C.T. Bauer College of Business > Department of Decision and Information Sciences > Supply Chain Management, B.B.A.
Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the collection of critical business functions that enable companies to create, produce, and deliver products and services. SCM activities include operations planning, procurement and sourcing, production of goods and services, demand fulfillment, transportation and logistics, and the various customer support and return processes (including retail returns, recycling, and reconditioning).
Careers in Supply Chain Management are exciting, dynamic, flexible, and rewarding. With global supply chains becoming more complex, competition becoming more intense, and the standards for world-class business performance rapidly increasing, companies in every industry are searching for Supply Chain Management professionals, whether they are for-profit, not-for-profit, governmental, or public service. Earning a Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management from the C. T. Bauer College of Business will give you the competitive edge to begin an exciting career in Supply Chain Management.
This program is designed to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to be successful within any role in Supply Chain Management. Our curriculum covers both the critical aspects of Supply Chain Management used by every company and the innovative methodologies and techniques that are increasingly being pursued by leading organizations.
Prerequisite: a grade of C+ or higher in SCM 3301
Select six semester hours of advanced business electives from among the following electives:
Suggested elective combination selections for completion of certificate in specified area: (Note: completion of certificate not required for completion of degree). In order to earn a certificate in Supply Chain Management students must complete the following courses with an average grade of B or better:
SCM 4302 - Energy Supply Chain
FINA 4371 - Energy Value Chain
SCM 4351 - Strategic Sourcing and Spend Analysis
MANA 4340 - Negotiations and Conflict Management
SCM 4311 - Project Management or
approved substitute
Additional Elective Hours Required :
(with a grade of C or higher as a prerequisite for 4000-level course) *
* The 9 hours of General Electives are designated for 6 hours of any unused Component Area Option (090) courses and 3 hours of an unused Social/Behavioral Science (040) course. Remaining hours can be met by any 1000-4000 level course.
Undergraduate business majors in the accelerated pathway B.B.A./M.S. degree program who complete graduate courses as an undergraduate may count them toward the requirements for the B.B.A. regardless of admission to a M.S. business program toward major or minor requirements for courses with the same letter rubrics as their major or minor, or toward elective requirements of their major.
In order to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree, students must complete credit hour requirements:
along with noncredit requirements:
Students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree must complete freshman-sophomore core and Business Administration and Management Field of Study requirements, upper-level business core and required courses, major requirements, and clear the business writing evaluation (BWE).
The total hours required for a Bachelor of Business Administration degree are summarized below. Students in the Bauer Business Honors Program have additional requirements as specified under the description of the Bauer Business Honors Program.
Students pursuing the Global Energy Management Professional Program (GEM-PP) track in Finance have specialized degree requirements listed under the GEM-PP track for a major in finance. Other specialty programs, such as the Professional Program in Accounting, the Entrepreneurship Program, and the Program for Excellence in Selling, may have additional admission and program requirements as specified by the program.
B.B.A. requirements also listed as approved UH core courses may fulfill both requirements, but students must have a minimum of 120 credit hours to earn the B.B.A.
Specific course requirements in each category are discussed in the following sections. ECON 2301 and ECON 2302 may count for Core Social and Behavioral Science requirement and Field of Study (students without either ECON 2301 or ECON 2302 and substituting Intermediate ECON would be required to take a Social and Behavioral Science course in place of a General Elective Requirement.
6 Credit Hours
24 Credit Hours
Courses require completion with a grade of “C” or higher in all Business Administration and Management Field of Study courses unless a transfer student has completed the Business Administration and Management Field of Study at another Texas public institution.
^ Consult the catalog for additional requirements if pursuing the Global Energy Management Professional Program.
24 Credit Hours