Program Overview

Logistics and Supply Chain Management Major

Overview

The Logistics and Supply Chain Management Major is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage the flow of goods and services from supplier to customer in the safest, fastest, and most cost-effective way.

Course Essentials

• Qualification: Logistics and Supply Chain Management Major
• Credit: A full-time study load usually consists of 200 credits (approximately eight units) per year, with 100 credits (approximately four units) in each semester.

What Can I Do with a Degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management?

• Get involved in ecommerce: Join the booming ecommerce industry, where your expertise in logistics and procurement is critically important to ensuring seamless order fulfillment and delivery for online retailers.
• Lead sustainable business practices: Pursue a career as a sustainability manager, working to find eco-friendly solutions, reduce waste, and implement sustainable practices in the supply chain.
• Fill a national skills gap: Harness your skills as a supply, distribution, or procurement manager to take advantage of great job prospects in Australia, where there's a national shortage of skilled professionals in this field.

Overview

Logistics and supply chain professionals manage the supply of goods and services from the supplier to the customer. Today's supply chain networks go beyond traditional functions, providing advanced distribution methods that include sustainable practices and innovative technologies for improved efficiency and resilience.

What You'll Learn

• Appraise logistics and supply chain management concepts, theories, practices, and strategies in a rapidly evolving business environment.
• Create responsible, ethical, and sustainable solutions within global, national, and local supply chain contexts.
• Reflect upon supply chain innovations with a focus on ethics, technology, and sustainability.
• Demonstrate analytical and communication skills to work effectively within diverse, collaborative business environments.
• Explain how technology and digitalisation are implemented in best practice supply chain processes.

Why Study Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Curtin?

• An elite business school: Curtin Business School is recognised as an elite global business school through accreditation by EQUIS, AACSB International, and an EFMD Accredited MBA.
• Industry-aligned: Our business courses are reviewed by an Advisory Network, made up of more than 50 members of industry, ensuring that you'll graduate with a skillset aligned with industry needs.
• Top 1% globally: Study at a university ranked in the top 1% in the world.

Parent Degrees

You can study this major under the following degrees:

• Bachelor of Commerce (as a single or double major)
• Bachelor of Advanced Commerce (Honours) (as a single or double major)
• Bachelor of Innovation (as a single major)
• Bachelor of Arts (as a double major with an Arts major)

What Jobs Can the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Course Lead to?

• Inventory manager
• Logistics coordinator/manager
• Procurement officer/manager
• Purchasing officer/manager
• Supply chain analyst
• Transport manager

What Jobs Can a Logistics and Supply Chain Management Double Major Lead to?

• Art gallery procurement manager (with Fine Art)
• Global supply chain manager (with International Business)
• Import/export manager (with International Business)
• Operations manager (with Management)
• Organisational development specialist (with Human Resource Management)
• Product manager (with Marketing)
• Supply chain financial analyst (with Finance)