BBA in Supply Chain Management
Overview
Supply Chain Management (SCM) can be defined as the planning and control of all activities along the supply chain—a network of companies that produce, move, store, and transform materials into finished products and services for eventual consumption by the end user. Supply chain management places a premium on effective communication, coordination, and collaboration among the supply network companies. Globalization and the rise of world-class competitors have increasingly forced companies to dramatically improve the performance of their supply chain operations in order to remain competitive.
Careers
As a result, demand by major corporations for students with specific supply chain management knowledge and skills have increased substantially over the last decade. In order to augment the knowledge and skills gained through classroom instruction, many of these firms offer our students internship opportunities prior to graduation. Starting salaries are highly competitive. Graduates in supply chain management now work in such diverse areas as: strategic sourcing and supply management, project management, production planning and scheduling, logistics and distribution management, and quality management. It is an exciting and challenging time to begin a career in Supply Chain Management.
For SCM related internships and career positions, visit the UH Bauer College Rockwell Career Center.
Course of Study
Sophomore Year |
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Junior Year |
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Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
SCM 3301 Service and Manufacturing Operations |
SCM 4301 Supply Chain Management SCM Elective 1 (listed below) |
Senior Year |
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SCM Elective 2 |
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SCM Electives |
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SCM 4301 Supply Chain Management |
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Course descriptions and prerequisite information can be found here. To major in SCM, a student must complete 18 hours of SCM 4000-level courses (with SCM 4301 required). For students who choose to minor in SCM, a student would be required to complete 12 hours of SCM 4000-level courses. Most students who choose to minor in SCM use their four SCM courses to satisfy the four advanced business elective courses that are required to satisfy their degree requirements.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Over the last decade, as Supply Chain Management has begun to mature as a discipline, major firms have started to demand that graduates possess increasingly specific skill sets. Therefore, to allow our SCM graduates to demonstrate that they possess these domain-specific competencies to prospective employers, the SCM program currently offers four certificate tracks. The four certificate programs and the course requirements for each certificate are outlined below.
| Strategic Sourcing | Process Management | Logistics Management | Energy Supply Management |
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| SCM 4301 | SCM 4301 | SCM 4301 | SCM 4301 |
| SCM 4330 | SCM 4330 | SCM 4330 | SCM 4330 |
| SCM 4320 | SCM 4320 | SCM 4320 | SCM 4320 |
| SCM 4380 | SCM 4380 | SCM 4380 | SCM 4380 |
| SCM 4350 | SCM 4362 | SCM 4397 (LM) | SCM 4302 |
| SCM 4351 | Plus One Of The Following | Plus One Of The Following | Plus One Of The Following |
| SCM 4361 | SCM 4370 | SCM 4397 (EPM) | |
| SCM 4397 (LS) | SCM 4361 | SCM 4397 (ETS) | |
| SCM 4311 | SCM 4397 (LS) | ||
| SCM 4397 (RL) | SCM 4311 | ||
| SCM 4397 (RL) |
As you will note, no matter which certificate you pursue, four of the six courses will be exactly the same (referred to as the “Core Four”). The two classes that you put with the core classes will determine the certificate that you earn. Please also note that it is possible to pursue three certificates without adding any additional hours to your degree plan. Since each additional certificate needs two additional courses and since every business student needs to take four advanced business electives, an SCM major can pursue three certificates, utilizing the four additional SCM courses to satisfy their advanced business elective requirements.
RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCE
The curriculum has been structured and sequenced so that the courses build upon task-relevant prior knowledge obtained from previous courses. Students who take their SCM courses in the recommended sequence will be exposed to all of the task-relevant prior knowledge necessary for each course. Conversely, students who take their SCM courses out of the recommended sequence will find that they have not obtained all of the previous knowledge necessary for the subsequent class. The recommended course sequence is ideal; scheduling issues may force a student to take classes in a non-ideal order.
Year |
Semester |
Courses |
Junior |
1 |
SCM 3301 |
Junior |
2 |
SCM 4301 |
Junior |
2 |
SCM 4330 |
Junior |
3 |
Internship/Co-op |
Senior |
1 |
SCM Elective (Certificate) |
Senior |
1 |
SCM Elective (Certificate) |
Senior |
2 |
SCM 4320 |
Senior |
2 |
SCM 4380 |
Academic Path
The SCM major consists of core classes, pre-business classes, required upper lever business courses, and specific SCM coursework. Please see the 2009 general degree plan for more detailed information on courses.
- All new students wishing to declare SCM as a major should first attend a BBA Basics Information Session.
- We encourage current students to meet with an academic advisor to select courses, get support, and stay on track.
- Students selecting SCM as a major (or double major) must declare by filing a degree plan. After completing pre-business classes and meeting all other requirements, students should fill out this online form to declare a SCM major. **Please review the links for degree plans, requirements, and prerequisite information.
Student Resources
Advising
- Pre-business Advisor
- SCM Advisor (must be declared)
- 2009 General Degree Plan
- SCM Degree Plan
- Declare SCM Major
- SCM Course Descriptions & Prerequisites
- Graduation
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