The capital and largest city of the Western Australia state, Perth stands fourth in the list of Australia’s most populated cities. It was founded in 1829 by Sir James Stirling, a British naval officer and colonial administrator. Perth came seventh in the Economist Intelligence Unit's August 2016 list of the world's most liveable cities and has hosted the 1962 Commonwealth Games. Perth is divided into 30 local government areas and 250 suburbs, stretching from Two Rocks in the north to Singleton in the south and east inland to The Lakes. The city has a dry summer climate characterized by dry summers and mild, wet winters. Some of the attractions in this city include the Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Swan Valley, The Bell Tower, Perth Zoo and the Perth Cultural Centre.
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is an Australian public university in Western Australia and got the university status in 1991. It is named after the first woman to be elected to the Australian Parliament and is the only university to be named after a woman. ECU offers more than 300 courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels across its two metropolitan campuses and one regional campus. It has a student student strength of more than 30000 of which around 6000 are international students from 100 countries across the globe. The university ranked 1st out of all public Western Australian universities and 5th among all Australian universities in highest student satisfaction in 2019. It has forged partnerships with several education institutions to conduct courses and programs offshore in countries like China, India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates.
The Master of Supply Chain and Logistics Management of this university is a two year full time course divided into 4 semesters. It sharpens the candidate’s commercial awareness in supply chain and logistics management and develop competencies for analysis, effective decision making, communication and ethical practice. To successfully complete this course, candidates need to take up 9 core units and 3 units in either the Cyber Security or Information Systems stream. Some of the subjects taught in this course include
Marketing Leadership, Supply Chain Management, Fundamentals of Value Creation in Business, Global Logistics, IT Value Realisation, Business Systems Analysis, Networking Technologies and Information Systems Challenges in Management.
Classes for this course are conducted at the below venue.
Edith Cowan University
270 Joondalup Dr,
Joondalup
Perth Western Australia 6027
Students interested in pursuing this course and looking for more details like admission requirements and procedures, course fee, full list of subjects taught, accommodation options etc. can look up the link https://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/courses/master-of-supply-chain-and-logistics-management.
This unique course is designed to advance careers in logistics, transportation, distribution, operations and production management, while providing an option to specialise in either information systems or cyber security for supply chain and logistics management. Candidates can look forward to working in designations as Supply Chain Analyst, Supply Chain Manager, International Logistics Manager, Inventory Control Manager, Logistics Manager, Logistics Services Salesperson, Materials Manager, Procurement Manager, Warehouse/Distribution Operations Manager, Purchasing Manager in sectors like airlines, agriculture, automotive, government, military, mining, manufacturing, public and resources.