Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Supply Chain Management, MS


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The Master of Science with a major in Supply Chain Management program is offered by the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain, Gatton College of Business and Economics. The first and only program of its kind in Kentucky, the MSSCM degree prepares students for a professional career in the operations and supply chain management field. It is a one-year, 30-credit hour program that blends end-to-end supply chain concepts like strategic sourcing and channel management with big data analytics, cross-functional business knowledge, and hands-on, industry experience. It offers small class sizes and individual faculty attention.

Students learn to apply analytical, critical and logical reasoning skills to solve real-world supply chain challenges. They also learn to use business application software to assist decision making in a global supply chain setting. In addition, the program offer students opportunities to work with Gatton’s industry partners and apply knowledge and skills in a capstone project. It is designed to prepare students for many professions in supply chain management, including general and operations manager, industrial production manager, purchasing manager, transportation, storage and distribution manager, logistician, business operations specialist, and operations research analyst.

 

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in any major from a 4-year college with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75.
  • Students are required to have completed and earned a C or above in at least one college level statistic course, such as STA 296 (Statistical Methods), STA 381 (Engineering Statistics) or ECO 391 (Economic and Business Statistics).
  • International students need to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores. The minimum acceptable TOEFL score is 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based), or 79 (internet-based). The minimum IELTS score is 6.5.

 

Degree Requirements

Minimum 30 credits are required to graduate from the program. There are nine required core courses with 27-credits:

 

Choose from the following list for one elective course (3-credits):

 

Program website: https://gatton.uky.edu/programs/masters/master-science-supply-chain

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