Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (STEM)
Advance your career in logistics
Extend your professional capacity and excel in a logistics career with Duquesne University's
Master of Science in Supply Chain Management. Accelerate your career with our robust
curriculum of business analytics and supply chain courses online and in hybrid classes.
Duquesne equips you with expertise in forecasting, inventory and demand management,
sourcing and distribution, global fulfillment and sustainability, making you a competitive
candidate for high-level professional positions.
Duquesne's Master's in Supply Chain Management program is AACSB International-accredited and holds a STEM designation.
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Engage in project-based learning and gain skills to succeed in an expanding job market.
Rapid innovations in supply chain strategies and technologies require quick thinkers
and deep understandings of complex factors in sourcing, distribution and demand management.
The Master of Science in Supply Chain Management program at Duquesne University is designed with flexibility and focus in mind-the essentials for furthering your logistics career. This STEM-designated degree can be completed online or through hybrid courses in two years or less to ensure that you maintain a competitive edge in your current and future professional roles.
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Thrive in an in-demand field
Engage in project-based learning and gain skills to succeed in an expanding job market. Rapid innovations in supply chain strategies and technologies require quick thinkers and deep understandings of complex factors in sourcing, distribution and demand management.
By solving real industry challenges, collaborating with faculty and business leaders and identifying ethical considerations that undergird sustainable supply chain practices, you will launch into highly competitive roles in the global supply chain industry. Our state-of-the-art supply chain management facilities and resources equip you to:
- Lead with integrity while building ethical, sustainable supply chains
- Prepare for Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification and APICS Certifications
- Integrate cutting-edge technologies into new and existing supply chains
- Access professional support through the Center for Excellence in Supply Chain Management
- Build a diverse professional network with new SCM professionals and industry leaders
- Take on manager and director roles in inventory, distribution, procurement, supply chain operations, supply management, performance improvement and corporate/division executive offices.
Our Focus
We focus on the development of advanced knowledge and skills for successful leadership in a variety of business functions such as, Forecasting, Aggregate Planning, Materials Planning, Supply Management, Operations, Transportation/Distribution and Customer Service.
Duquesne Difference
Information Systems are key to the development, growth and success of supply chains. Duquesne focuses on information systems throughout the integrated curriculum. You will use the most up-to-date technological systems in creative and analytical ways to enhance the overall effectiveness and efficiency of any supply chain. This includes advanced planning and scheduling, procurement management, and transportation and warehouse management systems.
Maximum flexibility
Your MS-SCM studies should support your career commitments, so we've developed two parallel part-time learning formats for completing your Master's in supply chain management on a schedule that works with your professional responsibilities-and allows you to graduate in less than two years.
Hybrid in-person and online
With in-person evening courses every other week and asynchronous coursework on the opposite week, the hybrid MS-SCM degree provides maximum flexibility and networking opportunities to support a logistics career. The hybrid program can be completed in just five semesters and paves the way toward Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification as well as APICS Certifications.
100% Online
Tailor your learning around your commitments with Duquesne's 100% online MS-SCM pathway.
This cohort-based program offers primarily asynchronous sessions and experiential
learning for students anywhere in the world. Network with global supply chain and
demand management professionals through synchronous virtual meetings in the experiential
project class and build upon your expertise in tandem with your ongoing career.
Foundation Courses *All three courses are required |
Signature Courses *Select two courses |
Introduction to Supply Chain Management (SCM) |
Supply Chain Process Improvement |
Introduction to SCM Information Systems |
Forecasting and Demand Management |
Business Analytics for Decision Making | Managing Inventory in the Supply Chain |
Supply Management | |
Global Fulfillment-Transportation and Distribution | |
Sustainable Supply Chains |
STEM-designated program
The Master's in supply chain management at Duquesne University is set apart by its STEM designation. In a highly competitive job market, STEM designated SCM degree programs distinguish candidates with interdisciplinary technical and mathematical skills, business acumen for solving complex business challenges and bold expertise for navigating unknowns in the future of business.
Curriculum and Course Descriptions
As consumers and the industries that serve them have grown in social and environmental
awareness, the focus on establishing sustainable supply chains has gained momentum.
In addition to being financially successful, corporations must be environmentally
and socially responsible. The strategic and operational decisions made to develop
efficient and effective supply chains with operations and trading partners around
the world shifts the primary responsibility for a sustainable business to supply chain
management. This course will address risk management, best practices for sustainable
supply chains and the trending supply chain management responsibilities.
Offered every spring in a hybrid modality. Students who complete the program in a
fully online format will have synchronous online meeting requirements.
Pre-requisites: , SCMG-622, SCMG-624