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Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Unit of study table

The units of study listed in the following table are those available for the current year. Students may also include any units of study, which are additional to those currently listed, which appear under these subject areas in the Business School handbook/website in subsequent years (subject to any prerequisite or prohibition rules).

Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

To qualify for the award of the Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, a candidate must complete 60 credit points, comprising:
(i) 36 credit points of core units of study
(ii) 18 credit points of elective units of study; and
(iii) a 6 credit point capstone unit of study.

Graduate Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, a candidate must complete 36 credit points, comprising:
(i) 24 credit points of core units of study; and
(ii) 12 credit points of elective units of study.

Graduate Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, a candidate must complete 24 credit points in core units of study.

 

Unit of study

Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Core units of study

The core unit, ITLS5020, must be completed in a student's first semester of study.
Full-time students must complete the core units ITLS5020 Production and Operations Management, ITLS5050 Introductory Supply Chain Analysis, ITLS6202 Sustainable Logistics and Procurement, and ITLS6201 Global Distribution Strategy in their first semester of study. Full-time students must complete ITLS6010 Logistics and Supply Chain Management Systems and ITLS6002 Supply Chain Planning and Design in their second semester of study.
ITLS5020
Production and Operations Management
6 N TPTM6155 or TPTM5001 or ITLS5000 or ITLS6008
ITLS5050
Introductory Supply Chain Analysis
6 C ITLS5020 or ITLS5000 or TPTM5001
N TPTM6495 or ITLS5200 or ITLS6203 or MMGT6012
ITLS6002
Supply Chain Planning and Design
6 P (ITLS5020 or ITLS5000 or TPTM5001) and (ITLS5050 or ITLS5200 or TPTM6495) and (ITLS6201 or ITLS6101) and (ITLS6202 or ITLS6003)
C ITLS6010 or ITLS6008
N TPTM6190
ITLS6010
Logistics and Supply Chain Management Systems
6 P (ITLS5020 or ITLS5000 or TPTM5001) and (ITLS5050 or ITLS5200 or TPTM6495) and (ITLS6201 or ITLS6101) and (ITLS6202 or ITLS6003)
C ITLS6002
ITLS6201
Global Distribution Strategy
6 C ITLS5020 or ITLS5000 or ITLS5250 or TPTM5001 or MIBS6004
N ITLS6101 or TPTM6440
ITLS6202
Sustainable Logistics and Procurement
6 C TLS5020 or ITLS5000 or ITLS5250 or TPTM5001 or SUST5001
N ITLS6003

Elective units of study

BUSS6105
Leading in a Post-Crisis World
6 N BUSS6103
BWIL6100
Industry Placement
6 P Completion of at least 24 credit points with a minimum WAM of 60.
N BUSS6500 or ECOF6500
Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Further information and application process is outlined at https://sydney.edu.au/students/placement-internship-opportunities.html or contact the WIL Hub Placement team: business.placements@sydney.edu.au.
BWIL6150
Experience in Industry
6 A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills.
P Completion of at least 24 credit points
N BUSS6514
Further information and application process is outlined at https://sydney.edu.au/students/placement-internship-opportunities.html or contact the WIL Hub Placement team: business.placements@sydney.edu.au.
BWIL6260
Philippines Study Tour
6 A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills.
BWIL6300
Business Consulting Practicum
6 A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills.
N BUSS6104
BWIL6573
Job Smart Edge
6 N BUSS6102
Students need to be simultaneously enrolled in the Job Smart Edge co-curricular program.
ITLS6007
Humanitarian Logistics
6 N TPTM6390
ITLS6015
Managing Supply Chain Disruption
6  
ITLS6016
Logistics and Future Cities
6 N ITLS6301
ITLS6111
Spatial Analytics
6 A Basic knowledge of Excel is assumed.
N ITLS6107 or TPTM6180
This unit will use R programming language to perform statistical analyses and spatial analyses. No prior programming knowledge is required.
ITLS6300
Maritime Management and Logistics
6 N TPTM6200
ITLS6410
Aviation Management and Logistics
6 N ITLS6400 or ITLS6401
PHYS5033
Environmental Footprints and IO Analysis
6 Minimum class size of 5 students.
PHYS5034
Life Cycle Analysis
6 Minimum class size of 5 students.
QBUS5010
Intro to Dashboarding and Data Visualisation
6 The unit does not assume any prior knowledge of visual analytics.

