Healthcare Logistics and Supply Chain Management, MS

The healthcare logistics and supply chain management program prepares students to manage and recognize opportunities to improve healthcare supply chain efficiency, effectiveness, and resiliency.  The program develops the skills necessary to create and lead high-performing healthcare organizations and networks while operating within the ethical and legal standards of the industry. 

Program Contact Information

John Erickson, Graduate Program Chair (GPC)
johnerickson@unomaha.edu

Admissions

General Application Requirements and Admission Criteria

Application Deadlines

  • Spring 2026: December 1
  • Summer 2026: April 15
  • Fall 2026: July 15

Other Requirements

  • English Language-Proficiency: Applicants are required to have a command of oral and written English. Those who do not hold a baccalaureate or other advanced degree from the United States, OR a baccalaureate or other advanced degree from a predetermined country on the waiver list, must meet the minimum language proficiency score requirement in order to be considered for admission. 
    • Internet-based TOEFL: 80, IELTS: 6.5, PTE: 53, Duolingo: 110 
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  • Unconditional Admission: may be granted to an applicant whose record includes the following:
    • 2.85 undergraduate junior/senior GPA, or cumulative graduate GPA
    • Applicants qualifying for unconditional admission, based on the standards outlined above, but lacking some foundation courses, will be granted provisional status until all foundation courses are completed with grades of “B” (3.0/4.0) or above.
  • Provisional Admission: Applicants who do not meet the conditions for unconditional admission may be considered for provisional admission status. These applicants will be notified that the program graduate program Committee (MGMT GPC) will evaluate the files of all applicants being considered for provisional admission. Candidates being considered for admission on this basis will receive notification from the UNO Office of Graduate Studies. If granted provisional admission, the student must earn minimum “B” (3.0/4.0) grades in each of the courses completed in the first 12 hours of the program. Students not meeting this standard are subject to dismissal.
  • Foundation Courses
    • Applicants must have the following foundation courses completed for unconditional admission.
      • 3 hours of undergraduate-level business management or public administration
      • 3 hours of undergraduate-level math or statistics.

Degree Requirements

Core Courses
HLSC/BSAD 8710SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT3
HLSC/BSAD 8066HEALTHCARE ANALYTICS FOR BUSINESS3
HSRA 873 or CPH 502Health Services Administration3
HSRA 872 or CPH 565Healthcare Finance3
HLSC/BSAD 8680SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION3
Electives15
INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYTICS
EMERGING TRENDS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
GLOBAL SOURCING AND INNOVATION
GLOBAL SOURCING AND INNOVATION
MANAGERIAL NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES
INDUSTRIAL PURCHASING AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
HSRA 853 or CPH 563
Strategic Planning & Management in Public Health
HSRA 874 or CPH 566
Health Policy
HSRA 868 or CPH 568
Global Health Systems
CPH 569
Health Administration Leadership
HSRA 830 or CPH 580
Health Care Organizational Theory & Behavior
Total Credits30

Exit Requirement

Satisfactory completion of BSAD 8680