Ensuring a streamlined workflow, where projects are being completed and deadlines are being met in a timely manner without sacrificing quality, is crucial for the success of any business. And to make sure that happens, companies and organizations throughout Wisconsin need smart, savvy operations professionals and managers. Marian's BBA in Operations and Supply Chain Management program will empower you to develop the necessary skills to advance your career through a comprehensive understanding of distribution, wholesaling, purchasing, inventory control, and basic principles of management systems.
Designed to meet the academic and professional needs of Wisconsin working adults looking to advance their careers, the Operations and Supply Chain Management program focuses on industry's ability to create services and goods, and delivers a solid theoretical base and powerful connections with other Wisconsin business professionals.
The Core
The BBA core curriculum will position you to explore a variety of essential areas related to business, from statistics, accounting, and microeconomics to business law, strategy and policy, business ethics, and many more. Additionally, the business core will enable you to develop and sharpen crucial skills in communication, critical thinking, leadership, and writing, among others.
The Curriculum
The Operations and Supply Chain Management curriculum will introduce and strengthen your knowledge in things like supply chain management, statistical applications, process and quality, and other areas that operations professionals encounter on the job every day. You'll engage in case studies, small-group discussions, and work-related research projects, developing knowledge that can be applied at your current job the very next day. The curriculum has been crafted with significant input from executives at some of the state's most respected companies and organizations.
The Convenience
As your neighbor, Marian is local, connected, and respected-employers know us and trust our graduates. We offer you convenient learning centers in Appleton, Fond du Lac, and West Allis/Milwaukee, as well as convenient evening courses from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Some courses are available online; you can start your program in the fall, spring, or summer; and you'll be able to proceed through the program at your own pace by taking one or more courses per 7-week term.
The degree program consists of a 37 credit common business core of courses that all students are required to complete. Students may then choose one of four undergraduate majors, including general management, human resource management, operations and supply chain management, and marketing. Students may also double major in health care administration. Each major is comprised of 15 - 18 credit hours in the discipline. If students wish to complete two majors, additional credits will be required.
Business majors and minors may not earn a grade lower than C- in any business course. In instances where the student earns a grade of D+ or lower, the course must be repeated in order to graduate.
OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT MAJOR
Liberal Arts Core
30 credits as follows:
12 credits:
HIS 114 World History since 1900, 3 cr.
HIS 2xx Elective, 3 cr.
MAT xxx Elective, 3 cr.
THE xxx Elective, 3 cr.
9 credits:
(Must be from at least two areas)
ART xxx Elective, 3 cr.
ENG xxx Literature elective, 3 cr.
MUS xxx Elective, 3 cr.
3 credits from the following:
PHI 2xx Elective, 3 cr.
THE 2xx Elective, 3 cr.
3 credits from the following:
BIO xxx Ecological or Environmental Science elective, 3 cr.
PHS xxx Physical Science, Chemistry, Meteorology, or Physics elective, 3 cr.
3 credits from the following:
SOC xxx Sociology Elective, 3 cr.
PSY xxx Psychology Elective, 3 cr.
Bachelor of Business Administration Core
37 credits:
ENG 230 Professional Composition and Research Writing, 3 cr.
MAT 123 Intro. Statistics & Probability, 3 cr.
ACC 201 Financial Accounting, 3 cr.
ECO 202 Microeconomics, 3 cr.
MGT 213 Principles of Management, 3 cr.
MKT 201 Principles of Marketing, 3 cr.
PHI 231 Business Ethics, 3 cr.
TEC 201 Information Systems for Business, 3 cr.
FIN 300 Finance: Theory and Applications, 3 cr.
BUA 310 International Business, 3 cr.
BUA 350 Business Law, 3 cr.
BUA 402 Strategy and Policy, 3 cr.
BUS 495 Synthesis Portfolio, 1 cr.
15 credits:
MGT 301 Operations Management, 3 cr.
MGT 304 International Organizational Behavior, 3 cr.
MGT 422 Process and Quality, 3 cr.
BUS 435 Statistical Applications, 3 cr.
BUS 440 Supply Chain Management, 3 cr.