MSc Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Management
Key Details
- Attendance
- Full Time
- Award
- Degree of Master of Science
- Course Length
- 1 year
- Course Start Date
- September 2025
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Course Overview
As a professional working in operations, supply chain, and logistics management, you’re pivotal to the success of your organisation. Our one-year MSc in Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Management course will train you to become an industrial problem-solver, ensuring you know how to deliver efficient, effective, on-time, and budget-conscious products and services.
This dynamic Master's programme emphasises advanced supply chain and logistics strategies, preparing you to tackle contemporary and emerging industry challenges. It’s ideal for those with a background in supply chain, logistics, or operations management, as well those with degrees in IT, engineering, finance, or general management. You’ll master the integration of human power, material resources, and financial investment to bring products and services to market. You’ll learn how to anticipate and solve problems, and how to create order in complex situations.
This course covers essential areas such as inventories, materials management, procurement, transportation, warehousing, sustainable supply chains, and logistics operations. You'll also delve into innovations in technology management and circular supply chains, gaining practical skills and knowledge in simulations of supply chain operations. Our vibrant curriculum is designed to keep you at the forefront of industry advancements.
At UEA, you’ll benefit from our world-class research-led teaching, including insights from our renowned Innovation, Technology, and Operations Management group (ITOM). You’ll study the latest supply chain and logistics innovations, and gain valuable insights from industry experts and guest speakers. You’ll develop key transferable skills such as critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving, decision-making, and effective use of information and communications technology. You’ll also enhance your teamwork skills, management skills, and presentation abilities.
Our programme includes access to a UK-based company facing real business challenges, providing you with a practical foundation for your dissertation and a chance for real-world application of your knowledge. You’ll graduate ready for leadership roles, equipped with the skills to succeed on the international stage.
Accreditations
This course is accredited by both the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS). This offers you an exemption from the education requirements for Chartered Membership of the CILT after successfully completing the course. Successfully completing this Master’s course allows application for full membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (MCIPS).
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Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)
This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS). Successfully completing this Master’s course allows app...
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CILT
This course is accredited by both the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transp...
Study and Modules
Structure
You’ll start building your theoretical and practical knowledge from day one. In your first semester, you’ll focus on real problems faced in the industry today, investigating different ways to approach these challenges. You’ll study supply chain operations and logistics management, procurement, and marketing theory and practice. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of the supply chain/logistics operations and procurement process.
In your second semester, you’ll learn how the parts of the supply chain network are designed and then analysed using different analytical tools and simulation techniques. You’ll analyse real-world scenarios using some of the tools and techniques and develop some transferrable skills. Using the analytical techniques and simulation tools, you’ll be able to understand how an efficient and optimised supply chain network is developed and how risks are analysed. Additionally, you’ll focus on deepening your expertise and learning how to analyse and solve more complex cases. You’ll also learn about sourcing strategies in supply chain management.
Alongside these, you’ll also learn the tools and techniques needed to excel when conducting your own research in your dissertation. This will help you develop your research skills.
In your third and final semester, you’ll complete your dissertation, with guidance from your academic adviser. This is a substantial piece of personal research where you’ll analyse and present solutions for an operation, supply chain, or logistics problem of your own choosing.
You’ll have the opportunity to link your dissertation to industry to solve a real-life problem. In the past, our students have worked on case studies for companies.
Compulsory Modules
Optional A Modules
(Credits: 20)Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning
You’ll learn through lectures with leading academics and industry experts. The mode of teaching will be blended, i.e. synchronous, face-to-face and asynchronous. You’ll then take your understanding further with problem-solving seminars where you’ll have the chance to engage in more interactive learning, discussing and challenging your own questions and ideas with your fellow students.
Throughout the course, you’ll analyse real and created case studies of increasing complexity to constantly challenge and stretch yourself. The case studies are not marked, but you’ll receive feedback to help improve your understanding.
All your learning will be focused on developing your analytical and critical skills. That means you’ll graduate empowered to create your own solutions not only to the challenges studied on the course but also for new challenges that may arise as you progress through your career.
You’ll also benefit from studying alongside other business students – improving your understanding of other business disciplines and helping you to work with these areas more effectively throughout your career.
Independent study
You’ll also spend time carrying out independent study, researching in UEA’s state-of-the-art library, writing coursework or essays or carrying out projects or practical work.
