Studiet undervises i sin helhet på engelsk, og studenter som besvarer alle eksamener og skriver sin hovedoppgave på engelsk vil får tittelen Master of Science in Logistics. Besvares en eller flere eksamener på norsk eller at masteroppgaven skrives på norsk, vil kandidaten få tildelt graden Master i logistikk.

Molde University College is the sole institution in Norway offering education from bachelor`s to PhD-level in logistics.

This Master of Science programme is in line with the new European standards on master´s degrees.The first degrees were granted in 2000. The program is taught in English.This means that all instructions, textbooks, examinations, handouts, student presentations etc. will be in English.

The Master of Science Programme has several specializations, requiring somewhat different profiles from the basic education.

The specializations are:

1. Industrial logistics for students with a background in logistics
2. Supply Chain Management

Entry requirements

The completion of 180 course credits (ECTS) (i.e. a Bachelor's degree) from a university is required.

Students with a background in economics or business administration can apply for both specializations. Students with a background in logistics or subjects such as operations research, wishing to enrol in specialization 1, have the opportunity to build on this previous knowledge by taking more specialized courses. Also other students can apply for specialization 1, including students with a 3-year engineering or applied mathematics degree, or with a background from agricultural studies. Students with other backgrounds may ask to be evaluated.

Students from outside the European Economic Area must prove their abilities in English, by providing a proof that they have achieved at least a TOEFL of 550 or an IELTS of 6.0, or equivalent

Competence

The Master degree will qualify students for positions in the private and public sector, in Norway as well as abroad, in a broad range of work areas.Job opportunities for people with an education in logistics are good, since there is a shortage of this kind of competence in business and government. In designing this programme, emphasis was placed on offering courses that would prepare students for the future needs of the private and public sectors. The Master´s degree will also qualify the candidate for acceptance to the PhD degree programme at Molde University College, as well as other programmes internationally.

Content

Logistics entails organizing the flow of products, services and information from marketing to the enduser. This study aims to give a thorough analysis and understanding of problems and solutions associated with all parts of the value chain: purchase and supply, production planning, inventory management and distribution planning, including the creation of transportservices.The connections between the different value chains, (Supply Chain Management) will also be a major focus in this programme.The approaches to problem solving in logistic sare both quantitative and qualitative, which requires a broad understanding of the subject matter in order to arrive at acceptable problem solutions. Logistics, therefore, is built on a broad spectrum of disciplines, such as economics, information/communication technology, business administration, organization and management, besides quantitative techniques based on mathematics, operations research and statistics.

Further studies

The Master´s degree will also qualify the candidate for acceptance to the PhD degree programme at Molde University College, as well as other programmes internationally.