University of New South Wales
Graduate Certificate in Logistics Management
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Develop responsive and sustainable strategies across the value chain.
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate in Logistics Management is designed for early career managers working in the private, public and defence sectors who wish to gain an understanding of logistics concepts and techniques.
The program will enable students to familiarise themselves with logistics planning strategies, to design and implement logistics life cycle management, inventory management, project management, contingency forecasting, distribution and reverse logistics.
Key facts
What you will study
To complete the Graduate Certificate in Logistics Management, you must complete two core courses and two electives.
Core courses
Complete the following:
- Logistics Management
Complete one of the following:
- The Business of Managing Projects
- Risk Management in Logistics
- Strategic Logistics Management
Elective courses
Complete two of the following:
- Strategic Management
- Strategic Human Resources
- Accounting for Management Decisions
- Business Law
- Public Service Implementation
- Economic World View
- Change Management
- Humanitarian Logistics
- Critical Analysis in Business
- Strategic Procurement and Outsourcing
- Asset Management
- Systems Engineering Practice
- Evidence-based Decision Making
- Capability Option Analysis
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To gain entry into the Graduate Certificate in Logistics Management, an applicant must meet one of the following entry requirements:
- Completion of a bachelor's degree with honours in the same or a related discipline* from a recognised institution.
- Completion of a graduate diploma or graduate certificate in a related discipline from a recognised institution.
- Completion of a bachelor's degree in the same or a related discipline* from a recognised institution and completion of at least three years of relevant full-time professional experience.
- Completion of a bachelor's degree in a non-related discipline; and completion of at least four years of relevant full-time professional experience.
- Evidence of other qualifications and professional experience to be assessed as acceptable grounds for admission into the program by the relevant program authority. In certain circumstances, students may be required to undertake and successfully complete a relevant non-award course as a condition for admission into the program. This non-award course may also be credited towards the program upon admission.
*Related discipline/s: Business, management, economics, accounting, information technology, information systems, engineering, human resource management, project management, public policy, marketing management and law.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
- Communicate effectively to transmit logistics knowledge and skills to a range of audiences and be capable of independent and collaborative inquiry.
- Synthesise disciplinary knowledge and skills to achieve organisational objectives in a range of logistics management contexts.
- Analyse logistics management issues and develop appropriate solutions, through critical thinking and problem solving skills that ensure efficient and effective outcomes.
- Support logistics issues in a wider management context so as to ensure the best outcomes organisation wide.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative cost per unit of credit in 2025: $830 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Estimated total fee in 2025: $19,920 (domestic full-fee paying place)
The amounts displayed are the cost, per unit of credit (UOC). 48 UOC is the standard full-time load for one year and most courses at UNSW are worth six UOC each.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.