Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Intelligence and Digital Trade
Uganda is landlocked, and every shilling of its competitiveness is decided somewhere in a corridor, a warehouse or a customs post. The African Continental Free Trade Area makes the next decade decisive, yet supply chain is still taught here...
Employment thesis
What this programme is designed to produce
Forward publishes the destination of every programme before you enrol. If the thesis stops holding, the programme is reviewed and, where necessary, retired. Next review: 2031.
Roles
- Supply chain analyst
- logistics and distribution planner
- procurement and sourcing analyst
- customs and trade compliance officer
- warehouse and inventory manager
- freight forwarding operations analyst
- demand planner
- trade facilitation specialist.
Employer types
- Manufacturers and consumer goods distributors
- freight forwarders and logistics operators
- retail and supermarket chains
- humanitarian and health supply chains
- customs and revenue authorities
- export and trading companies
- e-commerce platforms
- and development programmes.
Target outcomes we hold ourselves to
- Broad and stable demand across manufacturing, trade, health logistics and humanitarian operations, with strong regional mobility along the northern and central corridors.
Compulsory · The Forward Core
How the Core works →Every Forward programme, including this one, carries the same five cross-cutting requirements. They are graded, not optional.
- AI Fluency
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Ethics and African Context
- Human-Advantage Skills
- Enterprise
Includes 12 months paid work-integrated learning
Am I eligible?
Check yourself against the published requirements
7 questions written specifically for Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Intelligence and Digital Trade. Every answer is checked against a requirement Forward has published, and the result tells you which page that requirement comes from. Indicative only, the admissions office decides on your full file.
What is the highest qualification you hold or are completing?
Curriculum structure
The same degree, in both pathways
Every Forward programme is published in both pathways: Path One, the term plan of two six-month terms, and Path Two, the block sequence of twelve four-week blocks. Same competencies, same assessments, same award. Toggle to see this programme in each.
Path One term plan shown
Path One · The Term Model
| Code | Course | CU | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDC 101 | AI Fluency I: How Intelligent Systems Work Both | 4 | 2-2-0 |
| DBF 110 | Foundations of Supply Chain and Operations Objective | 4 | 3-2-0 |
| DBF 111 | Accounting and Cost Analysis Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| DBF 112 | Data Analysis and Spreadsheet Modelling Performance | 5 | 2-2-4 |
| DBF 113 | Transport, Corridors and Logistics Geography Both | 4 | 2-2-2 |
| Code | Course | CU | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDC 102 | Quantitative Reasoning and Evidence Both | 4 | 2-2-0 |
| DBF 130 | Statistics and Demand Forecasting Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| DBF 131 | Inventory, Warehousing and Distribution Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| DBF 132 | Procurement, Sourcing and Both | 4 | 2-2-2 |
| DBF 133 | Logistics Systems and Tracking Technologies Practicum Performance | 4 | 1-0-6 |
| COP 190 | Workplace Immersion (4 weeks, recess term) Performance | 0 | 0-0-0 |
| Code | Course | CU | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDC 201 | Ethics, Society and the African Context Both | 4 | 2-2-0 |
| DBF 210 | Supply Chain Optimisation and Network Modelling Performance | 5 | 2-2-4 |
| DBF 211 | Customs, Trade Documentation and Compliance Practicum Performance | 5 | 1-0-8 |
| DBF 212 | African Continental Trade, Rules of Origin and Market Access Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| DBF 213 | Supply Chain Risk and Resilience Both | 3 | 1-2-2 |
| Code | Course | CU | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDC 202 | Human Advantage: Argument, Writing and Teams Both | 4 | 2-2-0 |
| COP 290 | Co-operative Education Placement I (6 months) Performance | 10 | 0-0-0 |
| DBF 230 | Logistics Operations Placement Performance | 5 | 0-0-0 |
| DBF 231 | Machine Learning for Demand and Route Optimisation Performance | 3 | 1-0-4 |
| Code | Course | CU | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDC 301 | AI Fluency II: Building, Evaluating and Auditing Both | 4 | 2-2-0 |
| COP 390 | Co-operative Education Placement II (6 months) Performance | 10 | 0-0-0 |
| DBF 310 | Digital Trade Platforms, E- Commerce and Fulfilment Performance | 5 | 2-2-4 |
| DBF 311 | Sustainable and Humanitarian Supply Chains Both | 3 | 1-2-2 |
| Code | Course | CU | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDC 302 | Enterprise, Employability and Financial Literacy Both | 4 | 2-2-0 |
| FDC 401 | AI Fluency III: Domain Deployment, Governance and Assurance Both | 3 | 1-2-0 |
| FDC 402 | Capability Portfolio and Day One Preparation Both | 3 | 1-2-0 |
| DBF 330 | Supply Chain Capstone: Operational Commission (client verified) Performance | 8 | 0-2-14 |
| DBF 331 | Supply Chain Finance, Working Capital and Trade Finance Both | 4 | 2-2-2 |
Total credit units: 132
Curriculum source
Forward University Curriculum Compendium
Assessment
Coursework + project + integrated exam
Work-integrated learning
12 months paid co-operative education
Your week at Forward
A typical week on Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Intelligence and Digital Trade
Path One, the Term Model: your own pace across a six-month term, one live session a week, short flexible lessons, and assessment on demand.
