Marshall School of Business
Master’s Degree and Graduate Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Optimization and Supply Chain Management
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.
Admission
Applicants should have a foundational knowledge (academic or experiential) of statistics and operations management. 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.
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 any institutions attended since the applicant last applied to USC, 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 applied to the certificate.
| REQUIRED COURSES* | UNITS | |
|---|---|---|
| Select 15 units from the following: | ||
| CE 589 | Port Engineering: Planning and Operations | 3 |
| DSO 505 | Sustainable Supply Chains | 1.5 |
| DSO 506 | Sourcing and Supplier Management | 1.5 |
| DSO 522 | Applied Time Series Analysis for Forecasting | 3 |
| DSO 547 | Designing Spreadsheet-Based Business Models | 3 |
| DSO 580 | Project Management, or | |
| ISE 515 | Engineering Project Management | 3 |
| DSO 581 | Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| DSO 582 | Service Management: Economics and Operations | 3 |
| DSO 583 | Operations Consulting | 3 |
| DSO 584 | Global Operations Management | 3 |
| GSBA 504ab | Operations Management or | |
| GSBA 534 | Operations Management | 3 |
| ISE 513 | Inventory Systems | 3 |
| ISE 514 | Advanced Production Planning and Scheduling | 3 |
| ISE 530 | Optimization Methods for Analytics | 3 |
| ISE 580 | Performance Modeling and Simulation | 3 |
| ISE 583 | Enterprise Wide Information Systems | 3 |
| SAE 551 | Lean Operations | 3 |
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.