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Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
Program Overview
Program Description
Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
● In-person, 12-month program (August-August)
○ 30 credit hours: four 3-hour classes in fall and spring semesters, 6-hour choice of internship, case studies or capstone in summer
○ In-person: there are many strong Supply Chain Management programs offered online, including many that operate at a larger scale than we could offer, hence with lower price-points.
○ Cohort-based: all students take the same classes at the same time, minimizing scheduling issues for faculty and facilities
● Mostly aimed at international students
○ Program would be STEM-designated, which allows three total years of OPT (Optional Practical Training) for international students.
○ Can utilize existing MBA infrastructure for recruiting and managing international students
● Price point likely same as MBA (~$30k for entire program); can consider joint MBA/MSSCM offering, which may be appealing to international students.
● Intensive use of computer software including programming
○ Principal software/language: SAP
○ Additional software/language: Excel
● Potential synergies with other programs under consideration, including MSBA (Master of Business Analytics) and/or MBA.
● Faculty sufficiency
○ Existing faculty can teach most of the classes, but extant teaching loads may preclude this possibility; the faculty that could teach these classes are mostly the ‘scholarly active’ faculty.
○ Ideally we would use one full-time (or two halves of full-time) faculty members.
Department(s)
Career
Graduate Masters Level
Status
Active
Requisites
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