Supply Chain and Operations Management – Business Administration (Co-op option available)

Program Overview

Supply chain and operations managers are at the core of any company. They keep businesses running smoothly and ensure that clients, suppliers and employees are effective and successful in their work. They obtain, develop and manage the resources required to deliver goods and services to clients and contribute to key decisions involving facilities management, logistics, inventory control, purchasing, quality control and scheduling. You will gain hands-on experience using software from SAP – the world’s leading supplier of enterprise resource planning software. As part of their program of studies, students have the opportunity to earn the SAP Student Recognition Award, providing evidence to potential employers of their proficiency with this software. This program also offers you the opportunity to add to your skills and knowledge with real-life work experience gained through either a field placement or a co-operative education (co-op) experience.

Co-operative Education

Field Placement

Planning

Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Mature Student Status
Grade 12 English (C or U)
Grade 11 mathematics (C, M or U)

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Intakes and Availability

Date	Domestic Availability	International Availability
September 2019	Open	Closed
January 2020	Open	Open

Tuition

Year one domestic: $3,025 (CDN)
Year one international: $13,187 (CDN)

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Co-operative Education (co-op)

The best way to succeed in your field is to immerse yourself in it! Co-op is an excellent way to build your professional network, explore career paths and apply in-class teachings to real work situations. Co-op is a model of education that integrates academic learning with workplace learning in fields relevant to our students’ academic and personal goals. Similar to an academic course, work terms are a mandatory component to this form of experiential learning.

Semester 1 Courses

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Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Business data analyst
Supply chain coordinator/manager
Demand and supply planner
Buyer/ purchasing/procurement coordinator/manager
Operations manager
Inventory coordinator/ manager/analyst
Materials and logistics coordinator/ manager
Warehouse and distribution coordinator/manager
Quality manager
Process improvement coordinator/manager
Project coordinator/manager

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Program Details

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program are required to purchase their own laptop. For specific hardware and software requirements for this program click here.

Operations management is the core functional area of any business. Operations managers obtain, develop and manage the resources required to deliver goods and services to clients. This includes contributing to key decisions involving:

Facilities management
Inventory management
Purchasing
Quality assurance
Production planning and scheduling
Supply chain management
Transportation, distribution and logistics

Graduates are well-positioned to pursue a variety of professional accreditations with professional organizations including:

APICS The Association for Operations Management
Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA)

After completing one year of business study, you may choose to graduate with a certificate in Business Fundamentals. After two years of study, you may choose to graduate with a diploma in Supply Chain and Operations – Business.

Students will have two options to gain valuable skills in the workforce and will either complete a field placement or a co-operative education (co-op) experience. Students completing the field placement will participate in an unpaid work placement completed during semester 6. Students who qualify for the co-op experience will complete a four-month paid work experience in between second and third year of their program.

CREDENTIALS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Preparation to earn the following industry credentials is built directly into the program:

Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) designation, Supply Chain Management Association
APICS-Certified in Production and Inventory Management
Certified Associate in Project Management, Project Management Institute
SAP Student Recognition Award
Microsoft Office Specialist Certification in Excel

Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Mature Student Status
Grade 12 English (C or U)
Grade 11 mathematics (C, M or U)

Courses

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Semester 5

Semester 6

Courses and course descriptions are subject to change.

Costs

YEAR ONE FEES	Domestic	International
Tuition	$3,025	$13,187
Compulsory Ancillary	$1,245	$1,720
Program Incidental	$0	$0
Total Fees:	$4,270	$14,907

Please note: fees are based on the 2018-2019 academic year and do not include textbooks. For more information please see Other fees to consider.

