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Master of Science in Supply Chain Management Program

Overview:

The Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MSSCM) program at the Gatton College of Business and Economics 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.

Application Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75
• Minimum GMAT score of 550 or GRE score of 300
• One (up to two) recommendation letters
• Current curriculum vita
• $65 application fee (domestic); $75 (international)

Prerequisite Courses

Students should earn at least C grades in a college-level calculus course (MA123 Elementary Calculus and Its Applications, or MA 113 Calculus I, or equivalent) and a statistics course (STA 296 Statistical Methods, STA 381 Engineering Statistics, ECO 391 Economic and Business Statistics, or equivalent) before gaining admission.

GRE and GMAT Information

The tests can be taken year-round. Due to COVID-19, both GRE and GMAT can be taken online at home.

Curriculum:

Full time students

Fall

• MKT 630: Supply Chain Fundamentals & Strategies
• MKT 631: Production & Operations Management
• MKT 632: Supply Chain Modeling & Analysis
• MKT 633: Applied Data Analytics

Spring

• MKT 634: Quality Management & Lean Operations
• MKT 635: Logistics Management
• MKT 636: Sourcing, Purchasing & Contract Management
• MKT 637: Negotiation in Supply Chain

Capstone Course

MKT 740: Industry Project (10 weeks in summer)

Part-Time Students

Fall, 1st year

MKT 630: Supply Chain Fundamentals & Strategies;

MKT 633: Applied Data Analytics

Spring, 1st year

MKT 634: Quality Management & Lean Operations;

MKT 637: Negotiation in Supply Chain

Fall, 2nd year

MKT 631: Production & Operations Management;

MKT 632: Supply Chain Modeling & Analysis;

Spring, 2nd year

MKT 635: Logistics Management;

MKT 636: Sourcing, Purchasing & Contract Management;

Summer, second year

MKT 740: Industry Project

One elective course.

Supply Chain Management-Related Occupations:

• General and operations manager
• Industrial production manager
• Purchasing manager
• Transportation, storage and distribution manager
• Logistician
• Business operations specialist
• Operations research analyst

Real-World Experience:

Gatton partners with the following companies to provide students with Supply Chain Management-related projects

• Toyota
• Alltech
• Valvoline
• Tempur-Sealy
• Brown-Forman
• Lexmark
• RJ Corman

Location: Lexington, KY 40506, United States

Website: University of Kentucky

The benefits of the college are it will make you apply analytical, critical and logical reasoning skills to solve real-world supply chain challenges. It will make you use business application software to assist decision making in a global supply chain setting. Make you Work with industry partners and apply knowledge and skills in a capstone project. The college class sizes are small with individual attention from faculty. Gatton prepares graduates with the skills and knowledge they need to compete globally with the utmost integrity and professionalism.