Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Specialization in Supply Chain Management Online

Enter the world of logistics with a solid business foundation and specialized insight into supply chain principles, procurement, risk and compliance, and inventory management.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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Enrollment for our accelerated online business programs is open. Get started today!

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Start Classes 1/18/25

Enrollment for our accelerated online business programs is open. Get started today!

Program Overview

What you will learn in this online BSBA in Supply Chain Management

Tuition

$479

Per Credit Hour

Duration

Up to 90

Program Transfer Credits

Credit Hours

120

Credit Hours

The online BS in Business Administration with a Specialization in Supply Chain Management program from SIUE is led by experienced faculty with real-world insights on monitoring, controlling and improving processes. Add capabilities in effective communication, interpersonal skills and systematic problem-solving to your skillset.

Enter or advance in the industry with capabilities in business research and analysis, procurement and supplier relations, supply chain risk and compliance, and inventory management. This affordable program is designed to be flexible for working professionals with multiple start dates.

In this online program, you will learn to:

  • Understand supply chain operations and terminology
  • Display the knowledge of metrics and factors to consider in designing supply chain processes
  • Explain and mitigate the impact of process variation
  • Demonstrate the skills associated with monitoring and controlling processes
  • Understand the tools and best practices for process analysis and improvement, including lean supply chains
  • Communicate conclusions effectively to different audiences
  • Understand effective inventory management policy, demand variability and forecasting in a supply chain context
  • Understand the importance of strategic supply chain alliances and networks
  • Understand the basic international issues in supply chain management
  • Recommend areas for improvement in logistics and supply chain operations
In this online program, you will learn to:+
  • Understand supply chain operations and terminology
  • Display the knowledge of metrics and factors to consider in designing supply chain processes
  • Explain and mitigate the impact of process variation
  • Demonstrate the skills associated with monitoring and controlling processes
  • Understand the tools and best practices for process analysis and improvement, including lean supply chains
  • Communicate conclusions effectively to different audiences
  • Understand effective inventory management policy, demand variability and forecasting in a supply chain context
  • Understand the importance of strategic supply chain alliances and networks
  • Understand the basic international issues in supply chain management
  • Recommend areas for improvement in logistics and supply chain operations

Career opportunities:

  • Purchasing Agent
  • Logistics Analyst
  • Distribution Manager
  • Logistician
  • Operations Manager
Career opportunities:+
  • Purchasing Agent
  • Logistics Analyst
  • Distribution Manager
  • Logistician
  • Operations Manager
AACSB Accredited Program

The School of Business at SIUE is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) and is one of only two percent of business colleges and universities in the world to hold this accreditation for business and accounting. The School has been accredited since 1975.

Tuition

This online supply chain management BSBA is affordable

Tuition for the BSBA with a Specialization in Supply Chain online degree program is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. All fees are included.

Tuition per credit hour

$479*

Per Credit Hour

If you are applying for financial aid, please use Federal School Code 001759. For more information, please contact our financial aid office by calling 618-650-3880 or emailing [email protected].

*Tuition includes all fees and is subject to change without notice. The University reserves the right to increase tuition and fees at any time.

Calendar

Dates that classes begin and tuition is due

The BSBA with a Specialization in Supply Chain program is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring six start dates each year. Choose the start date that best fits your goals.

Upcoming Start Dates

Tuition per credit hour

1/2/25

Next Application Deadline

Tuition per credit hour

1/18/25

Start Classes

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TermStart DateApplication DeadlineDocument & Financial Aid DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineLast Class Day
Spring I1/18/251/2/251/8/251/14/251/16/253/7/25
Spring II3/22/253/5/253/12/253/18/253/20/255/9/25
Summer I5/12/254/23/254/30/255/6/255/8/256/23/25
Summer II6/28/256/11/256/18/256/24/256/26/258/9/25

Admissions

Application for this degree is streamlined

  • Complete the online bachelor's degree program application
  • $40 application fee
  • Official transcripts from all previously attended and current colleges

Admission to the BSBA – Supply Chain Management online program is based on a variety of factors including previous work in other undergraduate programs.

Transfer students who have attempted at least 30 semester hours in courses at accredited institutions will be automatically admitted to SIUE and eligible for direct entry into the School of Business provided they have earned a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in coursework at the accredited school(s) previously attended.

The successful completion of College Algebra is strongly recommended.

Pathways for students with less than 30 credit hours
Transfer students who have attempted fewer than 30 semester hours must meet different transfer admission criteria. Please see additional policy requirements and contact the School of Business at [email protected].

Progression
Once students have completed ENG 101, ENG 102, MATH 120, ACS 101, ECON 111, ECON 112 and CMIS 108 with at least a grade of C or higher in each course and have an SIUE GPA 2.25 or higher, they will be classified as a Business Administration (BSBA) major with a specialization.

Retention
Students who fail to maintain at least a 2.25 cumulative SIUE GPA will be placed on School of Business probation. Students will be notified when they are not meeting the cumulative GPA retention standard and will be informed of the timeframe allowed to improve their GPA. Students who do not meet retention requirements for two consecutive terms will be removed from the School of Business.

All required documents (e.g., official transcripts) should be sent to the following address:

Office of Admissions
Campus Box 1047
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1047

Electronic official transcripts should be submitted to [email protected].

