MSc, 120 cr, 2 years
Programme aim
The programme focuses on the design, management and improvement of supply chain management strategies. It is multidisciplinary and builds on several scientific disciplines.
One important way a company can improve its competitiveness is to apply supply chain management (SCM). This programme helps students develop their skills in purchasing, logistics, marketing, transport and general management.
The courses and master’s thesis include different pedagogical ideas and teaching methods in order to fulfil the aim and learning objectives.
Problem-based learning including case studies and problem solving with quantitative and qualitative models is one important aspect of the programme.
Who should apply
Due to greater specialisation, the need to organise and manage the global exchange of goods, services and information between companies is growing.
As the content of this exchange is becoming increasingly technical, this is a golden opportunity for engineers to take on managerial positions in marketing, logistics, purchasing, transportation and production.
Why apply
Students gain enhanced theoretical knowledge and comprehensive practical experience of related concepts, which allows them to improve the way in which a company finds what it needs to produce a product or service and deliver it to its customers.
Students learn not only to understand current best practice and trends but also to continuously identify and analyse the complex changes that supply networks are undergoing.
Connections
All courses are run in close collaboration with industry. Theory is alternated with study visits, guest lectures and real life projects. As many as 15 professors and lecturers, all with SCM expertise, are involved in this state-of-the-art SCM programme.
Career opportunities
The programme provides students with overall perspectives on supply chains enabling them to work within and across intra-company functions as well as inter-company borders.
Large multinational firms such as Volvo, Scania, SKF, Skanska, Nestlé, Porsche, Procter & Gamble, Quiksilver, DHL, Schenker and IBM, as well as top-flight consultancy firms such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group and ADL have employed many students who have majored in supply chain management at Chalmers. Other students have taken on management positions in small and medium-sized enterprises, or continued to receive a PhD.
Programme overview
The programme contains compulsory courses, elective courses and a master’s thesis. There are five compulsory courses that together provide students with a comprehensive and solid knowledge base in SCM.
In the third term , students can specialise and develop expertise in one of three profile areas:
- Industrial Marketing & Purchasing
- Logistics
- Transport Systems
Another alternative is to select courses that provide a broader profile. To specialise, students must take courses related to the specific profile that are the equivalent of 30 HEC.
Students can choose elective courses from various divisions and departments at Chalmers, for example industrial marketing and purchasing strategies, production networks, technical development in networks, physical distribution, the environmental aspects of logistics, materials handling and manufacturing flow management, seminars in SCM and projects in SCM.
A fourth profile is also possible which focuses on research, preparing students for future PhD studies. Students who are interested in the research profile apply for it after having completed the first year of the programme. Admission is according to special criteria.
The SCM programme ends with a Master’s thesis. The thesis can be written as part of an on-going research project or as a project in an industrial company or public organisation.
Detailed programme content in the Student portal, for current students
Entry requirements
General entry requirementsTo be eligible an applicant must either be a holder of a Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering/Architecture or be enrolled in his/her last year of studies leading to such a degree.
General entry requirements in detail
Specific entry requirements
Bachelor´s degree (or the equivalent) with a Major in Industrial Engineering and Management or an Engineering Discipline.
Prerequisites: Mathematics, minimum 30 cr. Including Statistics, minimum 7.5 cr. Minimum 15 cr. from studies in one or several of the following subjects; Industrial management, Logistics, Operations management or Supply chain management. The required 15 cr. may also include maximum 7.5 cr. of Sustainable development.
Preferable course experience: Single- and multivariable analysis and Linear algebra.
English Language ProficiencyThe most common and important scores that are accepted are
- IELTS (academic training), 6.5 (with no part of the test below 5.5)
- TOEFL (Internet based): 90 (with a minimum of 20 on the written part)
To read more about required minimum test results and other means of certifying fulfillment of the English language proficiency requirement, please visit:
English Language Proficiency
Application
Degree: Master of Science (MSc)
Credits: 120
Duration: 2 years
Rate of study: 100%
Instructional time: Daytime
Language of instruction: English
Teaching form: On-campus
Tuition fee: 140 000 SEK/academic year
*EU/EEA Citizens are not required to pay fees.Application Code: CTH-37009For information about how to submit an application It is mandatory to submit a number of required documents Deadlines regarding application process
*EU/EEA citizens are required to provide documentation of citizenship (External Link)Contacts
Questions regarding the application and admission process:Chalmers’ Admissions,
admissions@chalmers.seSpecific questions about the programme's content:
Ola Hultkrantz, Director of Master's Programme, ola.hultkrantz@chalmers.se
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