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Why study this course?
Our Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc course will equip you with the knowledge and expertise to excel in the global business industry. Whether you are a full-time student or a working professional, this course can accommodate your preferred learning style thanks to a curriculum of self-paced and interactive live sessions.
This degree course will provide an in-depth understanding of supply chain systems and grow your theoretical knowledge to a professional standard. Topics you will study include sustainability, data analytics, resilience, and ethical practice, all of which will help prepare you for complex decision-making and leadership roles.
This course will be accredited by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), which will enhance your knowledge and help you become a professional capable of innovating supply chain practices, streamline logistics and optimise operations in the global business world. With guidance from research-active academics with extensive industry experience, you will benefit from a comprehensive study approach that brings classroom learning to life.
Learn from industry professionals
This course is led by research-active academics with extensive industry experience, so you will benefit from a comprehensive study approach that brings classroom learning to life
Accredited by the CILT
This course will be accredited by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, boosting your employability and taking you one step closer to a career in logistics
Make the most of the city
Situated in London, this course offers direct access to some of the UK’s most influential consultants, logistics firms, supply chain organisations, and professional industry bodies
Course modules
The modules listed below are for the academic year 2026/27 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.
Year modules
Applied Research Project
(core, 60 credits)The module will provide you with the opportunity to undertake an in-depth study of a subject that is of personal and academic interest within your field. You should focus your research on a topic or problem relevant to your current programme of study, based on an academic subject of interest, your current work practice, or recent work experience or placement. The submission will take the form of a dissertation.
You are encouraged to develop your critical thinking skills and undertake rigorous, theoretically-informed research. The module will deepen your understanding of the links between conceptual issues, the subject area, and research methods.
The module will introduce you to research methods and strategies that are appropriate to your area of study. It will provide you with experience in the planning and implementation of a research project, as well as the subsequent writing up of research findings in a dissertation, while encouraging you to engage in critical thinking throughout the process.
Applied Research Project
(core, 20 credits)This module will introduce you to research methods and strategies that are appropriate to your area of study. It will provide you with experience in the planning and implementation of a research project prior to taking the corresponding module CO7P00A in the Autumn semester, in which you will complete and write up your research findings in a dissertation.
You are encouraged to develop critical thinking and undertake rigorous and theoretically informed research. The module will develop your understanding of the links between conceptual issues, subject area, and research methods.
Applied Research Project
(core, 40 credits)The module follows on from CO7P00S and will provide students with the opportunity to undertake an in-depth study of a subject that is of personal interest in your field. You should focus your research upon a topic or problem relevant to your current programme of study and based upon an academic subject of interest, your current work practice, or recent work experience or placement. The submission will take the form of a dissertation.
You are encouraged to develop your critical thinking and undertake rigorous and theoretically informed research. The module will allow you to apply your learning from CO7P00S and compose an in-depth critical analysis on a subject that is of interest to you in the Built Environment. The final submission is a dissertation.
Throughout the two semesters of this module, students will be supported by their supervisor with whom they can discuss their ideas, seek advice, and gain valuable formative feedback.
Ethical Procurement and Sustainable Supply Chain Management
(core, 20 credits)This module develops advanced knowledge and critical understanding of ethical procurement practices and sustainable supply chain management within global logistics and operations environments.
The module examines responsible sourcing strategies, circular economy principles, carbon footprint management, supplier governance, ethical compliance frameworks, and sustainable logistics operations.
Students will explore environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges affecting global procurement and supply networks, while developing strategic approaches to enhance resilience, ethical compliance, and long-term sustainability performance in complex international sourcing environments.
Global Economics and Supply Chain Finance
(core, 20 credits)The Global Economics and Supply Chain Finance module develops advanced knowledge of global economic principles and financial strategies that influence supply chain performance and logistics operations in international markets.
The module explores how macroeconomic forces, trade dynamics, and financial decision-making impact procurement, sourcing, inventory management, and logistics efficiency across global supply networks.
Key topics include global economic trends, exchange rate volatility, financial performance analysis, supply chain cost optimisation, trade credit, inventory financing, working capital management, and financial risk in international sourcing and logistics operations.
Through applied case studies and analytical exercises, students will develop the ability to interpret financial indicators, evaluate global trade risks, and design financially resilient supply chain strategies aligned with organisational objectives.
Project Management Principles
(core, 20 credits)This module will introduce the student to the fundamental theories and concepts for successful project management. It examines the theory behind project management and best practice in the Built Environment industries in local and global contexts. It will consider how organisational strategic objectives drive projects and the role the Project Manager performs in the early stages of the project lifecycle, including the development and use of models to drive portfolio and project management. Following this, it will move the focus to the operational stage of the project and how the key project objectives are identified and managed towards a successful project completion.
The syllabus is guided by professional Project Management bodies of knowledge and codes of practice (such as the APM and CIOB). The module explains the strategic context within which projects operate to enable the students to understand that a project needs to have a strategic fit with the organisation's wider aims and ambitions. By the end of the module, students should be able to critically evaluate the following:
- the link between organisational strategy, programmes, and projects
- project economics
- project finance mechanisms
- project management methodologies and their underpinning theories
- the challenges of leading a complex project
- the contribution project management makes towards a sustainable built environment
- the responsibilities of the modern, global project manager
- strategies to monitor and control the complete project lifecycle
Supply Chain Systems and Operations Management
(core, 20 credits)The Supply Chain Systems and Operations Management module develops advanced knowledge and critical understanding of integrated supply chain systems and operational management within complex global logistics environments.
