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Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Supply Chain Management Online
Acquire in-demand skills in supply chain management and become a specialized leader who excels at managing the flow of goods and services in any industry. This affordable online program offers you an opportunity to gain a competitive edge in your career.
Apply by:
2/21/25
Program Overview
Discover the advantages of this online supply chain management MBA program
Position your career for growth with a Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Supply Chain Management from St. Thomas University Online. This respected program will transform you into a highly valued business professional who can positively impact an organization’s bottom line by optimizing the supply/management value chain.
Examine challenges in managing logistics and gain an advanced understanding of operations management and best practices. You will also gain a firm grasp of contemporary issues in import and export, including demand, procedures, laws, and documentation. This program equips you with sufficient knowledge to take the ASCM or APICS certification exams. There is no GRE or GMAT required to enroll.
Supply Chain Management Careers
- Supply Chain Manager
- Buyer/Planner
- Logistics Manager
- Market Researcher
- International Trade Analyst
- Supply Chain Manager
- Buyer/Planner
- Logistics Manager
- Market Researcher
- International Trade Analyst
Total Tuition
$19,500
Duration
As few as 12 months
Credit Hours
30
Tuition
Our affordable tuition is easy on your budget
Tuition for the supply chain management MBA online degree program is the same for in-state and out-of-state students and can be paid by the course. The total tuition is inclusive of all fees, including a technology fee for each course.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA in Supply Chain Management | $625 | $1,950 | $19,500 |
Tuition breakdown:
Total Tuition
$19,500
Per Credit Hour
$625
Calendar
Important dates to know when applying
The supply chain management MBA program is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year. Choose the start date that is best for you.
| Term | Start Date | App Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Class End Date | Term Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2 | 3/15/25 | 2/21/25 | 2/28/25 | 3/7/25 | 3/19/25 | 5/9/25 | 7 weeks |
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Apply Date
2/21/25
Class Starts
3/15/25
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Admissions
Your guideline for admission to this online MBA – Supply Chain Management
Our streamlined admission requirements allow students with diverse academic backgrounds greater access to the supply chain management MBA online program.
Admission Requirements:
- Free application
- 2.5 GPA or higher
- No GRE or GMAT required
MBA – Supply Chain Management Online Admission Requirements
The following are required for admission to the supply chain management MBA online program:
- Completed free application
- Bachelor’s degree transcript (unofficial transcripts are accepted)
- 2.5 or greater GPA, no GMAT
- 2.33 – 2.49 GPA. Other documents may be requested for additional program director review. No GMAT required.
Official transcripts can be sent to St. Thomas University through Parchment and National Student Clearinghouse. Unofficial transcripts and other documents can be uploaded via your Admissions Portal or emailed to [email protected].
Courses
Browse the online courses in your SCM MBA
The MBA in Supply Chain Management online curriculum is comprised of 10 courses, including 18 credit hours of core courses, 12 credit hours of specialization courses, and up to nine credit hours of foundation courses based on a review of transcripts.
Students will be placed in one of the following courses based on course availability.
MAN 510: Management Ethics
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The study of ethics and ethical behavior in public and private organizations is the fundamental purpose of this core course, which also explores broad areas of social responsibility to others in the enterprise, customers, the community and the preservation of the environment.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify, analyze, and apply traditional ethical theories.
- Evaluate the effect of culture on ethical issues and identify, discuss, and assess current ethical issues in local, regional, national, and international arenas.
- Articulate and assess conflicts between business practices and social justice.
- Develop a personal code of ethics by synthesizing theory and practical application and apply ethical principles in one's professional life.
MAN 700: Organizational Behavior
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides a micro-perspective on organizations within the context of motivation, leadership, communication, interpersonal relations and group dynamics. Students will be encouraged to apply theoretical material to case studies and their own organizations.
Learning Outcomes
- Examine experiences and identify organization behavior concepts in everyday life.
- Evaluate the impact of organizational behavior concepts on cases by defending and justifying your position.
- Apply knowledge of organization behavior concepts to solve organizational problems ethically.
- Work effectively with others in team environments.
- Articulate the impact of diverse and multicultural work environments.
- Apply and evaluate the effectiveness of leadership in various organizational situations.
- Write professional communications.
Students will take the following courses.
BUS 777: Business Data Analytics
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an introductory framework to understand the structure and dynamics of Data Analytics for Business in relation to Descriptive, Diagnostic, Predictive, and Prescriptive Analytics through the use of data, quantitative mathematical and statistical models, and information technology software and applications. Graduate students will apply Data Analytics for Business tools to help decision makers gain improved insights about their business operations; and therefore to support them to make better, rational, fact-based, and data-driven business decisions.
Learning Outcomes
- Examine the diverse applications and influence of data analytics on business practices, encompassing data creation, sharing, analytics, mining, reporting, and storage within and across organizations, including related ethical issues.
- Apply Data Analytics for Business concepts to real-life business scenarios using common-place information technology.
- Analyze and frame Data Analytics for Business problems and develop both proactive and reactive solutions.
- Use critical thinking skills to develop effective case analysis recommendations and course of actions.
