Supply Chain Management Major

The Supply Chain Management major allows students to obtain the specialized knowledge required for supply chain decisions and efficiencies in operations.  Supply chain management has always been critical to the success of companies and will continue to be critical. In recent years, governments and industries have placed a stronger emphasis on the importance of supply chain planning and disaster recovery.

The major in supply chain management helps students develop marketable skills and gain a unique perspective that will distinguish them from other graduates in the job market. The program provides a strong understanding of the supply chain, which is beneficial when developing modeling and forecasting skills critical to every part of the business process. This degree program will also help you understand logistics, distribution, planning and procurement while developing the necessary problem-solving skills to succeed in your role. These skills are highly attractive in industries such as manufacturing, construction, online retail sales, consumer goods and government agencies.

Industry and government operations are in need of skilled critical thinkers ready to address the key challenges facing the future of businesses and the global community. 

Goal 1: Students will develop foundational knowledge upon which to build advanced supply chain concepts, and will be competent in understanding supply chain operations in manufacturing, service, government and education settings

Goal 2: Students will develop the skills to manage projects of all types. Students will be competent in thinking critically and analytically in all supply chain settings.

Goal 3: Students will understand supply chain purchasing and sourcing.

Goal 4:  Students will be competent in functional skills necessary for transforming data into actionable decisions in supply chain management. Students will obtain specialized knowledge and analytics techniques required for supply chain decisions (ranging from simple decisions to highly complex decisions).

Goal 5: Students will be competent communicators in the supply chain business environment.

Goal 6: Students will prepare for certifications within the supply chain industry.

Goal 7: Students will be competent in applying the Ignatian Values.

Cornerstone Core Curriculum Requirements

Consist of 14 core and 2 overlay requirements.  See below for additional detailed information on each of these requirements.

First Year Course Requirements
ENG 101Craft of Language3
World History Course Area3
Philosophy Requirements
Either Level One or Level Two (but not both) -- must be Ethics designated. If approved, philosophy courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as Philosophy Level Two and as a Mission Overlay course.
Philosophy Level One3
Philosophy Level Two3
Theology & Religious Studies Requirements
If approved, Theology & Religious Studies courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as CCC Theology and as a Mission Overlay course.
Theology3
Religious Studies3
Diversity & INT 151 Requirements
A student's Diversity course may not count for any other CCC course area requirement or as their Mission Overlay course. If approved, Diversity courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive Overlay requirement. INT 151 may not count for any other CCC requirements. This course must be taken in the first two years
Diversity3
INT 151Inequality in American Society1
Math & Natural Science Requirements
If approved, Math & Natural Science Requirements may count toward overlay requirements.
Mathematics3-4
Natural Science4
Social Science Requirement3
If approved, such Social Science Requirement may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
Non-Native Language Requirement3-4
A single Non-Native Language course may not count as an overlay course but a second language course fulfills a student's Mission Overlay requirement.
Literature Requirement3
If approved, Literature courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design Requirement3
If approved, Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
Overlay Requirements
Writing-Intensive3
If approved, Writing-Intensive courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, electives, or as any CCC course area requirement except for the first-year courses (World History and Rhetoric and Composition).
Mission-Overlay3
Mission Overlay courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, elective courses, or any of the following CCC course areas: Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design, Literature, Mathematics, Natural Science, or Social Science.
Total Hours47-49

Business Foundation 

ACC 101Concepts of Financial Acct3
ACC 102Managerial Accounting3
DSS 100Excel Competency1
DSS 200AI in Business3
DSS 210Business Statistics3
DSS 220Business Analytics3
ECN 102Introductory Economics Macro3
FIN 200Intro to Finance 13
or FIN 225 Fund of Quantitative Finance
MGT 110Essent'ls of Organzational Beh3
or MGT 120 Essentials of Management
MGT 360Legal Environment of Business3
MKT 201Principles of Marketing3
BUS 495Business Strategy3
Total Hours34
1

ECN 101 is a prerequisite for FIN 200 and may count towards the Cornerstone Core Curriculum Social Science requirement.

Major Requirements  

DSS 321Project Management3
DSS 335Found of Supply Chain Mgmt3
DSS 350SCM Dynamics3
DSS 435Advanced Business Analytics3
DSS Electives (Select two of the following):6
DSS 360
CPIM Certification
DSS 365
CSCP Certification
DSS 415
Data Wrangling & Visualization
or DSS 416
 Data Wrangling: Ethics Int.
DSS 425
Analytics Cup
DSS 440
Six Sigma Apps & Foundations
DSS 445
Statistical Programming Lang
DSS 447
Resilient Supply Chains
DSS 465
Supply Chain Analytics
DSS 470
DSS Special Topics I
DSS 493
Independent Study I
DSS 494
Independent Study II
FMK 401
Food Marketing Strategy
PMK 341
Pharm Channels & Pricing
Calculus (will count for CCC: Mathematics)3-4
MAT 120
Precalculus
MAT 123
Differential Calculus
MAT 155
Fundamentals of Calculus
MAT 161
Calculus I
Total Hours21-22

Free  Electives

Graduation requires 120 credits. Any credits necessary to reach that number outside of the CCC and major requirements are considered free electives.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallHours
DSS 100 Excel Competency 1
ACC 101 Concepts of Financial Acct 3
MGT 110
or MGT 120
 Essent'ls of Organzational Beh
or Essentials of Management
 3
ECN 101
or ECN 102
 Introductory Economics Micro
or Introductory Economics Macro
 3
Mathematics (MAT 123, 155 or 161) 3-4
ENG 101 Craft of Language (or World History) 3
 Hours16-17
Spring
ACC 102 Managerial Accounting 3
ECN 102
or ECN 101
 Introductory Economics Macro
or Introductory Economics Micro
 3
ENG 101 Craft of Language (or World History) 3
Non-Native Language 3-4
INT 151 Inequality in American Society 1
 Hours13-14
Sophomore
Fall
DSS 200 AI in Business 3
DSS 210 Business Statistics 3
MKT 201 Principles of Marketing 3
FIN 200 Intro to Finance 3
Free Elective/Writing Intensive consider FMK 250, HAD 304 3
 Hours15
Spring
DSS 220 Business Analytics 3
Diversity 3
Natural Science 4
Philosophy Level One 3
Theology 3
 Hours16
Junior
Fall
DSS 321 Project Management 3
DSS 335 Found of Supply Chain Mgmt 3
MGT 360 Legal Environment of Business 3
Free Electives 6
 Hours15
Spring
DSS 350 SCM Dynamics 3
DSS 435 Advanced Business Analytics 3
Philosophy Level Two 3
Free Electives 6
 Hours15
Senior
Fall
Major Elective 3
BUS 495 Business Strategy 3
Fine & Performing Arts, Design & Creativity 3
Free Electives 6
 Hours15
Spring
Major Elective 3
Religious Studies 3
Free Electives 9
 Hours15
 Total Hours120-122