In years one and two you will study modules that develop essential skills and knowledge in business management and the wider business environment. In the final year you will study strategic management together with 3 supply chain specific modules. These are designed to raise your awareness of the critical issues related to managing operation and how to solve problems, as well as enhancing your capabilities in sourcing and managing suppliers, and measuring performance. You will learn to work effectively in teams, gain analytical and creative problem solving skills, and be able to present and communicate using a variety of media. 

Note: Both core and optional modules are constantly updated and under review. As with most academic programmes, please remember that it is possible that a module may not be offered in any particular year, for instance because too few students opt for it. Middlesex University reserves the right to vary or withdraw any course or module.

Classes are held at our Dubai Knowledge Park campus Sunday to Thursday between 8:30am and 6:30pm. Additional sessions may be scheduled over the weekend or holiday periods and you should expect to receive notice of these in advance.

You will be actively involved in a range of learning, teaching and assessment approaches as part of your programme. These approaches ensure that you are involved and engaged by placing you at the centre of your own learning. You will be required to actively participate in learning activities and engagement with your fellow students, both individually and collaboratively. Faculty increasingly use existing and emerging technologies and your programme will be facilitated using a variety of media and online tools (My Learning on UniHub, podcasts, wikis, etc.) which will allow you access to a diverse range of online resources and learning materials. By engaging in e-learning you will also be developing skills of which are essential for your learning and highly valued by employers. Such skills including flexibility, communication, IT skills and team work.

This programme aims to equip you with a broad understanding of how businesses operate and more specifically their operations, logistics, and supply chain processes. The specialist knowledge and skills you gain will enable you to work in a wide variety of operations related jobs such as supply chain manager, logistics manager, operations manager, production manager, process analyst, buyer, materials manager, and production planner, amongst others. Supply chain managers are in high demand as a wide variety of organisations need supply chain experts; manufacturers, retailers, transportation companies, third party logistics providers, service companies, government agencies, and non-governmental organisations.