Master of Supply Chain Management University of Wollongong

Overview

The Master of Supply Chain Management programme at University of Wollongong in Dubai is taught as a combination of lectures and hands-on case studies. Furthermore, students can work in our ‘Analytics Lab’ using state-of-the-art supply chain analytics software. The Program is organized around four key themes:

• Theme 1: Foundations of Business in the Information Age This incorporates subjects related to modern managerial accounting, marketing, organizational behaviour and operations management.
• Theme 2: Supply Chain Essentials for Industry 4.0 This incorporates subjects covering strategic procurement, strategic spend analysis, managing large-scale projects, total quality management, and business excellence which form the nuts and bolts of supply chain management.
• Theme 3: Future of Supply Chain Management: Using Big Data and Analytics This incorporates subjects covering the application of data science and analytics technologies in the area of supply chain management, logistics systems, warehousing technologies, smart mobility as well as other advanced and emerging concepts in this area. Technological advances in the area of supply chain like blockchain and big data technologies form an integral part of this theme. 
• Theme 4: Industry-based practicum

• This is an industry-based project where students will work on a real-life business scenario and develop or analyse a supply chain solution in a live or a stimulated environment.

Program Outcomes

• Prestigious and Accredited Degree: Upon completion of the program, all students will get a Master’s degree from University of Wollongong Australia, a university in the top 1% of the world universities, accord to QS World University rankings. This degree is fully accredited in the UAE by Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) and Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).  
• Professional Certification:  Upon completion of the Master of Supply Chain Management program, students may be eligible to apply for a membership of The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), the leading global professional body working for the procurement and supply profession. The students may thus achieve the status of MCIPS. Students must study all 12 subjects in order to secure MCIPS certification. No subject exemptions are permitted.  Students can also apply for  the membership of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) after completing the program. 
• Doctoral Study Opportunities: Should students wish to pursue further research after completing this Master’s degree, UOW Dubai offers a PhD program in Supply Chain Management under the Faculty of Business.

The completion of the program will open up a world of global career opportunities like

• Supply Chain Manager
• Logistics Manager
• Procurement Specialist
• Warehouse Manager
• Inventory Planning & Control Specialist
• Supply Chain Consultant
• Customs and Ports Executive