Program Overview

Masterprogram i Logistik och transport

The Master's program in Logistics and Transport challenges your critical thinking and analytical ability. You will analyze real situations and theoretical problems, developing skills to design solutions for organizations operating under uncertainty and facing complexity in rapidly changing markets and technologies. You will gain a strategic perspective on relationships, chains, flows, processes, and systems in the international logistics and transport arena, with a focus on sustainability.

Program Details

• Program Code: S2LTM
• Level: Advanced
• Duration: 2 years
• Credits: 120 higher education credits (hp)
• Teaching Form: Campus
• Language: English
• Start/End: August 31, 2026 - June 4, 2028
• Application Period: March 16, 2026 - April 15, 2026
• Application Code: GU-82019

Program Content

The program prepares you for a career in the logistics and transport sector, which employs 6 million people in the EU alone. The sector affects activities in virtually all industrial and public sectors and impacts every citizen's daily life.

Flexible and Comprehensive Education

Courses cover how decision-makers from government and industry can respond to major challenges such as international competition, varied and demanding consumer types, and increased concern for environmental impact. These challenges can be met through interorganizational strategies, modern information technology, new business processes, and contemporary analytical tools.

As a student, you have excellent opportunities to design the program according to your personal interests and goals. Good collaborations with partner universities worldwide give you the opportunity to study abroad, gaining new insights in an international environment.

Guest lecturers, prominent sector representatives, and foreign experts share their invaluable experiences from real-life situations, often through real examples and case studies from close collaboration with industry.

Your master's thesis gives you the opportunity to apply your knowledge in your chosen focus area. You can choose to collaborate with an external partner, in Sweden or abroad.

Multifaceted and Valuable Practical Experience

As a student on the Master's program in Logistics and Transport, you will greatly benefit from our strong research and educational contacts with the logistics industry, both locally, nationally, and globally. This program prepares you for multifaceted challenges, requiring a balance between theoretical and practical skills, as you investigate case studies from reality and collaborate with established companies in logistics contexts.

During the program, you will perform both independent work and work together with classmates from different educational backgrounds and cultural backgrounds. This gives you fresh insights and a multifaceted perspective. The teaching staff is supported by visiting international professors and representatives from companies.

International Profile

The program's international profile allows you to meet other cultures, improve your communication skills, and lay the foundation for a global network. You will be part of a dynamic and international student group.

You can also spend exchange time at one of our partner universities. More information about exchange studies on this program can be found under the heading "Studies Abroad."

Eligibility and Selection

Eligibility

• General Entry Requirements: A Bachelor's degree from an internationally recognized university and knowledge of English equivalent to studies in English at the upper secondary school level, i.e., English 6/English B or equivalent level from an internationally recognized test.
• Program-Specific Entry Requirements:
  • At least 15 credits in courses within subject areas related to business administration, economics, and industrial management, or 15 credits in a combination of these subjects.
  • At least 15 credits in statistics or research methods, or 15 credits in a combination of both.

Instructions for Application

Read more about how to apply to the Master's program.

Selection

Applicants who meet both the general and program-specific entry requirements are divided into 2 groups. First, places are allocated to applicants in Group 1, and only if there are places left are they given to applicants in Group 2.

• Group 1 (Priority): Group 1 consists of applicants with a GMAT result. Applicants are ranked based on their GMAT test result.
• Group 2 (Secondary): Group 2 consists of applicants ranked based on the number of higher education credits. Applicants are ranked based on the higher education credits reported by the last application date (up to 165 higher education credits).

If several applicants have the same merit value, a draw is used.

After Studies

A survey from 2018 shows that nearly 80% of our graduated students got a job 3-4 months after graduation. You will be prepared for positions in:

• Logistical functions in all types of manufacturers and distributors
• Transport companies and other suppliers in logistics and service
• Public organizations involved in regulation and planning of transport and logistics in regional, national, and international contexts.

Our graduates have been employed by companies such as Scania, Husqvarna, Volvo, DHL, IKEA, SKF, and Business Sweden, with job titles including:

• Demand planner
• Transport coordinator
• Logistics engineer
• Logistics planner
• Junior consultant

Read more about after studies.

Studies Abroad

Many of our students choose to go on an exchange. By studying abroad, you get the opportunity to experience a new academic environment, a new culture, and gather new experiences and perspectives. The School of Business, Economics and Law and the University of Gothenburg cooperate with a large number of partner universities spread all over the world. Please visit the International Office for more information.

Read more about studies abroad.