Degree Structure
College
Business Administration
Department
Management
Level
Undergraduate
Study System
Courses
Total Credit Hours
123 Cr. Hrs.
Duration
4 Years
Intake
Fall and Spring
Language
English
Study Mode
Full Time
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Degree Overview
The BSc in Supply Chain Management prepares students for careers in the dynamic field of supply chain and logistics. This comprehensive program equips students with the skills and knowledge to manage the flow of goods, information, and finances across the supply chain. Students will explore key areas such as procurement, logistics, operations, and supply chain analytics. The program consists of 123 credits, including university, college, and program-specific courses, and requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 for graduation.
The Bachelor of Science program in Supply Chain Management requires that a student completes 123 credits of courses and attains a minimum Cumulative GPA of 2.00. The program consists of three categories as summarized in Degree Requirements.
What You Will Learn
The Supply Chain Management concentration equips you with the knowledge and skills to manage global supply chains efficiently and strategically. You’ll learn how to implement best practices in areas such as process improvement, strategic sourcing and procurement, logistics and distribution, and operations management. With strong corporate sponsorship, the program offers you valuable opportunities for course projects, internships, and job placements, ensuring you’re well-prepared for a successful career in supply chain management.
University Requirements
College Requirements
Degree Requirements
B.Sc. in Supply Chain Management (123 Credits)
| - | University Requirements (UR) | College Requirements (CR) | Program Requirements (PR) | Total |
| Mandatory Core Courses | 18 | 48 | 24 | 90 |
| Electives Core Courses | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| Minor Courses | - | - | 15 | 15 |
| Total | 24 | 54 | 45 | 123 |
Note: UR: University Requirement, CR: College Requirements, PR: Program Requirements.
A. Remedial Courses
Students whose high school certificate's track is Literature must take a Remedial Mathematics. Students whose High School certificate is in science and business studies may directly take Mathematics for Business course.
B. Mandatory Courses
Every student in the CBA - irrespective of specialization - is required to complete 54 (48+6) credit hours of General Business courses. Following are the 16 mandatory courses (48 credit hours).
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
| 0301120 | Financial Accounting | 3 | None |
| 0301211 | Managerial Accounting | 3 | None |
| 0302160 | Principles of Management | 3 | None |
| 0302170 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | None |
| 0302250 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 | 0302160 |
| 0302262 | Organizational Behavior | 3 | 0302160 |
| 0302350 | Ethics and Islamic Values in Business | 3 | 0302250 |
| 0302361 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 | 1440264 |
| 0302461 | Research Methods | 3 | 1440264 |
| 0302467 | Strategic Management | 3 | Senior Standing |
| 0308151 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | None |
| 0308230 | Financial Management | 3 | None |
| 0308252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | 0301151 |
| 1440100 | Mathematics for Business | 3 | None |
| 1440264 | Business Statistics | 3 | 1440162 |
| 1503130 | Introduction to BIS | 3 | None |
- Equivalent to 0302311 - Operations Management
- Equivalent to 0302461 - Business Research Methods and 0302473 - Marketing Research Methods
- Equivalent to 0303130 - Introduction to MIS
C. Elective Core Courses
Each student in the college must successfully complete 6 credit hours from the following:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
| 0301327 | Taxation and Zakat | 3 | 0301120 |
| 0301425 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 | 0301120 |
| 0302254 | Business Communication | 3 | 0202112 |
| 0302383 | Business and Government | 3 | 0302160 |
| 0308334 | Real Estate Finance | 3 | 0308230 |
| 0308450 | Money and Banking | 3 | 0301252 |
| 1503211 | Business Analytics | 3 | 1503130 |
| 1503228 | E-Business | 3 | 0303130 |
Note 1: Minimum 75 Credit Hours/ Department Approval
V. Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management
A. Program Requirements
The Department of Management requires students to take 30 credit hours in the specialization and 15 credit hours from an approved minor. The specialization courses are divided into mandatory and elective courses as follows:
B. Program Compulsory Courses
Students in the Supply Chain Management program are required to take the following 24 credit hours of mandatory courses listed below:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
| 0302340 | Supply Chain Planning & Operation | 3 | 0302361 |
| 0302341 | Quality & Process Management | 3 | 1440264, 0302160 |
| 0302443 | Supply Chain Analytics | 3 | 1440264 |
| 0302444 | International Logistics Management | 3 | 0302361 |
| 0302445 | Supply Chain Risk Management | 3 | 0302361 |
| 0302446 | Logistics & Transportation Management | 3 | 0302361 |
| 0302447 | Supply Chain Sustainability | 3 | 0302361 |
| 0302448 | Supplier Relationship Management | 3 | 0302361 |
| 0302449 | Advanced Supply Chain Management | 3 | 0302361 |
| 0302450 | Integrated Supply Chain Management | 3 | 0302361 |
C. Elective Courses
Each student in the Supply Chain Management program must successfully complete 6 credit hours of elective courses from the following:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
| 0302243 | Database Management | 3 | 0303130 |
| 0302451 | Enterprise Systems | 3 | 0303130 |
| 0302452 | Transportation Planning | 3 | 0302361 |
| 0302453 | Supply Chain Modeling | 3 | 0302361 |
| 0302454 | Supply Chain Technology | 3 | 0302361 |
D. Minors Offered
Students can choose from the following minors:
- Management
- Marketing
- Human Resource Management
- Supply Chain Management
Course Description
The courses described below constitute all courses, mandatory and electives, that are offered by the Department of Management to various tracks. College required courses are described in the College of Business Administration section.
