Naveen Jindal School of Management
Supply Chain Management and Analytics (BS)
Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management and Analytics
Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)
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Faculty
Professors: Alain Bensoussan, Metín Çakanyildirim, Dorothée Honhon, Ganesh Janakiraman, Elena Katok, Özalp Özer, Suresh P. Sethi, Kathryn E. Stecke
Associate Professor: Bin Hu, Anyan Qi, Serdar Simsek, Shouqiang Wang
Assistant Professors: Soraya Fatehi, Andrew Frazelle, Ignacio Rios Uribe, Ashwin Venkataraman, Guihua Wang
Clinical Professors: Sonia Leach, Divakar Rajamani, Kannan Ramanathan
Clinical Associate Professors: Shawn Alborz, Avanti P. Sethi, Ramesh Subramoniam, Aysegul Toptal, David Widdifield
Clinical Assistant Professor: Athena Alimirzaei
Associate Professors of Instruction: Monica E. Brussolo, Mohammad Naseri Taheri
Assistant Professors of Instruction: Negin Enayaty Ahangar, Rasoul Ramezani
Associate Professor of Practice: David Parks
Assistant Professor of Practice: Khatereh Ahadi
I. Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 semester credit hours1
Communication: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from Communication Core courses (see advisor)
Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours
MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I2, 3, 4, 5
Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Mathematics Core courses5 (see advisor)
Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from Life and Physical Sciences Core courses (see advisor and degree requirements)
Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours
Select any 3 semester credit hours from Language, Philosophy and Culture Core courses (see advisor)
Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours
Select any 3 semester credit hours from Creative Arts Core courses (see advisor)
American History: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from American History Core courses (see advisor)
Government/Political Science: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from Government/Political Science Core courses (see advisor)
Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours
Choose one of the following:6
BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems2, 3
BA 1320 Business in a Global World2, 3
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics2, 3
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics2, 3
Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Social and Behavioral Sciences Core courses (see advisor)
Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours
Choose two of the following:6
MATH 1326 Applied Calculus II2, 3, 4, 5, 7
BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems2, 3
BA 1320 Business in a Global World2, 3
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics2, 3
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics2, 3
Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Component Area Option Core courses (see advisor)
II. Major Requirements: 72-75 semester credit hours
Students must meet all course prerequisites.
Major Preparatory Courses: 15-18 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
ACCT 2301 Introductory Financial Accounting2
ACCT 2302 Introductory Management Accounting2
BLAW 2301 Business and Public Law2
MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I2, 3, 4, 5
OPRE 3340 Advanced Business Quantitative Methods2, 5
or MATH 1326 Applied Calculus II2, 3, 4, 5, 8
OPRE 3333 Quantitative Business Analysis2, 9
or MATH 2333 Matrices, Vectors, and Data2, 9
OPRE 3360 Managerial Methods in Decision Making Under Uncertainty
or STAT 3360 Probability and Statistics for Management and Economics
Choose two of the following:6
BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems2, 3
BA 1320 Business in a Global World2, 3
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics2, 3
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics2, 3
Major Core Courses: 24 semester credit hours
BCOM 1300 Professional Communication10
or BCOM 3300 Business Communication10
BCOM 4300 Advanced Professional Communication
FIN 3320 Business Finance
IMS 3310 International Business
ITSS 3300 Information Technology for Business
MKT 3300 Principles of Marketing
OBHR 3310 Organizational Behavior
or OBHR 3330 Introduction to Human Resource Management
OPRE 3310 Supply Chain and Operations Management
Major Related Courses: 21 semester credit hours
OPRE 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Supply Chain Management
or BPS 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Business
Choose six courses from the following seven courses:11
OPRE 3320 Integrated Supply Chain Management
OPRE 3330 Project Management
OPRE 4310 Lean and Six Sigma Processes
OPRE 4320 Integrated SCM Information Systems
OPRE 4330 Global Logistics and Inventory Management
OPRE 4340 Purchasing and Sourcing Management
OPRE 4362 Supply Chain Strategy12
A practicum experience of at least 160 working hours is required. Depending on the internship and preference for additional electives, the student may qualify for a zero to 3 semester credit hours course with the BS SCM Program Director's approval.
OPRE 4V90 Supply Chain Management Internship
OPRE 4090 Supply Chain Management Internship
BA 4090 Management Internship13
Students are required to complete 100 hours of community engagement.
BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum14
The BS SCM degree program allows students to focus on a specific concentration to obtain in-depth knowledge in a particular business area. Students will choose at least nine semester credit hours from one of the following concentrations. Students may fulfill any remaining hours in their concentration with a required internship or community engagement experience.
