Supply Chain and Logistics Management Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
This major offers the following option(s):
The SCLM program focuses on the application of statistical modeling, forecasting and operations research techniques to the analysis of problems of supply & demand planning, logistics operations, supply chain integration and system dynamics. The program curriculum will explore topics and techniques associated with forecasting linear programming, contract analysis, ERP systems, project management, stimulation, social network analysis, data mining, data visualization, text mining, and advanced statistical tools and techniques. Graduates will be able to provide insight and analysis into governance and institutional analysis of global value chain and supply chain modeling. Graduates will also gain abilities to interpret, implement, and communicate solutions that benefit stakeholders and optimize resource utilization. The degree program will train students to be operations and procurement managers in government agencies and in manufacturing and service sectors around the globe.
Major Code: 075
- Analyze business problems using operations research methods including simulation and optimization and mathematical modeling.
- Manage projects and interpret/negotiate/create commercial contracts.
- Apply advanced software systems and tools in process design and in ensuring efficient use of natural resources.
- Design, analyze and implement global supply chain logistics systems.
- Managing supply chain integration and supply chain relations.
- Execute logistics/distribution strategy in extreme environment such as humanitarian and natural disaster setting.
- Conduct risk assessment in both public and private sectors and in mitigating negative social and ecological impact.
SCLM major requirements are divided into two parts – lower-division and upper-division. The lower-division business core program involves completion of courses within the first and second year (see core curriculum below) that build a solid foundation for the upper-division SCLM and business curricula. The lower-division business core course work may be completed at OSU or any accredited college or university that offers equivalent courses transferable to OSU. Students entering OSU on the Corvallis campus as their first college experience are required to participate in Innovation Nation, the College of Business Living-Learning Community (LLC).
Code | Title | Credits |
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Summary of Requirements | ||
Lower Division | 62 | |
Business Courses (47) | ||
Math, Economics, Writing and Communications (15) + | ||
Upper Division | 65 | |
Business Courses (26) | ||
Writing (3) | ||
Supply Chain and Logistics Management Classes (36) | ||
University General Education Requirements | 40 | |
Unrestricted Electives | 13 | |
Total credits required for graduation | 180 |
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10 credits from lower-division course work satisfy University General Education Requirements
Business Administration Core Curriculum (91)1
The business administration core curriculum provides students with a broad overview of business; basic skills in accounting and quantitative methods; an understanding of the legal and social environment of business; a background in management and organizational behavior, marketing, finance, and operations management; an understanding of the entrepreneurial process; and the opportunity to integrate course work and further develop decision-making skills through the analysis of business cases.
Code | Title | Credits |
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First Year | ||
BA 160 | B-ENGAGED | 3 |
or BA 163 | B-ENGAGED | |
BA 161 | INNOVATION NATION--AWARENESS TO ACTION | 3 |
BA 162 | INNOVATION NATION--IDEAS TO REALITY | 3 |
COMM 111 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
or COMM 114 | *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE | |
or COMM 218 | *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | |
MTH 241 | *CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
Second Year 2 | ||
BA 281 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
BA 282 | DRAFTING YOUR CAREER BLUEPRINT | 1 |
BA 283 | CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND THE WORKPLACE | 1 |
BA 284 | FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE I | 1 |
BA 211 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 4 |
BA 213 | MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING | 4 |
BA 223 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 |
or BA 390 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | |
BA 230 | BUSINESS LAW I | 4 |
BA 240 | FINANCE | 4 |
or BA 360 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | |
BA 260 | INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 4 |
BA 270 | BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT | 4 |
BA 275 | FOUNDATIONS OF STATISTICAL INFERENCE | 4 |
ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
ECON 202 | *INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS | 4 |
Third Year | ||
BA 311 | FRAMING YOUR CAREER PLAN | 1 |
BA 312 | FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE II | 1 |
BA 313 | THE ORANGE AND BLACK CASE COMPETITION | 1 |
BA 347 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | 4 |
BA 352 | MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE | 4 |
BA 354 | ^MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | 4 |
BA 370 | BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS OVERVIEW | 4 |
WR 222 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
or WR 323 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | |
or WR 327 | *TECHNICAL WRITING | |
Fourth Year | ||
BA 411 | NAVIGATING YOUR WORKPLACE | 1 |
BA 412 | FINANCIAL PLANNING I | 1 |
BA 413 | FINANCIAL PLANNING II | 1 |
BA 466 | INTEGRATIVE STRATEGIC EXPERIENCE | 4 |
Total Credits | 91 |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
- 1
MTH 241; ECON 201 and ECON 202; WR 222, WR 323 or WR 327, and COMM 111, COMM 114 or COMM 218 meet the university's Baccalaureate Core requirements for mathematics, social processes and institutions, writing II, and speech, respectively. All students must meet the other Baccalaureate Core requirements and the other requirements for baccalaureate degrees
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For students who transfer into College of Business business-related programs, the Blueprint transition courses meet the same outcomes as the professional development (Blueprint) course series accounting for the student’s academic year when they transfer into the business program
SCLM Curriculum (36)
Code | Title | Credits |
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BA 357 | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 4 |
BA 456 | TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | 4 |
BA 375 | APPLIED QUANTITATIVE METHODS | 4 |
BA 453 | SUPPLY CHAIN MODELING AND DECISION ANALYSIS | 4 |
BA 451 | SUPPLY AND SOURCING MANAGEMENT | 3 |
BA 454 | LEAN ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT AND CAPSTONE | 3 |
BA 478 | SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYTICS | 3 |
MGMT 455 | INFLUENCE AND NEGOTIATION | 4 |
MGMT 457 | SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY | 4 |
BA 459 | SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
Total Credits | 36 |
Major Code: 075
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
BA 160 | B-ENGAGED | 3 |
MTH 111 | *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 4 |
WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
Bacc Core: Bio Lab Science | 4 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Winter | ||
BA 161 | INNOVATION NATION--AWARENESS TO ACTION | 3 |
COMM 111 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
MTH 241 | *CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
Bacc Core: Phys Lab Science | 4 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
BA 162 | INNOVATION NATION--IDEAS TO REALITY | 3 |
ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
WR 222 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION (Bio/Phys Bacc Core Lab Science) | 3 |
Bacc Core: Bio/Phys Lab Science | 4 | |
Bacc Core: PAC | 1 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
ECON 202 | *INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS | 4 |
BA 260 | INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 4 |
BA 281 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
BA 282 | DRAFTING YOUR CAREER BLUEPRINT | 1 |
Bacc Core: Literature and Arts | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Winter | ||
BA 211 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 4 |
BA 275 | FOUNDATIONS OF STATISTICAL INFERENCE | 4 |
BA 283 | CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND THE WORKPLACE | 1 |
Bacc Core: Western Culture | 3 | |
Bacc Core: Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
BA 213 | MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING | 4 |
BA 230 | BUSINESS LAW I | 4 |
BA 270 | BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT | 4 |
BA 284 | FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE I | 1 |
Elective | 2 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall | ||
BA 311 | FRAMING YOUR CAREER PLAN | 1 |
BA 223 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 |
BA 375 | APPLIED QUANTITATIVE METHODS | 4 |
BA 357 | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 4 |
Bacc Core: DPD | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Winter | ||
BA 312 | FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE II | 1 |
BA 240 | FINANCE | 4 |
BA 347 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | 4 |
BA 354 | ^MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | 4 |
Bacc Core: CGI | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
BA 313 | THE ORANGE AND BLACK CASE COMPETITION | 1 |
BA 370 | BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS OVERVIEW | 4 |
BA 352 | MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE | 4 |
Bacc Core: STS | 3 | |
Elective | 1 | |
Credits | 13 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall | ||
BA 411 | NAVIGATING YOUR WORKPLACE | 1 |
BA 466 | INTEGRATIVE STRATEGIC EXPERIENCE | 4 |
BA 451 | SUPPLY AND SOURCING MANAGEMENT | 3 |
MGMT 455 | INFLUENCE AND NEGOTIATION | 4 |
Elective | 4 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Winter | ||
BA 412 | FINANCIAL PLANNING I | 1 |
BA 478 | SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYTICS | 3 |
BA 459 | SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
MGMT 457 | SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY | 4 |
BA 456 | TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | 4 |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
BA 413 | FINANCIAL PLANNING II | 1 |
BA 454 | LEAN ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT AND CAPSTONE | 3 |
BA 453 | SUPPLY CHAIN MODELING AND DECISION ANALYSIS | 4 |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Total Credits | 180 |