Operations, Project and Supply Chain Management

University of Manchester
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 12 Months Materials science and engineeringDigital media, production, and technologyBusiness and management studiesEngineering and technology

About this course

Put your organisational skills to the test and learn to help businesses manage the production and delivery of products and services in an increasingly globalised marketplace. Operations management is all about how to organise the production and delivery of products and services.

  • Gain the knowledge and skills to ensure that processes run smoothly, particularly in the face of opportunities and challenges arising from the increasingly global reach of business

  • Cover the service, manufacturing, public and private sectors, showing how operations management, project management and supply chain management work

  • Opportunity to concentrate on particular aspects of operations management, supply chain management, project management and process improvement

  • Prepare for a career as a professional operations, project or supply chain manager

  • Strong foundation for progression to a PhD or an academic career within the field

  • Opportunity to concentrate on particular aspects of operations management, supply chain management, project management and process improvement, helping towards membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.
  • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2431 Management consultants and business analysts
    1132 Marketing, sales and advertising directors
    1121 Production managers and directors in manufacturing
    1139 Functional managers and directors
    1123 Production managers and directors in mining and energy
    1150 Managers and directors in retail and wholesale

    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    12 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Manchester
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Materials science and engineering, Digital media, production, and technology, Business and management studies, Engineering and technology