If you have already completed a related Foundation Degree or HND, our BSc (Hons) Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Top-up) course offers you additional skills and knowledge designed to advance your career in this essential sector of modern commerce.

Key information

Award:

BSc (Hons)

Mode of Study:

Part-time

Duration:

2 years

Location:

The University of Bolton

UCAS code:

N285

Start date:

To be confirmed

Course Details

Technology and globalisation have radically altered the way in which organisations operate. More logistics professionals than ever before are needed to keep the wheels of business turning. We’ll support you to enhance your existing Foundation Degree or HND-level knowledge and skills, ready to achieve the status of BSc (Hons) Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LCSM) Top-up graduate.

We aim to educate multi-talented supply chain professionals and executives who can take a ‘big picture’ view of commerce, and the role their organisation plays within a collaborative network. Our dedicated and experienced staff will support you to develop Honours-level skills and knowledge through our focused final-year LSCM programme. Building on your prior studies, we’ll guide you as you gain knowledge of procurement management, omni-channel retailing, and research. You’ll explore project management tools, techniques and tactics, and investigate the strategies that can be employed to increase sustainability in supply chains.

Our dedicated team of experienced LSCM professionals and academics will support you to develop career and life skills, such as leadership, strategic thinking, team management and professional communication. These enhance your employability, maximising your potential for success in this fast-moving global industry.

Highlights

Our scholarly activity, research and well-established links with industry professional bodies, help to make sure our course content is industry-relevant and introduces you to the latest thinking and innovations.
This course is part of an integrated suite of undergraduate and postgraduate study opportunities in the area of Logistics and Supply Chain Management. A Master’s programme and PhD research awards are available to graduates of this BSc (Hons) degree.
This course has an international reach, reflecting the reality of modern, global trade. We’ve over 10 years’ experience offering supply chain education with international partners.
We offer a warm and friendly environment for your studies, with relatively small class sizes, purpose-built teaching facilities, and excellent student support and library services.

Key Features

We’re committed to helping you develop your employability and career network. You’ll be encouraged to attend guest lectures that enhance your learning, help you make contacts in industry and contribute to your professional development.
We want to work with you as an individual, giving you access to the help and support you need to succeed, and a learning experience that’s tailored to your personal development and career goals.
Our dedicated staff team have a wide range of professional experience, industry knowledge, technical expertise and academic credentials, offering you a variety of perspectives and broadening your horizons.
We use small group and tutorial teaching, so that you have plenty of opportunities to us ask questions and get help, as well as benefit from the ideas and support offered by your classmates.

Professional recognition

The programme is designed to comply with the professional body requirements of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).

You’ll have successfully completed a Foundation Degree (FdSc) in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, or a similar business management-related qualification comprising at least 120 credits at HE4 and 120 credits at HE5, such as a Higher National Diploma (HND) or Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE).
You may be required to attend an interview, provide a portfolio of work and take a diagnostic assessment.
If English isn't your first language you'll also need IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band (or equivalent).

Want some reassurance or advice? Speak to one of our advisors. Email us at admissions@bolton.ac.uk or call us on +44 (0)1204 903 394.

Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.

Globalisation has created considerable opportunities for logistics and supply chain managers within organisations of all sizes and in all industries. There’s currently a shortage of skilled professionals within logistics and supply chain management, which is leading to competitive salaries and above-average pay increases. The UK average salary for all procurement and supply chain professionals is £45,159 according to the CIPS/Hays salary survey results*.

As a graduate, you will have tremendous opportunities awaiting you, whether you choose to focus upon logistics, operations, strategy, information technology or another aspect of the profession. The programme is intended to assist you in the pursuit of a managerial career in supply chain management, enabling you to develop professionally and operate effectively within a wide range of business environments.

* https://www.cips.org/knowledge/procurement-topics-and-skills/people-and-skills/career-development/salary-guide-2019/ accessed on 30 March 2020

What can I do with this qualification?

Graduates of our Logistics and Supply Chain Management degree possess a broad range of skills that are valued by a range of employers in the private and public sectors. As a graduate, you will have the knowledge and ability to work in many areas, including supply chain management, operations management, purchasing and logistics.

Your adaptable skills will enable you to fit into many roles including procurement and purchasing management, warehousing and inventory management, stores management, physical distribution management, logistics and transport management, manufacturing distribution and supply chain management.

A wide range of opportunities are open to graduates of this programme including working abroad or with an international customer base. There’s also the opportunity to work as a consultant with a variety of different companies, both nationally and abroad, offering tips and strategies on how to streamline processes.

Alternative career options

Graduates can typically go on to work in logistics and supply management for a company, although the managerial and leadership skills acquired when studying for a logistics degree can be applied to management or supervising job positions in many fields. Graduates can use the qualification as a stepping stone to enter a range of other careers, and for some of these roles, both relevant experience and/or post graduate study may be required. They include:

Business sustainability
Environmental operations
Operations management
Project management
Research and development
Teaching and education
Retail management
Export/import operations
Warehouse operations
Consultancy

Course fees

Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £6,000 for the academic year 2020/21.

Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £6,000 for the academic year 2021/22.

The fees for a student’s course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.

The university is currently awaiting government guidelines as to EU fee charges for students commencing study in 2021-2022.

For 2021-2022 entry, the maximum government approved undergraduate tuition fee for UK students is £9,250 per year. The University is able to charge this fee subject to an approved Access and Participation Plan for 2021-2022 and its current rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework.

Bursaries

Click here for more information about the scholarships and bursaries available to University of Bolton undergraduate students.

For details of how to apply for this course, please choose your status from the options below:

Call Admissions

Please contact Admissions by telephone on 01204 903903 or email enquiries@bolton.ac.uk

Admissions
University of Bolton
Deane Road
Bolton, BL3 5AB
United Kingdom

Tel: 01204 903903
Email: enquiries@bolton.ac.uk

International applications are not possible for this course

As an international student you are not allowed to study this course because of the restrictions on your visa.

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Please contact Admissions by telephone on 01204 903903 or email enquiries@bolton.ac.uk

Admissions
University of Bolton
Deane Road
Bolton, BL3 5AB
United Kingdom

Tel: 01204 903903
Email: enquiries@bolton.ac.uk

Lectures are used to introduce the core course content, while seminars allow you to explore subjects in greater detail. Tutorials offer space for you to ask any questions you have, ensuring you understand the topics covered in the lectures and seminars. We use case studies to help you learn to apply academic theory to real-life practical scenarios, allowing you to gain insights into contemporary practice in working logistics and supply chain management environments. You’ll also be expected to undertake considerable guided independent study; for instance, library research and background reading, preparing for seminar and tutorial activities and working on assignments.

Guest lectures and presentations by a variety of visiting speakers from relevant employment areas will offer you the chance to further develop your knowledge and understanding.

In terms of assessment, you can expect time constrained exams, essays, reports, presentations, portfolios, and others. These contribute to your final marks and allow you to demonstrate that you’ve met the learning outcomes.

We also use other forms of assessment to help you learn, provide you with feedback and inform your development, though these do not count towards your final marks. You’ll also receive feedback on assessment drafts. These will help to identify any areas which would benefit from extra attention on your part, or where you need extra support from your tutor.

Modules

The modules listed below may be a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules shown as part of the course.

Sustainable Supply Chain Strategy
Procurement Management
Omni-Channel Retailing Strategies
Project Management
Project

Assessment methods

Level	Assesment method
Level one	Coursework 60%, Practical exams 10%, Written exams 30%

Learning activities

Level	Learning activity
Level one	Guided independent study 77%, Scheduled learning and teaching activities 23%

Disclaimer

The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.