ACC 770: Managerial Accounting
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Acquisition of capital and debt, long-range and annual budgeting, budget management, cash flow management, short-term debt financing, interfacing with operation functions. (Pre-requisite: ACC 530 or have come in with 6 hours of undergraduate accounting courses)
Learning Outcomes
- Perform essential managerial functions such as planning, control, and decision-making.
- Prepare cost analyses, cash flow statements, budgets, and cost comparisons.
- Make managerial decisions by analyzing financial statements.
BUS 672: Global Marketing Concepts & Strategies
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Concepts, theories, and applications of marketing in an international environment, including the analysis of marketing opportunities, structuring of marketing programs, marketing efforts, and legal aspects of multinational marketing
Learning Outcomes
- Identify variables in the global environment that require further analysis before creating a global marketing strategy.
- Develop a comprehensive marketing plan, determine its components, and explain which options are appropriate under the current environmental conditions to marketing personnel.
- Analyze the diverse cultures domestically and abroad.
FIN 751: Financial Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Acquisition of capital and debt, long-range and annual budgeting, budget management, cash flow management, short-term debt financing, interfacing with operation functions. Pre-requisites: ACC 530, BUS 532, and BUS 724, or have come in with 6 hours of undergraduate accounting courses, 6 hours of undergraduate economics courses, and 6 hours of undergraduate statistics courses)
Learning Outcomes
- Design an outline for ethical leadership by the financial manager based on different scenarios throughout the course.
- Utilize financial statements to create financial profiles for a firm's managers, investors, and stakeholders.
- Solve time value of money problems and apply the concepts to corporate finance decisions.
- Evaluate various financing sources available to financing managers and estimate a corporation's cost of capital.
- Select potential corporate investment projects by applying various capital budgeting criteria.
- Use a financial model for estimating cash flows and analyzing capital budget projects.
- Perform a qualitative and quantitative analysis of a potential project based on a real-world case study, including sensitivity analysis.
BUS 704: Policy, Planning, and Strategy Systems
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Concepts, theories, and practices in public, private, and non-profit organizations of policy-making, strategy, planning, budgeting, and various implementing systems. The case study method integrated with a contingency approach to management. This course should be taken after most of the MBA core courses have been completed.
Learning Outcomes
- Develop analytical and practical skills to understand Strategic Management's role in business, address realistic corporate challenges, and contribute to business organizations.
- Describe the Strategic Management implications of business trends like globalization, corporate mergers, technological advances, innovation, social media, workforce diversity, entrepreneurship, ecological sustainability, changing employment practices, corporate citizenship, and social responsibility.
- Examine and frame Strategic Management problems and create both proactive and reactive solutions.
- Create effective Strategic Management case analysis recommendations and courses of action.
Students will take the following courses.
BUS 769: Intermodal Logistics
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Course includes a study of transportation operations by mode and route (for e.g. rail, air, ocean, and motor), port operations, logistics network design and analysis, logistics service design, distribution management, intermodal supply chain operations, and supply chain performance-enabling logistics technology. Students will be exposed to best practices and gain an understanding of the opportunities and challenges that companies face in managing their logistics and transportation network.
BUS 670: Advanced Operations Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An overview of advanced concepts in operations management, including planning the operations system, organizing for and controlling operations. Concepts, theories, and decision-making techniques are combined with case studies.
BUS 533: Quantitative Methods for Business
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Quantitative methods are used in business to aid managers and leaders in making decisions. The course provides students with a comprehensive working knowledge of techniques and skills necessary for the application of concepts in other business graduate courses. Students will focus on decision analysis, forecasting techniques, linear regression, project scheduling, queuing theory, and linear programming.
BUS 774: Issues & Applications Import/Export
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Contemporary issues in import and export. Determination of market demand, locating export markets, promotions, financing procedures, laws and documentation for exports and imports. Trade zones, dealing with banks, and techniques to reduce risk.
The following courses may be required based on a review of transcripts.
ACC 530: Essentials of Accounting
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An intensive study of accounting principles and practices for those with no previous background in accounting. The collection, reporting and interpretation of the financial data of a modern business firm is emphasized.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and predict the impact of business decisions on a company's financial statements.
- Examine and determine the financial condition and performance of a business.
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills in business situations.
- Understand accounting terminology and essential concepts in financial and managerial accounting.
BUS 532: Statistical Analysis for Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An overview of basic probability and statistical techniques, to provide a foundation in the use of statistical methodologies, and the interpretation of the findings in analyzing business data.
BUS 724: Foundation for Business Studies
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The purpose of this course is to provide the foundation for understanding accounting, economics, statistics and case study analysis. The development of the aforementioned basic skills occurs within a business organization context and recognizes previously completed courses as well as experiential learning.
Learning Outcomes
- Address "real life" corporate challenges and influence business performance using a mix of analytical and practical skills.
- Understand and explain the implications of contemporary business trends such as globalization, corporate mergers, technological advances, innovation, social media, workforce diversity, entrepreneurship, ecological sustainability, changing employment practices, corporate citizenship, and social responsibility.
- Analyze and frame strategic management problems and develop both proactive and reactive solutions to them.
- Use critical thinking skills to create effective strategic management case analysis recommendations and courses of action.
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