San Diego State University (SDSU) - Supply Chain Management Programs

Supply Chain Management Education at SDSU Fowler College of Business, San Diego CA

Founded in 1897, San Diego State University (SDSU) is an academically rich urban university that provides endless possibilities for students. Since it was founded, San Diego State University has grown to offer bachelor’s degrees in 84 areas, master’s degrees in 76 areas and doctorates in 16 areas. SDSU’s approximately 30,000 students participate in an academic curriculum distinguished by direct contact with faculty and an increasing international emphasis that prepares them for a global future.

With award-winning professors, top-notch research facilities, and a location at the gateway to Latin America and the Pacific Rim, SDSU gives you the tools to expand your knowledge and your potential.

SDSU’s Fowler College of Business is the 35th largest business school in the world. SDSU ranks 19th largest in the US and third largest in the state of California.

The programs reflect the international, entrepreneurial, hi-tech, and tourism character of the region and provide opportunities for students and faculty to integrate their academic work with experience in the San Diego community.

Graduate Program

• MBA with Specialization in Supply Chain Management (SCM): The MBA Specialization in Supply Chain Management provides students with an academic curriculum focused on coordinating and integrating of materials, information, and finances as they flow both within and among companies. Common supply chain activities include sourcing, procurement, conversion, distribution, and logistics management. Supply chain management is the design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply chain activities with the objective of maximizing value an organization creates for its stakeholders.

• SDSU World Campus offers a wide variety of lifelong learning classes, seminars, and certificate programs. Career advancement courses are offered in many areas of management, leadership, and quality improvement while self-enrichment courses range from astronomy to web design. Additionally, the College offers more than 40 certificate programs, online courses, English language programs, and many other learning opportunities locally, regionally, and around the world.
• Campus: SDSU’s 283-acre campus is a hub for a diverse array of academic, social and creative activities. The San Diego campus is located just off Interstate 8, at College Avenue.
• Accreditation: San Diego State University is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges' (WASC). College of Business Administration programs are accredited by AASCB International.
• Study Abroad Programs: SDSU is ranked second in the nation in its class for the number of students who have an international experience. There are more than 1,600 students studying abroad each year in approximately 50 countries, including Australia, Spain, Japan, Mexico, and China.
• Globally-focused Programs: Campus-based academic programs and centers with a global focus include the Center for International Business Education and Research, the Center for Latin American Studies, the International Security and Conflict Resolution degree program and the International Business major, which is one of the largest of its kind in the nation.
• Creating Leaders: Many of the c-level executives and corporate officers in some of the world’s most powerful and influential companies earned their business degree at SDSU’s College of Business Administration.
• Leading the Pac: San Diego State University’s College of Business Administration has been a proven leader in terms of innovative programs and research centers.
• Institutes & Centers: Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER); Center for Accounting in the Public Interest (CAPI); Centre for Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC); The Corky McMillin Center for Real Estate; Corporate Governance Institute (CGI); Entrepreneurial Management Center (EMC); Institute for Inclusiveness and Diversity in Organizations (IIDO); Real Estate & Land Use Institute (RELUI); and Small Business Consulting Center.
• Internships: The Aztec Business Alliance matches upper division Undergraduate student interns with local companies and organizations. Examples of typical internships are; market research for a new product, identifying potential new business opportunities, developing advertising and promotion plans, analyzing inventory control systems or developing business and marketing plans.
• Small Business Consulting: SDSU’s Small Business Consulting Center (SBCC) is a highly successful, award winning program, started as the Small Business Institute (under an SBA grant). It has served nearly one thousand small and medium sized businesses in the San Diego region since its inception in the early 1970s.

LAST UPDATED ON Nov 7, 2021