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Master of Science in Management Science and Supply Chain Management Program
Overview:
This degree at Wichita State's W. Frank Barton School of Business, collaborated with the College of Engineering, is a STEM program that prepares students for responsible positions of leadership in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, and other related domains with the vast scope of growth. Particular attention is given to developing an understanding of the organization as an integrated system with respect to Supply Chain.
Career:
The SCM field covers diverse job opportunities from product managers to transportation, storage, and distribution managers to procurement and outsourcing managers to supply chain managers.
Opportunities and Benefits in the University:
Degree Requirements:
The degree has two tracks available, Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Analytics. Each track provides an option of All Coursework, Project and a Thesis option.
Course Completion options:
The MSSCM program requirements range from 30 to 33 credit hours, depending on the candidate's choices of degree option: All Course, Directed Project or Thesis. The requirements for each of these options are:
Project Option: 33 credit hours are required for the degree, in which a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework and 3 hours of industry project must be satisfied
All Coursework with 1 external certification: This option requires a student to have a minimum of 30 credit hours and an external certification related to supply chain or operations management from ISM, APICS, ASQ or SME.
All Coursework: 33 hours of coursework is required for the degree.
Curriculum:
Required Courses (15 credit hours)
Location: 1845 Fairmount St, Wichita, KS 67260, United States.
Website: Wichita State University
Wichita State's Barton School of Business, in collaboration with the College of Engineering, is proud to offer a Master's Degree in Management Science and Supply Chain Management. This innovative, interdisciplinary 33-hour STEM degree gives its graduates the skills to compete for diverse opportunities in supply chain management, including operations, logistics, distribution, purchasing, warehouse management, transportation, production and analytics. The Barton School is the only school in south-central Kansas to hold the prestigious accreditation from The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, a mark of excellence earned by only the Top 20 percent of business schools in the world. WSU's Master's in Management Science and Supply Chain Management is considered a STEM major, which allows international students to work in the U.S. for up to three years after they graduate.