Departmental Advisor
Management Advisor's Office
- Room: BA 360
- Phone: (940) 565-4710
- Email: Mgmtadv@unt.edu
The MBA in Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) consists of topical areas dealing with the design, operation, and control of a variety of production systems. The planning and control of production systems are the broad subject matter with which the future manager is familiarized. The OSCM student learns to successfully cope with the many dynamic problems facing managers today through application of scientific management principles, a systems approach to management, and social knowledge. Graduates of the program pursue a wide variety of careers such as account coordinator, capacity planner, materials manager, quality engineer, systems analyst, etc. Click here to download a copy of the track sheet and proposed course offerings.
Background Courses (16.5 hours)
All students must fullfil the MBA Program's background course requirements. These background courses are equivalent to foundation courses of an undergraduate business program and will be waived where appropriate after evaluation of transcripts.
Core Courses (18 hours)
All students must fullfil the MBA Program's course requirements.
Concentration Courses (18 Hours)
15 hours required of all students:
MGMT 5240: Project Management (3 hours)
MGMT 5280: Analysis and Design of Operations System (3 hours)
MGMT 5850: Materials Management (3 hours)
LSCM 5560: Strategic Logistics Management (3 hours)
DSCI 5320: Quality Control (3 hours)
3 hours selected from one of the following courses:
DSCI 5210: Model-Based Decision Making (3 hours)
FINA 5500: International Financial Management (3 hours)
ECON 5850: International Trade (3 hours)
ACCT 5250: Strategic Cost Management (3 hours)
Professional Organizations
The Department of Management sponsors student organizations affiliated with Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) such as the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), formerly the National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM). In addition, the American Society for Quality (ASQ) is represented by a student chapter on the University of North Texas campus. Membership in student chapters provides the students with many of the benefits received by professional members, such as society newsletters, journal publications, networking, education materials, certification, career guidance, etc. Other benefits available only to students include: student scholarships, corporate sponsorship, and paper competitions. Moreover, students can obtain student membership for a fraction of the cost that professional members pay.
