MSc Operations and Logistics Management
- Programme director
- Danail Ivanov
- Programme length
- Full-time: 12 months
- Programme start date
- September 2013
Providing the theoretical framework and practical skills that management professionals working in multinational corporations require.
Programme overview
The MSc Operations and Logistics Management is a postgraduate degree in business and management with a focus on theoretical and practical skills. It is of particular relevance if you have recently completed an undergraduate degree in business management or engineering.
The programme provides the theoretical framework and practical skills that management professionals working in multinational corporations need in order to cope with an increasingly complex and global supply management environment. This is achieved by delivering the programme using an integrated approach with business management modules.
The Operations and Logistics Management programme at Surrey has two important benefits that distinguish it from similar programmes elsewhere. Firstly, we offer you training in the SAP system, the world-leading enterprise software suite. SAP experience is in high demand but very difficult to obtain at graduate level. Our alliance with SAP ensures that you will be thoroughly acquainted with this important software application. Secondly, this programme offers a wider range of business and management-orientated modules than any other operations and logistics management programme, to make sure that you are fully aware of the core management functions.
Entry requirements
Applicants should usually hold a Bachelors degree (UK 2.2) or above or equivalent qualification from a recognised British/overseas university. However, every applicant is assessed individually on their own merit. Higher level professional qualifications may also be accepted. Relevant work experience could be an additional benefit where applicants have not reached the standard entry requirements, although it is not an admissions requirement for this particular degree programme.
English language requirements
IELTS minimum overall: 6.5
IELTS minimum by component:
6.0
Fees and funding
All fees are subject to increase or review for subsequent academic years. Please note that not all visa routes permit part-time study and overseas students entering the UK on a Tier 4 visa will not be permitted to study on a part-time basis.
| Programme name | Study mode | Start date | UK/EU fees | Overseas fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc Operations and Logistics Management | Full-time | Sept 2013 | £9,650 | £16,315 |
Programme content
Module Overview
This programme comprises eight compulsory modules and a dissertation. Students will take four modules each semester plus a final dissertation module.
Compulsory Modules
- Operations Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Marketing
- Strategy
- Project Management
- Business Process Management
- Financial Management
- Research Methods
- Dissertation
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
Operations Management
This module relates to the scoping, planning, direction and control of the facilities, processes and people required to transform resources into products and services. The principles of operations management are used in every industry and every environment.
Supply Chain Management
This module will focus on the supply chain management and logistics initiatives of international and UK businesses. Successful supply chain management is critical at both an operational level and increasingly at a strategic level. Effective logistics is essential to meeting customer expectations whilst minimising service costs.
Marketing
This module will provide a comprehensive framework for understanding marketing. Integrating theoretical concepts and models with practical application, you will explore the contribution that marketing can make to business success.
Research Methods
This module introduces the process of research project formulation and the key elements of research design. It will prepare you to design and carry out your research study for the dissertation in a systematic and scientific manner
Semester 2
Strategy
This module is intended to provide you with a holistic understanding of the most relevant theoretical approaches to strategy formulation, implementation and control, in the context of either a single-business or a multi-business organisation.
Project Management
This module develops a practical understanding and ability to plan and manage a small to medium-sized project to its successful conclusion. It encourages you to think across management disciplines and to appreciate the significance or impact of their application on the success of a project.
Business Process Management
In this module you will learn about the relationship between operations management and information systems. In addition, this module involves hands-on experience with an enterprise software system (SAP), to put theory into practice
Financial Management
This module provides the foundations for understanding, analysing and interpreting financial information, and enables you to apply accounting principles and financial theory across management disciplines and business organisations.
Programme Structure
The MSc Operations and Logistics Management comprises eight compulsory modules each of 15 credits, and a dissertation module of 60 credits. Students will take four modules each semester plus a final dissertation module.
| Semester 1 | |
| Compulsory Modules | Credits |
| Operations Management | 15 |
| Supply Chain Management | 15 |
| Research Methods | 15 |
| Marketing | 15 |
| Semester 2 | |
| Compulsory Modules | Credits |
| Strategy | 15 |
| Project Management | 15 |
| Business Process Management | 15 |
| Financial Management | 15 |
| Compulsory Module | Credits |
| Dissertation | 60 |
Professional recognition
The Surrey Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Facilities, equipment and academic support
The Surrey Business School prides itself on its high teaching standards, research excellence, employment record, international reputation and flexible teaching methods.
Throughout your time at Surrey you will have access to a range of services and support.
The School is committed to developing student’s study skills through a variety of different teaching methods and tutorials. In addition, the School boasts learning resources which are second to none.
The School is housed within a state-of-the-art building which is wireless-networked and benefits from well-equipped computer laboratories, dedicated high-quality seminar rooms and a 400-seat auditorium.
When students wish to relax and meet friends, the School offers a purpose-built student common room, its own coffee shop and the Lakeside Restaurant which, as well as operating as a professional fully functioning business, is utilised as a fundamental part of the School’s Hospitality Management programmes.
Leading-edge research
The Surrey Business School is a leading centre for research into business. The Centre for Management Learning and Development (CMLD) conducts research which is academically rigorous and relevant to management practice.
Activities in the Centre are concerned with understanding the processes which facilitate the learning, development, growth and transformation of individuals and the organisations of which they are a part.
Our research includes:
- Action learning – including critical reflection and enquiry, coaching and mentoring
- Evidence-based practice in management – the role of research as a means of individual and organisational enquiry
- Meta-cognition – how managers may understand their own thought processes and how these impact upon behaviour in the workplace
- Transformative learning – including the application of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) as a means of personal learning and transformation in social contexts
A comprehensive grounding in operations and logistics management
The programme will provide you with the theoretical framework and practical skills that management professionals working in multinational corporations need in order to cope with an increasingly complex and global supply management environment. This is achieved by delivering the programme using an integrated approach consisting of financial management, strategy, marketing, business processes and systems aims, to provide a coherent view that explores the interrelationships between the various components of the programme.
Operations and Logistics Management at Surrey – a logical choice
The MSc in Operations and Logistics Management is of particular interest to graduates in business management who are seeking to work in this sector, along with professionals wishing to enhance their qualifications and career prospects.
Students will benefit from:
- Training in the SAP system, the world-leading enterprise software suite; SAP experience is in high demand but very difficult to get at the graduate level
- More business and management-orientated modules than any other programme
- More than 40 years of academics’ teaching, research and consultancy expertise
- The reputation of the School of Management as a leading provider of internationally recognised postgraduate degrees
- The excellent facilities available in a state-of-the-art building
- The excellent employment record of graduates – 98 per cent were employed within the first six months of graduating
- The international composition of our staff and students which enhances the teaching and learning environment
- The geographical location of the School, just 40 minutes by train from London and close to Heathrow and Gatwick airports
Master’s programme praised by the CILT
“The new MSc programme in Operations and Logistics Management offered by the University of Surrey is a welcome addition to the postgraduate qualifications offered in the UK. Focusing on an exciting, dynamic business management discipline, students completing this programme will be equipped with relevant skills for the workplace including project management, financial management and supply chain management. The focus of the programme on developing both theoretical and practical skills of the students is an approach which both our institutes strongly endorse.”
Dorothea Carvalho
Director of Professional Development
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK
Institute of Operations Management (a membership body within CILT (UK))
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For general enquiries
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