Global Supply Chain Management MSc (online)

By taking a contemporary approach, our Global Supply Chain Management MSc (online) will equip you with the knowledge and specialist skills to address emerging challenges such as analytics, automation and sustainability. You’ll explore current global issues that businesses are facing today to prepare you with the knowledge for managing and modernising highly complex supply chains.

During the course, you will become a member of an accreditation body the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). This, combined with the practical skills developed in the course will enhance your career prospects and extend your professional networks. Delivered 100% online, this course draws on expertise from Sussex’s double-accredited (EQUIS and AMBA) Business School.

During the course, you will become a member of an accreditation body the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). This, combined with the practical skills developed on the course will enhance your career prospects and extend your professional networks.

Why study Global Supply Chain Management MSc (online) at Sussex?

The world around us is rapidly changing, and the management of global supply chains must keep up. By choosing to study this course, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and specialist skills. You will:

• develop supply chain knowledge and skills to address contemporary challenges such as sustainability, blockchain, AI, and ethical supply.
• explore current global challenges that businesses are facing today to equip you with the knowledge to manage and modernise highly complex supply chains.
• learn practical skills such as building supply chain resilience and transformational leadership, which can be translated to current and future job roles.
• develop theoretical knowledge such as digitalization, supply chain analytics and supply chain governance and have the ability to apply these theories to practical case study examples.
• become a member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).

Career prospects

Equip yourself with the skills, knowledge and qualification for career progression

This course is designed with busy professionals in mind looking to launch or progress their careers in supply chain management without compromising on existing professional or personal commitments. Delivered 100% online, you will also have the opportunity to learn from research-active academics and peers from around the world, enabling you to expand your global network.

Studying for a Master in Global Supply Chain Management will prepare you for careers in a range of different companies, sectors and positions. Roles available to graduates of this course include supply chain consultant, business sustainability consultant, logistics officer, operations manager, procurement officer, supply chain analyst, procurement and investment manager, demand planner and supply chain operations manager.

Academic expertise

Course fees

Course fee: £12,240

Cost per module: £1,020*

Fees can be paid on a module-by-module basis, or as a single fee at the start of the course. You may also consider corporate sponsorship and employer funding. Our Admissions Team will be able to assist you with the next steps for this method of payment.

20% Alumni discount

If you have previously graduated from an undergraduate, postgraduate or PhD course with the University of Sussex you will be eligible* for a 20% discount on this online course.

*T&Cs apply

Why study online?

• Benefit from teaching by internationally-renowned researchers from The Sussex Centre for the Study of Corruption from wherever you are in the world.
• Learn within a global classroom, joining students from over 100 countries studying at Sussex.
• Study at a time, pace and place that suits you.
• Study your Masters in 2-4 years, with the opportunity to step on and off the course as your career/life requires.
• Learn within a bespoke Virtual Learning Environment, accessible 24hrs a day, 365 days a year.

New ways to learn, new ways to make change

Founded in 1961, the University of Sussex has a long-standing reputation for providing a world-class education to all. Our distance learning courses give you the opportunity to study at Sussex, from wherever you are in the world.

We are a research-intensive university, attracting leading academics and students from over 100 countries worldwide. We challenge convention, fostering radical and progressive ideas to provide students with distinctive education experience.

Our aim is to enhance our students' lives and provide them with the tools to make their own contribution and change to the world.

“My main motivation for studying the International Marketing Masters was to gain more professional skills and develop my knowledge. The convenience and flexibility of online learning really appealed to me. By studying online I can study and work at my convenience.” Kathryn Huang - Digital Marketing Executive and International Marketing MSc (online) student, Vancouver, Canada.

• Propel your career Delve deeper into the subject that fascinates you, and further your career with skills desired by employers the world over.
• Learning online Taught 100% online and with six start dates a year, our courses give you the opportunity to start your course when you like and study in our own time from your own home.
• Supporting your studies Benefit from our dedicated online Student Success Team who will support you on your journey from enrolment to graduation.

Studying online with Sussex

We understand many of our students choose to study a postgraduate course to enhance their career. Our online Master's courses are designed with a focus on employability. We ensure teaching and learning is practical, focusing on real-world case studies and provide skills you can take directly into the workplace.

Taught 100% online, our distance learning courses provide the flexibility to fit your study around your life and career. Modules are delivered using a carousel model, which means if you need to take a break from your studies at any time, you can simply ‘step-off’ the course and re-join once you have the time to dedicate to your studies again*.

Teaching is delivered by academics and practitioners who are leading ground-breaking research and developing new ways of thinking about the world. As with our on-campus courses, a distinctly Sussex style of learning runs through each Masters course. You’ll be encouraged to think beyond and challenge the norm.

By studying within a virtual classroom environment you’ll gain many additional skills valued by employers in today’s digital world. You’ll work with on virtual projects and within virtual teams, with fellow students located in different time zones all over the world. You’ll be confident working within digital platforms and being a digital champion within your organisation.

With online accessibility firmly in mind, our courses are built for students of all physical and cognitive abilities in all geographies.

And with a human experience that replaces the impersonal side of distance learning, our online courses bring together a global network of students through peer-to-peer learning and discussion groups.

Our online masters are here for students everywhere who want to make their own kind of change.

*maximum break time applies to courses.