Prepare for success in one of the business world鈥檚 most in-demand specializations at an AACSB-accredited school. With Rider鈥檚 global supply chain management (GSCM) program's interdisciplinary approach, you鈥檒l gain important skills and develop an understanding of the field鈥檚 impact on domestic and international business.
The three-course global supply chain certificate is also available for non-GSCM majors who want to enhance their knowledge of supply chain management. This certificate will make you a well-rounded candidate for in-demand jobs post-graduation as it provides in-depth supply chain and logistics training.
Top 2
ranked supply chain curriculum in the nation by Gartner, Inc. (2018)
10:1
student-to-faculty ratio
95%+
placement in supply chain jobs after graduation
This is an interdisciplinary program that merges coursework from operations, marketing, business analytics, information systems, management science and international business. At Rider, you'll learn to see and understand connections between the different supply chain-related disciplines. You will also learn about the different operating models used in today鈥檚 businesses and gain an appreciation for how businesses operate among different cultures and regions of the world.
Every global supply chain management major gains valuable hands-on experience through one or more internships or co-ops at firms such as Church & Dwight, Est茅e Lauder, Becton Dickinson, Johnson & Johnson, L鈥橭r茅al and Pfizer.
Michelle Issac '21 and Natalie Zarkova '21 created videos highlighting their experience in the GSCM major.
Because GSCM is such a broad field, our GSCM graduates find a wealth of different career tracks that offer both financial rewards and personal satisfaction.
Throughout my time at Rider, I received a lot of support from my dean, advisors and professors. They helped guide me through my university years while better preparing me for my future career aspirations.鈥
Our interdisciplinary 120-credit program focuses on core business principles and strategies and also gives you the flexibility to focus on your interests.
Rider also offers a three course GSCM certificate that is open to all non supply chain majors, which consists of taking Intro to Global Supply Chain Management and two additional upper level courses in the curriculum.
The curriculum of the Rider Norm Brodsky College of Business includes optional faculty-led international study tours that students can take for academic credit. Several of these tours have major supply chain components and global supply chain (GSC) majors can obtain three GSC elective credits if they take one of these tours.
Business analytics has become a major component of every segment of the corporate world from supply chain management to marketing to human resources. And no discipline relies more on business analyses to support management decision-making than global supply chain management. With this in mind, we have designed a flexible program for our global supply chain management (GSCM) majors that allows them to complement their studies with a dual major in business analytics (BAN).
Learn more about financial aid, tuition and the various options we offer to make your college education affordable.
Associate Professor, Director of Global Supply Chain Management
Department of Information Systems, Analytics and Supply Chain Management
Sweigart Hall
csurti [at] rider.edu
609-895-5538
Academic Focus: Management Services, Supply Chain Management
