BSc in Logistics

Students of the Bachelor of Science in Logistics receive an interdisciplinary education, focusing on the knowledge of fundamental theoretical concepts as well as the development of applied competencies required for the design and management of logistics networks, for supplier management, production and transportation logistics, intra-logistics, for example.

This well-rounded education allows graduates to work as logistics managers, distribution managers, or supply chain managers in a multitude of areas in industry or government. Potential employers encompass a wide spectrum, including transportation and logistics service providers like Marina Logistics and DHL, airlines such as Omanair, rail operators like DB Schenker, leading retailers including Carrefour, and manufacturing industry giants like Oman Cables Industry SAOG.

Furthermore, the ongoing major infrastructure projects in the region are expected to drive an increased demand for highly qualified logistics specialists. Consequently, it is likely that the number of job opportunities within the logistics sector will see a significant increase in the coming years.

With an internationally accredited degree, you will have the opportunity to further your education in business and tourism at the post-graduate level, whether you choose to do so within Oman or on a global scale. Additionally, we are proud to maintain partnerships with over seven international universities, allowing you to seamlessly continue your studies with one of them as an integral part of your undergraduate degree program. 

Generic graduate attributes and skills

The generic attributes and skills that graduates are expected to develop during their undergraduate studies are: 

• Ethics – The graduates have developed awareness and holistic understanding of their role as responsible citizens in an increasingly globalised context. 
• Critical thinking and problem solving – The graduates are able to engage real-world problems in a theoretically informed, rigorous, and questioning manner. They are able to devise solutions, select the most appropriate one, implement it, and reflect on its performance. 
• Creative thinking – The graduates are able to think laterally and develop creative ideas. 
• Individual and team work – The graduates have the capability to work effectively alone or in a team, to be self-directed, and to show independent judgment. 
• Communication – The graduates are effective communicators, using oral, written, and electronic communication skills. They can interact confidently in a variety of settings, with a range of people from both genders, individually and in team situations, from peers to the wider community. 
• Life-long-learning – The graduates appreciate that learning is continuous and have the ability to continue learning throughout life. They have developed a variety of approaches to learning, including self-directed, collaborative and self-reflective processes. 
• Sustainability – The graduates have acquired knowledge and have been engaged in a range of practices that enables them to implement sustainability in line with the United Nations SDGs and Oman’s Vision 2040.

Programme-specific graduate attributes and skills:

Graduates from the Bachelor of Science in Logistics will also have developed the following attributes and skills:

• Knowledge about business methods and theories – Graduates have gained a sound knowledge of the most important business and management theories. They understand and evaluate central functions of a business and are also able to relate individual business questions to a wider economic and social context.
• Understanding of logistics – Graduates have developed an understanding of the various aspects of logistics, and they have acquired knowledge of methods and analytical tools to conceptualize, to communicate, to manage, and to solve logistics problems such as optimization tasks that are characteristic in this field.
• Quantitative orientation – Graduates are able to apply diverse optimisation and simulation techniques and they have also learned to analyse quantitative data. They have a basic understanding of formal modelling approaches as they are used in the logistics scientific literature, and they possess the necessary computer skills to solve quantitative problems using logistics and supply chain management software.
• Thinking in logistics contexts – Graduates can utilise their knowledge to analyse practical problems. They can extract the main issues underlying a particular logistics problem, structure these for a deeper analysis, and know which solution methods are suitable. They also know how to use relevant sources of information and how to search in the literature. They critically reflect available solutions and are aware of the limits of their own analysis.
• Management and entrepreneurial skills – Graduates have developed the knowledge and skills to work in a responsible position of an established corporate structure as well as in a start-up or emerging business, in particular in the field of logistics service providers.