This program is designed to develop in students a comprehensive knowledge of global supply chain management (SCM) along with the skills necessary for implementing strategic, efficient and effective SCM practices in contemporary business enterprises. SCM Professionals operate in a dynamic and changing world, managing resources and relationships with suppliers and customers worldwide. They are commonly responsible for practices related to managing products, information and cash flows through the global value chain including product development, forecasting demand, managing production and service operations, purchasing materials, order fulfillment, distribution, returns management, trade compliance, and customer service. SCM Professionals are employed in every industry and are essential in ensuring a company’s offerings provide value for its customers. It is essential that an SCM professional learn and master key knowledge, skills, and abilities including critical thinking, ethics, change management, communication, negotiation and conflict management, business acumen, interpersonal skills, and organizational leadership skills. In addition to the All-University Core Curriculum, course work for a concentration in Supply Chain Management includes the College of Business Core and various management electives that allow the student to structure a program around his or her educational and/or career interests.
Learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate:
- Knowledge and skills adequate to assume entry-level SCM positions in the broad spectrum of organizations and be prepared to pursue careers in a wide variety of organizations and industries
- Knowledge of how global supply chains operate and skills to make decisions to support strategic and tactical activities to manage efficient and effective supply chains
- An understanding of ethical decision making skills with respect to dealing with supplier and customer organizations
- An understanding of the skills required to manage risk, innovation, and the dynamics of supply chains in the current global economy
Potential Occupations
Some examples include, but are not limited to the following titles: Buyer, Supply Manager, Purchasing Manager, Materials Supervisor, Production Manager, Logistics Analyst, Transportation Analyst, Transportation Manager, Account Manager, Warehouse Supervisor, Supply Chain Consultant.
The College of Business requires a minimum grade point average of 2.000 in business and economics courses as a graduation requirement.
Effective Fall 2017
Freshman | |||
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AUCC | Credits | ||
BUS 100 | Introduction to Business | 1 | |
BUS 2011 | Foundations of Sustainable Enterprise | 1 | |
CIS 200 | Business Information Systems | 3 | |
CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 |
MATH 141 | Calculus in Management Sciences (GT-MA1) | 1B | 3 |
Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 4 | |
Global and Cultural Awareness | 3E | 3 | |
Electives | 9 | ||
Total Credits | 33 | ||
Sophomore | |||
ACT 210 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 | |
ACT 220 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 | |
BUS 2201 | Ethics in Contemporary Organizations (GT-AH3) | 3B | 3 |
BUS 300 | Business Writing and Communication (GT-CO3) | 2 | 3 |
ECON 204 | Principles of Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 |
STAT 204 | Statistics for Business Students | 3 | |
Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3 | |
Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
Electives | 6 | ||
Total Credits | 30 | ||
Junior | |||
All freshman and sophomore required courses must be completed prior to or concurrent with first enrollment in required junior and senior courses. | |||
BUS 260 | Social-Ethical-Regulatory Issues in Business | 3 | |
MGT 301 | Supply Chain Management | 3 | |
MGT 320 | Contemporary Management Principles/Practices | 3 | |
Select two courses from the following not taken elsewhere:2 | 6 | ||
Advanced Supply Management | |||
Advanced Service and Manufacturing Operations | |||
Advanced Logistics | |||
MGT 478 | Global Supply Chain Management | 3 | |
Electives | 12 | ||
Total Credits | 30 | ||
Senior | |||
BUS 479 | Strategic Management | 4A,4C | 3 |
FIN 3003 | Principles of Finance | 4A,4B | 3 |
MKT 3003 | Marketing | 4B | 3 |
Select one from the following: | 3 | ||
Leading High Performance Teams | |||
Negotiation and Conflict Management | |||
Select three courses from the following not taken elsewhere:2 | 9 | ||
Project Management for Information Systems | |||
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems | |||
Financial Management-Theory and Application | |||
Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship | |||
Advanced Supply Management | |||
Advanced Service and Manufacturing Operations | |||
Advanced Logistics | |||
Leading High Performance Teams | |||
International Business Management | |||
