Master in Transport & Logistics Management em Bad Honnef - Alemanha

Overview:

Transport & Logistics ? this road takes you to your goal!

When it is a question of transporting goods from A to B, particularly in our globalised world, it is becoming more and more important to recognise and solve logistical problems.

The Master in Transport & Logistics Management prepares you to take on leadership and management functions in companies in the logistics and freight industry. The study programme builds on the foundation of your first business related degree and deepens your previous knowledge so that you can competently assume positions of responsibility and leadership.

Facts & Figures
 
Transport & Logistics Management / International Management - Logistics & Transport
Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.) / Master of Arts (M.A.)
Duration: 3 or 4 semesters / 4 semesters
Credits: 90 or 120 ECTS / 120 ECTS
Language: English / English
Type of study: full-time / full-time
Campus: Bad Honnef / Bad Honnef
Intake: Spring & Autumn* / Spring & Autumn

* Transport & Logistics Management- 90 ETCS intake: Autumn 2018

Why should I study Transport & Logistics Management at IUBH?

    International
    International campus with students and professors from more than 85 nations
    Theory & practice
    Theory and practice closely linked through case studies, projects and certificates
    English-speaking
    Lectures in English and intensive exchanges with professors and fellow students
    Network
    Top-class network of industry contacts for careers at home and abroad
    Small groups
    Instruction in small groups given by lecturers with track records of practical experience
    Expertise
    Specialisation options in pioneering fields, for example ground transport
    Unique
    Unique study programme with a high rate of recognition in the industry
    Knowledge
    Comprehensive application-oriented knowledge from the fields of aviation, shipping and ground transport

Set your personal focus - Transport & Logistics Management

During your studies, you can chose one of the following specialisations:

•     Aviation
•     Ground Transport
•     Decision Making

What are the professional prospects in the field of transport & logistics?

Diverse and important tasks with leadership responsibilities are waiting for you. The international orientation of your studies and the transport and logistics sector make you a global player.

Future employers could be transport and logistics firms, forwarding agencies, companies from the aviation sector and consulting firms who advise the supply-and-transport industries. Your job site could be in net management, where you ensure that networks are perfectly coordinated in terms of time frame and capacity and that all elements are completely intertwined. In yield management, on the other hand, you would be responsible for steering revenues by allocating seats or transport capacities. Other typical job areas could be controlling, marketing, market research, quality management, station management or strategic corporate planning.


Course content:

The Master's programme in Transport & Logistics Management prepares you to analyse and solve logistical challenges, develop solution concepts and implement these in your company using scientific methods:

•     You will learn and train how to use scientific methods for the field of transportation and logistics
•     You will focus on public transport as well as on freight transport, in theory and in practice
•     You will learn microeconomic and macroeconomic methods, concepts and contents, which you will be able to apply in nationally and internationally oriented companies in this sector
•     You will acquire the ability to analyse strategic as well as logistical problems using scientific methods, and to develop solution concepts from these

Order of study - Overview - 120 ECTS

1st Semester

    Advanced Research Methods
    Applied Statistics
    International Business Ethics
    Corp. Governance in an International Context

    Performance Meassurement and Management
    International Marketing
    Leadership
    Service Operations Management
    Negotiation Skills in an International Context

2nd Semester

    Transport Business - Ground Transport
    Transport Business - Aviation and Sea
    Infrastructure Management

    Transport Policy
    Sustainable Transporation
    Strategic Transport & Logistics Marketing

3rd Semester

    Transportation Intelligence
    Transportation Project
    Transport & Logistics Seminar
    Yield Management and Pricing
    Strategic Network Management

    Elective Courses:
    Current Trends & Issues in Aviation
    Current Trends & Issues in Ground Transport
    Effective Decision Making

4th Semester

Master Thesis

Order of study - Overview - 90 ECTS

1st Semester

    Transport Business - Ground Transport
    Transport Business - Aviation and Sea
    Intl. Business Ethics
    Corp. Governance in an International Context

    Transport Policy
    Sustainable Transporation
    Strategic Transport & Logistics Marketing

2nd Semester

    Transporation Intelligence
    Transportation Project
    Transportation and Logistics Seminar
    Yield Management and Pricing
    Strategic Network Management

    Elective Courses:
    Current Trends and Issues in Aviation
    Current Trends and Issues in Ground Transport
    Effective Decision Making

3rd Semester

Master Thesis

The curriculum covers various core elements:

    General business management
    Integrated service management, accounting as well as mathematics and statistics
    Different management approaches and distribution methods
    In-depth understanding and assessment of business correlations
    Management Accounting & Control

    Industry-specific know-how
    Practice-related courses and topics help you to thoroughly understand the transport & logistics sector, for example:
    Methods and models of aviation, shipping and ground transport
    Transport and logistics intelligence
    Performance measurement and management
    Principles and rules of transportation
    Strategic transportation and logistics marketing
    Fundamentals of international negotiation techniques
    Current trends in aviation, shipping and ground transport

    Additional language courses
    You have the opportunity to attend additional (optional) language courses, provided these are compatible with your curriculum:

•     Spanish
•     French
•     Italian
•     Chinese
•     Russian
•     Arabic
•     German as a foreign language

The courses are held in lecture and seminar format. There are about 30 students per class ? this encourages dialogue between professors and students.


Admission Requirements:

Prerequisites for admission to the Master Transport & Logistics programme:

      Transport & Logistics Management 90 ECTS      

Preliminary studies: Bachelor´s business administration or economics degree (210 ECTS)      
Final grade: Minimum grade point average of 3.0 according to the German grading system
Language skills: English, academic IELTS 6.0/ TOEFL IBT 80 points/ PTE 56 points (51 points in each component)

Prerequisites for admission to the Master Transport & Logistics programme:

      Transport & Logistics Management 120 ECTS      

Preliminary studies: Bachelor´s business administration, engineering or economics degree (180 ECTS)      
Final grade: Minimum grade point average of 3.0 according to the German grading system
Language skills: English, academic IELTS 6.0/ TOEFL IBT 80 points/ PTE 56 points (51 points in each component)

Prerequisites for admission to the Master International Management - Logistics&Transport programme:

      International Management - Logistics&Transport 120 ECTS
      
Preliminary studies: Bachelor´s degree  (180 ECTS)      
Final grade: Minimum grade point average of 3.0 according to the German grading system
Language skills: English, academic IELTS 6.0/ TOEFL IBT 80 points/ PTE 56 points (51 points in each component)