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Curriculum explorer
Drill into the degree, step by step
Choose a study path, then a year, then a term or block, then a course. Credit totals add up as you go, and every course shows what comes before it and what it unlocks.
Step 1, choose a year
Step 2, choose a term
TERM 1 (SIX MONTHS) | FORMERLY YEAR 1, SEMESTER 1
Year 1 · this step is worth 22 CU
Cumulative
22
Programme total
132
22 CU of 132 CU completed by the end of this step (17%)
Step 3, choose a course
Pick a course to see the detail
Credits, assessment, prerequisites and what each course unlocks later.
The twelve Forward capabilities
What this programme develops in you
Every Forward degree develops the same twelve cross-cutting capabilities. The profile below is the level this programme is designed to develop and verify by graduation, on the four-level scale in Part B2 of the Curriculum Compendium. Every claim above Level 2 is verified by someone other than the teaching lecturer.
- C1Intelligent Systems FluencyLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C2Quantitative and Evidential Reasoning CriticalLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C3Ethical and Contextual JudgementLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C4Communication and PersuasionLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C5Disciplinary MasteryLevel 3 of 4, Independent
- C6Technical Production and CraftLevel 3 of 4, Independent
- C7Problem Framing and Systems Thinking CriticalLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C8Collaboration and Multidisciplinary TeamingLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C9Enterprise, Value and Commercial Literacy CriticalLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C10Professional Conduct and Workplace Performance CriticalLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C11Learning to Learn and Adaptive CapacityLevel 3 of 4, Independent
- C12Stewardship and Public ContributionLevel 4 of 4, Leading
Critical capabilities for this programme: Quantitative and Evidential Reasoning · Problem Framing and Systems Thinking · Enterprise, Value and Commercial Literacy · Professional Conduct and Workplace Performance. A graduate cannot pass out of this programme below the stated level on any capability marked critical.
Programme Learning Outcomes
What you will be able to do
Each outcome is assessed, and each is tagged with the Forward capabilities it is verified against.
- PLO 1Model a supply network and optimise it against cost service and risk objectives.
- PLO 2Forecast demand and manage inventory to a measurable service and working capital outcome.
- PLO 3Execute and document a cross border trade transaction in compliance with applicable rules.
- PLO 4Design and evaluate procurement and sourcing strategies including supplier risk.
- PLO 5Apply digital systems, tracking and traceability across a logistics operation.
- PLO 6Analyse corridor, port and customs performance data to locate delay and cost.
Why this programme exists
Uganda is landlocked, and every shilling of its competitiveness is decided somewhere in a corridor, a warehouse or a customs post. The African Continental Free Trade Area makes the next decade decisive, yet supply chain is still taught here...
Admission requirements
UACE with two principal passes in any subjects including Mathematics, Economics, Geography or Entrepreneurship, plus UCE with five passes including Mathematics and English. Alternative pathways: Foundation Year, diploma entry with advanced standing, mature age entry and recognition of prior learning, all governed by Part A5 and Part G. Online applicants additionally complete the compulsory Digital Readiness orientation under Part D6.
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