Systems and Operations Management

The option in Systems and Operations Management focuses on developing skills for problem solving, critical thinking, communication and the use of constantly changing technology. These skills are needed to deal with a variety of decisions made by managers in manufacturing, service and public organizations. These encompass strategic long-range decisions (such as product, service and process design, facility location and capacity planning), as well as operational decisions (such as project management, operations planning and scheduling, quality assurance, purchasing and inventory).

Business Majors

A Business major is any student majoring in Accountancy; Information Systems; or Business Administration with an option in either Business Analytics, Business Law, Financial Analysis, Financial Planning, Global Supply Chain Management, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Risk Management and Insurance, or Systems and Operations Management. The B.S. in Accountancy is an impacted major with additional admission requirements. All Business majors share 27 units of common lower division core courses and 18 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 be in good standing (2.0 overall and 2.0 CSUN GPA) and able to complete both majors within a maximum of 140 units.

Transfer Course Requirements

Students should be aware that no grade lower than a “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, or Information Systems 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 (27-30 units)

*Must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.

2. Common Upper Division Business Core (18 units)

BUS 312 Data Literacy for Business (3)
BUS 497A or BUS 497B Capstone (3)
FIN 303 Financial Management (3)
MGT 360 Management and Organizational Behavior (3)
MKT 304 Principles of Marketing (3)
SOM 306 Operations Management (3)

3. Upper Division Required Courses for the Option in Systems and Operations Management (15 units)

IS 312 Systems and Technologies for Managers (3)
SOM 307 Data Analysis and Modeling for Business (3)
SOM 464 Manufacturing Resource Planning (3)
SOM 467 Quality Management and Control (3)
SOM 485 Decision Support Systems (3)

4. Communication Course (3 units)

Select 3 units from the following:

BLAW 308 Business Law II (3)
COMS 443 Rhetoric of Business (3)
ENGL 407 Composition and the Professions (3)
PHIL 305 Business Ethics and Public Policy (3)

5. Select 6 additional units from the following:

ECON 310 Price Theory and Applications (3)
SCM 447 Logistics and Transportation Management (3)
SOM 416 Supply Chain Management (3)
SOM 466 Project Management (3)
SOM 468 Managing for Service Excellence (3)
SOM 498 Field Assignments and Reports—Systems and Operations Management (3)

6. General Education (43 units)

Undergraduate students must complete 43 units of General Education as described in this Catalog, including 3 units of coursework meeting the Ethnic Studies (E.S.) requirement.

12 units are satisfied by the following courses in the major: MATH 103 satisfies Basic Skills Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning; FIN 303 satisfies Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning, Upper Division; and ECON 160 and ECON 161 satisfy Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences. In addition, IS 212 fulfills the Information Competence requirement.

If taken, ECON 310 satisfies upper division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences.

7. Campus Requirements (6 units)

Undergraduate students must complete 6 units of Campus Requirements as described in this Catalog. IS 212 meets the Lifelong Learning requirement.

Total Units in the Major/Option: 69-72

General Education Units: 31

Campus Requirement Units: 3

Additional Units: 14-17

Total Units Required for the B.S. Degree: 120