Melbourne is the capital and the most city of the Australian state of Victoria. It is also the second highest populated city in the country comprising a metropolitan area of 31 municipalities. Currently, it is a leading financial centre in the Asia-Pacific region. It has been recently recognized as a UNESCO City of Literature and a global centre for street art, live music and theatre. It has a temperate oceanic climate characterized by warm to hot summers and mild winters. The changeable weather conditions here because of its location on the boundary of hot inland areas and cool southern ocean. Some of the attractions in this city include Finders Street Railway Station, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Yarra River, Queen Victoria Market and Royal Botanic Gardens.
Australia’s second oldest university and the oldest in the state of Victoria, the University of Melbourne was founded in 1853. It is among Australia’s oldest tertiary educational institutions and member of various bodies like Group of Eight, Universitas 21, and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities. The university has the distinction of being the largest research university in this country. It has ten separate academic units offering graduate and post graduate degrees in fields like Architecture, Arts, Business and Economics, Law, Medicine and Science. As of date, the university has a student strength of 48000 which includes around 13000 from across the globe and over 8000 academic and professional staff. The University has among its alumni four Prime Ministers of this country and five Governor-Generals. The university educates its staff on the best practices in teaching and uses high quality digital tools to assist in teaching.
The Master of Supply Chain Management offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics at this university is available as a full time program of 18 months duration and part time program of 36 months duration (only for local candidates). Designed for working professionals, the program focuses on global best practice and links supply chain with general management. It applies theory to practice-based projects and makes extensive use of “real life” case studies. As the class size for this course is small, candidates have the opportunity to tap into the collective experiences of fellow students from a variety of industries. Of the 12 subjects taught in this course, there are 7 core, 3 elective and 2 capstone subjects. Some of the subjects taught as a part of this program include
Supply Chain Analysis, Procurement & Logistics, Operations & General Management, Managerial Economics and Financial & Performance Management.
Classes for this program will be conducted at the below venue.
The University of Melbourne
Parkville
Melbourne VIC 3010
Candidates interested in pursuing this course and looking for more information like admission criteria and procedures, course fees, accommodation options available etc. can look up the link https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/master-of-supply-chain-management
This program is designed for busy professionals working in procurement and supply chain, or related functions across a variety of sectors. It covers the latest analytical and strategic approaches to give you a solid grounding in real world practices in supply chain management. Candidates successfully completing this course can look forward to progress to higher positions in their careers in the Supply Chain industry, which is becoming vital in the current day economy across the globe.