Global Operations & Service Management

The latest events such as brexit and the covid-19 pandemic have pushed companies to look at their global operations and supply chains more strategically, including how to digitise their products, advance towards services, and produce more sustainably, and as a result global operations and service management have quickly become business-critical areas of expertise in modern business.

We believe that a work placement taken as part of your masters programme can be hugely beneficial to your career prospects. it will enhance your cv and can give you a competitive advantage when applying for graduate roles. as part of this course you’ll have the opportunity to undertake a work placement. choose a company of your choice, in the uk or overseas, and spend from one month to 12 months gaining valuable work experience. you’ll apply what you’ve learnt on a daily basis and develop a deeper understanding of your subject area. our students have been successful in gaining work placements in a wide variety of business sectors, both in the uk and internationally. you’ll also have the unique opportunity to support start-up businesses and a local smes with real-life business projects through our aston business clinic. you can work to solve strategic problems and make a real positive impact to growing businesses. our award-winning careers team will be on hand to help

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

Our recent graduates have gone on to secure roles with prestigious international companies such as: amazon facebook pwc deloitte ibm hewlett packard general electric jaguar land rover. our strong links with industry have enabled us to tailor the course to meet the needs of employers looking for highly skilled graduates. thanks to their input, we can help you gain a competitive advantage over other graduates and ensure that you hit the ground running when you secure your ideal role.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Aston University has partnerships with the following companies: