Supply Chain Management
Associate of Science Degree Management · Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog
This Supply Chain Management Associate of Science degree program prepares students to progress in their careers and educational paths in a wide variety of industries that depend on their supply chains. For learners who are currently working, this program will provide them with the knowledge and skills to move up the career ladder to an analyst role or into another back-office function.
The supply chain management courses required for this degree prepare students to sit for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) SCProTM Fundamentals certifications. Courses focus on overall supply chain management, demand planning, inventory control, and warehousing operations. Coursework also covers the traditional managerial framework of leading, organizing, planning, controlling, communicating, training, and process improvement. Students will use analytical tools including strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis, and other frameworks. Coursework emphasizes embracing diversity within organizations and creating inclusive organizational cultures.
Potential careers include logistics analysts; industrial production managers; wholesale and retail buyers; cargo and freight agents; production, planning, and expediting clerks; and brokerage clerks. Supply chain positions are required in many industries and in businesses of many sizes.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Develop and exhibit high standards of professional practice, demonstrating awareness of ethical and social responsibilities in today’s multicultural, team-oriented, rapidly-changing global environment.
- Analyze and recommend effective business decisions/solutions using a systematic, evaluative, and data-driven approach.
- Effectively communicate solutions to business problems using appropriate business terms and strategies.
- Formulate strategies that embrace diversity within organizations and create inclusive organizational cultures.
Requirements
Review the Associate in Science and Associate in Arts Graduation Requirements and General Education requirements.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| BUS C100 | Introduction to Business # | 3 |
| BUS C139 | Business Communication # | 3 |
| orENGL C136 | Business Communication | |
| MGMT C100 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGMT C115 | Human Relations in Business | 3 |
| MGMT C171 | Supply Chain Management Fundamentals | 3 |
| MGMT C172 | Warehousing Operations | 3 |
| Program Electives | ||
| Choose a minimum of six units from the following: | 6 | |
| ACCT C100 | Introduction to Accounting | |
| ACCT C101 | Financial Accounting # | |
| ACCT C102 | Managerial Accounting # | |
| ACCT C116 | ACCT for Non-Financial Managers, Entrepreneurs, Business Owners | |
| BUS C101 | Introduction to Project Management | |
| BUS C110 | Business Law/Legal Environment of Business # | |
| BUS C118 | Introduction to International Business | |
| BUS C120 | Personal Finance | |
| BUS C141 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | |
| CIS C100 | Introduction to Information Systems | |
| CIS C111 | Information Systems, Programming, and Database Management # | |
| CIS C250 | Introduction to Data Analytics | |
| CYBR C101 | Introduction to Cybersecurity | |
| CMST C100 | Interpersonal Communication | |
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking * | |
| CMST C150 | Intercultural Communication * | |
| ECON C170 | Principles of Microeconomics #* | |
| ECON C175 | Principles of Macroeconomics #* | |
| PHIL C140 | Business and Organizational Ethics | |
| BUS C281 | Work Experience Education | |
| orBUS C282 | Work Experience Education | |
| orBUS C283 | Work Experience Education | |
| orBUS C284 | Work Experience Education | |
| Units Required for Major | 24 | |
| Local General Education or CalGETC pattern | Varies | |
| Electives to satisfy unit requirement | Varies | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
#. Course is on the Business Administration 2.0 Associate in Science for Transfer degree (BUS ADT) course pattern. *. Course satisfies General Education requirements.