Welcome information, autumn 2025
Welcome to master’s Program in Business Process Control & Supply Chain Management; Frontiers in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (120 credits)!
Dear Student,
My name is Hana Hulthén, and I am the Director of the master’s Program in Business Process Control & Supply Chain Management – Frontiers in Logistics & Supply Chain Management.
You are one of the students admitted starting this autumn. If you choose to accept your place, you have four exciting and enriching semesters ahead of you. If you already know that you will not be attending the program, I kindly ask that you notify me as soon as possible by email at hana.hulthen@lnu.se.
The Program Introduction will take place on Monday, September 1st, from 10:15 to 12:00, on Campus Växjö. In the afternoon, there will be a lecture on Study Skills and Academic Writing. Your attendance is highly recommended, as this session will provide valuable tools for your academic success. Please refer to the schedule for room details and dates for both the program introduction and your first course, 4FE170, here:
https://cloud.timeedit.net/lnu/web/schema2/ri1Y1X4QQYwZ36QvQw07Q425y3Y95Z7Zu9n5.html
Program and Course Registration
You must register by the start of the program or course to keep your study place. If you are studying on a program, you must register for all courses at the start of each course to continue to be considered an active student on the program. If you are studying courses that run over several semesters, you must register at the start of each semester to continue to be considered active on the course.
You register in Ladok for students. The registration period opens one week before the start of the course and ends one week after the course start (25/8 – 7/9, 2025). When registering, you show that you are an active student at Linnaeus University. I highly recommend you visit www.lnu.se/en/student/new-student/. There you will find all important information you might need to know prior your studies at Linnaeus University.
Orientation day/days
The recommended arrival date is August 25-26th. Orientation days from Linnaeus University and the School of Business and Economics will take place August 27-28th. You will receive both practical and academic information. More specific information will be sent out a couple of weeks before the semester starts, including a schedule to the orientation day/days. You can visit the following link for more information https://lnu.se/en/student/preparing-for-your-stay/.
Onboarding – introduction to your academic journey
On Tuesday, 9 September, you are invited to a day of onboarding. This is an introduction to university master studies, what expectations there are, and what skills you will develop during your time as a student at the School of Business and Economics.
The School of Business and Economics will provide fika during the day.
The onboarding day will be visible in your schedule, where you can see the time and place.
Obtain a student account
You must have a student account to register for courses, and to get access to the study material of each course on the learning platform MyMoodle. On www.lnu.se/en/student/new-student/ you will find information on how to get your student account. You must register to start studying on the program to which you have been admitted.
Pay your tuition fee
To participate in the program and in courses, you need to pay your tuition fees in time, observe the deadlines. More information about tuition fees can be found at: https://lnu.se/en/student/preparing-for-your-stay/paying-tuition-fees/. Information on scholarship is available here: https://lnu.se/en/education/study-at-linnaeus-university/scholarships/
Your first course “Logistics Management in Supply Chains” (4FE170)
You study one course at a time for full time. The first course “Logistics Management in Supply Chains” (course code 4FE170) starts on Tuesday, September 2nd, 8.15 – 12.00. Your participation at this lecture is mandatory. You should expect to be scheduled a lot in this course.
It is also a good advice to rehearse your basic logistics textbook (we use Logistics and Supply Chain Management by Patrik Jonsson, McGrawHill) during the summer. Also, you are strongly encouraged to start looking for a case company (any type of private or public organization in any sector abroad or in Sweden for which logistics is an important aspect) to conduct a scenario planning project during the course.
Contact Person for 4FE170
In case of questions regarding the course 4FE170, please, contact the course responsible, Helena Forslund, helena.forslund@lnu.se.
Course Syllabus
The 4FE170 course syllabus including literature list can be found here:
https://kursplan.lnu.se/kursplaner/syllabus-4FE170-4.pdf
Course Schedule
The session plan can be found in TimeEdit under the course code 4FE170. Please visit:
https://cloud.timeedit.net/lnu/web/schema2/ri1Y7X1QQYwZ16QvQ5076975y2Y95Z7.html
Very welcome to Linnaeus University!
Hana Hulthén
Program director
Master’s Program in Business Process Control & Supply Chain Management,
Frontiers in Logistics and Supply Chain Management