Admission decisions are made based on past academic record, intellectual ability, GMAT or GRE scores, and career commitment. Applications are accepted from students who have baccalaureate or graduate degrees. Past graduate work may be credited toward degree requirements where appropriate. Applicants must submit:
Applications will be accepted for Fall enrollment beginning in the previous Fall. The application deadline for all materials is January 31.
Research and teaching assistantships (20 hours per week) are awarded to full-time Ph.D. students on a competitive basis. Ph.D. assistantships include a stipend and waiver of tuition. All full-time Ph.D. students are considered for an assistantship.
The Supply Chain & Analytics Ph.D. in the College of Business Administration requires a minimum of 62 course credit hours, including a minimum of 5 dissertation credit hours, beyond the baccalaureate degree. To ensure sufficient background for doctoral-level courses, students must demonstrate appropriate competence in quantitative reasoning, which is evidenced through completion of prior course work or equivalent to be determined by the Ph.D. Program Director. Students must also demonstrate appropriate competence in managerial communication, which is evidenced through completion of BUS AD 5100 or equivalent to be determined by the Ph.D. Program Director.
The Supply Chain & Analytics Ph.D. has required courses in four areas: Business & Research Foundations (Section I), Emphasis Area Foundations (Section II), Research Methods (Section III) and Doctoral Courses (Section IV). Electives in the program are included in Section V.
I. Business & Research Foundation Requirement: 15 credit hours (5 courses)
Students are required to take five Business & Research Foundations courses as advised by the emphasis area Ph.D. Director. These five courses may be waived if students have completed the courses as part of an UMSL program or had equivalent graduate course work at an institution approved by the Graduate Business Programs Office and the Ph.D. Director.
| SCMA 5300 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| SCMA 5310 | Supply Chain Strategy | 3 |
| INFSYS 6860 | Advanced Data Integration | 3 |
| MKTG 5700 | Contemporary Marketing Concepts | 3 |
| One course from the following set: | ||
| MGMT 5600 | Managing People in Organizations | 3 |
| Finance 6500 | Financial Management | 3 |
| ACCTNG 5400 | Financial and Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 5100 | Economic Theory and Methods | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 |
II. Emphasis Area Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
Students are required to take three foundational courses as advised by the Ph.D. Director.
| SCMA 5320 | Supply Chain and Operations Management | 3 |
| SCMA 6321 | Strategic Sourcing | 3 |
| SCMA 6330 | Business Logistics Systems | 3 |
III. Research Methods (9 credit hours)
Students are required to take three research methods courses as advised by the Ph.D. Director.
| SCMA 6331 | Supply Chain Modeling | 3 |
| SCMA 6345 | Business Analytics and Data Mining | 3 |
| SCMA 6350 | Management Science Methods | 3 |
IV. Doctoral Courses (15 credit hours)
Students are required to take five Doctoral level courses as advised by the Ph.D. Director.
| SCMA 7380 | Advanced Data Analysis | 3 |
| SCMA 7382 | Empirical Research Methods | 3 |
| SCMA 7383 | Advanced Optimization | 3 |
| SCMA 7390 | Research Seminar in Supply Chain and Analytics | 3 |
| SCMA 7393 | Special Topics in Supply Chain and Analytics | 3 |
V. Electives (9 credit hours)
Students must take 9 credit hours of graduate-level elective courses, selected in consultation with the Ph.D. Director. If the three courses are selected in a thematic area outside the emphasis area, they are deemed to constitute a “Supporting Field” for the Ph.D.
UMSL is the only public university in the region to carry dual AACSB accreditation for its business and accounting programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
