Supply Chain Management MSc

The MSc Supply Chain Management at Birmingham has been designed with industry experts to help you to prepare for a successful career and play a key role in the future of supply chain management.

Course structure

This course will run over 12 months in a full-time-mode or 24 months in a part-time mode.

• This course focuses on real-world challenges with an emphasis on ethics and sustainability alongside digital supply chains and supply chain analytics, presenting an array of possibilities for graduates.
• Be part of a small cohort on this focused, specialist programme, allowing you to develop a closer relationship with experts, staff, and fellow students.
• Dubai and the wider UAE region is a dynamic hub for global businesses, meaning you are in the right place to study the operation of top global corporations.
• Our links with industry can provide excellent career opportunities and Dubai is the ideal place to launch your career as the employment market is much less crowded.

You will work with leading academics to discover and apply a deep understanding of supply chain strategy, supply chain digitisation, data analytics, network design, negotiation, communication, supply chain collaboration and relationship management, and supply chain forecasting. You will benefit from our strong links with industry through networking opportunities, company visits and lectures from distinguished guest speakers.

• Taught modules – these include lectures, seminars, interactive class discussions and business simulation.
• Assessments - these will include individual and group reports, group presentations and essays.
• Dissertation Project - this provides students the opportunity to complete a company project, or research project dissertation.

Any optional module information listed for this programme is intended to be indicative, and the availability of optional modules may vary from year to year. Where a module is no longer available we will let you know as soon as we can and help you to make other choices.

The course comprises of 180 credits, taught through a series of 20 credit modules and a 40 credit Company Project or Dissertation.

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Relevant experience is not a strict requirement but will add weight to an application.

English language requirements

If you are an international student, you will need to demonstrate you have a suitable level of English proficiency, usually through the form of an IELTS or equivalent qualification.

For this course we require IELTS 7.0 with no less than 6.5 in any band, which is equivalent to:

• TOEFL: 95 overall with no less than 22 in any component
• Pearson Test of English (PTE): Academic 76 with no less than 67 in all four skills
• Cambridge English: C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency - minimum overall score of 185, with no less than 176 in any component
• LanguageCert ESOL SELT (UKVI): C1 'Expert' with no less than 25 in each skill

Scholarships

Birmingham attracts the best and brightest students from across the globe. For students with the potential to thrive here, we have a number of scholarships available at our Dubai campus.

At Birmingham Dubai, our aim is to make sure that success in your studies leads you on to a fulfilling career. Whatever you plan to do after your degree, the Careers Network information, advice and guidance service offers support to help you identify your options, develop your skills and gain access to opportunities that propel you towards your career goal.

Careers Network

In a competitive global market, you need to be ready for work before you graduate. At the University of Birmingham Dubai, our careers services will help you plan and achieve your ambitions. Whatever you plan to do after your degree, the Careers Network Dubai information, advice, and guidance service offers support to help you identify your options, develop your skills and gain access to opportunities that propel you towards your career goal.

Our state-of-the-art Dubai campus, with its iconic buildings overlooking stunning parkland and friendly community, will quickly make you feel at home in the UAE's second city. Expect plenty of exciting activities to get involved in outside of your studies, as well as all the support and advice you need.

Accommodation

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Living in Dubai

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