Lying at about one degree of latitude (137 kilometres or 85 miles) north of the equator, Singapore is a sovereign island city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. Of the total 5.7 million residents here, 3.4 million are its citizens. English, Malay, Chinese, and Tamil are the official languages of this nation and English is the common/trade language. The climate of this nation is a tropical one with no distinctive seasons but a wetter monsoon season between November and February. Merlion Park, Singapore Flyer, Sentosa Island, Night Safari Singapore and Marina Bay Sands are among the few attractions in this island nation.
Curtin University, Singapore (a trademark of Curtin University) a campus of Australia's Curtin University was officially opened in November 2008. It provides diploma, under-graduate and post-graduate courses to over 3000 students in both full-time and part-time modes. The fully Wi-Fi enabled campus has 10 lecture halls, 36 classrooms with audio video equipment, four computer labs, common study room and many other facilities for the benefit of both the students as well as the staff. During their course of studies, students have the discretion to transfer to other Curtin campuses in Perth, Australia to gain further international exposure and widen their perspectives.
The Master of Supply Chain Management offered by this university of 1 year duration which is broken into three trimesters. Students gain expert, insider knowledge from logistics professionals and undertake real-life practical assignments and case studies. Their learning will be capped off by an individual research project which can be completed under the guidance of experienced staff members. Students of this course can among other things
- apply logical and analytical methods to improve logistics and supply chain processes and activities, think creatively to generate innovative solutions to logistics and supply chain problems.
- communicate at an advanced level, using appropriate terminology, with individuals and groups in organisations and within supply chains.
- Recognise, evaluate and deal effectively with local, national and international issues relevant to logistics and supply chain management in order to participate in a global environment.
Some subjects taught in this course are
Strategic Operations Management, Supply Chain Planning and Design, Strategic Supply Chain Management and Business Research Methods
The classes for this course will be conducted at the below venue.
Curtin Singapore
90 & 92 Jalan Rajah
Singapore 329162
Students can look up the link https://curtin.edu.sg/courses/postgraduate/master-of-supply-chain-management/ to get more information on topics like admission procedures, course fees, full list of subjects taught, accommodation facilities etc.
This course involves advanced study in management and operation of global business, transportation, physical distribution, procurement, warehousing and inventory. Successful graduates of this course find employment in management roles within private and public organisations working in the field of logistics and supply chain management.