Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

This field of study opens the door to a broad range of career options, generally positions of responsibility in the creation and distribution of goods and services. Often, lucrative positions available to those who study logistics and supply chain management include purchasing manager, logistics manager, distribution center manager, quality assurance manager, and plant manager. You’ll learn about detailed logistics functions, how to make supply chain decisions, and use modern techniques for production in organizations. The key features of the major include: Close coordination with industry experts in the design of the curriculum, creating internships, offering student immersive learning projects, arranging tours of business sites, invitations to professional events, and bringing experts into the classroom. An applications-oriented, quantitatively rigorous curriculum that recognizes the key role played by information technology and computer software. Required industry-based internships of all students. A program plan that ensures students can graduate in four years and also take a minor, is so desired. Students who complete this major only need to take two more courses to earn a Six Sigma minor. The undergraduate major in operations management requires completion of 120 credit hours that are divided into three groups of courses. The first group is the University Core Curriculum (33 credit hours) that all undergraduate students must take and another 27 credit hours for pre-business and electives courses. Second is the set of 42 credit hours business courses that all undergraduate business students must take. The third set includes 15 credit hours of major required courses and 3 credit hours from major elective courses.