Postgraduate Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Graduate Diploma

The management of supply chain relationships and optimization of global logistics are paramount to business success.

Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Diploma

About this course

The management of supply chain relationships and optimization of global logistics are paramount to business success. Firms are constantly searching for innovative ways to enhance their value offerings hence many have come to realise the importance of capable supply chain professionals.

The Postgraduate Diploma provides up-to-date specialized knowledge directly relevant for the workplace. The courses are taught by experienced supply chain executives and internationally renowned experts.

Students may have the opportunity of proceeding to a master's programme on completion of the Postgraduate Diploma, dependent upon achievement and in consultation with the relevant programme coordinator or Head of Institute/School.

Entry requirements

Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management requires you to have one of the following:

a bachelor's degree with a major in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, or an equivalent qualification, having achieved a B grade average or higher, over the qualifying 300-level courses, or shall have:
a Graduate Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, or an equivalent qualification; having achieved a B grade average or higher, over the qualification, or
completed a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, or equivalent.

For general entry requirements see Massey University entry requirements.

Study locations

Auckland

Career pathways

Every organisation has several supply chain management roles that are responsible for:

Procurement
Distribution
Logistics
Purchasing
Sales and operations planning

You could be employed in a huge range of industries and professions, including manufacturing, services, health care, local government, construction and the defence force. Many graduates of the PGDip quickly move into senior positions in the same or different organisations.

Earn more

A 2017 Ministry of Education publication The post-study earnings and destinations of young domestic graduates, found that in New Zealand earnings and employment rates increase with the level of qualification completed.