This course will give you an excellent balance of independent thinking and study skills, helping you grow into a self-motivated learner, an expert researcher and an analytical thinker through evidence-based analysis. You’ll become well-versed in time management, becoming highly organised and confident in self-directed study. Throughout your degree, you’ll be given guidance on your work and constructive feedback to help you improve.
Assessment
We’ll assess your knowledge, skills and understanding through 100% coursework – with no exams.
You’ll hand in both formative and summative assessments, which will provide you with extensive feedback to help you identify areas of strength and areas for improvement.
At the end of each semester, you’ll be assessed on the basis of coursework and, for some modules, group/individual projects, in-class activities/tests and presentations. For each module, you’ll have the chance to test your skills with at least one practice or ‘formative’ assignment. Your final semester will be assessed by a dissertation.
Feedback
You’ll get feedback on your practice assignments from academic staff. The purpose of the feedback is to help you improve your work before your final formal or ‘summative’ assignment and we encourage you to discuss your feedback with your teachers.
Module organisers will consider the relevant Senate Scales and adapt the feedback sheet to their particular assessment, which will be shared with you at the time that the coursework is set. The NBS feedback sheet has a ‘feed forward’ section which will enable you to receive individualised feedback on your summative coursework assessment. In the feed-forward section, markers will attempt to give you concrete actions. The feedback will be provided to you within 20 working days.
The dissertation adviser will provide you with personalised feedback and feed-forward in semesters two and three for preparing your dissertation. There will be a series of meetings which will enable you to discuss and clarify feedback and action plans, and enable your adviser to evaluate the results and provide further suggestions.
Employability
After the Course
You’ll graduate as an expert analyst and problem-solver for enterprise and business. You’ll be ready to help businesses and organisations of all kinds deliver their products and services to where they need to be, in even the trickiest of situations – whether that’s getting lifesaving drugs to a remote village in Africa, putting the latest technology into the hands of consumers, helping to keep the UK fashion industry up to date with the latest looks, or other equally challenging demands.
You’ll be ready to launch a career working in a logistics company, or as a supply chain, logistics or operations specialist within a business. You could also work in organisations as an operations manager, inventory or materials manager, warehouse professional, freight forwarding professional, enterprise resource planning specialist, and supply chain/logistics analyst.
Your skills will be highly sought after in both manufacturing and services organisations, and in the private, public and third sectors.
Alternatively, you could go on to further study, for example, a PhD, potentially undertaking research that could benefit entire industries.
Careers
Examples of careers that you could enter include:
- Operations manager
- Purchasing manager
- Supply chain / logistics manager
- Supply chain / logistics consultant
- Supply chain / logistics analyst
- Entrepreneur
Discover more on our Careers webpages.
Entry Requirements
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
- Typical UK Entry Requirements
Degree classification
Bachelors degree - 2.2
Degree Subject
Business, Management, IT or Engineering.
- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
- Typical International Entry Requirements
Degree classification
UK Bachelors degree - 2.2 or equivalent
Degree Subject
Business, Management, IT or Engineering.
- English Foreign Language
Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):
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IELTS: 6.0 overall (minimum 6.0 in Writing and Speaking, and 5.5 in Reading and Listening)
We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.
Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.
If you do not meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the required English skills.
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- INTO UEA
If you do not meet the academic requirements for this course, you may be able to study the International Pre-Masters programme offered by our partner INTO UEA. This programme guarantees progression to selected Master's degrees if students achieve the appropriate grade. For more details, please click here:
International Pre-Masters in Business, Economics and Social Sciences
- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.
Fees and Funding
Tuition fees for the Academic Year 2025/26 are:
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UK Students: £13,800
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International Students: £24,300
We estimate living expenses at £1,136 per month.
Further Information on tuition fees can be found here.
Scholarships and Bursaries
The University of East Anglia offers a range of Scholarships; please click the link for eligibility, details of how to apply and closing dates.
Course Related Costs
Please see Additional Course Fees for details of course-related costs.
How to Apply
How to apply
Applications for Postgraduate Taught programmes at the University of East Anglia should be made directly to the University.
To apply please use our online application form.
Further information
If you would like to discuss your individual circumstances prior to applying, please do contact us:
Postgraduate Admissions Office
Tel: +44 (0)1603 591515
Email: admissions@uea.ac.uk
International candidates are also encouraged to access the International Students section of our website.