Master of Science - Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Professional Placement)

This course is ideal for those who wish to pursue a career in procurement, logistics and distribution, or supply chain management. It offers the concepts and principles in business logistics and operations management.

There are company visits and engagement with practising supply chain managers. There is also the opportunity to take part in a real consultancy project with a client company. Through the research project and dissertation, students can study a specific issue that matches their career interests.

With full accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), and a solid syllabus built on concepts and ideas from Kingston University's renowned Operations Research and Management Science Group (ORMS), this logistics masters is a both an academic and a professional qualification.

Kingston Business School is one of only 5% of the world's business schools to be accredited by AACSB International. Completion of this course, combined with three or more years experience in purchasing and supply management, will entitle students to become a member of the CIPS. The University pays for the annual subscription cost for the duration of the course (1 year) for the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport student membership.

The professional placement year takes place after the full time year. It allows students to do a 12-month work placement as part of their course. The work placement is an assessed part of the course and is therefore covered by a Student Route visa. As a Logistics and Supply Chain Management graduates students will have a huge spectrum of companies and positions to work in, for example providing third party logistics, aerospace and electrical/electronic products and technology-based firms.