Supply Management
The Master's Programme in Supply Management is unique in Finland, providing expertise on strategic supply and supplier management. The programme corresponds to the growing needs of today's business by educating open-minded, innovative managers in the fields of supply management and purchasing.
Supply management is a cross-functional activity of a firm, requiring a broad understanding of international business. Your studies will integrate strategic management, international business and relationship management in supply networks.
In this programme, you will focus on supply strategies, global challenges of sourcing, and the development of purchasing and supply chains.
Your studies will aggregate theories and concepts of business and technology and present recent applications and methods in the field, thus promoting your problem-solving, decision-making and analytical skills. You will gain specialised knowledge about the elements of supply strategies and factors of interaction in supply networks.
The studies include interactive case studies, company assignments, group work, independent exercises, literature studies and lectures. About 95% of the programme's Master's theses are based on real-life business problems and are prepared for companies or public sector organisations.
Double degree
The programme also offers a possibility for double degree studies. The programme's double degree partner is the University of Twente, the Netherlands.
Na studia magisterskie mogą kandydować wszyscy, którzy ukończyli studia licencjackie lub inżynierskie (studia I stopnia), studia magisterskie lub studiują na ostatnim roku studiów I-stopnia. Studia, które planujesz powinny mieć zbliżony profil do tych obecnych lub ukończonych, ponieważ w procesie rekrutacji kluczowa jest ich zgodność programowa.
- Wykaz punktów ECTS – osoby, które są jeszcze w trakcie studiów, muszą załączyć wypis punktów ECTS, w którym będzie wykazane, jakie przedmioty były realizowane na studiach oraz ile punktów za nie otrzymano.
- Dyplom ukończenia studiów licencjackich lub inżynierskich – jeśli jesteś absolwentem wyższej uczelni, nie potrzebujesz wypisu, wystarczy załączyć dyplom ukończenia studiów wraz z suplementem (w języku angielskim lub oryginał z tłumaczeniem)
Applicants have to prove their English language skills either by an internationally recognized language test or upon previous studies. Usually English language skills can be proved by the following documents:
- TOEFL iBT*
- IELTS Academic
- A Cambridge English qualification
- Higher education degree completed in English
- Secondary education completed in English in a country or school qualification accepted by the university
- An English subject and grade on your secondary school leaving certificate that meet the university’s requirements
- Other
Important: Accepted methods and minimum results depend on study programme and the country where you completed your education. Check the official requirements for your chosen study programme.
*Use the Kastu promo code LTU1000102 when registering for TOEFL iBT and receive a 5% discount.
You must complete one of the following degrees:
- Bachelor of Science in Economics and/or Business Administration completed in a University with a minimum of 80 ECTS credits of studies within at least three different fields listed for Business Administration must be included in the degree.
- Bachelor of Business Administration completed in a University of Applied Sciences with a minimum of 80 ECTS credits of studies within at least three different fields listed for Business Administration must be included in the degree.
- Bachelor's Degree in a field other than Business Administration or Economics completed in a University with a minimum of 24 ECTS credits of studies completed in Business Administration required. GMAT Exam or GRE General Test with minimum required score/s required.
AND you must have completed
- a minimum of 24 ECTS credits of studies in Supply Management, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Marketing or International Business.
- An applicant is able to gain extra points if having a full-time (100%) work experience for at least 12 months from some of the following fields: Supply Management, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management. In your application form, you must indicate the duration of each work experience and include their certificates of employment to the work experience you have listed. The certificates must indicate the duration of the job and that it has been a full-time (100%).
- Applicants that meet educational background requirements are invited to an interview.
You will be able to find specialist and management positions in both the public and private sectors as well as in global and local companies in the fields of supply management, international business, logistics, supply chain management and consulting.
Examples of such positions include global sourcing director, supply manager, category manager and strategic buyer.
