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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.
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Accreditations
This course is accredited by both the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT(opens in a new window)) and the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS(opens in a new window)). 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...
Careers
Career Pathways
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.
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.
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(opens in a new window) 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(opens in a new window)
- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.
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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(opens in a new window).
Scholarships and Bursaries
The University of East Anglia offers a range of Scholarships(opens in a new window); 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(opens in a new window).
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(opens in a new window)
International candidates are also encouraged to access the International Students(opens in a new window) section of our website.