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How is Supply Chain Digitalisation structured?

The Master's programme in Supply Chain Digitalisation lasts 2 years, and each academic year is divided into 2 semesters. Below you can see a table showing the placement of the courses and ECTS distribution in the programme.

During your studies, you will have a range of opportunities to adjust the study process, including exchange, in-company projects, and multiple project work. You start with courses to understand the foundation of supply chains and later specialise in digital technologies and quantitative methods for analysing, planning and optimising supply chains.

In your first year, you will gain a solid grounding in supply chain management and advanced data-handling methods. Before data can be used for decision-making, it must be collected, processed, and integrated. Therefore, emphasis will be placed on understanding the journey of data across supply chains and on using technologies to enable data integration and systems' interoperability.

Providing accurate data is just the first step, but it is essential to the digitalisation of supply chains. Thereafter, you will expand your experience with advanced quantitative methods in supply chain by exploring machine learning, simulation, and business automation tools, focusing on how to use them to address operational, tactical, and strategic challenges.

Additionally, greater emphasis will be placed on sustainability and digital value chain strategies, enabling the incorporation of climate-friendly practices and modern digital solutions into the supply chain.

In your second year, you will learn advanced techniques for developing sophisticated simulation models and applying machine learning to forecasting and inventory management.

In the other half of the semester, you can take elective courses from other programmes, join an entrepreneurial training programme to take the first steps in building your own venture, or develop an In-Company project to address a real-life challenge within a company. You can also spend a semester abroad, as SDU has partnerships with more than 200 universities worldwide.

Finally, in your last semester, you will write a master's thesis on supply chain digitalisation-related topics. This structure ensures that you gain in-depth supply chain knowledge with a strong emphasis on practical application and industry collaboration.

You can read descriptions of the individual subjects by clicking on them in the study course diagram below. On mobile phones, the diagram is best viewed in landscape mode.

A typical week

In a typical week, you will spend 20 hours on lectures and classes and another 20 hours on independent study activities and group work.

For instance, in the third semester, you will have classes Monday and Tuesday 12.30 to 16.00 on Advanced Supply Chain Simulation, Wednesday 9.00 to 12.00 on Forecasting and Inventory Management, and will develop an In-Company Project addressing a practical supply chain challenge within a company for 20 hours per week.

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8 AM - 12 PM
Automation and Digitalisation 
Project		  
8 AM - 12 PM

Operations Research
Teaching
9 AM - 12 PM
Data Science
Teaching		  
12:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Finance for Engineers
Teaching
12:30 PM - 2 PM
Supply Chain Management Fundamentals
Teaching
12:30 AM - 4:15 PM

Automation and Digitalisation
Project
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Simulation game             		  
 

Choices and options

In the 2nd semester, you can choose electives within a topic that particularly interests you.

The 3rd semester has only two mandatory courses, making it well suited for either an exchange abroad, an in-company project for those with a more practical orientation, entrepreneurial training for those interested in building their own venture, or electives from other engineering programmes that complement your education.

Academic culture in Denmark

Danish academic culture is characterised by active participation in class, group work and critical thinking. Rather than simply accumulating and reproducing knowledge, you will be expected to analyse, question and discuss the course topics.

The relationship between lecturers and students is often rather informal; students and lecturers may find themselves joking together and engaging in vigorous debates during classes and lectures.

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