Operations & Supply Chain Management
Major: Operations & Supply Chain Management
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Total Credit Hours: 180.0
Co-op Options: Three Co-op (Five years); One Co-op (Four years); No Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.0205
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-3051
About the Program
The major in Operations and Supply Chain Management is designed to prepare students for work as managers or specialists in the operations of manufacturing or service systems. Companies worldwide are competing in very different ways and very different environments than they were in the past because of technological advances. Operations, supply chain management, and logistics are key functions through which companies can gain strategic advantage, and companies are hiring graduates to drive innovations for their new economic surroundings. In this major, courses drawing on the foundations and the state of the art for both manufacturing and service industries allow students to craft a course of study that can meet the new demands.
Additional Information
For more information about the program, students should contact the Department of Decision Sciences and MIS.
Degree Requirements
| Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) Degree Requirements | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
| COM 270 [WI] | Business Communication | 3.0 |
| COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development | 1.0 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
| or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
| ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
| or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
| ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
| or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
| MATH 101 | Introduction to Analysis I | 4.0 |
| MATH 102 | Introduction to Analysis II | 4.0 |
| PHIL 105 | Critical Reasoning | 3.0 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3.0 |
| UNIV B101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
| UNIV B201 [WI] | Career Management | 1.0 |
| English literature elective ENGL 200 through ENGL 399 | 3.0 | |
| Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | |
| History (HIST) elective | 4.0 | |
| Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
| Applied Cells, Genetics & Physiology | ||
or BIO 101 | Applied Biological Diversity, Ecology & Evolution | |
| Applied Chemistry | ||
| Applied Physics | ||
| General Education Electives | ||
| Students select (16.0 credits) general education electives, with a minimum of one course in each of the following three categories. Students take the remaining 7.0 credits from any of the topics listed under Additional General Education Electives | ||
| Society and Culture | ||
| Communication, English, Fine Arts, Global Studies, Language or Philosophy | 3.0 | |
| Social Science | ||
| Anthropology, History, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology | 3.0 | |
| Science | ||
| Computer Science, Information Systems, Science | 3.0 | |
| Additional General Education Electives | ||
| Seven (7.0) credits must be earned by taking courses from the following topics: Communication, English, Fine Arts, Global Studies, Language, Philosophy, Anthropology, History, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Math, Science | 7.0 | |
| Business Requirements | ||
| ACCT 115 | Financial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
| ACCT 116 | Managerial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
| BLAW 201 | Business Law I | 4.0 |
| BUSN 101 | Foundations of Business I | 4.0 |
| BUSN 102 | Foundations of Business II | 4.0 |
| BSAN 160 | Business Analytics and Data Visualization | 4.0 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
| FIN 301 | Introduction to Finance | 4.0 |
| INTB 200 | International Business | 4.0 |
| MGMT 450 | Strategy and Competitive Advantage | 4.0 |
| MIS 200 | Management Information Systems | 4.0 |
| MKTG 201 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 4.0 |
| OPM 200 | Operations Management | 4.0 |
| ORGB 300 [WI] | Organizational Behavior | 4.0 |
| STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
| Select one of the following: | 4.0 | |
| Introduction to Entrepreneurship | ||
| For-Profit Business Consulting | ||
| Nonprofit Business Consulting | ||
| Startup Business Consulting | ||
| International Business Consulting | ||
| Negotiations and Conflict Resolution | ||
| Sport Business Consulting | ||
| Business Statistics II | ||
| Operations and Supply Chain Management Major Requirements | ||
| OPM 315 | Service Operations Management | 4.0 |
| OPM 324 | Operations Planning | 4.0 |
| OPM 341 | Supply Chain Management | 4.0 |
| OPR 320 | Linear Models for Decision Making | 4.0 |
| Select four of the following: | 16.0 | |
| Designing Innovative Organizations | ||
| Technology Management | ||
| Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics | ||
| Managing Queues for Service Operations | ||
| Revenue Management | ||
| Operations & Supply Chain Management Industry Project | ||
| Advanced Decision Making and Simulation | ||
| Decision Models for the Public Sector | ||
| Six-Sigma Quality Implementation | ||
| Introduction to Data Mining for Business | ||
| Introduction to Experimental Design | ||
| Free Electives | 18.0 | |
| Total Credits | 180.0 | |
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
5 year, 3 co-op
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
| ECON 201 | 4.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ||
| ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
| MATH 101 | 4.0 | MATH 102 | 4.0 | PSY 101 | 3.0 | ||
| UNIV B101 | 1.0 | COOP 101 | 1.0 | Society & Culture Elective | 3.0 | ||
| CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | ||
| STAT 201 | 4.0 | COM 270 | 3.0 | ||||
| History Elective | 4.0 | INTB 200 | 4.0 | ||||
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | MIS 200 | 4.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 | ||
| OPM 200 | 4.0 | ORGB 300 | 4.0 | ||||
| MKTG 201 | 4.0 | Science Elective | 3.0 | ||||
| ENGL 200 - ENGL 399 Course | 3.0 | Free Elective | 4.0 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | OPM 324 | 4.0 | OPM 315 | 4.0 | ||
| OPR 320 | 4.0 | Operations & Supply Chain Management Elective | 4.0 | ||||
| PHIL 105 | 3.0 | Social Science Elective | 3.0 | ||||
