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Undergraduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management

The Undergraduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management (CSCM) provides CBA students with the opportunity to understand important concepts in supply chain management and develop managerial and technical skills which are highly valued in today's corporate environment. The program also offers an international travel experience for students to gain hands-on exposure to global supply chain organizations.

Supply chain management encompasses not only the design and planning of supply chain activities, but also the execution, control and monitoring that help companies build a competitive infrastructure and create net value. The supply chain covers all areas, not just manufacturing and services, but also includes suppliers, retailers, warehouses, logistics and customers service; all functional areas involved in receiving and filling a customer's order with a repeatable and satisfying experience.

Enrollment is open to students in the BSBA degree program and the BS engineering programs in the Swanson School of Engineering. The CSCM is designed as an enrichment of the BSBA program, not as a stand-alone program. It builds on the BSBA core curriculum and may be combined with a major in accounting, finance, general management, global management, or marketing.

CSCM Requirements

  1. BUSQOM 1070 Operations Management (3 credits)
  2. BUSQOM 1730 Managing Global Supply Chains (3 credits)
  3. CBA Supply Chain Elective Course (choose one of the following)
  4. Industrial Engineering Elective Course (choose one of the following)*

    * Note: Three of these elective courses have prerequisites, which may be waived for BSBA students on a case-by-case basis.

  5. Global Supply Chain Project Elective Course (choose one of the following)
    • ENGR 1228 Global Supply Network & Manufacturing Culture in Latin America (3 credits)
    • IE/BUSQOM 1735 Engineering and Business Collaboration in India (3 credits)
    • ENGR 1600 Global Innovation and Technology (3 credits)

In addition, the student must obtain a grade of C or better in each course counted toward the certificate, and a minimum GPA of 2.25 (C+ average) across all courses in the certificate.

In general, both engineering and CBA students interested in this certificate program will need to plan early. For example, CBA students will need to:

  • Take both BUSQOM 0050 Quantitative Methods and BUSQOM 1070 Operations Management in the sophomore year, and
  • Satisfy the CBA calculus requirement with MATH 0220 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I in the freshman year.

The College of Business Administration also offers a supply chain concentration within the general-management major.