Apr 20, 2024

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Supply Chain Management, B.B.A.

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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.

Supply Chain Management Major Coursework and Elective Requirements (42 Credit Hours)

Prerequisite: a grade of C+ or higher in SCM 3301

SCM 4301 - Logistics Management Credit Hours: 3.0
SCM 4330 - Business Modeling and Decision Analysis Credit Hours: 3
SCM 4350 - Strategic Supply Management Credit Hours: 3.0
SCM 4362 - Demand and Supply Integration Credit Hours: 3.0
SCM 4367 - Process and Quality Management Credit Hours: 3.0
SCM 4390 - Supply Chain Strategy Credit Hours: 3.0
Select six semester hours of advanced business electives from among the following electives:
SCM 4302 - Energy Supply Chain Credit Hours: 3.0
SCM 4311 - Project Management Credit Hours: 3.0
SCM 4351 - Strategic Sourcing and Spend Analysis Credit Hours: 3.0
SCM 4380 - Enterprise Resource Planning Credit Hours: 3.0
SCM 4385 - Supply Chain Analytics Credit Hours: 3.0
SCM 4397 - Selected Topics in Supply Chain Management Credit Hours: 3.0
FINA 4371 - Energy Value Chain Credit Hours: 3

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:

Certificate:	Business Analytics	Energy Supply Management	Strategic Sourcing
Elective Course #1	SCM 4380 - Enterprise Resource Planning	SCM 4302 - Energy Supply Chain or FINA 4371 - Energy Value Chain	SCM 4351 - Strategic Sourcing and Spend Analysis or MANA 4340 - Negotiations and Conflict Management
and	and	and	and
Elective Course #2	SCM 4385 - Supply Chain Analytics or approved substitute	SCM 4311 - Project Management or approved substitute	SCM 4380 - Enterprise Resource Planning or approved substitute

Additional Elective Hours Required:
STAT 3331 - Statistical Analysis for Business Applications I Credit Hours: 3.0
(with a grade of C or higher as a prerequisite for 4000-level course) *
Advanced Electives Credit Hours 6.0 (any 3000-4000 level course)
General Electives Credit Hours 9.0 (any 1000-4000 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

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.

General B.B.A. Requirements

In order to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree, students must complete credit hour requirements:

UH Core Courses & College Requirements
Business Administration and Management Field of Study Courses
Advanced-Level Business Requirements (required for all business majors),
Major Coursework Requirements
Additional Elective Requirements

along with noncredit requirements:

Assenting to the Bauer Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, and
A business writing evaluation (BWE), administered through BUSI 3302 .

Credit Hour 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.

UH Core Courses & College Requirements

6 Credit Hours

ENGL 1301 - First Year Writing I Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 1302 - First Year Writing II Credit Hours: 3 or Core Communication (code 010) alternative

Business Administration and Management Field of Study Courses

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.

BUSI 1301 - Business Principles Credit Hours: 3.0
BCIS 1305 - Business Computer Applications Credit Hours: 3.0 *
MATH 1324 - Finite Math with Applications Credit Hours: 3 *
ACCT 2301 - Principles of Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3.0
ACCT 2302 - Principles of Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 3.0
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3 *
ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3 *
BUSI 2305 - Business Statistics Credit Hours: 3
^ Consult the catalog for additional requirements if pursuing the Global Energy Management Professional Program.

3 Credit Hours

BUSI 3302 - Connecting Bauer to Business Credit Hours: 3

Additional UH Core Courses

24 Credit Hours

UH Core American History Requirement:

Complete both:

HIST 1301 - The U.S. to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1302 - The U.S. Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3

UH Core Government Requirement:

Complete both:

GOVT 2305 - US Government: Congress, President, & Courts Credit Hours: 3
GOVT 2306 - US and Texas Constitution and Politics Credit Hours: 3

Plus completion of required number of hours from selection of courses in each of the following UH Core Requirement categories:

Language, Philosophy & Culture: Approved Core Courses Credit Hours: 3.0 - Must be Texas Common Core at Texas public transferring institution or UH core.
Creative Arts: Approved Core Courses Credit Hours: 3.0 - Must be Texas Common Core at Texas public transferring institution or UH core.
Life and Physical Sciences: Approved Core Courses Credit Hours: 6.0 - Must be Texas Common Core at Texas public transferring institution or UH core.

Advanced-Level Business Required Courses

21 Credit Hours

This section is required for all business majors.

FINA 3332 - Principles of Financial Management Credit Hours: 3
INTB 3355 - Global Environment of Business Credit Hours: 3
MANA 3335 - Introduction to Organizational Behavior and Management Credit Hours: 3.0
MARK 3336 - Introduction to Marketing Credit Hours: 3.0
MARK 3337 - Professional Selling Credit Hours: 3.0
SCM 3301 - Supply Chain Management Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
4000-level requirement (requires a degree plan on file):
BUSI 4350 - Business Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3.0