Purchasing and Supply Management Major, B.S. in B.A.

Interdepartmental - B.S. in B.A. degree

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.

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

To register for most of the courses on the major students must be admitted to Professional Business Studies. Please see the bulletin for course prerequisites.
Courses taken on a credit/no credit basis are not accepted on the Purchasing and Supply Management Major.
At least 15 credit hours of the required and elective course work of the major must be taken in the accredited AACSB Program at CMU.

Program Requirements

Common Body of Knowledge Courses I (6 hours)

BUS 100	Essential Business Skills	3(3-0)
MGT 499	Integrated Capstone-Strategic Management	3(3-0)

Common Body of Knowledge Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

BUS 300QR	Applied Business Statistics	3(3-0)
BUS 503QR	Applied Lean Six Sigma	3(3-0)

Required Courses (15 hours)

MGT 333	Purchasing Management	3(3-0)
MGT 533	Purchasing Strategy	3(3-0)
MGT 542	Inventory and Materials Management	3(3-0)
MKT 255	Introduction to Logistics and Physical Distribution	3(3-0)
MKT 431	Logistics Operations	3(3-0)

Electives (9 hours)

ACC 321	Managerial Cost Accounting	3(3-0)
BIS 323	Spreadsheet-Based Modeling for Business	3(3-0)
MGT 335	Introduction to Management Science	3(3-0)
MGT 365	International Business	3(3-0)
MGT 442	Computer Applications for Production Operations Management	3(3-0)
MGT 490	Internship in Management	1-6(Spec)
MGT 543	Management and Control of Quality	3(3-0)
MGT 545	Operations Strategy	3(3-0)
MKT 305	Buyer Behavior	3(3-0)
MKT 340	Personal Selling	3(3-0)
MKT 432	Logistics Strategy	3(3-0)
MKT 465	Supply Chain Management	3(3-0)
MKT 490	Internship in Marketing/Logistics	3-6(Spec)
MKT 555	Market and Sales Forecasting	3(3-0)
MKT 560	International Marketing	3(3-0)

Note: You may count 3 hours of either MGT 490 or MKT 490, not both.

Bulletins