A 2+1 agreement between the MSSCM and MBA programs at Wichita State will allow students to complete 2 master鈥檚 degrees in 3 years. The MBA program is comprised of 36 credit hours and the MSSCM program is made up of 30 credit hours. Up to 12 credit hours may be shared between both graduate programs and double-counted. The double counting rule will allow students to complete both programs by taking 54-57 hours of coursework. One master鈥檚 program must be completed before any courses can be applied to the second program.
Required Courses for an MBA Graduate in the MSSCM program
Core courses (18-21 hours)
DS 865 Supply Chain Management or IME 783
DS 725 Global Procurement and Sourcing
DS 790 Global Logistics and Transportation Management DS 790
MIS 750 Business Intelligence & Analytics
HRM 869 Talent Development
Elective
*If the student had a concentration in Supply Chain Management while in the MBA program, DS 865, DS 725, and DS 790 will be substituted with 3 additional electives from the Management or Analytics Track in the MSSCM program.
Required Courses for a MSSCM Graduate in the MBA program
Core courses
*All courses in the MBA Core below are required. Some core courses should have been
completed as part of the MSSCM program previously, however. The remaining core courses
should be completed while in the MBA program.
BLAW 810 Law and Ethics for Business
DS 850 Operations Management
FIN 850 Managerial Finance
MIS 874 Management Information Systems
MGMT or MKT 803 Decision Making Analysis
MGMT 862 Organizational Behavior
MGMT 885/885G Advanced Strategic Management
*Just 12 hours can be transferred from the MSSCM program into the MBA. If more than 4 of the core courses were taken in MSSCM, an elective will be selected from the MBA program in consultation with an advisor to reach the required 24 credit hours for the MBA.
Concentration courses
Students will select a concentration in the MBA program to complete their remaining
15 credit hours in the MBA program. Any concentration option, other than Supply Chain
Management, may be selected.
Online concentration options include Marketing, Health Care Administration, Human Resource Management, and Finance.
In-person concentrations include Finance, Health Care Administration, Business Analytics & Information Management, and Marketing.
Information on the required courses for each concentration may be found here: /academics/business/mba/concentrations.php.
A no-concentration general MBA track may also be selected to complete your remaining credit hours in the program.