Supply Chain Management (Post-Degree Diploma)

Curriculum Guideline

Effective Date:
Program code
PDSCMGT
Discontinued
No
Program
Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Department
Business
Credential type
Post-Degree Diploma
Transcript title
Supply Chain Mgmt - PDD
Date of first offering
Start term
201710
End term
201720
Credential
Post-Degree Diploma in Supply Chain Management
Length of program
One year
Credits
30.00
Admissions requirements

Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:

  • General College Admission Requirements
  • Applicants must have an undergraduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Canada or an equivalent credential from an approved institution of a different country. Any applicant who earned their credential in a language other than English must meet the Douglas College English language proficiency requirement.

Completion of Foundations of Math 12 with a minimum grade of C+ is highly recommended. 

Curriculum framework

Graduation Requirements:

  • Successful completion of 30 credits
  • A minimum grade of “C” for each individual course is required
  • 70% (21 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College
  • Courses used towards a previously received credential can be used to meet program requirements, but additional courses will need to be taken to replace these credits

Course Requirements:

Course Number Course Title Credits

Select one course from the following two options:

BUSN 3410

Global Supply Chain Management

3.00

COBA 3200

Project Management

3.00

Required Courses:

ACCT 3008

Financial and Managerial Accounting for Managers

3.00

BUSN 1210

Management Essentials

3.00

BUSN 2429

Business Statistics I

3.00

CSIS 2200

Systems Analysis and Design

3.00

BUSN 3380

Operations Management

3.00

BUSN 3386

Supply Materials Management

3.00

BUSN 3388

Supply Chain Planning

3.00

BUSN 3390

Continuous Improvement

3.00

BUSN 4275

Business Strategy & Analysis

3.00

Total Credits

 

30.00

Learning outcomes

This program is designed to fulfill the following broad objectives:

1. To provide students with general knowedge about Supply Chain Management principles related to goods and service industries.

2. To provide students with the specific knowledge about Supply Chain Management principles required to pass an independent industry certification examination: the APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) certification.

3. To provide students with the specific knowledge about Continuous Improvement principles to successfully attain a Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

4. To provide students with applied Supply Chain Management skills via software usage (Material Resource Planning - MRP, Analytics, MS Office Suite, MS Project, etc....), simulations, case analysis, and field/industry work.

5. To provide students with general business knowledge (management, business mathematics) and pre-requisite foundational skills that are required to successfully complete the third/fourth year program courses.