Penn State launches online supply chain management master's degree

Staff -- Logistics Management, 6/25/2007

UIVERSITY PARK, P.A.—Penn State's Smeal College of Business and World Campus recently announced that they are offering a two-year master's degree program in supply chain management to start in the fall 2007 semester.

The Master of Professional Studies in supply chain management (MPS/SCM) is designed specifically for current supply chain professionals, and emphasizes problem-solving competencies and leadership skills, said a university spokesman in a press release.

Students applying to the program must be admitted by both the MPS/SCM program and the Graduate School at Penn State. Applications for admission will be available online on July 9 and will be accepted until August 1, added the spokesman.

The curriculum offers 26 credits in supply chain management, including four credits in project management and a four-credit professional paper. All courses are delivered online via the university’s World Campus.