Courses

Explore the curriculum of this online BSBA program

The BSBA – Supply Chain online curriculum is comprised of 120 credit hours, including 51 credit hours of business administration major courses, and nine credit hours of supply chain management courses. Additionally, students may also have to complete other general education and/or elective course requirements to achieve graduation requirements.

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Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Information system principles applied to Business. Analysis of how computer-based information systems support operational, tactical, and planning decisions. Prereqs: ACCT 200 Minimum Grade of C AND CMIS 108 Minimum Grade of C
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to financial decisions, tools, and models. Valuation, capital budgeting, and capital structure. Operating decisions and other long and short-term applications. Prereqs: ACCT 200 Minimum Grade of C AND MS 251 Minimum Grade of C
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1
School of Business orientation; development of professional skills; introduction to and practice of business knowledge, interpersonal skills and integration of knowledge and skills.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1
Transition to professional business environment including job search, graduate school, and networking. Reinforcement, reflection, and integration of business knowledge and interpersonal skills.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Focus is on developing basic business communication skills in written communication and formal presentations and introducing students to the basic functions of businesses and managers.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is strongly geared toward skill development and acquiring task and interpersonal skills to work effectively in a group to accomplish stated goals.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Capstone course using top management perspective to develop comprehensive, integrative analysis of organizations and environments as basis for development, implementation, evaluation, control of overall strategy. Not for Graduate credit.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Marketing in economic systems and society. External influences on marketing objectives, and outcomes. Marketing as functional area within organizations. Emphasis on product, pricing, distribution, and promotion decisions.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study of manufacturing and service operations management. Covers process and product design; quality management; planning/control of materials and capacity; and project management.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Measurement and determination of national economic activity including production, income, employment, and prices. Role of government policy in U.S. macroeconomy. IAI Course S3 901.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Principles and characteristics of the market economy including: supply, demand, and market equilibrium; household demand, firm cost and supply; market structure, government regulation and deregulation; and factor markets. IAI Course S3 902.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Cartesian coordinates; graphing; lines; parabolas; functions; inverses; roots of polynomials; rational functions and inequalities; linear systems; matrices; and determinants. Prereqs: ALEKS PPL - Math Plcmnt 46
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Mathematical tools required for business analysis; business applications of functions, graphing, solving systems of equations, matrix algebra, counting rules, differentiation, and integration. Prereqs: (MATH 120 Minimum Grade of C OR MATH 120E Minimum Grade of C OR MATH 120I Minimum Grade of C OR MATH 125 Minimum Grade of C) AND ECON 112 Minimum Grade of C
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Descriptive statistics; probability; inferential statistics; estimation and hypothesis testing of means and proportions; simple and multiple regression; and analysis of variance and contingency table analysis. IAI Course BUS 901. Prereqs: (MS 250 Minimum Grade of C OR MATH 150 Minimum Grade of C) AND ECON 111 Minimum Grade of C AND ECON 112 Minimum Grade of C
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides a broad background of normative and descriptive theories of ethical behavior and corporate social responsibility to enhance decision making. Prereqs: Complete all Foundations Requirements: Foundation Writing 1, Foundation Writing 2, Foundation Speech Communication, Foundation Reasoning and Argumentation, and Foundation Quantitative Reasoning courses, and MGMT 330 and 331 which may be taken concurrently.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Concepts of financial accounting and external reporting. Nature and measurement of assets, liabilities, equities, revenues, expenses. Emphasis on use and understanding of external financial statements. IAI Course BUS 903.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Information accumulation, analysis, and use in managerial decisions. Cost-volume-profit relationships; short- and long-term decisions; standards and budgets; segment and managerial performance evaluation. IAI Course BUS 904.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The course explores decisions around management of processes. We will discuss theory, concepts and tools related to process representations and mapping, process measures, process analysis, process control, and process improvement. Best practices in process management, including process design for lean systems. Prereqs: PROD 315 Minimum Grade of C OR SCM 315 Minimum Grade of C
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The course explores supply chain issues. We will discuss important supply chain metrics, primary supply chain decisions and tradeoffs in these decisions, and basic tools for effective and efficient supply chain management, planning, and supply chain coordination. Global supply chain design, distribution, and outsourcing will also be explored. Prereqs: PROD 315 Minimum Grade of C OR SCM 315 Minimum Grade of C
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the skills needed to conduct research and analyze data to inform managerial decision-making. Prereqs: MS 251 AND ACCT 200 AND MGMT 330
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Working with, through, and for people is the essence of organization life. This course focuses on the individual and interpersonal skills needed to navigate the human side of work.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to provide students with a real sense of what it feels like to "be in charge". The course uses problems presented in the text, cases, and assignments to give students a better understanding of how complicated an act of leadership can be. Students will have the opportunity to better understand the dynamics of leadership, and to improve their own personal performance.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The course explores supply chain issues. We will discuss important supply chain metrics, primary supply chain decisions and tradeoffs in these decisions, and basic tools for effective and efficient supply chain management, planning, and supply chain coordination. Global supply chain design, distribution, and outsourcing will also be explored. Prereqs: PROD 315 Minimum Grade of C OR SCM 315 Minimum Grade of C
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This is a community engaged course where students will work in teams studying the supply chains of community partners. Students will conduct projects focused on the application of supply chain management principles in developing operations strategy for clients.

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