We connect the world
Those who study with us today can change the world tomorrow. This degree course – taught completely in English – offers a unique combination of logistics, transport and foreign trade, based on a broad IT foundation. It gives you a profound knowledge of how global value chains work. We create global value by connecting the world.
Why us – why here?
Small groups, direct contact to instructors, close proximity to companies, cosmopolitan student body on campus, excellent opportunities on the job market, exciting case-study projects, internationality and semesters abroad guaranteed, and last but not least: professional and personal development as a return on investment for life.
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The most important in brief
Study program | Global Logistics |
Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
Standard period of study | 3 semesters for applicants to the winter semester (with a bachelor’s degree comprising at least 210 ECTS credits) |
Form of study | Full-time |
ECTS credits | 90 and 120 |
Lecture language | English |
Accreditation | Expected to last through the 2034 summer semester |
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Start of study* |
Every year in the summer semester, only for applicants
Every year in the winter semester, only for applicants
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Application deadline for the summer semester | 15.01. |
Application deadline for the winter semester | 15.06. for applicants with foreign degrees |
15.07. for applicants with German degrees |
*About the semester dates.
The study program
Can there be a better location to study logistics? Probably not, because Frankfurt am Main not only has the largest cargo airport in Europe, but also the largest European highway interchange and the largest Internet node in the world. In addition, the Rhine-Main metropolis is located on the European rail corridor Italy-BeNeLux and on the only navigable connection between north and south. In this Master's program, which uniquely combines the topics of logistics, transport and foreign trade and is based on a broad IT foundation, you will take advantage of this special location and will, among other things, maintain close contact with the globally unique House of Logistics & Mobility (HOLM). You will reflect on course content in depth, incorporating current topics and research findings, and discuss them in a practice-oriented manner with logistics experts from renowned companies - not in frontal lectures, but for the most part in project work by and with companies.
Career prospects
Your prospects will be diverse: Leadership roles in companies in logistics, road freight, rail and air transport or shipping are just as conceivable as an exposed position in infrastructure companies (airports or ports) or in a consulting firm. To see what Global Logistics graduates have "become", please refer to this selection of job titles!
- Junior Supply Chain Manager
- Global Value Chain Excellence Specialist
- Sales Project Engineer
- Logistics planning (Consultant Supply Chain Management)
- Container Steering Worldwide
- Team leader customer service
- Strategic purchase
- Department Head EMEA Sales Development
- Manager Logistics + Supply Chain Management
- Process and Project Manager Air Freight South-East Region
- Strategic Sourcing and Mold Planner
- Sales Analytics and Demand Planning Manager
- Supply Chain Manager
- Speaker Standardization Production System Maintenance
- Management Consultant | Operations Performance & Strategy
- Project Manager Track and Trace
- Sales & Operations Planning Expert
- Platform Manager Digitalization
Study structure
Three semesters (admission in the winter semester) – subject to the following condition:
The program is designed to last three semesters for applicants with a bachelor’s degree comprising 210 ECTS credits (= seven semesters).
Four-semester program (admission in the summer semester) – subject to the following condition:
The program is designed to last four semesters for applicants with a bachelor’s degree comprising 180 ECTS credits (= six semesters).
The master’s program equips you with a four-leaf clover of skills, because as a logistics professional, you must possess specialized knowledge, be able to operate IT systems, and be well-versed in the global landscape. The four academic pillars are therefore clearly defined and aligned with the needs of businesses:
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- IT (Intralogistics Systems)
- International Trade Aspects
- Seminar-based research projects in logistics and transportation management
Several of the modules are completed in teams of five, working on practical problems in collaboration with companies. Some of the lectures take place at the globally unique House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM) in Gateway Gardens at Frankfurt Airport. There, we are involved in a wide range of projects and teach, conduct research, and collaborate with 20 other universities and numerous companies. Through the project modules as well as the companies active at HOLM, you will have unique, direct contacts to help you launch your career.
Fascination Logistics: Interview with Prof. Dr. Kai-Oliver Schocke
Fascination Logistics: Interview with Prof. Dr. Kai-Oliver Schocke
The university's strongest research group: Logistics
The university's strongest research group: Logistics<br/> First semester
- Selected Topics in Corporate Logistics
- Hub Logistics and Transport Logistics
- Selected Topics in Logistics and Economics
- IT based Process Management with ERP-Systems
- International Trade and International Business Law
- Empirical and Quantitative Methods
Second semester
- Supply Chain Management
- Research Project in Applied Logistics and Economics
- IT-Technology in Logistics
- General Framework in Transpost Economics
- Change Management
Third semester
- Simulation in Logistics
- Master Thesis with Colloquium
Our lecturers have great scientific and practical experience:
- Dr. Ulrich Burges (Simulation; Board of Directors Simplan AG; more than 20 years of relevant experience).
- Prof. Dr. Ralf Banning (SAP; more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry)
- Klaus Hamp (Senior Consultant for SCM at Ernst & Young; more than 20 years of relevant experience)
- Prof. Dr. Susanne Koch (Logistics; more than 10 years of experience in aviation and logistics)
- Prof. Dr. Tobias Hagen (Economics; more than 10 years of experience outside the university)
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Lueg-Arndt (Economics; more than 10 years of experience outside the university)
- Konstantin Montasem (Change Management, Managing Director innergy GmbH; more than 20 years of relevant experience)
- Prof. Dr. Karl-Rudolph Rupprecht (Logistics; more than 30 years of experience in aviation)
- Prof. Dr. Kai-Oliver Schocke (Logistics; more than 14 years of experience in logistics)
- Alex Waterinxck (Senior Consultant for Logistics at Miebach Consulting; more than 15 years of relevant experience)
- Prof. Dr. Kirstin Zimmer (QuVerfahren; more than 10 years of experience in aviation)
In addition to many good reasons for a stay abroad, there are also many ways to fulfill this dream. We support you from the initial idea through the application process to the actual planning.
