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Supply Chain Management Science, B.S.

  • Overview
  • Admissions Requirements
  • Major
  • Learning Outcomes

Degree Offered

  • Bachelor of Science

Nature of the Program

Management Science is an interdisciplinary study of applying scientific approaches to solving complex management problems. It is highly specialized field of analytics. The Supply Chain Management Science program will prepare students in the application of management science and data science techniques to managing the integrated end-to-end perspective of supply chain systems. Students will receive a grounding in operations research, operations analyses using applied mathematical modeling such as optimization and stochastic modeling applied to all stages of the supply chain management including, sourcing, production, distribution and reverse logistics. Complementing these skills students will be given a strong grounding in data science techniques such as data warehousing, data mining data base management and data visualization to enhance data insights and facilitate improved decision making. This is a STEM designated major. Career opportunities include:

  • Business Analyst
  • Forecast Engineer
  • Logistics Engineer
  • Management Scientist
  • Operations Analyst
  • Operations Management Consultant
  • Operations Research Analyst
  • Operations Researcher
  • Research Analyst
  • Supply Chain Control Analyst
  • Supply Chain Data Analyst
  • Supply Chain Intelligence Business Analyst
  • Supply Chain Management Consultant
  • Supply Chain Systems Analyst
  • Transportation Analyst

Admissions for 2025-2026

For specific information regarding the admissions requirements for First Time Freshmen to the John Chambers College of Business and Economics, please visit Chambers admissions. 

Students who are direct admitted to the major as first-time freshmen must possess an overall university GPA of at least 2.5 and have completed the course prerequisites listed in the table below with minimum grade of C-, unless otherwise noted, to be eligible to enroll in upper-division course work. 

Students who are not direct admitted to the major (i.e. Business) will declare the major during the semester in which they satisfy the course prerequisites listed below.  Applicants also must possess an overall GPA of at least 2.5 to be considered for admission to the major.

Course List
Code Title Hours
ACCT 201Principles of Accounting 13
BCOR 121Introduction to Business Applications2
ECON 201Principles of Microeconomics3
ECON 202Principles of Macroeconomics3
ENGL 101Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric3
ENGL 102Composition, Rhetoric, and Research3
MATH 155Calculus 14
STAT 215Introduction to Probability and Statistics3
Total Hours24

Major Code: 2172

General Education Foundations

Please use this link to view a list of courses that meet each GEF requirement.

NOTE: Some major requirements will fulfill specific GEF requirements. Please see the curriculum requirements listed below for details on which GEFs you will need to select.

Course List
Code Title Hours
General Education Foundations
F1 - Composition & Rhetoric3-6
ENGL 101
& ENGL 102
Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric
and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research
or ENGL 103
Accelerated Academic Writing
F2A/F2B - Science & Technology4-6
F3 - Math & Quantitative Reasoning3-4
F4 - Society & Connections3
F5 - Human Inquiry & the Past3
F6 - The Arts & Creativity3
F7 - Global Studies & Diversity3
F8 - Focus (may be satisfied by completion of a minor, double major, or dual degree)9
Total Hours31-37

Please note that not all of the GEF courses are offered at all campuses. Students should consult with their advisor or academic department regarding the GEF course offerings available at their campus.

Degree Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
University Requirements21
Program Requirements24
Math and Data Requirements18
Business Core Requirements27
Supply Chain Management Science Major Requirements30
Total Hours120

University Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
General Education Foundations (GEF) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (31-37 Credits)
Outstanding GEF Requirements 2, 5, 6, and 7 13
BCOR 191First-Year Seminar1
General Electives7
Total Hours21

Program Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
ACCT 201Principles of Accounting 1 (Minimum grade of C-)3
BCOR 121Introduction to Business Applications (Minimum grade of C-)2
ECON 201Principles of Microeconomics (Minimum grade of C-; GEF 4)3
ECON 202Principles of Macroeconomics (Minimum grade of C-; GEF 8)3
ENGL 101Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric (Minimum grade of C-; GEF 1)3
ENGL 102Composition, Rhetoric, and Research (Minimum grade of C-; GEF 1)3
MATH 155Calculus 1 (Minimum grade of C-; GEF 3)4
STAT 215Introduction to Probability and Statistics (Minimum grade of C-; GEF 8)3
Total Hours24

Math and Data Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
MATH 156Calculus 2 (GEF 8)4
CS 110
& 110L
Introduction to Computer Science
and Introduction to Computer Science Laboratory
4
CS 111
& 111L
Introduction to Data Structures
and Introduction to Data Structures Laboratory
4
MIST 351Database Management Systems3
BUDA 450Business Data Mining and Visualization3
Total Hours18

Business Core Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
BCOR 199Introduction to Business3
BCOR 330Information Systems and Technology (Minimum grade of C-)3
BCOR 340Principles of Finance (Minimum grade of B-)3
BCOR 360Supply Chain Management (Minimum grade of C-)3
ECON 301Intermediate Micro-Economic Theory3
ECON 302Intermediate Macro-Economic Theory3
ECON 425Introductory Econometrics3
FIN 305Intermediate Finance3
FIN 320Financial Statements Analysis3
Total Hours27

Supply Chain Management Science Major Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
GSCM 350Sourcing and Supply Management (Minimum grade of C-)3
GSCM 355Logistics and Distribution Management (Minimum grade of C-)3
GSCM 360Supply Chain Analytics (Minimum grade of C-)3
GSCM 370Transportation Management (Minimum grade of C-)3
GSCM 425Supply Chain Network Design (Minimum grade of C-)3
GSCM 430Supply Chain Technology3
GSCM 450Supply Chain Quality Management (Minimum grade of C-)3
GSCM 455Project Management3
GSCM 470Global Supply Chain Systems3
ACCT 331Managerial Accounting3
Total Hours30

Suggested Plan of Study

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
BCOR 1212ECON 201 (GEF 4)3
BCOR 1911ENGL 101 (GEF 1)3
BCOR 1993MATH 156 (GEF 8)4
ACCT 2013CS 1103
MATH 155 (GEF 3)4CS 110L1
GEF 2, 5, 6, or 73 
 16 14
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ECON 202 (GEF 8)3BCOR 3303
ENGL 102 (GEF 1)3BCOR 3403
STAT 215 (GEF 8)3BCOR 3603
CS 1113ECON 3013
CS 111L1General Elective3
General Elective2 
 15 15
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ECON 3023ECON 4253
FIN 3053FIN 3203
GSCM 3503GSCM 3603
GSCM 3553GSCM 3703
GEF 2, 5, 6, or 73MIST 3513
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
BUDA 4503GSCM 4553
GSCM 4253GSCM 4703
GSCM 4303ACCT 3313
GSCM 4503GEF 2, 5, 6, or 73
GEF 2, 5, 6, or 73General Elective3
 15 15
Total credit hours: 120

Major Learning Outcomes

Supply Chain Management Science

  • Students use data warehousing, data mining and data visualization techniques to compile, manipulate and present insights from data to inform supply chain management decision making.
  • Students employ statistical modeling tools to forecast supply chain activities such as customer demand and asset utilization for supply chain planning.
  • Students apply optimization theory and operations research techniques to model and find the best feasible solutions to improve supply chain processes spanning procurement, operations, demand and returns management.
  • Students apply operations analysis to the improvement of systems in supply chain processes.
  • Students design, test and evaluate stochastic and dynamic models of prototypical supply chain systems.
  • Students use coding platforms including R and Python to program statistical, mathematical and simulation models of supply chain systems.
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