ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (RMIT UNIVERSITY) AT MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA


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LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS ENGINEERING, AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE EDUCATION & TRAINING

RMIT UNIVERSITY

RMIT University is a global university of technology and design and Australia’s largest tertiary institution located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, with 74,000 students which includes 30,000 international students, RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam. The University enjoys an international reputation for excellence in practical education and outcome-oriented research.

RMIT is the third-oldest higher education provider in the state of Victoria and the seventh-oldest in Australia. The university is ranked in the top 100 universities in the world for engineering and technology in the 2010 QS World University Rankings. It is included in the top 100 universities in the World for producing work-ready graduates, and is one of 20 institutes of technology that feature in the listing.

The School of Business IT and Logistics (BITL) provides high quality technical and professional education in: Business Information and Communications Technology, in Information Management and Librarianship and in Logistics and Supply Chain Management education within a comprehensive business context – ensuring the employability of its graduates. BITL programs address the challenges of today’s fast-paced and increasingly complex business environment. They are designed to foster leadership and strategic thinking and help participants maximize their personal and professional capabilities.

Academic & TAFE Programs

Business TAFE Programs

  • Certificate IV in International Trade (1 year Full-time): The program provides you with an understanding of the complex world of international trade: the exchange of goods and services between countries. It draws on a complex web of resources in manufacturing, marketing, finance and logistics, and involves both government and the private sector. Full-time Business TAFE students can gain credit points towards their studies by taking part in an international exchange program for either one semester or one year with an institution that has an exchange agreement with RMIT.
  • Diploma of Logistics (1.5 years Full-time): In this suite of programs you will develop logistics strategies and plans for real companies, incorporating transport and logistics systems, international distribution and purchasing, contract negotiation and business planning and effectiveness. Full-time Business students can gain credit points towards their studies by taking part in an international exchange program for either one semester or one year with an institution that has an exchange agreement with RMIT.

Undergraduate Programs

  • Bachelor of Business (Logistics and Supply Chain Management) – 3 years: The program is designed to prepare you for a professional career and to develop your confidence to tackle the evolving challenges of a rapidly globalised logistics and supply chain industry. Excellent opportunities exist both in Australia and overseas for well-trained professionals. RMIT’s logistics degrees provide graduates with an understanding of supply chain management specializations with a strong emphasis on general business.
  • Bachelor of Business (Logistics and Supply Chain Management) – Applied (4 years): The applied program is four years full-time incorporating 96-credit-point work-integrated learning component (cooperative education).

Masters Programs

  • Graduate Certificate in Logistics Management (6 months)
  • Graduate Diploma in Logistics Management (1 year)
  • Master of Business (Logistics Management) – 1.5 years

    • The programs provide you with a practical and theoretical approach to understanding the forces underlying the functions and operations of logistics and supply chain management. It offers a broad-based, capability-driven curriculum aimed at enriching your skills in meeting the challenges of global and domestic markets in the face of a rapidly changing business environment. It places strong emphasis on addressing the strategic factors of servicing customers through the activities of dynamic and complex supply chains. The courses offered blend theories, methods, and techniques within the context of logistics and supply chain management, with a strong accent on bringing theories to bear on practices.

  • Graduate Certificate - Integrated Logistics Management
  • Graduate Diploma - Integrated Logistics Management
  • Master of Engineering - Integrated Logistics Management

    • The integrated logistics management programs equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to master the modern integrated logistics environment and operate successfully in it. The Master of Engineering (Integrated Logistics Management) provides a postgraduate, vocationally-oriented program for practicing managers in the field of integrated logistics management. In combining elements of the programs presented by RMIT’s School of Economics, Finance and Marketing and the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, the coursework and the major research project give both depth and breadth towards studies. Each stage of study is provided with flexible delivery modes to combine continuing education with the students’ busy work schedules.

Research Programs

  • Master of Business by Research – Logistics
  • PhD – Logistics

    • Broad research specializations include complexity and supply chain risk, e-supply chain solution and collaboration, freight logistics and warehousing, global supply chain design and optimization, lean logistics, lean six-sigma and quality management, port management and maritime logistics, retail logistics and supply chain simulation, reverse logistics and green supply chain, strategic procurement and low-cost country sourcing, tourism and humanitarian logistics and transport planning and spatial modeling. PhD and master by research degrees aim to foster knowledge and skills in graduates, equipping them to undertake independent research; to provide students with an opportunity to pursue a topic of interest; and to develop concepts and to test theories, thereby making a significant contribution to knowledge.


