping, sending medical supplies to disaster zones or transporting perishable goods across the world to our supermarket shelves.
And where better than Derby to make your mark and take your ambitions forward? High-tech and strategically located, our city prospers from a robust transport and logistics sector – rich with opportunity for the next generation of logistics experts.
About this course
This course prepares you to excel in business, anywhere in the world. Your qualification will help you stand apart as a forward-thinking professional who can work competently and ethically in global and cross-cultural environments.
Our former students have secured graduate-level jobs with a wide range of companies, including major international names such as HSBC, Enterprise, Gleneagles and Pattonair.
Our Careers and Employment Service will provide you with support from day one of your course to ensure you leave Derby as a ‘work-ready’ graduate – industry aware, motivated and enterprising. Throughout your studies, you’ll also benefit from our Personal Development Planning (PDP) scheme which enables you to reflect on your learning and develop your career ambitions.
The support continues once you’ve completed your course too: you are entitled to further help and guidance from the Careers and Employment Service for up to three years after leaving the University.
GCSE Maths and English Grade C/Grade 4 (or above) or equivalent qualification
6.0 (with 5.5 in each skills area)
Reviews
Subjects
- Supply
- Supply Chain Management
- Technology
- Industry
- Logistics
- Supply and Chain Management
- Modules
- Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Organisations
- Operations
- Managing
Course programme
To complete the BSc (Hons) Logistics and Supply Chain Management, you'll study modules such as:
Stage one
- Introduction to Supply Chain and Logistics
- Procurement Contexts
- Business Acumen and Entrepreneurship
- Understanding People in Organisations
- Managing Performance in Operations
- Innovation and Technology in Logistics
You will study modules such as:
- Improving Operations Performance
- Asset Management
- Sustainable Supply Chains
- Warehousing and Transport
- Work Based Development
Stage three
You will study modules such as:
- Independent Study
- Supply Chain Strategy
- Supply Chain Systems Modelling
- Retail Supply Chain Management
- Retail Distribution Logistics
- Multi Modal Logistics
- Multi Modal Air Freight Logistics
Additional information
£9,250 per year* (2020/21)
International fee
£14,045 per year (2020/21)
Logistics and Supply Chain Management BSc (Hons)