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.
Learn more about Duquesne's MS in supply chain management
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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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:
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.
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. 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. 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. 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 Forecasting and Demand Management
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.
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. Pre-requisites: , SCMG-622, SCMG-624
Thrive in an in-demand field
Our Focus
Duquesne Difference
Maximum flexibility
Hybrid in-person and online
100% Online
Introduction to SCM Information Systems
Business Analytics for Decision Making
Managing Inventory in the Supply Chain
Supply Management
Global Fulfillment-Transportation and Distribution
Sustainable Supply Chains
STEM-designated program
Curriculum and Course Descriptions
Offered every spring in a hybrid modality. Students who complete the program in a
fully online format will have synchronous online meeting requirements.