Program Description
As a professional in purchasing and supply management, you’ll primarily be concerned with acquiring materials and goods for manufacturing or resale. You’ll be ready to negotiate contracts, evaluate suppliers and review product quality. This major will prepare you for one of a variety of exciting careers as a material or purchasing manager, material and supply quality analyst, or buyer.
Put Your Degree to Work
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics sample data
| Job | Median Pay | Job Growth through 2022 |
|---|
| Purchasing manager/buyer | $60,550 per year | 4% (19,700 more jobs) |
| Quality Inspector | $34,460 per year | 6% (25,700 more jobs) |
Program Overview
The course listings below are a representation of what this academic program requires. For a full review of this program in detail please see our official online academic bulletin AND consult with an academic advisor. This listing does not include the General Education courses required for all majors and may not include some program specific information, such as admissions, retention, and termination standards.
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Purchasing & Supply Management Major
Courses taken on a credit/no credit basis are not accepted on the Purchasing and Supply Management Major. This major is only available to students admitted to the College of Business Administration. This major can be signed by a designated faculty in either the Management or the Marketing and Hospitality Services Administration departments.
Total: 33 semester hours
Common Body of Knowledge Courses I
(6 hours)
BUS 100
Essential Business Skills
3
Introduces students to the concept of a business, its disciplines, and essential business skills including decision making, team work, and oral and written communication. This course is approved for offering in a distance learning format.
MGT 499
Integrated Capstone-Strategic Management
3
An integrative capstone course applying and analyzing financial, marketing, supply chain and other business functions within a global strategic management perspective. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: 86 semester hours completed; BUS 300, 301; MGT/MKT 303; FIN 302; MKT 304; Tier 2 Admission to Professional Business Studies. Preference given to graduating seniors.
Common Body of Knowledge Courses II
(3 hours)
Select one of the following:
BUS 300QR
Applied Business Statistics
3
Applications of statistical analysis to support business decision making. Covers collection of business data, analysis of business datasets, and presentation of results. This course may be taught in an online format. Quantitative Reasoning. Prerequisites: STA 282 or 382; 26 hours completed.
BUS 503QR
Applied Lean Six Sigma
3
This course applies principles and practices of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and other operations improvements that have been demonstrated to bring value to business. LSS builds on a business statistics foundation. This course may be offered in an online format. Quantitative Reasoning. Prerequisites: STA 282 or 382 and 56 semester hours completed; or graduate school admission.
Required Courses
(15 hours)
MGT 333
Purchasing Management
3
Introduction to concepts, models, and techniques in Purchasing Management, with special emphases on vendor management, materials management, and purchasing strategy. This course is approved for offering in a distance learning format. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.
MGT 533
Purchasing Strategy
3
Provides a managerial perspective, and understanding of the impact that purchasing and supply chain management strategies have on the success of organizations. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: MGT 333 and admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor, or graduate standing.
MGT 542
Inventory and Materials Management
3
The study of the concepts, models and systems for material management and production planning. Prerequisites: MGT 303/MKT 303 or MGT 340; STA 282; 86 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor or graduate standing.
MKT 255
Introduction to Logistics and Physical Distribution
3
Functions, tactics, and current trends that shape logistics management. Introduces fundamentals of logistics, including inventory, transportation, and distribution. This course may be offered in online or hybrid format. Prerequisite: BUS 100; Co-requisite: BIS 255 or 221.
MKT 431
Logistics Operations
3
Operational issues, management techniques and technology applied to distribution operations. Focus is on the integration of logistics operations of all firms within the supply chain. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: MKT 255; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.
Electives
(9 hours)
Note: You may count 3 hours of either MGT 490 or MKT 490, not both.
ACC 321
Managerial Cost Accounting
3
Accumulation and use of cost accounting information for planning and controlling. Process, job order, and standard cost systems. Prerequisites: ACC 202 or 255; STA 282 or 382; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.
BIS 323
Spreadsheet-Based Modeling for Business
3
The course focuses on the use of spreadsheets in business analytics. Students gain modeling/analysis skills necessary to address a wide variety of business problems. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: BIS 255.
MGT 335
Introduction to Management Science
3
Basic concepts and applications of quantitative methods in management decisions. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major.
MGT 365
International Business
3
Environment and operations of multinational business. Public policy issues and their influence on internal management. This course is approved for offering in a distance learning format. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.
MGT 442
Computer Applications for Production Operations Management
3
Simulation modeling and application of existing computer software for production and operations decisions. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: MGT 303/MKT 303 or MGT 340; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.
MGT 490
Internship in Management
1-6
Full or part time on the job learning experience for one or more semesters in industry, government or business organizations. Prerequisites: permission of instructor and of department chairperson; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major in the Department of Management.
MGT 543
Management and Control of Quality
3
In-depth study of management and statistical techniques employed in the analysis, design and implementation of quality assurance and control systems in manufacturing and service organizations. Prerequisites: MGT 303/MKT 303 or MGT 340; STA 282 or STA 382; 86 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on major or minor or graduate standing.
MGT 545
Operations Strategy
3
The treatment of strategic planning and competitive issues in operations management in a domestic and global environment. Prerequisites: MGT 303/MKT 303 or MGT 340; 86 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor or graduate standing.
Characteristics of consumers affecting the decision process in buying and the marketing implications. Prerequisites: MKT 300 or MKT 304, 56 semester hours completed, and admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.
MKT 340
Personal Selling
3
Analysis of the field of personal selling as a vital element of the promotional efforts of the firm. Prerequisites: MKT 300 or 304; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor; or with approval from the Office of Undergraduate Business Studies. For students with a signed minor in Electronic Media Sales, BCA 265QR and 56 semester hours completed.
MKT 432
Logistics Strategy
3
Strategic planning of a firm's logistics system in a global marketplace, including customer service, inventory, warehousing and transportation strategies. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: MKT 255; MKT 300 or 304; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.
MKT 465
Supply Chain Management
3
Integration of competencies in logistics related areas. Logistical policy establishment and decision-making for solving complex logistical problems that focus on global and intercompany logistics systems. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites: MKT 431, 432; 86 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.
MKT 490
Internship in Marketing/Logistics
3-6
A full time work experience occurring within a marketing or logistics organization. Detailed written report and assigned readings required. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and department chairperson; 56 semester hours completed; Marketing or logistics major in addition to MKT 300 or MKT 304; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor. Recommended: Completion of 6 credit hours in marketing.
MKT 555
Market and Sales Forecasting
3
Develops familiarity with methods most commonly used in market and sales forecasting. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are included with emphasis on the latter. This course is approved for offering in a distance learning format. Prerequisites: one course in MKT; one course in statistics or MKT 450; admission to Professional Business Studies; 86 semester hours completed.
MKT 560
International Marketing
3
Policies and practices employed in international business. Considers problems of international payments, trade and investment with special emphasis on integrating managerial dimensions with related economic principles. This course is approved for offering in a distance learning format. Prerequisites: MKT 300 or MKT 304; admission to Professional Business Studies; senior standing; 86 semester hours completed.