MSc in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

Organisation:: The Robert Gordon University - Aberdeen Business School
Typ:: Full-/Part-time
Certificate:: M.Sc.
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Programme

This course is fully accredited by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)

The course comprises the range of management subjects suitable for a Masters level qualification in purchasing and supply chain management and is designed for professional practice at middle management and higher levels of management in this specialism.

As a well-established part of Aberdeen Business School’s portfolio of courses, the PgDip/MSc Purchasing and Supply Chain Management course is regularly updated to reflect current management thinking and practice.

This course is suitable if you intend entering the profession of purchasing and supply chain management or if you are a manager wishing to study this specialist area of management - you may have a working knowledge of purchasing and supply chain management but have no formal qualification in this area.

Bryan McNay
Course Leader

Target audience

Career Opportunities

The course has been most successful in providing graduates of various disciplines with an entry to careers in this specialist area of management.

Professional Career Advancement

Students holding a Diploma / MSc in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management will have demonstrable evidence of having studied in this specialist area at a strategic level - rapidly becoming a prerequisite for advancement to more senior positions in management.

Emphases/Curriculum

The course will develop an understanding of international business and management practice through applied knowledge of management skills in purchasing and supply chain management. It is suitable for professional practice at middle and higher level management.

Curriculum - Full time:

Semester 1

Business Environment
Finance for Managers
Operations Management
Managing People

Semester 2

Purchasing Principles & Law
Supply Chain Management
Strategic Purchasing
Research Methods

Semester 3

Dissertation

Admission/Entrance requirements

Fees:

Full Time
- UK/EU Students: Entire Course - £8,032
- International Students: Cert/Dip/MSc - £8,350 Entire Course
Part Time/Distance Learning
- PgCert stage - £3,012
- PgDip stage - £3,012
- MSc stage - £2,008

Entry Requirements:

A degree/honours degree or degree equivalent or
Qualifications of an approved Professional Body or Institution or
Relevant industrial, commercial or professional experience at a level sufficient to justify exemptions from the normal requirements

If you do not meet these requirements and are a non-graduate with experience in business/management insufficient to justify exemption, you may wish to consider access to the course via the Access Foundation in Management Studies.

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Language(s) of instruction:	English
Going abroad:	possible

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Organisation

Aberdeen Business School is one of the leading providers of management and professional education in Scotland. We have over 3,000 UK and international students on our programme of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The School is managed by the Faculty Management Group and there are more than 250 members of staff within the school.

Founded in 1965, the Aberdeen Business School celebrated its fortieth year in 2005, and continues to build on this firm foundation with its formidable reputation for a pragmatic approach to higher education. The School is part of The Robert Gordon University (RGU), which has regularly been acclaimed as the top new university in Scotland, with one of the best graduate employability records of all UK universities. The Times Higher Education tables (June, 2006) ranked the university as the top university in Scotland for graduate employment and tenth overall in the UK.