Course details

Summary

This degree is a comprehensive programme capable of producing work-ready graduates with a sound foundation in the core areas of procurement, operations, logistics and supply chain management. Modern supply chain management focuses on coordinating and controlling the entire value chain from the raw materials to the finished product, and also the post-life of the product in an environmentally sustainable way. Our graduates will have an understanding of the necessary components of a fully coordinated product/market system that is efficient, sustainable, provides optimal returns to the stakeholders and value to final consumers.Each year the world's second largest logistics company comes to Lincoln to recruit our students.

Programme structure:

• Pass at least 360 credits (24 courses)
• Pass all compulsory courses
• Include no more than 165 credits (11 courses) at 100 level
• Pass at least 75 credits (5 courses) at 300 level
• Meet the requirements of at least one of the named Bachelor of Commerce majors.

Career outcomes:

Graduates of this major are very employable throughout the world and the university has strong links with industry who actively seek our supply chain graduates. Some examples of recent graduate jobs include management recruiting schemes in logistics and supply chain with some of the biggest logistics firms in NZ and internationally, defence force logistics specialists, operations managers, inventory and procurement managers, freight forwarding and logistics managers.

This programme is unique in New Zealand as it is a commercially focused, full undergraduate-level degree covering the key discipline areas related to managing supply chains as a single system. Many business owners choose Lincoln University graduates as they are work ready on graduation.

Entry criteria

Applicants must have University Entrance through NCEA, or an approved equivalent qualification. They should also have obtained an overall CAE or FCE score of 169, with no individual component less than 162; PTE of 50 overall score - with no communicative skill less than 42; Lincoln University English Language of LU EL 65%; NZCEL of Level 4 (Academic Endorsement).