Supply Chain and Information Sciences & Technology
The minor in Supply Chain, Information Sciences and Technology (SCIST_UMNR) at Penn State Smeal College of Business provides students not majoring in or the opportunity to develop working knowledge of information technology, supply chain management, and their interdisciplinary synergies. The joint minor is designed for professional careers in business, information systems, software development, consulting, and government. The successful minor must, at a minimum, possess basic knowledge of quantitative techniques, computer applications, and microeconomics.
What is Supply Chain, Information Sciences and Technology?
Supply Chain and Information Systems encompasses some of the largest employment sectors in the U.S. economy and offers advancement opportunities in countries around the world. U.S. News and World Report Career Guide and Working Woman magazines have cited this area as a hot career track. Companies seeking students in this area represent: the services sector, which includes consulting, third-party logistics, transportation, warehousing, and retailing; the manufacturing sector, especially the computer, aerospace, pharmaceutical, electronics, petrochemical, auto, food, and consumer products industries; and the government sector, primarily at the federal and state levels.
Requirements for the Minor
IST 110: Information, People and Technology
IST 210: Organization of Data
IST 220: Networking and Telecommunications
SCM 301: Supply Chain Management
IST 110: Information, People and Technology
IST 210: Organization of Data
IST 220: Networking and Telecommunications
SCM 301: Supply Chain Management