MSc Supply Chain Management

Overview

The MSc Strategic Supply Chain Management degree offered by Norwich Business School aims to equip students with the cross-functional understanding and sound technical and managerial skills that are becoming increasingly important in expanding markets often reliant upon international operations. Management of the supply chain is increasingly a strategic imperative for all types of organisations, in both product and services sectors.

Supply chain strategies and tactics involve a complex set of product, process and information flows between organisations and their operational nodes. Overall, the programme is seeking to develop the next generation of managers to identify and harness the great opportunities for long-lasting competitive advantage offered by the strategic management of the firms supply chain, including purchasing, procurement, operations and logistics management. The skills and knowledge gained as part of this Masters degree will prove invaluable in a number of management fields and as such will offer students impressive career opportunities.

This MSc degree programme is designed to meet the needs of graduates who have not previously specialised in business or management, or who have studied the subject in a non-UK context.

Special Features

The course has a number of features that make it attractive to prospective students and to employers seeking to recruit their next generation of managers:

A final cash prize of £1,000 to the best student on the MSc programme. There will also be opportunities for funded PhD studies in the School.
Guest speakers from industry through our MSc Business Forum' which is supported by the UEA Alumni Fund and other industry links of the School.
Hands on development of management skills and personal development.
Opening up recruitment opportunities through direct interaction with businesses and access to careers service.

Chartered Institute of Marketing

Our MSc Strategic Supply Chain Management is recognised by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). This means you should be able to progress straight to the Professional Certificate in Marketing after successfully completing your MSc Supply Chain Management at Norwich Business School (conditions apply). See www.cim.co.uk.

Course Organiser

Mr Ian Brodie

Why Choose Us?

The Postgraduate MSc degree programme offered by Norwich Business School adopts an approach to teaching and learning which is designed to promote academic achievement as well as developing the potential for future managerial excellence.

Norwich Business School - Postgraduate Opportunities

The strategy underpinning Norwich Business School's courses is:

To provide a framework for the acquisition and progressive development of knowledge throughout the learning experience
To enable the development of personal and professional business skills that will support fast career progression
To stimulate a positive attitude towards lifelong learning and a culture of creativity and innovation.

We are committed to instilling confidence in our students and will support you to:

Develop assertive and confident communication skills
Plan, monitor and review individual development
Understand the dynamics of effective team working
Make use of advanced problem-solving techniques
Develop and practice your leadership skills.

Teaching is provided by members of academic staff, often in a relatively informal learning environment, with programmes incorporating lectures, seminars, and practical work. Assessment is usually by essays and other written assignments, written or oral examinations, and projects. A continuous control process ensures that our teaching quality continues to develop, and students have access to a number of quality-control channels including student feedback forms, debriefing meetings, and the Student Liaison Committee to help us monitor, evaluate and develop current practice.

There are many external indicators of the quality of our teaching and research. In relation to our teaching, we have been consistently rated as a top University in the National Student Satisfaction survey. Our School also benefits from a constructive relationship with a number of professional bodies, including the Chartered Management Institute, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Career Opportunities

Norwich Business School students benefit from our highly valued insight into state-of-the-art thinking and practice in the fields of business and management. Many of our graduates have subsequently achieved varied and successful careers with high profile roles in regional, national and international organisations.

The University of East Anglia provides a professional Careers Centre and, together with the School's Academic Careers Adviser, we will help students to choose their career path and develop their employability skills.

Come and Visit Us

Our Open Days will give you the opportunity to experience the University of East Anglia's unique campus atmosphere.

You will have the chance to attend subject-specific talks and presentations about student life and finance. You will also be able to talk directly to academics, admissions staff and current students giving you a first-hand impression of life at the University of East Anglia - check out the accommodation, learning resources, student support, and our sport and entertainment facilities.

If you are not able to visit us in person, check out our Virtual Open Day experience which we hope will help to provide you with an insight into life and study at the University of East Anglia.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should normally have a good first degree from a recognised higher education institution in the UK or overseas in disciplines other than business or management. Applicants from overseas may hold a non-UK degree in any discipline.

It is normal for undergraduate students to apply for entry to postgraduate programmes in their final year of study. Applicants who have not yet been awarded a degree may be offered a place conditional on their attaining a particular class of degree.

Undergraduate Degree Subject: All subjects excluding Business (unless studied in a non-UK context)
Undergraduate Degree Classification: Good 2.2 or equivalent

Students for whom English is a foreign language

We welcome applications from students whose first language is not English or those whose degree was not taught in English. To ensure such students benefit fully from postgraduate study, we require evidence of proficiency in English. We also will require a certain standard to be achieved on the written element of the test. Our usual entry requirements are as follows:

IELTS: 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in all components)
TOEFL: Internet-based score of 92 overall (minimum 21 in the listening and writing components; 22 in the reading component; and 23 in the speaking component)
PTE: 62 overall (minimum 55 in all components)

In certain circumstances we may require you to complete a Pre-Sessional English for Academic Purposes course prior to beginning your programme. This course may be taken at our INTO Language Learning Centre.

Course Profile

Disclaimer

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 and regular (five-yearly) review of course programmes. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, there will normally be prior consultation of 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 or sabbatical leave. Where this is the case, the University will endeavour to inform students.

