ObjectivesThis long established course reflects the growing importance of logistics management within the world of business. Logistics is all about getting the right goods to the right place, in the right condition, at the right time and at the right cost. A career in logistics could mean working with a specialist provider of aid agencies or logistics and distribution services, a manufacturer, a retailer, a consultancy or possibly the armed forces.
Entry requirementsEntry Requirements Typical points score for entry 200 - 260 points. You should normally have GCSE mathematics at Grade C or above. No specialist subjects are required. Every offer will be made individually after consideration of your academic and/or work experience profile.
Academic titleBSc Transport and Logistics Management
Course descriptionCourse Structure
Year 1
Economics for Business
Professional Skills and Transport Studies
Data Management and Analysis
Principles of Logistics and Marketing
Accounting for Managers
One option from:
Legal Environment of Business and Employment
Principles of Tourism and Leisure
Languages
Introduction to Air Transport
Year 2
Logistics Management
European Freight Transport
European Business Logistics and the Workplace Logistics Planning Techniques and Applications
One option from:
Languages Buying and Merchandising Operations Management
Marketing and the Travel and Tourism Industry
Airline Marketing and Operations Management
Year 3 Supervised Work Experience (optional)
The placement year is an important part of this degree course and provides you with a significant advantage in the graduate employment market place. Through our excellent industrial contacts we ensure that you will obtain salaried placements of the highest calibre, enabling you to gain excellent experience in transport and logistics operations.
Year 4
Strategic Management
Project
Strategic Supply Chain Management
Two options from: Retail Logistics
Languages Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Tourism Planning and Development Supply Chain Modelling
Project, Quality and Production Management Transport Economics and Policy