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Business data analyst
Supply chain coordinator/manager
Demand and supply planner
Buyer/ purchasing/procurement coordinator/manager
Operations manager
Inventory coordinator/ manager/analyst
Materials and logistics coordinator/ manager
Warehouse and distribution coordinator/manager
Quality manager
Process improvement coordinator/manager
Project coordinator/manager

WHERE YOU COULD WORK:

Program graduates are in demand across all major sectors including:

Aerospace
Agribusiness
Construction
Defense
Education
Energy and utilities
Entertainment
Financial services
Food and beverage
Healthcare
Hospitality
Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical
Public administration
Retail/wholesale
Telecommunications
Transportation and warehousing

Field Placement

Students completing a field placement will participate in a four-week, unpaid work experience that takes in the sixth semester, which will give you practical operations management experience and the opportunity to apply the theories and concepts learned.

Program Transfer, Degree Completion And Additional Credentials

Qualified graduates can go on to take Durham College’s related programs in Human Resources Management; International Business Management; Project Management; or Sport Business Management.

Durham College also offers degree completion opportunities with a number of Canadian and international institutions. Sample diploma-to-degree opportunities include:

Please visit our pathways page to learn more about how you can transfer your credits towards a degree.

Laptop Requirements

Minimum Recommended Hardware

Laptop: Personal computer (PC) not a Mac
Operating System: Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10 (if available)
Processor: Intel Core i5 or better (Not AMD)
Memory: 4 GB of RAM (8 GB preferred)
Hard Drive: 250 GB or larger (Solid State Drive (SSD) preferred)
Warranty: 3 years parts and labour (On-site preferred)
Other features: 2 USB ports

Software Requirements

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Microsoft Office 2013
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Acrobat Reader
Adobe Flash Player and Browser Plug-in

Optional

AVG
Avira

Co-operative education (co-op)

Students in the Business Administration – Supply Chain and Operations Management Advanced Diploma program will be invited to apply to the co-op option during their first year of study. Entrance to the co-op option is limited and the processes for securing a work term are competitive. Students who qualify for co-op will be eligible to complete a four-month, paid work term between the second and third years of their program.

Supports are available through the Co-op office to assist students with securing their work terms. In addition, the Co-op office is in contact with co-op students and their employers during the work terms to help with any questions. Upon completing the work term, co-op students return to campus to complete their final two academic semesters of the program before graduating.

Program sequence

September intake:

	Fall (September to December)	Winter (January to April)	Summer (May to August)
Year 1	Academic semester 1	Academic semester 2	Summer break
Year 2	Academic semester 3	Academic semester 4	Co-op work term 1
Year 3	Academic semester 5	Academic semester 6

January intake:

	Fall (September to December)	Winter (January to April)	Summer (May to August)
Year 1		Academic semester 1	Academic semester 2
Year 2	Academic semester 3	Academic semester 4	Co-op work term 1
Year 3	Academic semester 5	Academic semester 6

Courses

CO-OP Option

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

SEMESTER 3

SEMESTER 4

CO-OP WORK TERM

Co-op Work Term 1 (BSOC 1000)
The co-op work term will provide students with work experience in the supply chain and operations management industries. The co-op work term expands students’ learning environment to real work settings where they will be challenged to apply their academic knowledge and then return to campus with a deepened understanding of industry demands and required skills.

SEMESTER 5

SEMESTER 6

Courses and course descriptions are subject to change.

Co-op administrative fee

Once transferred to the co-op option of a program, students will have a co-op administrative fee of $475 assessed to their accounts. The administrative fee goes to support the broad array of support services provided to co-op students. These services are dedicated to support student success.

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Program Overview

Admission Requirements

Intakes and Availability

Tuition

Co-operative Education (co-op)

Semester 1 Courses

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Program Details

CREDENTIALS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Admission Requirements

Courses

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Semester 5

Semester 6

Costs

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

WHERE YOU COULD WORK:

Field Placement

Program Transfer, Degree Completion And Additional Credentials

Laptop Requirements

Minimum Recommended Hardware

Software Requirements

Optional

Co-operative education (co-op)

Program sequence

January intake:

Courses

CO-OP Option

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

SEMESTER 3

SEMESTER 4

CO-OP WORK TERM

SEMESTER 5

SEMESTER 6

Co-op administrative fee

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College guide September 2019 [PDF]

College guide September 2019 [Interactive]

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