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Master of Science in Logistics

Molde University College, Specialized University in Logistics

Programme website	http://www.himolde.no (Opens in new window)
Contact (person and/or unit)	Administrative contact person for applications for admission to MSc in Logistics, MSc in Event Management, and MSc in Team Sport Management: Ms Ragnhild Brakstad Adviser/ International Coordinator MSc/ PhD programs Faculty of Economics, Informatics and Social Sciences Molde University College, Specialized University in Logistics (HiMolde)
Telephone	(+47) 71 21 41 08
Email	ragnhild.brakstad@himolde.no
Programme duration	2 years (120 ECTS credits - 4 semesters)
Programme description	Molde University College, Specialized University in Logistics (HiMolde) is the most central higher educational institution in Norway offering education within Logistics at BSc, MSc and PhD level. HiMolde offers a 2 years international MSc program in Logistics open for both Norwegian students, international students with Individual Funding who are able to document funding of minimum NOK 90 800 per academic year, and a limited number of students under the Quota Scheme recruited from and attached to our collaboration institutions in Africa, Asia and Russia (Only 2 new seats are vacant under the Quota Scheme, HiMolde, for collaboration institutions for admission in 2012). The language of instruction is English. Logistics deals with the organization of the flow of products, services and information from raw materials to the end user, and is therefore built on a broad spectrum of disciplines, such as economics, information/ communication technology, business administration, organization and management, besides quantitative techniques based on mathematics, operations research and statistics. There are two specializations within the MSc program in Logistics: 1. Industrial Logistics: emphasize the planning of production, transportation, inventory and distribution, and the quantitative and professional tools used. 2. Supply Chain Management - aims at giving the students knowledge and understanding of strategic and managerial processes within firms, and emphasize the problems and solutions associated with the management of logistics activities and inter-organisational issues, like industrial organisation, purchasing and supply management. Graduates from the MSc program in Logistics fulfil the academic requirements to later apply for admission to the 3 years PhD program in Logistics at HiMolde or other relevant PhD programs abroad.
Application deadline	1 February 2012: International applicants with foreign education applying directly from abroad, and applicants who are having a temporary residence permit in Norway. 15 April 2012: Applicants with Norwegian educational background who at the time of application already have obtained a permanent (not temporary) residence permit in Norway. 1 April 2012: Latest postal date for submitting documentation to meet the English language requirements (TOEFL/ IELTS tests). Relevant only for applicants who are required to meet the formal English requirement, and who are not formally exempted from this requirement. Information about admission requirements, procedures for applying, and application form for international applicants is now updated on our home page: www.himolde.no under "International Master' Programmes" and "MSc in Logistics". Please notice that our Specialized University does not accept or handle applications for admission received after the application deadlines have expired. The MSc program in Logistics is only offered for new students starting in mid August (the autumn semester) every year. There is no admission for students who want to start the program in the spring semester.
Nokut certification	Yes (What is this?) NOKUT (Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education) NOKUT is an independent state body whose purpose is to safeguard and develop the quality of Norwegian higher educational institutions. This is done through evaluation, accreditation and recognition of quality systems, institutions and study programmes. Only courses that are accredited or recognised by NOKUT, or are accredited as a result of the institution's blanket accreditation, have the right to be called "higher education". More information about NOKUT: www.nokut.no
Formal prerequisites	1. MSc in Logistics - specialisation: Industrial Logistics Applicants with a recognised first degree (BBA, BA, BSc, BEng, BTech), equivalent to a minimum of 180 ECTS (European Course Credit Transfer System) credits, in Logistics, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, Mathematics or Computer Science, and who at the same time has the interest and the ability to use quantitative methods for planning production and transportation, can apply to the specialisation Industrial Logistics. 2. MSc in Logistics - specialisation: Supply Chain Management Applicants with a recognised first degree (BBA, BA, BSc, BEng, BTech), equivalent to a minimum of 180 ECTS credits in Logistics, Economics, Business Administration, Management or Organization can apply to the specialization Supply Chain Management. Applicants with a first degree within Social Sciences might also be considered, if they otherwise have a satisfactory background within Mathematics and Statistics. Admission to the MSc program in Logistics at Molde University College, Specialized University in Logistics is highly competitive. Applicants should preferably have an average grade of First Class Division or Second Class Upper Division or equivalent grades from their first degree/ bachelor's degree to be considered for admission. Applicants with only a HND (Higher National Diploma) or similar Diploma Education do not qualify for admission. For detailed information about the English language requirements for admission (IELTS: Minimum of 6.0 or TOEFL: Minimum of 550 paper based/213 computer based/79 internet based) and the possibilities for exemption for some groups of applicants, particularly applicants from some of the African countries, please see the information at our English home page; www.himolde.no. HiMolde does not have a separate TOEFL code. IELTS/TOEFL scores should be sent directly from the test centre to our postal address mentioned on the application form, and the test scores should not be older than 1 February 2010 to be considered for admission in year 2012. Qualified female applicants are encouraged to apply for admission.
Tuition	No tuition fees. Both Norwegian and international students only pay a minor semester fee of approximately NOK 620 at the beginning of each semester. International applicants with Individual Funding who are citizens of countries not belonging to EU/EEA/EFTA, and where a visa is required to enter Norway and Schengen, must first document a minimum of NOK 90 800 per academic year to cover for their own living expenses in the first academic year of the MSc program with their applications for admission, and before they are admitted to the MSc program in Logistics. If later admitted to the MSc program, these applicants will be requested to transfer a minimum of NOK 90 800 to our Deposit Account for International Students within a deadline stated in the letter of admission, approximately around mid May 2012 and in good time before the admitted student arrive in Norway to start the MSc program. More detailed information about the Deposit Account for International Students will be given only to admitted international students together with their letter of admission.
Subject area	Business Studies/Management Science
Degree level	Master
City	Molde, Norway
Credits	120 ECTS credits (2 years - 4 semesters)
Language of teaching	English
Scholarship	Quota Scheme - Only 2 vacant seats for admission in 2012 (Quota Scheme seats are only given to admitted students recruited directly from our collaboration institutions in Africa, Asia and Russia).
Application procedures	See http://www.himolde.no - go to English version, studies, information for international applicants; international master's programmes, and MSc in Logistics. Molde University College, Specialized University in Logistics, does not have the administrative capacity to answer requests over email, post or phone related to the "status of the applications" sent by international applicants before the admission to the MSc program in Logistics has been finalized around mid May 2012. All the applicants will first receive a written letter with the result of their applications as soon as the admission has been finalized, and we have had time to send the letters of admission or the rejection letters to all the applicants. HiMolde does only accept formal applications with all the required documents sent by post. We do not accept, or consider scanned application forms/ documents sent as attachment to email. Molde University College, Specialized University in Logistics, is not collaborating with any international agent, concultancy in student recruitement. All international applicants must therefore apply individually and directly to our specialized university, by not using agents. Applications that despite of this information are forwarded to us from agents/ concultancies abroad can therefore be rejected.