RMIT Features

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The School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering aims to be nationally and internationally renowned for its industry relevant high impact research and globally competitive graduates. The School is recognized by industry and general community for its work-relevant education programs, supreme research facilities, creative real-world project work and robust relations with local and international industry leaders. Renowned for being a progressive university, RMIT is adventurous in nature and notorious for many global and innovative projects that have outperformed expectations.

  • Campus: RMIT University has three campuses around Melbourne (Melbourne city, Brunswick and Bundoora) and two in Vietnam, in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
  • Accreditation: RMIT is a public university in Australia. The Logistics programs of School of Business and IT have professional accreditation from Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). The Logistics Engineering program is recognized by the Society of Logistics Engineering (SOLE).
  • Work Experience and Internships: The types of work experience and internships you can do include: vacation work (usually course related work undertaken during the penultimate year of study for up to 12 weeks); cooperative education (full-time year of paid industry-based learning that you generally take as the third year of a four-year degree); cadetships (paid employment while you are studying, and includes financial support to complete your studies. You may work full-time during the vacation and part time during semester) and internships (a period of supervised employment that has specific learning objectives. It may be paid or unpaid, and you may be able to work full-time during the vacation and part time during semester).
  • Work-Integrated Learning: One of the features of studying at RMIT is the opportunity to participate in Work Integrated Learning (WIL). Experiences depend on your program and discipline of study. WIL placements may be arranged for you through your school or you may be required to source your own placement.
  • RMIT Overseas Work Experience: RMIT International Industry Experience and Research Program (RIIERP) The RIIERP program places students on six to 12-month placements with some of the world’s best-practice companies in: Europe, North America, or Asia.
  • Study Overseas: Education abroad facilitates short-term and semester length overseas study for RMIT students in hundreds of locations.
  • Housing: There are several different options for permanent accommodation. Student apartment complexes are fully furnished and allow students to live independently in a secure and supportive residential environment. In share houses, each person usually has their own bedroom and shares the kitchen, bathroom and living areas. There are also many private hostels close to RMIT, offering a furnished bedroom, shared bathroom, living and leisure areas.

RMIT Costs

Domestic fees, please refer the catalog

International Fees

  • Certificate IV in International Trade: AUS$ 14,500
  • Bachelor of Business (Logistics and Supply Chain Management): AUS$ 21,120/year
  • Master of Business (Logistics Management): AUS$ 24,960/year
  • Research - Master of Business /Doctor of Philosophy (Logistics): AUS$ 24,960/year
  • Master of Engineering (Integrated Logistics Management): AUS$ 29,760/year

All the above costs are approximate and actual may vary.

RMIT Admissions

Undergraduate

  • Year 12, including all work requirements for eight units at level 3 and 4, including English (any English, including English as a Second Language).

Master of Business (Logistics Management)

  • Bachelor degree in logistics and supply chain, transport, business management, engineering and science, economics, planning or geography are encouraged to apply. or
  • Defense personnel above the rank of captain with five years’ logistics operations management experience or
  • Applicants holding a management position with more than 10 years’ business/military experience, including management responsibility for an aspect of logistics operations and systems. Some form of management education is preferred.

Research - Master of Business /Doctor of Philosophy (Logistics)

  • Masters: First degree or equivalent of RMIT with at least a credit average in the final undergraduate year; or evidence of experience which satisfies RMIT that the applicant has developed knowledge of the field of study sufficient to undertake the proposed program.
  • PhD: Degree of Master by Research of RMIT; or a degree of Master by Coursework of RMIT which includes a research program with a duration of at least one semester full-time (or part-time equivalent); or a degree of Bachelor of RMIT with first class honours or upper second class honours (or another award as deemed equivalent); and such qualifications or experience as RMIT considers appropriate.

Master of Engineering (Integrated Logistics Management)

  • Bachelor degree or equivalent in any discipline in engineering, science or business for masters and graduate diploma. Entry to the graduate certificate may be considered for those who lack the academic qualifications, but have significant work and professional experience.

RMIT Scholarships

  • Emeritus Professor John Jackson Scholarship
  • Ernest William Capp Scholarship
  • Evelyn Boekemann Scholarship
  • George Alexander Foundation Scholarship
  • Inder Kaur Scholarship
  • Indigenous Access Scholarship
  • John Storey Junior Memorial Scholarship
  • Northcote Trust Scholarship
  • Orcadia Foundation Scholarship
  • RMIT Achievement Scholarship
  • RMIT Study Support Scholarship
  • Australia Endeavour Awards
  • Clare Burton Scholarship
  • John Storey Junior Memorial Scholarship
  • Australian Postgraduate Awards (APAs)
  • Chile Bicentennial Research Scholarship
  • RMIT PhD and Masters Scholarship
  • Victorian International Research Scholarships
  • Plus more..
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