MSc in Management (Operations and Supply Chain)
Dublin, Ireland
MSc
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 23,000
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
The MSc Management (Operations and Supply Chain) is designed for students who wish to grow into senior supply chain management or operations management industry leaders, and provides insights into current best practices regarding industry trends, digitisation and future projections.
Given the impact of global supply chain disruption, the demand for highly skilled supply chain professionals is higher than ever, and understanding end-to-end digital supply chain operations coupled with a strong operational skillset is a must.
In DCU Business School, we will support you on your journey towards gaining a critical awareness of current opportunities and new insights into supply chain and operations management in varied environments. You will develop new flexible, transversal skills in business management and be able to apply these to a wide range of business challenges. The programme is designed to provide you with a unique opportunity to develop the hybrid, interdisciplinary knowledge and skills considered essential for modern business development and management.
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To this end, the curriculum involves taking part in the following modules (subject to change):
Semester 1
- Operations and Process Management for Resilience
- Strategy in a Global Context
- Business Process Innovation
- Operational Analytics
- International Business: Disruption, Challenges and Sustainability
Semester 2
- Project Management
- Operational Strategy
- Digital Supply Chain Innovation
- Sustainable Transport and Logistics
- Simulation for Decision Making
- Design Thinking & Creativity for Innovation
Year Long
- Building Sustainable and Ethical Organisations
- Global Management Challenges
- Research Methods
Capstone
- Applied Research Project
- Ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide (QS World University Rankings)
- Ranked among the world's top 350 universities (Times Higher Education World University Rankings). Business and Economics (201-250), Arts and Humanities (201-250), Research Environment (301)
- Ireland’s highest-ranked young university, placed 59th globally (Times Higher Education Young University Rankings).
- Ranked 1st in Ireland for Graduate Employment Rate (and 23rd Globally) by QS World University Rankings
- 96% of DCU graduates are in employment or further studies within 6 months of graduation
- Voted no. 1 worldwide for Career Development by Global Student Satisfaction Awards
Given that there is a paradigm shift in how organisations effectively manage their supply chains, the global demand for supply chain and operations professionals continues to surge at a much faster rate than the average for all occupations, with a high average base salary.
As a graduates of this programme, you will grow in confidence as a result of coming to understand the theory underpinning professional practice brought about by your studies. This confidence, together with your increased understanding and knowledge will help you to become a more strategic and meaningful contributor in the workplace, with the ability to engage at a more senior level.
As high-level academic qualifications are becoming increasingly important to organisations’ recruitment and promotion policies, this MSc degree will add long term value to your career.As a graduate of this programme, you are highly likely to be employable in organisations across a wide range of sectors including the financial services, digital services, supply chain, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, information and communication technologies, aviation, electronics industries as well as in the humanitarian sector.