A 18 months (3 semesters) full time research and application focused programme whereby students will complete 12 modules in semester 1 and 2 in Transportation and Logistics topics including 8 core and 1 Specialization area. Each technical module has 45 contact hours. In addition, students will take 6 other non-technical short modules. A 2 months internship and 6 months master thesis are required to be carried out for the full semester 3. The internship and thesis may be undertaken either at TUM or in a company in Singapore/Germany.

 
Students are required to complete all core and cross discipline modules. Students are to choose from 2 focus area; Transportation or Logistics. The students have to attend 3 modules which are part of their focus area and one of the modules of the remaining focus area.

Core Modules

General Modules

§          Statistical Methods for Transportation and Logistic Processes

§          Traffic Impacts, Evaluation of Transport and Logistic Processes

Transportation Modules

§          Basics of Traffic Flow and Traffic Control

§          Transport and Urban Planning

§          Railway and Road Design

Logistics Modules

§          Introduction to Business Logistics and Supply Chain Management

§          Decision Support for Logistics Management

§          Logistics for Specific Transport Modes

Two focus areas will be offered: ‘Transportation’ and ‘Logistics’ 

Focus Area 1: Transportation

§          Traffic Operation and Control

§          Transportation Modelling and Simulation Tools

§          Public Transport Planning

§          Airport and Harbour Design

§          Construction and Maintenance of Traffic Infrastructure

Focus Area 2: Logistics

§          Industrial Logistics

§          Consumer Industry Supply Chain Management

§          Logistics Service Provider (LSP) Management

§          Bulk Goods Industry Logistics

§          Managing for Sustainability

§          Technologies for the Future of Logistics

§          Logistics for the Service Industries (incl. Health care logistics) 

Cross Discipline Modules (Compulsory)

§          Business English & Technical English

§          Selected topics in Business Management Methods

§          Selected topics in Business Adminstration

§          Aspects of European and Asian History and Culture

§          Free 4 credits from all exisiting GIST - TUM Asia modules (*Students will have to fulfil the pre-requisite of the technical modules)