Year 1

Compulsory Study (180 credits)

Students will select 180 credits from the following module(s).

Name	Code	Credits	Semester
Accounting, Finance and Technology Management The module lays the foundation for general accounting and finance knowledge. It is an introductory course for students with differing prior knowledge and backgrounds. It also aims to provide a foundation in two key areas of business management, Operations and Information Systems such that, on completion of the module, the student will be in a position to undertake more advanced study of these important topics.Find out more >>	NBS-MC05-A-SEM1	20	Semester 1
Critical Issues in Supply Chain Management The module provides students with systemic methods, tools and techniques to enable them to be able to diagnose and intervene in the issues facing supply chains and their supporting information systems. The module attempts to develop students' ability to think holistically by providing a basic grounding in systems theory and concepts.Find out more >>	NBS-MC34-C-SEM3	20
E-Business Management The module develops a knowledge and understanding of the nature of e-Business and e-Commerce as well as of the Internet infrastructure and the variety of firms competing in e-Business markets. It also aims to demonstrate the current successes and failures of e-Business ventures in different industries and markets. Current developments in Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) e-Commerce will be explored. Lectures will be supplemented by case studies of e-business practice, group exercises and exploration of relevant Internet sites.Find out more >>	NBS-MC10-B-SEM2	20	Semester 2
Integrated Business Decisions The module is "delivered" as a "game" played in teams. The military has used such a game to teach strategy and tactics. It has been updated to the international business environment, so that one team (business) in each game emerges as the winner. Each team needs to use something of what has been learnt from all modules covered so far in the MSc course.Find out more >>	NBS-MC28-C-SEM3	20
Management Skills and Personal Development This module is designed to give students a solid set of study skills, personal skills, and management skills through which their learning from across all modules develops into a coherent whole. The focus will be on developing the skills recognised as important for securing meaningful employment in the global marketplace appropriate to the Masters level of qualification. The format of the module will be of workshops, and the underlying pedagogic approach will be of experiential learning and action research.Find out more >>	NBS-MC1Y-A-YEAR	20	Semesters 1 & 2
Managing People and Organisations The module provides an overview of how to manage the people in the organisation. The module will raise awareness of the dynamics involved at work and how effective management of employees can lead to improved organisational performance. It focuses on the area of human behaviour in the workplace, covering both the individual and how individuals interact at work.Find out more >>	NBS-MC01-A-SEM1	20	Semester 1
Marketing and Strategy: Markets, Competitors and Customers We live or die by the decisions of the market. If we are good we thrive, if not'.well, we don't want to go there. The two connected disciplines that we use to determine our fate are strategy and marketing. Strategy for it is about creating the future and managing our future development and marketing for whatever we do it must be grounded in the reality of our chosen markets. Further is it not the best products or services that usually win, but it is the best marketed products or services. Drawing on theories, models, case studies and experience this module develops strategists and marketeers to lead firms in their future development.Find out more >>	NBS-MC03-A-SEM1	20	Semester 1
Purchasing and Services Management This module has two distinct but complementary streams. Firstly, services touch the lives of every person, every day. We are customers or users of a wide range of commercial and public services. For example, childcare, hospitals, shops, education, holidays, the emergency services, food services and communication services such as television and the Internet. Our welfare and the welfare of many economies are now based upon services. There are three central strands to the successful delivery of a service: customers, employees and operations. For all three, customer service is the mission, the raison d'??tre of the organisations existence. Operations and supply chain management are the functions within an enterprise that deliver the value-adding activities that ensure customer-satisfaction and -service. Secondly, all organizations, whether services or manufacturing, need to acquire the inputs needed by their Operations and other transformation processes. This task commonly falls to the Purchasing or Procurement function of the organization. The complexity of this task has increased in recent times with the globalization of supply networks and the increasing complexity of the `make or buy' decision. This module explores the tasks and issues that the modern Purchasing and Procurement function faces.Find out more >>	NBS-MC30-B-SEM2	20	Semester 2
Supply Chain Strategy and Processes The module introduces students to some of the latest ideas and concepts relating to the strategic management of Operations and the Supply Networks of which they are a part. Thus, the focus is on both the medium to long term planning and design of Operations and Supply Chains and also on their immediate day-to-day management i.e. the focus is both strategic and tactical. The module explores key strategic and tactical decisions faced by Operations and Supply Chain Managers, for example, decisions about processes, capacity, location, technology etc.Find out more >>	NBS-MC32-B-SEM2	20	Semester 2

Fees And Funding

Scholarships and Funding Fees for the academic year 2012/2013 will be

UK/EU Students: £7,250
International Students: £13,900

International applicants from outside the EU may need to pay a deposit.

Living Expenses

Approximately £7,500 living expenses will be needed to adequately support yourself.

Scholarships and Funding

Scholarships may be offered to UK/EU and International students. Scholarships are normally awarded to students on the basis of academic merit and are usually for the duration of the period of study.

Funding for postgraduate study is also available both from the university and from a number of external schemes.

Find out more about scholarships, funding and bursaries.

Apply

Applications for Postgraduate Taught programmes at the University of East Anglia should be made directly to the University.

You can apply online, or by downloading the hard copy application form, or by using the application form in the University's Postgraduate Prospectus.

Further Information

To request further information & to be kept up to date with news & events please use our online enquiry form.

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.