Program Overview

Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Overview

The Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Logistics & Supply Chain Management is a business honours degree with a major specialisation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. It consists of three strands: Logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM), Business Management, and Information Management.

Course Details

• TU Code: TU907
• CAO Point Range 2024: 307−532
• NFQ Level: Level 8
• Award Type: Major
• Award: Bachelor of Science (Honours)
• ECTS Credits: 240
• Duration: 4 years
• Number of Places: 45
• Location: Aungier Street

What is Logistics & Supply Chain Management?

This course will introduce you to business and management, with a focus on the function of the supply chain and develop your ability to apply SCM and business processes and functions to actual logistics and SCM scenarios. It will also introduce you to the basic concepts and functional areas of SCM and to place these in the overall context of the strategic objectives of the organisation.

Study Abroad Opportunities

Students have opportunities to undertake a semester overseas in one of our partner institutions from across Europe and North America.

Work Placement

In the second semester of year 3 students have an opportunity to work alongside supply chain professionals and apply their learning in a real-world work context. Companies participating in our work placement programme include CRH, Diageo, Keelings, Tibbett & Britten, Unilever.

Professional Accreditation

The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport of Ireland.

Minimum Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate Requirements

• Minimum Number of Subjects: 6
• Minimum Grade in Maths: O6/H7
• Minimum Grade in English OR Irish: O6/H7
• Minimum Number of Higher Level Subjects: 2 H5's

QQI/FET Requirements

• QQI/FET Award Required: Level 5 or 6 in a relevant discipline
• Additional Requirements:
  • 5 Distinctions
  • Must include Distinction in 1 of the following: B20029 / 5N2066 Statistics or C20139 / 5N1833 Mathematics OR Leaving Certificate Mathematics O6/H7

Sample Timetable

• Year One:
  • Semester 1:
    • Information Technology 1 [Mandatory]
    • Introduction to Supply Chain Management [Mandatory]
    • Introduction to Sustainable Transport Systems [Mandatory]
    • Principles of Management (1) [Mandatory]
    • Quantitative Analysis [Mandatory]
  • Semester 2:
    • Principles of Management (2) [Mandatory]
    • Introductory Macroeconomics [Mandatory]
    • Financial Accounting [Mandatory]
    • Forecasting & Inventory Management [Mandatory]
• Year Two:
  • Semester 1:
    • Health and Safety Management [Mandatory]
    • Spreadsheet Modelling 1 [Mandatory]
    • Transport & Distribution Planning [Mandatory]
    • Management Science [Mandatory]
    • Marketing [Mandatory]
    • Introduction to Operations Management [Mandatory]
  • Semester 2:
    • Management Accounting [Mandatory]
    • Introduction to Customs and International Trade [Mandatory]
    • Human Resource Management [Mandatory]
    • Spreadsheet Modelling 2 [Mandatory]
    • Commercial and Transport Law [Mandatory]
    • Transport Operations Management [Mandatory]
• Year Three:
  • Semester 1:
    • Procurement Management [Mandatory]
    • Warehouse Design and Management LOGT 3002 [Mandatory]
    • Transport Technologies Application [Mandatory]
  • Semester 2:
    • Work Placement [Elective]
    • Professional Development [Elective]
• Year Four:
  • Semester 1:
    • Sustainable Supply Chain Management [Mandatory]
    • Partnerships and Outsourcing [Mandatory]
    • Strategic Information Systems [Mandatory]
    • Strategic Logistics Management [Mandatory]
    • Strategic Management [Mandatory]
    • Emerging Technology & Organisation Change [Mandatory]
  • Semester 2:
    • Global Supply Chain Management [Mandatory]
    • Business Process Modelling, Simulation & Optimisation [Mandatory]
    • Dissertation [Mandatory]
    • Quality Management and Process Improvement [Mandatory]
    • Applied SCM and Cases SCMT 4000 [Mandatory]
    • Strategic Management [Mandatory]

Advanced Entry

Advanced Entry applications are accepted to this course. To qualify for Advanced Entry applicants must be currently studying, completing, or have successfully completed, studies at Level 6, 7 or 8 in a Higher Education Institution (HEI) or an equivalent, in a related area.

What our students say

• "As a graduate of the course, the opportunities that have been open to me during my four years have been numerous and have allowed me to develop a business concept from a first-year assignment into a start-up business."
• "My degree widened the range of jobs I could apply for and I got a job straightaway as an inventory analyst in Unilever Ireland."
• "When I graduated, I started working as a logistics administrator in Independent Express Cargo, where I did my work experience as a part of my degree."

Progression

On graduation, you may proceed to postgraduate studies leading to the award of MSc, MPhil or PhD at research institutes and universities worldwide.