Graduate Certificate of Supply Chain Innovation
Thrive in supply chain management as you gain a competitive advantage in the field with the Graduate Certificate of Supply Chain Innovation.
You’ll learn the skills needed to forge your career in supply chain management. The course covers a range of topics, including innovation, logistics management and lean thinking. You will also develop an understanding of the complex challenges that come with a world dependent on supply and demand.
On completion of the course, graduates will be able to work confidently in supply chain management, operations management or logistics management, or complete further study with the Graduate Diploma of Supply Chain Innovation and Master of Supply Chain Innovation.
This course is part of the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE)
Duration
1 year part-time
Intakes
Hawthorn (HE Block 1, Semester 1, Semester 2, Term 4) - View application and start dates
Study mode
- Part-time
2020 Start Dates
2021 Start Dates
Be an innovator
Undertake this course and you’ll be joining other change-makers at Swinburne’s Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship – the first dedicated entrepreneurship school in the nation. One of our unique AGSE offerings, this course will give you the mindset of edge.
“Entrepreneurship,” says AGSE Director, Alex Kaiser (pictured), “is about questioning the status-quo, identifying opportunities, making decisions and implementing ideas. Concisely, it’s about having impact.”
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
The Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Innovation is designed for students who are looking to build skills as supply chain professionals. The course covers a range of topics relating to supply chains, design thinking, logistics, lean six sigma and the development of core capabilities to better understand the role of supply chains in a rapidly changing business environment. Graduates will be able to work in supply chain management, procurement and logistics management.
The course provides opportunities to progress to the Graduate Diploma of Supply Chain Innovation and Master of Supply Chain Innovation.The Graduate Certificate of Supply Chain Innovation forms the first stage in a three-stage nested suite of programs consisting of:
- Graduate Certificate of Supply Chain Innovation (GC-SCI)
- Graduate Diploma of Supply Chain Innovation (GD-SCI) ^
- Master of Supply Chain Innovation (MA-SCI) or
Master of Supply Chain Innovation (Advanced) (MA-SCIADV)
Course structure
To qualify for the award of Graduate Certificate of Supply Chain Innovation, students must complete four core units (or equivalent) (50 credit points).
Units of study
Want to know more about the units that make up your course, how many units you need to complete, our recommended study sequence, and what your timetable looks like this year? Check out our Course Planner and get enrolled.
Student must complete the following 4 units (50 credit points)
ENT60009 Opportunity Discovery, Creativity and Design *
SCM60003 Supply Chain Management *
SCM60004 Logistics Management *
SCM60002 Six Sigma Lean Green Belt *
* Outcome units - matched exemptions are generally not granted for higher education outcome units.
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives and graduate skills.
Career opportunities
Aims and objectives
At completion of the Graduate Certificate of Supply Chain Innovation, graduates will be able to:
- apply coherent and advanced knowledge of supply concepts in diverse contexts and applications using critical thinking
- apply problem solving, design and decision-making methodologies to identify and provide innovative solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence
- apply supply chain fundamentals to the analysis, design and operation of a model using appropriate business methods and tools
- communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a diverse team, and use the basic tools and practices of business within project work
- demonstrate professionalism, integrity, ethical conduct, professional accountability and an awareness of professional practices in a global and sustainable context.
Graduate skills
The Swinburne graduate attributes signify that Swinburne intends that its teaching programs assist all its graduates to be:
- capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas and an ability to engage in critical enquiry
- entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
- effective and ethical in work, community situations and reasoning skills
- adaptable and able to manage change
- aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (e.g. socio-cultural, economic, natural).
Pathways and scholarships
- Pathways, credit transfer, recognition of prior learning and scholarships.
Course fees and requirements
- Fees, entry requirements and non-year 12 entry.
Course fees
How do I pay my fees?
FEE-HELP is a loan given to eligible full-fee paying higher education students to help pay part or all of their tuition fees. The Commonwealth Government pays the amount of the loan directly to Swinburne.
Entry requirements
How to apply
Find out more about how to apply.
Note: Students applying for this course for the HE Block 1 intake will commence studying with ENT60009 - Opportunity Discovery, Creativity and Design. All other units will be scheduled on or after the commencement of Semester 1.