Negotiation and Conflict Management | |||
Practicum in Supply Chain Management | |||
Business Customer Relationships | |||
Electives4 | 6 | ||
Total Credits | 27 | ||
Program Total Credits: | 120 |
1 | Students enrolled in the Business Administration major prior to Fall semester 2013, are not required to take BUS 201 and BUS 220. |
2 | Of the two-of-three-course selection in the junior year, the course not selected may be included among the three-course selection in the senior year. Of the two-course selection of MGT 411 and MGT 476 in the senior year, the course not selected may be included among the three-course selection below it. Courses may not double-count for these requirements. |
3 | Students who have taken FIN 305 and/or MKT 305 prior to admission to the College of Business may substitute those courses to satisfy the category 4A and 4B requirements. All other students are required to take FIN 300 and MKT 300 to satisfy categories 4A and 4B. |
4 | Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400-level). A minimum of 6 elective credits must be upper-division. |
Students are not to utilize the satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) grading option for any Business concentration course or any Business core course (Business and non-Business subject codes) except when a course only allows S/U grading.
Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:
To Declare this Major: Business is a controlled major: students are admitted into the major only if they meet established academic standards. Please see competitive major requirements or the advisor in Department for more information.
To prepare for first semester: The curriculum for the Business Administration - Supply Chain Management Concentration assumes student will be able to successfully complete calculus within their first year.
Freshman | |||||
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Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
BUS 100 | Introduction to Business | X | 1 | ||
CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 4 | |||
Elective | 6 | ||||
Total Credits | 17 | ||||
Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
BUS 201 | Foundations of Sustainable Enterprise | 1 | |||
CIS 200 | Business Information Systems | 3 | |||
ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1) | X | 3C | 3 | |
MATH 141 | Calculus in Management Sciences (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 3 | |
Global and Cultural Awareness | 3E | 3 | |||
Elective | 3 | ||||
BUS 100 and CO 150 must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 16 | ||||
Sophomore | |||||
Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
ACT 210 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | X | 3 | ||
BUS 220 | Ethics in Contemporary Organizations (GT-AH3) | 3B | 3 | ||
BUS 300 | Business Writing and Communication (GT-CO3) | X | 2 | 3 | |
ECON 204 | Principles of Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | X | 3C | 3 | |
Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3 | |||
CIS 200 must be completed by the end of Semester 3. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 15 | ||||
Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
ACT 220 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | X | 3 | ||
STAT 204 | Statistics for Business Students | 3 | |||
Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
Electives | 6 | ||||
ECON 204 must be completed by the end of Semester 4. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 15 | ||||
Junior | |||||
Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
BUS 260 | Social-Ethical-Regulatory Issues in Business | X | 3 | ||
MGT 301 | Supply Chain Management | 3 | |||
Electives | 9 | ||||
BUS 300 must be completed by the end of Semester 5. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 15 | ||||
Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
MGT 320 | Contemporary Management Principles/Practices | X | 3 | ||
Select two courses from the following: | 6 | ||||
Advanced Supply Management | |||||
Advanced Service and Manufacturing Operations | |||||
Advanced Logistics | |||||
MGT 478 | Global Supply Chain Management | 3 | |||
Elective | 3 | ||||
Total Credits | 15 | ||||
Senior | |||||
Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
FIN 300 | Principles of Finance | X | 4A,4B | 3 | |
MKT 300 | Marketing | X | 4B | 3 | |
Upper-Division Supply Chain Management Courses (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 9 | ||||
MGT 301 must be completed by the end of Semester 7. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 15 | ||||
Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
BUS 479 | Strategic Management | X | 4A,4C | 3 | |
Select one course from the following: | X | 3 | |||
Leading High Performance Teams | |||||
Negotiation and Conflict Management | |||||
Electives | X | 6 | |||
The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 12 | ||||
Program Total Credits: | 120 |