Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Format: Online
Credit Hours: 30
Entry Terms: Fall, Spring, Summer
Time to Complete: Four Semesters
Guide innovation and acquire practical training in logistics tech, information analytics, and distribution modeling with master’s in logistics and supply chain management from Georgia Southern.
Choosing a career in supply chain and logistics gives you direct access to the planning, sourcing, production and delivery of goods to consumers, with opportunities to specialize and diversify your skill set.
Our Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management includes activities comprising freight and logistics management, supply management and production and operations management. Taken together, the program’s graduate level educational value proposition is relevant to a vast portion of enterprises with business activities in these areas.
The program’s specialization is especially important to organizational needs of multi-modal freight transportation, warehousing and distribution, strategic sourcing and management of manufacturing and service operations.
Our program is one of the most affordable in the country, coming in at just $358 per credit hour!
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MS in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Highlights
The MS-LSCM program is a 30 credit-hour (10 course) program set up to be completed in one year. The program offers three courses every fall and spring semester, followed by two courses in the Summer A and Summer B mini-semesters. Since the required courses are offered on a one-year rotating basis, the program can be completed in one year.
Fully Online
Designed for working professionals, each course is fully online, with lectures and materials presented in a way that allows for asynchronous learning.
Fast and Effective
Students will be able to complete a certificate in as little as one semester, and complete the entire degree program in as little as one year.
No Prerequisites
The program has no course prerequisites, so even if you do not have a business degree you can still apply.
Affordable
Sporting competitively low tuition costs when compared to other accredited programs in the same field, the MS-LSCM is not only fast and effective but also affordable from a reputable and recognized institution.
What can I do with a master’s in supply chain management?
The logistics and supply chain degree prepares students for a broad assortment of career opportunities.
- Purchasing agent
- Operations manager
- Logistics analyst
- Purchasing manager
- Supply chain manager
- Logistician
- Logistics manager
- Production, planning and expediting clerk
- Storage and distribution manager
Curriculum – MS in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Format: Online
Credit Hours: 30
Required Courses
LSCM 7340: Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management
LSCM 7342: Operations Management Excellence
LSCM 7344: Lean Six Sigma and Process Improvement
LSCM 7346: Strategic Sourcing
LSCM 7348: Emerging Topics in Operations and Supply Management
LSCM 7440: Fundamentals of Logistics, Transportation and Distribution
LSCM 7442: International Logistics and Global Trade
LSCM 7444: Intermodal Transportation and Distribution Networks
LSCM 7446: Applied Logistics Analytics
LSCM 7448: Emerging Topics in Logistics
With permission from the Director, MS-LSCM requirements can alternately be fulfilled with the following courses:
LSCM 7890 Directed Study in Logistics and SCM
LSCM 7890 Directed Study in Logistics and SCM
Admission Criteria
Admission to the MS-LSCM program is competitive. Admissions criteria help gauge the applicant’s potential for successful completion of the program of study. To apply, applicants must have:
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution (Official transcripts from all credit-granting institutions attended must be submitted);
- TOEFL or IELTS scores (if applicant does not hold a degree from a program or university where English is the official language of instruction);
- Resume detailing both work experience and education;
- Essay describing applicant’s potential for success in the program; and
- Completed application form (including a $50 nonrefundable application fee paid online at time of application submission).
A preferred qualification for admittance is a minimum 2 years of relevant work experience following completion of a baccalaureate degree in business with a GPA of at least 3.0. *
Georgia Southern is a military-friendly institution. Additional consideration is given to applicants with service in any military branch, reserve unit, or National Guard (active, retired, or prior service; Form DD 214 #4 required).
Admission decisions are made shortly after a complete application has been received. Submit the application online at the College of Graduate Studies website.
Other admission criteria
Program Outcomes
Logistics and Supply Chain Management courses within our programs span primary supply chain areas of transportation logistics, production operations and strategic sourcing. Program outcomes are aligned to regional workforce needs and high demand degree programs along with an industry driven talent attribute model for supply chain management delivered by world-class faculty in supply chain management.
1. Students will apply foundational business skills needed in SCM settings.
2. Students will distinguish cross-functional business processes in supply chains.
3. Students will practice analytical business skills to address SCM challenges.
4a. LIT students will make decisions affecting supply chain’s “plan,” “deliver,” and “customer management” functions.
4b. OSM students will make decisions affecting supply chain’s “plan,” “source,” and “make” functions.
Our logistics and operations management graduates have successful careers as:
- Logistics planner
- Materials manager
- Operations analyst
- Purchasing manager
- Supply chain consultant
- Transportation manager
- Warehousing manager
With major companies including:
- Amazon
- Apple
- Deloitte
- DHL Supply Chain
- C.H. Robinson
- CSX Transportation
- JB Hunt
- Georgia Pacific
- Georgia Ports Authority
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- JAXPORT
- Norfolk Southern Corporation
- Target Corporation
- United Parcel Service (UPS)
- WestRock
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Last updated: 2/15/2024