Program Overview

Logistics and Supply Chain Management Degree

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Logistics and Supply Chain Management is a four-year program that prepares students for a rewarding career in logistics as a practitioner or an academic. The program is known nationally for its innovative curriculum and dynamic programs that help arm graduates with critical thinking skills and real-life interaction with logistics executives, company case studies, and a required paid internship.

Program Details

• Program Type: Major
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 4 years
• Credit Hours: 120

Program Description

The B.S. in Logistics and Supply Chain Management encompasses all of the activities involved in getting a product to the consumer. The field is so broad that virtually any business could be a potential employer. Components of the program include customer service, demand forecasting, distribution communications, inventory control, material handling, order processing, parts and service support, plant and warehouse site selection (location analysis), purchasing, packaging, returned goods handling, salvage and scrap disposal, traffic and transportation, and warehousing and storage.

Marketable Skills

• Supply chain management decision-making
• Problem recognition/solution generation
• Teamwork
• Leadership ability
• Oral and written communication

Program Highlights

• Achieve professional certification in transportation, logistics, and distribution (CTLD) from the American Society of Transportation and Logistics.
• Gartner Research recently ranked the program 6th among all undergraduate logistics and supply chain management programs in North America.
• Faculty members publish in journals such as the Journal of Business Logistics, International Journal of Logistics Management, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Journal of the Operational Research Society, European Journal of Operational Research, and the International Journal of Production Economy.
• The Dallas-Fort Worth area is a national leader in distribution, transportation, and logistics services, and students have interned or obtained full-time positions at more than 250 area firms.
• The program is developed with input from the Dallas/Fort Worth Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, the North Texas Commission's Logistics Development and Marketing Committee, and an advisory board of 20 senior logistics executives.

Career Opportunities

Graduates typically obtain jobs in:

• Freight broker
• Logistics or Operations Analyst
• Account sales
• Production and Inventory Planning
• Fleet or Railroad operations
• International logistics including Ocean freight and Marine freight management

Graduates continue their careers as:

• Account Executives
• Director of Logistics
• Director of Transportation
• Director of Operations
• Vice President of Supply Chain Management

Course Examples

• Global Alliances and International Supply Chain Management (3 hrs)
• E-Logistics in Supply Chain Management (3 hrs)
• Advanced Logistics Management (3 hrs)
• Introduction to Data Warehousing (3 hrs)
• Modeling for Business Intelligence (3 hrs)
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management (3 hrs)