Optimization and Supply Chain Management Graduate Certificate

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The Graduate Certificate in Optimization and Supply Chain Management is offered by the Marshall School of Business in partnership with the Viterbi School of Engineering. The program offers individuals opportunities to expand their knowledge of the rapidly expanding uses of technology in the management of global supply chains.

The certificate may be completed on either a full- or part-time basis. Most classes applicable to the program are offered during both daytime and evening hours. Many of the courses included in the curriculum are available online.

Admission

Applicants should have a foundational knowledge (academic or experiential) of statistics and operations management.

Prospective students may apply to begin the programs in the fall, spring or summer term. Applications are submitted online at app.applyyourself.com/?id=USC-MBA. A complete application may include the online application form, responses to several essay and additional information questions, test scores, letters of recommendation, transcripts from all institutions attended since high school, and an application fee. For more information, visit marshall.usc.edu/oscm.

The graduate certificate requires successful completion of 15 units with a minimum GPA of at least 3.0 for all units (combined) applied to the certificate.

Required Courses*

Complete 15 units from the following:

CE 589 Port Engineering: Planning and Operations Units: 3
DSO 505 Sustainable Supply Chains Units: 1.5
DSO 506 Sourcing and Supplier Management Units: 1.5
DSO 520 Logistics Management Units: 3
DSO 522 Applied Time Series Analysis for Forecasting Units: 1.5, 3
DSO 547 Designing Spreadsheet-Based Business Models Units: 3
DSO 549 Application of Lean Six Sigma Units: 3
DSO 570 The Analytics Edge: Data, Models, and Effective Decisions Units: 3.0
DSO 580 Project Management Units: 3 or
ISE 515 Engineering Project Management Units: 3
DSO 581 Supply Chain Management Units: 3
DSO 582 Service Management: Economics and Operations Units: 3
DSO 583 Operations Consulting Units: 3
DSO 584 Global Operations Management Units: 3
GSBA 504a Operations Management Units: 1.5 and
GSBA 504b Operations Management Units: 1.5
or
GSBA 534 Operations Management Units: 2, 3
ISE 506 Lean Operations Units: 3
ISE 513 Inventory Systems Units: 3
ISE 514 Advanced Production Planning and Scheduling Units: 3
ISE 530 Optimization Methods for Analytics Units: 3
ISE 580 Performance Modeling and Simulation Units: 3
ISE 583 Enterprise Wide Information Systems Units: 3

Note:

For current USC graduate students, courses credited to graduate certificate programs may be completed in conjunction with course work required for a graduate degree program in which the student is already enrolled. Applicability of courses to the student’s primary degree program is determined by the student’s home department. For USC alumni, courses completed in conjunction with the individual’s prior degree may not be credited toward a certificate, but may be applied toward the master’s degree. If necessary, appropriate substitutions for required courses will be determined and documented by the program director.

Successful completion of a graduate certificate program is acknowledged by a certificate awarded by the university.