| Free Elective | 4.0 | Free Electives | 4.0 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Fifth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| UNIV B201 | 1.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | OPM 341 | 4.0 | STUDENT CLASSIFIED AS GRADUATE | |
| Operations & Supply Chain Management Elective | 4.0 | General Education Elective | 4.0 | Fine Arts Elective | 3.0 | ||
| General Education Elective | 3.0 | Operations & Supply Chain Management Elective | 4.0 | Free Elective | 4.0 | ||
| Free Elective | 3.0 | Operations & Supply Chain Management Elective | 4.0 | ||||
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | ||||||
| 14 | 12 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||||
4 year, 1 co-op
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
| ECON 201 | 4.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ||
| ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
| MATH 101 | 4.0 | MATH 102 | 4.0 | PSY 101 | 3.0 | ||
| UNIV B101 | 1.0 | COOP 101 | 1.0 | Society & Culture Elective | 3.0 | ||
| CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | MIS 200 | 4.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 |
| STAT 201 | 4.0 | COM 270 | 3.0 | OPM 200 | 4.0 | ORGB 300 | 4.0 |
| History Elective | 4.0 | INTB 200 | 4.0 | MKTG 201 | 4.0 | Science Elective | 3.0 |
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | ENGL 200 - ENGL 399 Course | 3.0 | Free Elective | 4.0 |
| 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | OPM 324 | 4.0 | OPM 315 | 4.0 | ||
| OPR 320 | 4.0 | Operations & Supply Chain Management Elective | 4.0 | ||||
| PHIL 105 | 3.0 | Social Science Elective | 3.0 | ||||
| Free Elective | 4.0 | Free Electives | 4.0 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| UNIV B201 | 1.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | OPM 341 | 4.0 | STUDENT CLASSIFIED AS GRADUATE | |
| Operations & Supply Chain Management Elective | 4.0 | Operations & Supply Chain Management Elective | 4.0 | Fine Arts Elective | 3.0 | ||
| General Education Elective | 3.0 | General Education Elective | 4.0 | Free Elective | 3.0 | ||
| Free Elective | 3.0 | Operations & Supply Chain Management Elective | 4.0 | ||||
| Select one of the following: | 4.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 12 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||||
4 Year, no co-op
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
| ECON 201 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ||
| ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
| MATH 101 | 4.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | PSY 101 | 3.0 | ||
| UNIV B101 | 1.0 | MATH 102 | 4.0 | Society & Culture Elective | 3.0 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | MIS 200 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
| STAT 201 | 4.0 | COM 270 | 3.0 | OPM 200 | 4.0 | ||
| History Elective | 4.0 | INTB 200 | 4.0 | MKTG 201 | 4.0 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | ENGL 200 - ENGL 399 course | 3.0 | ||
| 15 | 14 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| FIN 301 | 4.0 | OPM 324 | 4.0 | OPM 315 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
| ORGB 300 | 4.0 | OPR 320 | 4.0 | Operations & Supply Chain Management Elective | 4.0 | ||
| Science Elective | 3.0 | PHIL 105 | 3.0 | Social Science Elective | 3.0 | ||
| Free Elective | 4.0 | Free Elective | 4.0 | Free Elective | 4.0 | ||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| UNIV B201 | 1.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | OPM 341 | 4.0 | STUDENT CLASSIFIED AS GRADUATE | |
| Free elective | 3.0 | Operations & Supply Chain Management Elective | 4.0 | Fine Arts Elective | 3.0 | ||
| General Education elective | 4.0 | General Education Elective | 4.0 | Free electives | 3.0 | ||
| Operations & Supply Chain Management Elective | 4.0 | Operations & Supply Chain Management Elective | 4.0 | ||||
| Select one of the following: | 4.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 12 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||||
Co-op/Career Opportunities
Operations and Supply Chain Management students go on to work in a variety of fields including manufacturing, product planning, and research and development. The #4 and #6 on the Top 10 Best Business Jobs in the US News and World Report rankings are operations analysts and logistics analysts. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of jobs in operations and supply chain management will grow 13-22% over the next 7 years. The Operations and Supply Chain Management major is the top BSBA Major in LeBow for job placement satisfaction. The average starting salary of our graduates is $50,667.
Co-op Placements
Operations and Supply Chain Management majors land some of the most prestigious and highest paying co-op assignments. Our co-op employers include:
- Estee Lauder
- PECO Energy
- Johnson & Johnson
- Bimbo Bakeries
- Exelon Corporation
The average weekly co-op salary is $517.
Additional Information
Visit the Drexel Steinbright Career Development Center page for more detailed information on co-op and post-graduate opportunities. Also visit the Career Guides provided by the Steinbright Career Development Center.
Facilities
LeBow College of Business opened its 12-story, 177,500-square-foot home, Gerri C. LeBow Hall in September 2013. Located in the heart of Drexel University campus, it forms a gateway to Drexel and serves as a backdrop to the historic statue of A.J. Drexel (Moses Ezekiel, 1904).
The building’s organization unites the school’s various constituencies around a five-story-high atrium ringed by 15 classrooms of varying sizes and configurations, including a finance trading lab. The atrium is immediately accessible from main entrances at the three corners of the building. An open stair within the atrium leads to a 300-seat auditorium, 100-seat lecture hall, and a behavioral studies lab one floor below. Other amenities consist of 19 collaboration rooms, 3,500 square feet of student lounges and quiet study areas, a bank of four elevators and full ADA accessibility, and an event space with catering capacity. The building's upper floors contain faculty and staff offices interspersed with seminar and conference rooms.
Gerri C. LeBow Hall brings together faculty, students, and staff in a state-of-the-art building on the University City campus. Please visit the LeBow College of Business webpage, the Behavioral Lab webpage, the Finance Trading Lab webpage, and the SAP Next-Gen webpage to learn more about Gerri C. LeBow Hall.
