Overview
If you’re interested in building a career in supply chain and want a course that offers the potential for a guaranteed placement and job on graduation, you’ll want to consider studying Business and Supply Chain Management at Aston.
Course outline and modules
Supply chain management is at the heart of every retail, manufacturing and logistics business. Working with partners and suppliers across the world, supply chain managers work to streamline business operations and increase access to international markets.
Our course combines the essential business theory and practice from Aston Business School with supply chain expertise to prepare you for an exciting career.
The NOVUS Scheme
The Business and Supply Chain Management course at Aston is linked to the NOVUS Trust group of companies, which gives applicants the opportunity to be considered for entry to the NOVUS scheme. This offers professional mentoring, summer work experience, a guaranteed third year, paid placement and (on achieving at least a 2:1) graduate employment.
When we receive your application we will contact you to enquire if you would like to take part in an interview for a place on the NOVUS scheme - it won't affect your offer of a place on the course but it could mean that you start university secure in the knowledge that you will have a job offer on graduation!
What you’ll learn
During your time at Aston, you’ll develop a thorough understanding of supply chain management and everything that happens to ensure that companies can satisfy their customers' needs and wants.
You’ll explore the roles of purchasing, manufacturing and logistics as well as the planning, organisation and resource management that is needed to manage a global supply chain.
In addition you’ll also develop key employability skills such as good communication with others, data analysis and organisation skills.
Students on this course could graduate with an honours degree, a guaranteed job and a year of professional experience - you'll be several steps ahead of many other graduates!
Modules
• Study and Research Skills
• Building Professional Relationships
• Introduction to Supply Chain Management
• Introductory Accounting for Business
• Introduction to Organisational Behaviour
• Law for Business
• Introduction to Marketing Management
• An Introduction to Business Economics
International students
Aston University is a diverse, close community and welcomes international students on many of our undergraduate programmes. Students from over 120 countries choose to study with us every year and Aston is not only a great place to study, based in the centre of Birmingham, it’s also a great place to live. Aston’s professional work placements can improve your chance of securing a graduate job. Placements give you experience, confidence and opportunities and as an Aston student, you’ll be better prepared for your future career. One of the great things about Aston is our focus on employability and our close links with businesses, industries and professions make this possible.
Choosing to start your Aston journey with one of our foundation programmes will help you develop specialist knowledge to ensure that you are fully prepared to study your chosen undergraduate course. During your foundation year, you’ll have excellent support from academics and group projects will give you the chance to meet new people, make new friends and build a network of peers who will share your university journey.
Learning, teaching and assessment
We use a wide variety of teaching and learning styles on our degrees, and place particular emphasis on project-based learning and hands-on experience. Visiting lecturers from the logistics profession bring real-life experience to your learning. 
Assessment is through a combination of project work, case studies, practical reports and coursework (approximately 50%), and exams (approximately 50%). Your final degree classification is based on your final year studies, but also on your second, and if relevant, your placement year.
Career prospects
People with knowledge and skills in the supply chain are in high demand as retail and manufacturing companies continue to develop and grow. At the end of your time at Aston, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to work in areas including supply chain management, purchasing and procurement, logistics analysis and distribution management.
Through this course you could be part of the NOVUS scheme, which could guarantee you employment on graduation with one of 27 companies including Wincanton, Arla, Sainsbury’s, DHL or Kingfisher. Students on other supply chain programmes have secured positions with companies such as Jaguar Land Rover, L’Oréal, Caterpillar, Unilever and GSK.
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