Programme structure
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Academic year: eight months
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Internship / dissertation: four to six months
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Rhythm: eight months of classes followed by four to six months in a company
The MSc covers the whole span of supply chain activities from planning, purchasing, receiving, production, storage to delivery through nine compulsory courses, and six elective courses and specific projects.
It is designed with a progressive shift from theory to practice.
Specific courses are structured around project-based learning, where students do projects in companies in order to deal with real-life supply chains and purchasing issues.
Courses by semester & credits
SEMESTER 1
Mandatory courses, 20 credits
Supply Chain/Purchasing Strategy and SCOR model, 4 credits
Introduction to Purchasing & SC Risk Management, 3 credits
Pre-requisites of Procurement and Purchasing Finance, 2 credits
Advanced Sourcing, 4 credits
Transportation & International Logistics, 4 credits
Big Data and Business Intelligence, 6 credits
Transversal courses
Green Supply Chain & Reverse Logistics, 2 credits
Employability & Careers 1, 1 credit
Elective courses - two courses to be chosen among
Supplier Relationship Management, 2 credits
Research Methods & Critical Thinking, 2 credits
Managerial & Communication Skills, 2 credits
Master Class in Purchasing, 2 credits
TOTAL, Semester 1: 30 credits
SEMESTER 2
Mandatory courses, 22 credits
Prince2® certification
Supply Chain & Purchasing Audit, 4 credits
Purchasing Negotiation, 3 credits
Lean Manufacturing - Six Sigma, 6 credits
Fundamentals of Production Planning, 5 credits
E-commerce & Operations, 5 credits
Elective courses - two courses to be chosen among
SCOR, 2 credits
Finance in the Value Chain, 2 credits
Advanced Managerial & Communication Skills, 2 credits
Transversal courses, 3 credits
Employability & Careers 2, 1 credit
Strategy and Business Model, 2 credits
TOTAL Semester 2: 30 credits
Dissertation, 30 credits
90 credits in total for the year
The details above are for information only and may be changed by the school without prior notice.
