Supply Chain Management Major
The Supply Chain Management (SCM) major presents an additional, separate and unique, program of study for BIA majors and minors, as well as other majors in the business school. By adding a major in Supply Chain Management to the existing curriculum, students will obtain the specialized knowledge required for supply chain decisions and efficiencies in operations. This area of study has been around for many years, but with major disruptions and increased technical applications, is one of the most important frontiers in industry and will be important for many years to come.
The SCM major provides official recognition of the specialized nature of a student’s educational background, enabling students to more effectively communicate this information to potential employers. According to the Council on Supply Chain Management Professionals:
“Supply chain management encompasses everyone involved in maintaining the supply chain. Behind every product you use – electronics, coffee, clothing, lawn mowers – there are SCM professionals making it possible to get your products better, faster, and cheaper.
Each year, these products get bigger and better, yet the prices drop. How is it possible? It’s the end result of SCM professionals working together – LCD glass panel fabricators in South Korea, semiconductor manufacturers in Taiwan, television assembly plants in Mexico. These global partners collaborate across time zones and oceans to decrease costs and increase performance in ways no single company ever could.
In essence, supply chain management integrates supply and demand management within and across companies. Companies like Dell, Nokia, Proctor & Gamble, Toyota, and Walmart consider SCM to be a key factor in their overall success.
Not only is supply chain management important to the world’s leading organizations, this fast-paced, global field offers tremendous employment opportunities. Nearly every size and type of organization needs motivated, well-prepared individuals to become their supply chain leaders.
Supply chain management has a language of its own and numerous acronyms that are used in the industry. In fact, there are thousands of terms specific to managing supply chain processes. These terms are generally explained in supply chain textbooks, but you can also access online supply chain tools that discuss the meaning of logistics and supply chain terms.”
ref: https://cscmp.org/CSCMP/Career/CSCMP/Develop/Starting_Your_Career/Starting_Your_SCM_Career.aspx?hkey=71d223cb-c4ba-4519-892f-b64e24a88045
Objective 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
Objective 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.
Objective 3: Students will understand supply chain purchasing and sourcing.
Objective 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).
Objective 5: SCM Students will be competent communicators in the supply chain business environment.
Objective 6: Students will prepare for certifications within the supply chain industry.
Objective 7: SCM Students will be competent in applying the Ignatian Values.
The traditional undergraduate programs include 40 courses distributed across three components: A General Education component divided into Signature Courses, Variable Courses, and an Integrative Learning requirement; a Major and Divisional component; and Free Electives. In addition to course requirements as specified in each area, students must complete one certified course in each of the following overlay areas:
- Diversity, Globalization or Non-western Area Studies,
- Ethics Intensive, and
- Writing Intensive. Overlay requirements are part of the forty-course requirement.
General Education Signature Courses
See this page about Signature courses. Six courses
General Education Variable Courses
See this page about Variable courses. Six to Nine courses
General Education Overlays
General Education Integrative Learning Component
See this page about Integrative Learning Component. Three courses:
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
MAT 123 | Differential Calculus | 3 |
ECN 102 | Introductory Economics Macro | 3 |
Social or Behavioral Science | 3 | |
Total Hours | 9 |
Business Foundation
Ten courses, including:
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
ACC 101 | Concepts of Financial Acct | 3 |
ACC 102 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
DSS 100 | Excel Competency | 1 |
DSS 200 | Intro to Information Systems | 3 |
DSS 210 | Business Statistics | 3 |
DSS 220 | Business Analytics | 3 |
FIN 200 | Intro to Finance | 3 |
or FIN 225 | Fund of Quantitative Finance | |
MGT 110 | Essent'ls of Organzational Beh | 3 |
or MGT 120 | Essentials of Management | |
MGT 360 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
MKT 201 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
BUS 495 | Business Policy 1 | 4 |
or ACC 423 | Accounting Control Systems | |
Total Hours | 32 |
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
DSS 321 | Project Management | 3 |
DSS 335 | Found of Supply Chain Mgmt | 3 |
DSS 350 | SCM Purchasing and Sourcing | 3 |
DSS 435 | Advanced Business Analytics | 3 |
DSS Elective: | 6 | |
CPIM Certification | ||
Data Wrangling & Visualization | ||
Six Sigma Apps & Foundations | ||
Supply Chain Analytics | ||
Resilient Supply Chains | ||
DSS Special Topics I | ||
CSCP Certification | ||
Total Hours | 18 |