Overview
Status: Active
National Framework Of Qualifications (NFQ) Level: 9
NFQ Award Class: Major Award
Duration Part Time: 2 Academic Year(s)
Total Credits: 90
Delivery Method: Blended
Connected Curriculum: - Civic and Community Engagement
- Employability
- Global Reach
- Inter-and Transdisciplinary
- Research Based Teaching
- Sustainability
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
- Responsible Consumption and Production
Graduate Attributes: - Creator, evaluator and communicator of knowledge
- Effective global citizen
- Independent and creative thinker
- Socially Responsible
Work-Integrated Learning (Including Placement): Yes
Entry to the MSc (Supply Chain Management - Lean SCM Black Belt) programme is only via the Postgraduate Diploma in Supply Chain Management - Lean SCM Black Belt.
The MSc in Supply Chain Management - Lean SCM Black Belt is a part-time programme running for 6 months from the date of first registration for the programme.
Students complete and submit a 12,000 - 15,000 word dissertation which will be supported by a seminar series. Depending on the area of research a student will register for a 30 credit module under the supervision of an academic in one of the following departments: Management and Marketing; Food Business and Development; Accounting, Finance and Information Systems.
See also General Regulations for the Degree of Master.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| IS6401 | Information Systems and Technologies in Supply Chains | 5 |
| MG6200 | Advanced Lean Tools and Practices in Supply Chain Management | 10 |
| MG6201 | Driving Operational and Supply Chain Excellence through Lean Leadership | 10 |
| MG6202 | Strategic Planning and Implementation in Supply Chains | 10 |
| MG6203 | Leadership and Change Management in Supply Chains | 10 |
| |
| FE6201 | Current Issues in Supply Chain Management | 5 |
| MG6204 | Capstone Module Seminars, Workshops and Lean Black Belt Project | 10 |
| 1 | |
| FE6202 | Dissertation in Supply Chain Management | 30 |
| or IS6402 | Dissertation in Supply Chain Management |
| or MG6205 | Dissertation in Supply Chain Management |
| Total Credits | 90 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for MSc Supply Chain Management - Lean SCM BlackBelt (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
1
1-1
Communicate and work effectively to a high professional standard;
1-2
2
Demonstrate advanced analytical and problem solving skills associated with effective practice;
1-3
3
Engage in advanced application of frameworks and techniques in organisational settings;
1-4
4
Appraise leadership competencies that are useful in addressing key ethical and sustainability challenges facing leaders at various levels within organisations and along supply chains;
1-5
5
Reflect on the role of a responsible leader and their ability to affect ethical and sustainable behaviour within organisational and supply chain contexts;
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7-1
Demonstrate research proficiency.