Descriptions of all courses offered by the Management program are given below.
COLLEGE MANDATORY COURSES (FOR ALL THE PROGRAMS IN THE COLLEGE)
| 0302160 | Principles of Management |
| This course presents the current management practices as they apply in the modern business world. The course discusses the four cornerstones of the management function: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. It addresses the function of management from classical, behavioral, contingency and system perspectives. | |
| 0302170 | Principles of Marketing |
| This course is designed to acquaint students with the scope and nature of the marketing function, the way business organizations build and maintain profitable relationships with customers, and create value to optimize their positions in today's dynamic competitive environment. The course will help students understand and develop a marketing plan by integrating the components of the marketing mix and by making valid, sustainable, and ethical decisions. Subjects covered include marketing definition and function, marketing plan process, the marketing environment, key customer-driven marketing strategy decisions (i.e., segmentation, targeting, positioning), and the tactical marketing tools or marketing mix (product, price, Promotion, and Place). | |
| 0302250 | Legal Environment of Business |
| Prerequisite: 0302160 | Principles of Management |
| This course will provide a general and practical introduction to the legal environment that affects business persons, traders, and other business transactions. It will consider how laws are applied in business contexts and how it impacts upon its activities, contracts, business organizations, companies law, labor law and commercial transactions. The course will address various legal subjects including contract law, commercial law, litigation law, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), corporate law, tort law, civil law and liability law, intellectual property and Internet laws. The focus will be on common law, but the course will also consider the civil legal system in the UAE. The course mainly focuses on practical aspects of business environment. | |
| 0302262 | Organizational Behavior |
| Prerequisite: 0302160 | Principles of Management |
| This course seeks to familiarize students with the basic principles of individual and group behaviour and their applications within organizations. Topics covered include job design, perceptions, learning, communication, decision-making, motivation, group dynamics, conflict management, power and politics, leadership, organizational change and effectiveness. | |
| 0302350 | Ethics Islamic Values in Business |
| Prerequisite: 0302250 | Legal Environment of Business |
| What 'ought' to be the right things to do? What 'should' be done? Ethics is concerned with such 'ought' and 'should' questions, making it a normative field. In this course, we try to define Ethics in general and Business Ethics in particular. We attempt to approach these questions from both a Western and Islamic perspectives.The course is structured along three parts. In the first second parts, we investigate the foundations of ethics from Western and Islamic perspectives. The third part looks at some important ethical issues pertaining to business activities. This part serves to apply the ethical concepts and theories to real-life business scenarios covered in the first two parts using real case studies (e.g. Enron, WorldCom, Nestle, Nike, and the like). | |
| 0302361 | Operations Supply Chain Management |
| Prerequisites: 1440264 | Business Statistics |
| This course provides an understanding of fundamental concepts of operations and supply chain management. It covers the systematic approaches to managing all activities involved in producing goods and delivering services including their transformation process from point of origin to point of use. Students will learn responsibilities of operations and supply chain managers, operations strategy, productivity measurement, layout strategy, product design, supply chain activities, and supply chain analytics using multiple tools and techniques. | |
| 0302461 | Research Methods |
| Prerequisite: 1440264 | Business Statistics |
| The course introduces students to the basics of Business Research. Students will gain an understanding of the importance of business research and how research is carried out in business settings. The course will cover both qualitative and quantitative research tools (Survey, experimentation, observation Focus group and depth interviews) and the processes of developing and assessing the validity of measurement tools. Additionally, the course will introduce common sampling procedures and will expose students to basic data analysis techniques using SPSS software. At the end of the course, students will complete in group, a research project based on business topic of interest. | |
| 0302467 | Strategic Management |
| Prerequisite: | senior standing |
| Strategic Management is a course designed to expose students to a strategic perspective on issues that concern the firm as a whole. The course draws on and integrates concepts from the functional areas (i.e. marketing, finance, accounting, management, management information systems, and operations) in the analysis and resolution of complex business situations. It allows moving from a functional perspective to a strategic one. Beyond internal integration, Strategic Management concerns the processes by which firms choose, maintain or redirect their strategic positions within ever-changing external environments. The course also explores the issues of defining corporate mission, objectives, and goals. It focuses on the analysis of the firm's external and internal environment to identify reasons for competitive advantage in a global context. In that perspective, the course takes into account the cultural, ethical, political, and regulatory issues in the global business environment context. Through the combination of lectures, readings, case studies, class engagement, and project paper this course introduces the students to the concepts, theories, and tools and techniques prerequisite to critical and effective strategic analysis, thinking and communication. | |
COLLEGE ELECTIVE COURSES (FOR ALL THE PROGRAMS IN THE COLLEGE)
Career Path
Graduates in Supply Chain Management can explore roles as:
- Production, planning, and expediting clerks
- Data analysts
- Purchasing agents
- Operations managers
- Logistics analysts
- Purchasing managers
- Supply chain managers
- Logistics managers
- Storage and distribution managers
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