Capstone unit of study

The capstone unit must be completed in a student's final semester of study.
ITLS6090
Logistics and Supply Chain Project
6 P completion of at least 30 credit points
C ITLS6002 and (ITLS6003 or ITLS6004 or ITLS6008 or ITLS6010)
N TPTM6170

Graduate Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Core units of study

The core unit, ITLS5020, must be completed in a student's first semester of study.
Full-time students must complete the core units ITLS5020 Production and Operations Management, ITLS5050 Introductory Supply Chain Analysis, ITLS6202 Sustainable Logistics and Procurement, and ITLS6201 Global Distribution Strategy in their first semester of study.
ITLS5020
Production and Operations Management
6 N TPTM6155 or TPTM5001 or ITLS5000 or ITLS6008
ITLS5050
Introductory Supply Chain Analysis
6 C ITLS5020 or ITLS5000 or TPTM5001
N TPTM6495 or ITLS5200 or ITLS6203 or MMGT6012
ITLS6201
Global Distribution Strategy
6 C ITLS5020 or ITLS5000 or ITLS5250 or TPTM5001 or MIBS6004
N ITLS6101 or TPTM6440
ITLS6202
Sustainable Logistics and Procurement
6 C TLS5020 or ITLS5000 or ITLS5250 or TPTM5001 or SUST5001
N ITLS6003

Elective units of study

BWIL6300
Business Consulting Practicum
6 A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills.
N BUSS6104
ITLS6002
Supply Chain Planning and Design
6 P (ITLS5020 or ITLS5000 or TPTM5001) and (ITLS5050 or ITLS5200 or TPTM6495) and (ITLS6201 or ITLS6101) and (ITLS6202 or ITLS6003)
C ITLS6010 or ITLS6008
N TPTM6190
ITLS6007
Humanitarian Logistics
6 N TPTM6390
ITLS6010
Logistics and Supply Chain Management Systems
6 P (ITLS5020 or ITLS5000 or TPTM5001) and (ITLS5050 or ITLS5200 or TPTM6495) and (ITLS6201 or ITLS6101) and (ITLS6202 or ITLS6003)
C ITLS6002
ITLS6015
Managing Supply Chain Disruption
6  
ITLS6016
Logistics and Future Cities
6 N ITLS6301
ITLS6111
Spatial Analytics
6 A Basic knowledge of Excel is assumed.
N ITLS6107 or TPTM6180
This unit will use R programming language to perform statistical analyses and spatial analyses. No prior programming knowledge is required.
ITLS6300
Maritime Management and Logistics
6 N TPTM6200
ITLS6410
Aviation Management and Logistics
6 N ITLS6400 or ITLS6401
PHYS5033
Environmental Footprints and IO Analysis
6 Minimum class size of 5 students.
PHYS5034
Life Cycle Analysis
6 Minimum class size of 5 students.
QBUS5010
Intro to Dashboarding and Data Visualisation
6 The unit does not assume any prior knowledge of visual analytics.

Graduate Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Core units of study

The core unit, ITLS5020, must be completed in a student's first semester of study.
ITLS5020
Production and Operations Management
6 N TPTM6155 or TPTM5001 or ITLS5000 or ITLS6008
ITLS5050
Introductory Supply Chain Analysis
6 C ITLS5020 or ITLS5000 or TPTM5001
N TPTM6495 or ITLS5200 or ITLS6203 or MMGT6012
ITLS6201
Global Distribution Strategy
6 C ITLS5020 or ITLS5000 or ITLS5250 or TPTM5001 or MIBS6004
N ITLS6101 or TPTM6440
ITLS6202
Sustainable Logistics and Procurement
6 C TLS5020 or ITLS5000 or ITLS5250 or TPTM5001 or SUST5001
N ITLS6003