Global Supply Chain Management, also known as the value chain or logistics network management, consists of a network of suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, distribution centers, wholesalers and retailers. It also includes a variety of specialized facilitating systems, such as transportation and information systems. The Global Supply Chain Management option develops an understanding of the design, control and operation of supply chains.

Business Majors

A Business major is any student majoring in Accountancy; Finance; Information Systems; Management; Marketing; or Business Administration with an option in either Business Law, Global Supply Chain Management, Insurance and Financial Services, Real Estate or Systems and Operations Management. Accountancy, Finance, and Insurance and Financial Services are impacted majors with additional admission requirements. All Business majors share 27 units of common Lower Division core courses and 19 units of common Upper Division core courses.

Double Major Requirements

Students seeking a double major in the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics must have at least a 3.0 overall GPA and be able to complete both majors within a maximum of 140 units.

Transfer Course Requirements

Transfer students should be aware that no grade lower than “C” will be accepted on transfer from another institution to satisfy Department or David Nazarian College of Business and Economics requirements.

Residency Requirement

At least 50 percent of the business and economics course credit units and 50 percent of the specialized major credit units required for the Bachelor of Science degrees in Accountancy, Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, Management, Marketing and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics must be completed in residence at CSUN.

Course Requirements

Check course descriptions for prerequisite courses. Prerequisites must be completed prior to enrolling in the course.

1. Common Lower Division Business Core (27 units)

ACCT 220 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3)
ACCT 230 Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3)
BLAW 280 Business Law I (3)
COMP 100 Computers: Their Impact and Use (3)
ECON 160 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
ECON 161 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
ENGL 205 Business Communication in its Rhetorical Contexts (3)
MATH 103 Mathematical Methods for Business (3)*
SOM 120 Basic Business Statistics (3)**

*MATH 103 or MATH 150A or MATH 255A (Calculus) must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
**The 4-unit MATH 140 course also satisfies this requirement.

2. Common Upper Division Business Core (19 units)

BUS 302 Gateway Experience (3)
BUS 302L Gateway Experience Laboratory (1)
FIN 303 Financial Management (3)
MGT 360 Management and Organizational Behavior (3)
MKT 304 Marketing Management (3)
SOM 306 Operations Management (3)
BUS 497 Capstone (3)

3. Breadth Courses: Communication Foundations (3 units)

Select one of the following:

ENGL 306 Reporting Writing (3)***
ENGL 407 Composition and the Professions (3)
BLAW 308 Business Law II (3)

4. Required Global Supply Chain Management Courses (15 units)

IS 312 Information Systems for Business (3)
MKT/SCM 447 Logistics and Transportation Management (3)
MKT/SCM 442 Business to Business Marketing (3)
SCM/SOM 416 Supply Chain Management (3)
SCM 492 Supply Chain Management Strategy (3)

5. Global Supply Chain Management Option Elective Courses 
(6 units)

Select two of the following:

ACCT 470 Strategic Cost and Profit Management (3)
BUS 491CS Small Business Consulting (3)†
or SOM 498 Field Assignments and Reports Systems and Operations Management (3)
MKT 346 Marketing Research (3)
MKT 443 Retail Management (3)
MKT 445 International Marketing Management (3)
SOM 464 Manufacturing Resource Planning (3)
SOM 467 Quality Management and Control (3)
ECON 310 Price Theory and Applications (3)***

***Courses that are also Upper Division GE.
†Senior Standing with a 3.0 or higher GPA. Other students will be considered with recommendation.

General Education

Of the 48 units of the General Education requirement, 13 units are satisfied by the following courses: MATH 103 satisfies 3 units of the Mathematics requirement; ECON 160 and ECON 161 satisfy 6 units of Social Sciences; BLAW 280 satisfies 3 units of Lifelong Learning; and COMP 100 satisfies 1 additional unit.