Logistics and Supply Chain Management with Industrial Placement University of Kent

Overview

Through this Logistics and Supply Chain Management with Industrial Placement MSc programme from University of Kent allows you to gain work experience in the UK or overseas as part of your Master's. 

While the placements are self-sought, the School offers support through extra-curricular engagement with our dedicated placements team. Opting for this course with a placement takes the length of your course to up to two years.

Reasons to study MSc Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management with Placement at Kent:

• Kent Business School is a ‘Triple Crown’ accredited business school placing us in the top 1% of business schools globally to be accredited by AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB
• You’ll be part of a supportive community at our Canterbury campus, one hour from London
• You’ll learn from our expert teaching staff, many of which appear in the top 2% of researchers worldwide
• You can increase your career prospects through an optional short-term Professional Placement/Internship module as part of your degree, develop consultancy skills through our optional ‘Logistics and Supply Chain Challenge’ module or progress onto a 12-month optional Placement. You can even transform your idea into a business through the Business start-up Journey with Aspire.
• You’ll gain access to employability support from enrolment up to three years after graduation at the historic Canterbury Cathedral
• As a member of the SAP University Alliances Program, Kent Business School provides you with access to the learning portal of SAP, the most popular ERP system and related case study materials.

What you'll learn:

You’ll learn vital topics of Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management, such as planning, modelling and analytics, operations management and digital transformation alongside the imperative topics of sustainable procurement, warehouse and global transportation management. At the end of Stage One, you start your year in industry.

Career opportunities:

Our Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management graduates find work in public and private sectors, both overseas and in the UK, in a wide range of companies and organisations, including:

• Ernst & Young,

• Amazon,

• Lidl,

• Karcher,

• Samsung,

• Nestle,

• Cargill,

• Diasorin,

• Roche,

• Parker Steel

Many of our students also stay local and find job opportunities regionally in small and medium firms or even set up their own businesses as well-equipped entrepreneurs.