Any OPRE courses listed below can satisfy guided elective requirements in prior BS SCM catalogs if not used elsewhere on the student's degree plan. With advanced written permission from the BS SCM Program Director, three semester credit hours of equivalent or similar upper-level courses not used elsewhere on the degree plan may fulfill one guided elective.
A. Digital Supply Chain Management Concentration
Students pursuing this concentration will learn how to implement and manage a supply chain system that fully integrates the different functional areas using technology and information systems.
OPRE 4350 Spreadsheet Modeling and Analytics
OPRE 4357 Supply Chain Analytics, AI, and Advanced Solutions
ITSS 4340 Enterprise Resource Planning
MKT 4330 Digital and Internet Marketing
B. Project Management and Leadership Concentration
Students pursuing this concentration will develop leadership and project management skills that will allow them to lead teams in different industries, to the successful completion of demanding projects.
OPRE 4355 Operations Management in the Healthcare Sector
MKT 3320 Product and Brand Management
MKT 3330 Introduction to Professional Selling
OBHR 4352 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
C. Analytics Concentration
Students pursuing this concentration will have a solid analytical profile suited to developing data-oriented supply chain solutions and solving business problems in various industry roles.
OPRE 4337 Marketing Analytics
OPRE 4350 Spreadsheet Modeling and Analytics
OPRE 4353 Business Analytics
MKT 4341 Predictive Analytics
D. Global Supply Chains and Strategy Concentration
Students pursuing this concentration will learn how to manage global supply chain strategy by assigning the appropriate emphasis on speed, quality, cost, and flexibility in the global marketplace.
OPRE 3370 Managing Sustainable Operations
OPRE 4345 Retail Operations
OPRE 4362 Supply Chain Strategy12
BPS 4305 Strategic Management
E. General Concentration
If not used elsewhere in the degree plan, students may use any OPRE upper-level courses or courses in Concentrations A, B, C, or D to satisfy the required hours for guided electives. At least 6 of the 12 semester credit hours used in the General Concentration must have an OPRE prefix.
III. Elective Requirements: 3-6 semester credit hours8
Free Electives: 3-6 semester credit hours
Both lower- and upper-division courses may count as electives.
The plan must include sufficient upper-division courses to total 45 upper-division semester credit hours.
1. Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
2. Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes.
3. A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.
4. MATH 1325 is required for all JSOM undergraduate students. Students may elect to substitute MATH 2413 or MATH 2417 for MATH 1325. Students may elect to substitute MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 for MATH 1326. Students who choose OPRE 3340 instead of MATH 1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 will require an additional 090 Core Curriculum course.
5. To make timely degree progress, students should complete MATH 1325 or its equivalent by the end of their first semester at UT Dallas. Students who will not meet this requirement should contact their academic advisor to discuss their degree timeline.
6. Certain courses listed are prerequisites for major core, major concentration, or major related courses. Choose accordingly.
7. Free Electives of 3-6 semester credit hours are required for the B.S. in Supply Chain Management and Analytics. Students who choose MATH 1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 instead of OPRE 3340 will require a total of 6 semester credit hours of free electives to meet the 120 semester credit hour requirement for graduation. Students who choose OPRE 3340 instead of MATH 1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 will require another 090 Component Area Option Core Curriculum course and a total of 3 semester credit hours of free electives to meet the 120 semester credit hour requirement for graduation.
8. Free Electives of 3-6 semester credit hours are required for the B.S. in Supply Chain Management and Analytics. Students who choose MATH 1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 instead of OPRE 3340 will require a total of 6 semester credit hours of free electives to meet the 120 semester credit hour requirement for graduation. Students who choose OPRE 3340 instead of MATH1326 or MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 will require another 090 Component Area Option Core Curriculum course and a total of 3 semester credit hours of free electives to meet the 120 semester credit hour requirement for graduation.
9. Students may substitute MATH 2418 or CS 2305 for OPRE 3333 or MATH 2333.
10. JSOM first-time-in-college freshmen are required to take BCOM 1300 in their first semester. Transfer students and students new to JSOM are required to take BCOM 3300 in their first semester.
11. Can be used to fulfill guided elective hours in General Concentration if not counted as a Major Related Course.
12. OPRE 4362 can be used to fulfill guided elective credit hours in Global Supply Chains and Strategy Concentration or in General Concentration if not counted as a Major Related Course.
13. Students employed in full-time jobs may fulfill their internship requirement with their current employer as a special project with preapproval from their program director.
14. Students may fulfill the community engagement requirement with BA 4095, BPS 4396, ENTP 4340, MKT 4360 or OPRE 4V91. The zero semester credit hour course BA 4095 is recommended as the most efficient way to safsfy this requirement.