Program overview
Do you want to play a strategic role in the movement of information and goods? The Bachelor of Business Administration in Operations and Supply Chain Management balances theory and practice in operations and supply chain management to prepare you to take on future challenges and create new synergies across disciplines relevant to today’s changing manufacturing and service sector environment.
The program will provide you with the knowledge and skills to excel in supply chain management disciplines, including logistics and transportation management, purchasing, procurement and supply management, supply chain sustainability, distribution and pricing strategies, supply chain legal environments, project management, supply chain risk analysis, and supply chain technologies.
What CUD can offer you
In today’s globalized economy, supply chain management has emerged as an important area of business operations. In order to stay competitive, organizations rely on networks of companies called supply chains, which integrate all of the processes involved in the supply and demand of products and services through coordinated and regulated efforts.
The CUD Bachelor of Business Administration in Operations and Supply Chain Management will provide you with the essential skills and expertise to manage geographically dispersed networks of suppliers, manufacturers, logistic services providers, transportation carriers, distributors, service support operators and customers.
Graduate careers
As the Middle East emerges as a global logistics hub, graduates of this program will find themselves in high demand across a wide range of industries in the UAE and beyond, in professions such as:
- Business Analysis
- Business Transformation
- E-supply Chain Management
- Global Supply Chain Management
- Inventory Management
- Manufacturing Management
- Procurement
- Project Management
- Quality Assurance
Program Structure
Program Requirements
Requirements | Compulsory
Credit Hours |
Elective
Credit Hours |
Total
Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|
University Requirement (UR) | 21 | 6 | 27 |
Faculty Requirements (Core) (CR.H) | 60 | 6 | 66 |
Concentration (Major) (MJ) | 24 | 6 | 30 |
Total | 105 | 18 | 123 |
Major Requirements
Course Code | Course Title | Prerequisite | Credit Hours | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SCM | 310 | Supply Chain Management | QBA-341, MGT-361 | 3 |
SCM | 313 | Logistics and Transportation Management | SCM-310 | 3 |
SCM | 314 | Global Supply Chain Management | MGT-361 | 3 |
SCM | 315 | Procurement and Supply Management | SCM-310 | 3 |
BUS | 400 | Internship | 90 Cr.H+ min CGPA of 2.0 | 3 |
SCM | 401 | Supply Chain Information Technology | SWS-351, SCM-310 | 3 |
SCM | 404 | Supply Chain Risk Management | QBA-341, SCM-310 | 3 |
SCM | 409 | Strategic Operations and Supply Chain Management | SCM-310, SCM-404 | 3 |
Major Electives
*Students must complete 6 Cr.H (2 Courses)
Course Code | Course Title | Prerequisite | Credit Hours | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SCM | 403 | Supply Chain Modeling & Simulation | SCM-310, MGT-361 | 3 |
SCM | 405 | Quality and Lean Management | MGT-361 | 3 |
SCM | 406 | Sustainable Supply Chains | SCM 310 | 3 |