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Supply Chain & Operations Management B.S.B.

Operations & Management Science
Curtis L. Carlson School of Management

• Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2008.
• Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
• Required credits within the major: 74.
• Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business.

The supply chain and operations program in the Carlson School of Management focuses on process excellence from both intra-organizational and inter-organizational points of view and is led by an award-winning faculty. The program leverages strong relationships with the Supply Chain and Operations Advisory Board to provide significant experiential learning opportunities for students.

Admission Requirements

  Freshmen and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status before admission to this major.

A GPA above 2.00 is preferred for the following:
   3.0 for students transferring from another University of Minnesota college.
   3.0 for students transferring from outside the University.

Students in the school have no restrictions on declaring the major. Students from outside of the school must meet overall admission standards to enter this major, including completion of the tool courses. Students entering as sophomores should complete microeconomics, macroeconomics, and calculus prior to transfer. Students entering as juniors should complete microeconomics, macroeconomics, calculus, statistics, and accounting prior to transfer.

For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the   Office of Admissions Web site.

 Tool Courses
      ECON 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics, IP, SSCI (4.0 cr)
   or APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics, SSCI (3.0 cr)
   or ECON 1101H - Honors Course: Principles of Microeconomics, IP, SSCI, H (4.0 cr)
   or ECON 1104 - Principles of Microeconomics, IP, SSCI (4.0 cr)
      ECON 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics, IP, SSCI (4.0 cr)
   or APEC 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics, IP, SSCI (3.0 cr)
   or APEC 1102H - Honors: Principles of Macroeconomics, IP, SSCI, H (4.0 cr)
   or ECON 1105 - Principles of Macroeconomics, IP, SSCI (4.0 cr)
      MATH 1142 - Short Calculus, MATH (4.0 cr)
   or MATH 1271 - Calculus I, MATH (4.0 cr)
   or MATH 1571H - Honors Calculus I, MATH, H (4.0 cr)
   or MATH 1572H - Honors Calculus II, H (4.0 cr)
      OMS 2550 - Business Statistics: Data Sources, Presentation, and Analysis (4.0 cr)
   or OMS 2550H - Honors: Business Statistics: Data Sources, Presentation, and Analysis, H (4.0 cr)
      ACCT 2050 - Introduction to Financial Reporting (4.0 cr)
   or ACCT 2050H - Honors: Introduction to Financial Reporting, H (4.0 cr)

General Requirements

All students are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the liberal education requirements.

Program Requirements

 Lower Division Requirements
 Students entering the program as freshmen or sophomores take MGMT 1001. Students who transfer in as juniors complete MGMT 3001 instead.
     PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology, SSCI (4.0 cr)
     BA 3000 - Career Skills (1.0 cr)
      MGMT 1001 - Contemporary Management (3.0 cr)
   or MGMT 3001 - Fundamentals of Management (3.0 cr)

 Immersion Core
 Students complete the Immersion Core as a cohort.
     FINA 3001 - Finance Fundamentals (3.0 cr)
     MKTG 3001 - Principles of Marketing (3.0 cr)
     MGMT 3004 - Business Strategy (3.0 cr)
     OMS 3001 - Introduction to Operations Management (3.0 cr)

 Additional Core Requirements
     ACCT 3001 - Introduction to Management Accounting (3.0 cr)
     IDSC 3001 - Information Systems for Business Processes and Management (3.0 cr)
     HRIR 3021 - Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations (3.0 cr)
      MGMT 3033W - Business Communication, WI (3.0 cr)
   or MGMT 3033V - Honors: Business Communication, WI, H (3.0 cr)

 Major Requirements
     OMS 3056 - Supply Chain Planning and Control (4.0 cr)
     OMS 3059 - Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma (4.0 cr)
     OMS 3045 - Sourcing and Supply Management (2.0 cr)
     OMS 3048 - Transportation and Logistics Management (2.0 cr)
     OMS 3072 - Managing Technologies in the Supply Chain (2.0 cr)
     OMS 4065 - Supply Chain and Operations Stragegy (4.0 cr)
  Major electives
  Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
    ·  OMS 3041 - Project Management (2.0 cr)
    ·  OMS 3051 - Service Management (2.0 cr)
    ·  OMS 3061 - Lean Thinking (2.0 cr)
    ·  MKTG 4060 - Marketing Channels (4.0 cr)
    ·  IDSC 3202 - Analysis and Modeling for Business Systems Development (4.0 cr)
    ·  BLAW 3058 - The Law of Contracts and Agency (4.0 cr)
    ·  MGMT 4040 - Negotiation Strategies (4.0 cr)

 International Experience
 Students must complete an international experience as part of the program requirements. Short-term or semester-length programs may be used to meet this requirement. Students are encouraged to start planning with their adviser early in the program.

Program Sub-plans

A sub-plan is not required for this program.

Honors UHP

This is an honors sub-plan.

Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements in addition to degree program requirements. For any course required in a degree program, UHP students must register for the honors version if one is offered. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.

 

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