The module examines how enterprise systems, planning frameworks, and operational models support coordination across procurement, production, warehousing, and distribution networks. Emphasis is placed on aligning operational strategy with organisational performance objectives through analytical and technology-enabled decision making.
Key topics include Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Materials Requirement Planning (MRP), demand forecasting, inventory optimisation, production scheduling, lean operations, quality management systems, and the application of data analytics in operational decision making.
Through applied workshops and case-based learning, students will develop strategic insight and technical capability to design efficient, resilient, and performance-driven supply chain operations.
Transportation Engineering Systems and Simulation
(core, 20 credits)The Transportation Engineering Systems & Simulation module introduces you to the principles of design, analysis, and optimisation of transportation engineering systems, with a strong focus on modern simulation techniques.
The module covers a broad range of topics including geometric design of roads and highways, road safety engineering and accident analysis, traffic flow theory and modelling, and traffic signal design and control systems.
You will learn to apply advanced engineering tools and methods to solve real-world transportation challenges, using industry-standard practices and software. The module also incorporates current issues such as sustainable transportation and the integration of intelligent transportation systems. Through practical exercises, and project work, you will develop the analytical and technical skills needed to design efficient, safe, and sustainable transport networks. The content is aligned with the professional bodies standards, ensuring that you are equipped with the essential competencies required for a successful career in transportation engineering within the civil engineering profession.
Global Immersion and Professional Practice
(option, 20 credits)This module provides you with an intensive, globally-situated learning experience designed to develop your professional competence, collaborative capability, and strategic awareness in a live, real-world environment. Your learning is structured around a mandatory boot camp, held at a location that is confirmed at the start of each academic year and may be based at one of the University's own or partner institution campuses, or at a city location anywhere in the world. The location is selected based on its strategic and professional relevance to the disciplines represented on the module in that cohort year.
During the boot camp, you will engage with industry partners, employers, government agencies, and other professional stakeholders, applying the frameworks and knowledge developed through your programme to authentic challenges presented by host organisations. Working within multidisciplinary teams drawn from across the University's postgraduate community, you will develop strategies, evaluate operational contexts, and communicate your findings to professional audiences. The host location itself becomes a case study: you will be expected to contextualise your learning within the economic, regulatory, and cultural environment of that place.
The module is structured across three phases: pre-boot camp preparation, the boot camp residential, and post-boot camp synthesis, with structured sessions delivered online and on-campus to support you throughout.
An equivalent academic pathway is available if you are unable to attend the boot camp on documented grounds, replicating the professional problem-solving and collaborative dimensions of the module through a structured simulation exercise.
International Logistics
(option, 20 credits)This module will enable you to understand the actual processes of the exchange of goods and services between partners in global trade, and the logistical arrangements within transnational corporations across state and regional boundaries. The focus will be on the economic imperatives which have influenced the development of global supply chain management, the micro-economic dynamics affecting the transport and logistics sector and the disruptive trends which are transforming the industry. It will include increasingly relevant concerns such as ethics and sustainability in global supply chains and the importance of understanding risk, especially in developing markets.
The module aims to introduce you to the different theories, methodologies and data sources which will allow you to monitor and understand the logistical strategies developed by the major global producers and consumer goods intermediaries. These connections and processes are part of the development of global trade and economic growth, and have profound consequences for economic and social development.
The aims of the module are:
1 To provide you with an understanding of the nature of logistics studies.
2 To ensure that you are able to explain the different theories and techniques applied to the study of logistics
3 To enable you to understand the types of logistics companies and the processes they use in moving goods around the world.
4 To define and explain to you supply chain management concepts, such as the trade-off between inventory and transport costs, which have influenced the production strategies of multinational enterprises.
5 To outline the types of technologies used to provide visibility in the supply chain and increase efficiency.
6 To provide an overview of the disruptive innovations which are being developed to make international logistics more efficient, and the impact these will have on supply chain strategy.
7 To explain the increased level of risk, which has evolved through the relocation of production processes to developing countries and how multinational enterprises should deal with it. Global waste recycling issues.
8 To provide a background to the increasingly important role which ethical and environmental factors play in the development of sustainable and economically viable supply chains. The circular economy.
Supply Chain Analytics and Information Management
(option, 20 credits)This module develops advanced knowledge of supply chain analytics and information management systems that support strategic and operational decision making in Logistics and Supply Chain environments.
The module examines how data acquisition, predictive analytics, and performance measurement tools can be used to improve planning, forecasting, and operational efficiency across global supply networks. Key topics include enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, digital supply chain technologies, business intelligence tools, and decision support systems.
Students will also explore challenges related to data governance, system integration, and cybersecurity within digitally enabled supply chains. Through applied case studies and analytical exercises, the module aims to develop students’ ability to interpret supply chain data and support evidence-based decision making in complex logistics and operational contexts.
