Business: Supply Chain Management MSB

Wisconsins M.S. in Supply Chain Management, supported by the Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management, is a one-year program that provides students with an interdisciplinary education combining fundamental knowledge and applied learning experiences. The strategic, cross-functional curriculum takes an integrated business process view of supply chains, including marketing, sourcing, logistics, operations, and customer service. Students connect with and learn from real-world supply chain leaders and are part of a strong, close-knit community. See theprogram websitefor more information.

1. Apply knowledge in operations, finance, marketing and information systems to support decision making within and across the fundamental dimensions of supply chain management planning, sourcing, making and delivering physical and non-physical products.
2. Make supply chain decisions in real-world settings through significant exposure to leading supply chain practitioners.
3. Identify relevant sources of data, know how to access that data, and be able to analyze it to support supply chain decision making.
4. Identify and assess the opportunities and risks associated with global sources of supply and global markets for goods.
5. Communicate ideas and recommendations to individuals in all functional areas within an organization.

A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an international institution is required. International applicants must have a degree comparable to a regionally accredited U.S. bachelor’s degree. You must have completed your undergraduate degree, or similar, before starting graduate school.

A minimum undergraduate grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 on the equivalent of the last 60 semester hours (approximately two years of work) or a master’s degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required. Applicants from an international institution must demonstrate strong academic achievement comparable to a 3.00 for an undergraduate or master’s degree. The Graduate School will use your institution’s grading scale. Do not convert your grades to a 4.00 scale.

Every applicant whose native language is not English, or whose undergraduate instruction was not in English, must provide an English proficiency test score. TOEFL scores must be submitted electronically via ETS. IELTS scores can be submitted electronically or by paper.  Our office address is: UW-Madison Graduate School, Office of Admissions, 232 Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706.  Your score will not be accepted if it is more than two years old from the start of your admission term. Country of citizenship does not exempt applicants from this requirement. Language of instruction at the college or university level and how recent the language instruction was taken are the determining factors in meeting this requirement.

Applicants are exempt if: