Supply Chain Management | MBA Concentration
Supply Chain Management MBA Concentration | Graduate
Solving Supply Chain Challenges With a Global Focus:
The Supply Chain Management MBA Concentration provides students with domestic and international insights, challenges, and opportunities.
The MBA SCM Program includes required core MBA courses plus three required and one elective Supply Chain Management course and one free elective. The curriculum includes are of demand, supply, and logistics management. Course subjects include procurement management, logistics management (including transportation and inventory management), production and operations research, project management, negotiations, e-Business, and global supply management.
Required SCM Courses (3):
- Procurement Management
- Logistics
- Global Supply Chain Management (Capstone)
- Production and Operations Research (required for all HU MBA students)
Elective SCM Courses (1):
- Negotiations
- Immersive Consulting Lab
- Statistics and Business Analytics
- Information Technology in Supply Chain Management
- Project Management
The Howard MBA
Program Details
- Degree Classification: Graduate
- Related Degrees: M.B.A
- Program Frequency: Full-Time
- Format: In-Person/Hybrid
1st Year | Fall
Fall Semester
- GECN - 503: Economic for Global Business
- GMGT - 500: Organizational Management
- GIST - 501: Statistics & Business Analytics
- GACC - 500: Financial Accounting
- _________: Concentration/Elective
1st Year | Spring
Spring Semester
- GFIN - 500: Financial Management
- GMKT - 500: Marketing Management
- GIST - 502: Productions/Operations Research
- GIST - 509: Project Management**
- GSCM - 501: Procurement Management - Required SCM
2nd Year | Fall
Fall Semester
- GIST - 500: Principles of Information Systems***
- GACC - 501: Management Accounting
- GSCM - 590: Logistics - Required SCM
- Concentration/Elective
- __________: Concentration/Elective
2nd Year | Spring
Spring Semester
- GMGT - 590: Strategic Management
- GSCM - 511: Global SCM (Capstone) - Required SCM
- Concentration/Elective
- _______: Concentration/Elective
3 - Core | Courses | Select (1) | Elective | |
---|---|---|---|---|
GSCM - 501 | Procurement Management | GSCM-504 | Info. Technology in SCM | (Spring) |
GSCM - 590 | Logistics | GSCM-504 | Government Acquisitions | (Spring) |
GSCM - 511 | Global Supply Management (Capstone) | GSCM-506 | Negotiations | (Fall) |
GIST-520 | Immersive Consulting Lab | (Fall) |
Graduate Course Descriptions | 2022
- *Proposed for GTMBA Elective (Global Business Environment) or student can elect to take 12.0 credit hours instead of 15.0 credit hours.
- **Revised course sequence for all full-time MBA students. All full-time MBA students must complete the Project Management course in the 1st Year, 2nd Semester of study.
- ***Tentatively scheduled; course may be switched to spring semester of the second year.
Required Courses:
GSCM 501 - Procurement Management: Covers opportunities & challenges surrounding the management of procuring materials, products, assets & services by commercial & government entities using cases & tools
GSCM 590 - Logistics: Focuses on logistics management by taking a total system approach to move items/materials from origins to consumption using websites, articles, cases & industry news
GSCM 511 - Global Supply Chain Management: Course encompasses management of integrating all supply chain components from suppliers through manufacturing and ultimately to customers from a global perspective
GSCM 502 - Production and Operations Research: The course provides an overview, insights & importance of IT applications in the management of supply chain components from suppliers through manufacturing to customer
Elective Courses:
GSCM 506 - Negotiations: The course focuses on approaches, tactics, relationships, strategies & preparations when acquiring goods & services to improve skills essential to managerial success
GIST 520 - Immersive Consulting Lab: Course provides hands-on management, information systems & supply chain experiential learning through global consulting projects with Corporate clients & coaches
GIST 509 - Project Management: The course incorporates management concepts, processes & techniques for planning & controlling resources to accomplish project goals utilizing computer tools
GIST 501 - Statistics and Business Analytics: Statistics and Analytics introduces statistical analysis & modeling techniques critical to corporate business operations, finance, and strategy
GIST 502 - Information Technology in Supply Chain Management: Course including the study of manufacturing operations, planning, scheduling, forecasting & systems from a management perspective using textbooks, cases & analysis tools
GSCM 504 - Government Acquisition: Courses focuses on Management of Government contracting using the Federal Acquisition Regulations & other procurement approaches using cases, speakers & FAR tools
GIST 505 - Analytics: Analytics introduces data management, visualization, analysis & modeling techniques plus content analysis & data mining via cases using open-source software tools