MASTER OF ARTS IN LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

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PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

 
 

AWARD

DURATION

TOTAL LOAD

INSTRUCTION

 
 

Master of Arts in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

24 months regular • 2.5 years extension • 3 years summer

32 Credit Hours • 119 Credit Points

English

 
 

DEGREE NOMENCLATURE

 
         

English: Master of Arts in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Amharic: The Amharic degree nomenclature is presented in the source curriculum.

ADMISSION AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Admission Requirements

  • Degree from a recognized university in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Business Education, Procurement and Supply Management, and other business-related fields, as well as pharmacy and other related fields of health and hard sciences with management experience in managing organizations.
  • A minimum CGPA as per Bahir Dar University Senate legislation for regular, continuing, summer and distance students.
  • Pass the entrance examination in aptitude test and general logistics and supply chain related knowledge test.

Applicants coming from other disciplines are required to take bridging courses such as Introduction to Logistics and Introduction to Supply Chain Management, provided by the department as an extracurricular activity without extra tuition fee and time requirement to complete the degree.

Graduation Requirements

The graduate will be awarded the degree of Masters in Logistics and Supply Chain Management upon completing a total of 32 credit hours of study (119 credit points) and meeting the score requirements in BDU’s graduation requirements for master’s level.

DURATION OF THE PROGRAM

The program takes 24 months (including break) for regular students for both course and thesis work; two and a half years for extension students; and three years for summer students. The last semester is exclusively allotted to thesis work.

COURSE BREAKDOWN

Year I – Semester I

Course Code

Course Title

Cr. Hrs

CP

Mode / Weeks

LSCM 5011

Supply Chain Management Theories and Practices

3

8

Block, 1st–6th weeks

LSCM 5012

Supply Chain Management Information System

3

8

Block, 7th–11th weeks

LSCM 5021

Logistics Engineering and Management

3

8

Block, 12th–16th weeks

LSCM 5022

Transportation Management and Practice

3

8

Semester whole weeks

Year I – Semester II

Course Code

Course Title

Cr. Hrs

CP

Mode / Weeks

LSCM 5031

Strategic Supply Chain Management

3

8

Block, 1st–8th weeks

LSCM 5032

Quantitative Decision Making in Supply Chain Management

3

8

Semester whole weeks

LSCM 5033

Operations Management

3

8

Semester whole weeks

LSCM 5041

Research Methods in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

3

8

Semester whole weeks

Year II – Semester I

Course Code

Course Title

Cr. Hrs

CP

Mode / Weeks

LSCM 6042

Seminar in Global Supply Chain and Humanitarian Logistics

2

5

Semester whole weeks

Year II – Semester II

Course Code

Course Title

Cr. Hrs

CP

Mode / Weeks

LSCM 6043

Thesis

6

50

Course in progress / thesis