Supply Chain Management (Post-Degree Diploma)

Domestic applications

Fall 2027: Opens Oct 1 2026

Winter 2027:

International applications

Please visit the International application deadline page to find out when applications may be available.

Overview

The Post Degree Diploma in Supply Chain Management is designed for students who have a bachelors’ degree and are interested in pursuing a career in a supply chain role (purchasing/procurement, warehousing, transportation, production/quality and/or inventory planning).

The program is designed to suit all bachelors’ degree holders regardless of concentration, and will provide internationally relevant skills. The program provides students with industry relevant job skills and preparatory knowledge to attain an industry certification in .

Get valuable work experience through the Business Internship program

In the Business Internship Program, you’ll apply the theory and knowledge you’ve learned in class into a real-world business setting. During your unpaid part-time internship, you’ll be assigned tasks and projects that junior management, marketing, business, administrative and/or sales employees complete in the modern workplace.

To be accepted into the internship program, you must contact the Career Centre early in your studies at ��51.

Admissions Requirements

Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:

General College Admission Requirements
Applicants must have an undergraduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Canada or an equivalent credential from an approved institution of a different country. Any applicant who earned their credential in a language other than English must meet the ��51 English language proficiency requirement.

Completion of Foundations of Math 12 with a minimum grade of C+ is highly recommended.

Program Requirements

Curriculum framework

Graduation Requirements:

Successful completion of 30 credits
70% (21 credits) of all coursework must be completed at ��51
In good academic standing
A minimum program GPA of 2.00 is required
A minimum grade of "C" is required in BUSN 3386, BUSN 3388, and BUSN 3390*
Courses used towards a previously received credential can be used to meet program requirements. However, additional courses will need to be taken to replace these credits. See Note 3 for details about replacement courses.
Effective September 2024: Up to 50% (15 credits) of coursework used towards a previously received credential can be used to meet graduation requirements (see the Credentials Awarded Policy and note 3 below).
Time limit to complete the program graduation requirements: four (4) years. Any courses completed outside of that time limit will not be usable. Students may seek the permission of the Department/Program to complete a credential outside the approved time limits.

Course Requirements:

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Required Courses: (See Note 1)
BUSN 1210	Management Essentials	3.00
BUSN 2429	Business Statistics	3.00
CSIS 2200	Systems Analysis and Design	3.00
BUSN 3380	Operations Management	3.00
BUSN 3390*	Continuous Improvement	3.00
BUSN 3410 or BUSN 3600	Global Supply Chain Management or Project Management Essentials	3.00
BUSN 3386*	Supply Materials Management	3.00
BUSN 3388*	Supply Chain Planning	3.00
BUSN 4275	Business Strategy & Competitive Analysis	3.00
Select one of the following two options:
ACCT 3008	Financial and Managerial Accounting for Managers	3.00
COBA 4885 (See Note 2)	Experiential Learning & Internship	3.00
Total Credits		30.00

Notes:

1. The courses, above, have been listed in the recommended order for students to take them. To complete the program efficiently, students need to:

Make note of courses that are not offered every term to adjust their plans accordingly,
Take all pre-requisites prior to attempting to register for a given course, and
Understand which courses have additional minimum grade requirements in the prerequisites.

While C- is the normal minimum grade needed to be achieved in a pre-requisite course, some courses require higher grades in the pre-requisite course.
Students must know which courses require higher grades in the pre-requisite course so that they can achieve the necessary grade.
If students do not obtain the required grade in a pre-requisite course, students must retake the pre-requisite course to earn the grade required.

2. COBA 4885 (Experiential Learning and Internship) provides the opportunity for students to gain unpaid work experience and course credit. Students who would like to find out more about internship should email the careercentre@douglascollege.ca at the start of their program.

3. For replacement courses, students must:

Work within the requirement that, at least, 50% (15 credits) of the coursework in the post-degree diploma is at the 3000/4000 level;
Meet pre-requisites for the replacement courses (i.e. not expect pre-requisite overrides); and
Select from the following courses:

Any course from CBA (i.e., BUSN, ACCT, BLAW, COBA, CSIS, ECON, FINC, HOSP, or MARK) or
From outside CBA, the courses that are listed in the table below, or
A similar course, as approved by the Program Coordinator.

1000-Level, Non-CBA Courses
ANTH 1100	ANTH 1160	CMNS 1104
CMNS 1115	CMNS 1125	CMNS 1210
CMNS 1216	CMNS 1217	CMNS 1276
CRIM 1160	EAES 1201	ENGL 1102
ENGL 1130	GEOG 1130	GLGC 1101
HIST 1170	INST 1100	PHIL 1101
PHIL 1102	PHIL 1122	POLI 1102
POLI 1103	PSYC 1100	PSYC 1200
SOCI 1125	SOCI 1145	SOCI 1155
2000-Level, Non-CBA Courses
ANTH 2230	CMNS 2115	CMNS 2125
CMNS 2316	CMNS 2317	HIST 2270
SOCI 2225	SOSC 2140
3000-Level, Non-CBA Courses
CMNS 3103	CMNS 3200	CMNS 3316
CMNS 3400	CMNS 3700	HIST 3325
LGST 3320	LGST 3330	LGST 3350
SOSC 3140	SOSC 3141

Program Guidelines

Program Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this program and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the program, consider the previous version as the applicable version.