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MA Business (IPoS) MSc Purchasing & Logistics
Full-time or part-time Full-time or part-time
Designed with flexibility in mind, MA Business The course is designed to provide advanced and
(IPOS) offers an individually tailored study challenging study in the increasingly significant
programme which can help you to supplement field of supply chain management. The course
your previous degree with a postgraduate enables participants to engage in a range of
business qualification or to specialise in a specialist learning in key areas, but which is
chosen business field at a higher level. You can integrated with a range of core business topics,
choose your own key modules to construct a such as strategy and operations, and with one
personalised Individual Programme of Study elective choice. The course is suitable for supply
(IPoS). The MA Business builds on your previous chain professionals and people from a range of
experience to develop a programme that helps business backgrounds. The course is accredited
you to achieve your goals in your chosen career. to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and
Supply (CIPS) and the Chartered Institute of
IPoS schemes allow you to negotiate your own
Logistics and Transport (CILTS). Students who
programme of study, combining modules from
have previous CIPS qualifications may be eligible
related programmes with independent study and
for exemptions and a reduction in fees.
credit for prior learning and work experience.
You may also integrate work-based learning into The course is delivered over two days (full-time)
your IPoS via a negotiated learning contract. or one day (part-time) per week. There is limited
evening study and the final part of the course,
A dissertation or major work based project must
the dissertation project, will be on a topic of your
be undertaken as part of this course and the
choice. The supervision timetable will be flexible
Research Methods and PDP modules are also
around your needs. You will be taught with other
specific requirements. You can create your own
students who are supply chain professionals
pathway from the whole range of modules offered
and with students from other courses providing
at graduate level at the Faculty of Business &
opportunities to develop learning and career
Law.
networks.
Entry requirements
Core modules include: supply chain operations
Either a first degree or equivalent, a
management, logistics analysis and applications,
postgraduate certificate or diploma in a related
purchasing management, corporate strategy and
subject, evidence of prior uncertificated
business process management.
learning, or a mix of sub-degree qualifications
and uncertificated learning equivalent to Entry requirements
graduate level. International applicants should You should either be a graduate, have equivalent
have a working knowledge of English equivalent related professional qualifications (CIPS or
to IELTS 6. CILTS), or have suitable managerial experience
supported by evidence of ongoing personal
Key facts
development. Students may be interviewed
Course code: MABUS
before being offered a place.
Place of study: Civic Quarter
Start date: September or January Key facts
Length of study: Variable. Course code: MSCPL
Place of study: Civic Quarter
Start date: September
Length of study: Full-time 1 year.
Part-time 2 years.
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