MS in Business: Supply Chain Management

Curriculum: Program Format

The Smith MS in Business: Supply Chain Management is a cohort-based, lock-step program requiring 30 credits for graduation. Students can complete the program in one or one and a half academic years. Classes are scheduled in afternoons and evenings at the University of Maryland’s College Park campus, a short distance from Washington D.C., Baltimore, and northern Virginia – a great place to live, work and make lasting connections in industry.

Required Courses (27 credits)

• Exploring the Global Value Chain – Part 1
• Exploring the Global Value Chain – Part 2
• Global Transportation Management
• Data Models & Decisions
• Global Supply Chain Management
• Global Economic Environment
• Global Supply Chain Resources Planning
• Supply Chain Strategy
• Negotiations in Supply Chain Management
• Assessing and Managing Supply Chain Risks
• Operations Management
• The Green Supply Chain
• Technology in Supply Chain Management

Elective Courses - select one, based on availability (3 credits)

• Executives in Supply Chain Management
• Research in Supply Chain Management
• Corporate Consulting/Research Projects
• Short Term Study Abroad Program