The Bachelor of Arts in Transportation and Logistics Management focuses on the principles, policies, trends, and current issues within air, maritime, or ground transportation. Transportation and logistics management is at the core of global supply chain management, encompassing manufacturing, distribution, retailing, recreation, and national security industries. This versatile degree helps to prepare you for possible job opportunities in many industries including the military, government, and large corporations whose success depends on the global fulfillment of customers’ requirements.

This program has been designed in consultation with industry business leaders and is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP®).

ACBSP® is a registered trademark of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.

Degree Program Objectives

In addition to the institutional and degree level learning objectives, graduates of this program are expected to achieve these learning outcomes:

  • Apply systems analysis to transportation, logistics, and supply chain management.
  • Relate the multidimensional impact of transportation on the economy, public systems, national and local infrastructure, and the environment.
  • Examine the transportation systems’ political, regulatory, and legal issues.
  • Describe and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the major modes of international transportation.

Degree at a Glance

General Education Requirements30
Major Required30
Select one of the following concentrations:15
Final Program Requirements3
Elective Requirements42
Total Semester Hours120

Degree Program Requirements

General Education Requirements (30 semester hours)

Arts and Humanities (6 semester hours) 1
Select 2 courses from the following:6
Arabic I
Arabic II
Art Appreciation
Survey of Photography
Film and Literature
Image Enhancement using Adobe Photoshop®
French I
French II
German I
German II
Introduction to Japanese
Literature of American Encounters, Revolution, and Rebellion
From Abolition to #MeToo: Literature of the American Civil Rights Movement
Pivotal Figures in Early British Literature
British Literature from Wordsworth through the Wasteland
Leadership in World Literature: Antiquity to the Early Modern Period
Literature of the Newly Globalized World: The Individual’s Struggle to Adapt
Music Appreciation
Jazz and Rock
World Music and Cultures
Introduction to Philosophy
Critical Thinking
Introduction to Ethics
Philosophy of Science
Introduction to Brazilian Portuguese
Introduction to the Study of Religion
Introduction to World Religions
Russian I
Spanish I
Spanish II
Thinking and Acting Ethically
Civics, Political and Social Sciences (6 semester hours) 1
ECON101Microeconomics3
Select 1 course from the following:3
Introduction to Anthropology
Human Sexuality
Social Media and Society
Macroeconomics
Introduction to Geography
Practical Food Safety and Awareness
International Relations I
Forgotten America--Under Represented Cultures in American Literature
Introduction to Political Science
American Government I
Introduction to Psychology
Death and Dying
Race & Religion
Hope and Resilience
Introduction to Sociology
Social Problems
American Popular Culture
Exploring Society and Cultures via Science Fiction
Communication: Writing, Oral, and Multimedia (9 semester hours)
COMM120Information and Digital Literacy3
ENGL110Making Writing Relevant3
Select 1 course from the following:3
Public Speaking
Proficiency in Writing
Argumentation and Rhetoric
Introduction to Literature
Technical Writing
Scientific Writing
Effective Business Communication
Human Relations Communication
Introduction to Information Technology Writing
Legal Research and Writing
Human Relations
History (3 semester hours)
Select 1 course from the following:3
American History to 1877
American History since 1877
World Civilization before 1650
World Civilization since 1650
Western Civilization before The Thirty Years War
Western Civilization since The Thirty Years War
African-American History before 1877
African-American History since 1877
History of the American Indian
History of Science
The History and Context of STEM
Mathematics and Applied Reasoning (3 semester hours)
Select 1 course from the following:3
Accounting for Non Accounting Majors
Fundamentals of Programming
College Algebra
College Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Introduction to Statistics
Math for Liberal Arts Majors
Calculus
Natural Sciences (3 semester hours)
Select 1 course from the following:3
Introduction to Biology
Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology
Introduction to Chemistry
Introduction to Meteorology
Introduction to Geology
Introduction to Environmental Science
Introduction to Physics
Introduction to Astronomy
Introduction to STEM Disciplines
Total Semester Hours30

Major Required (30 semester hours)

ECON102Macroeconomics3
COLL300Research, Analysis, and Writing3
TLMT311Introduction to Transportation Management3
TLMT312Transportation Economics3
TLMT313Supply Chain Management3
TLMT331Fundamentals of Intermodal Transportation3
TLMT341Logistics Management3
TLMT351Packaging3
TLMT352Distribution Systems3
TLMT441Advanced Business Logistics3
Total Semester Hours30

Students must choose a concentration for this degree program and may select from a General Concentration, Concentration in Air Cargo, or Concentration in Reverse Logistics Management.

General Concentration (15 semester hours)

This general concentration allows you to select from other concentration courses offered in this program, plus additional topics. Selecting the general concentrations enables you to create your own focused area of study.

Select 5 courses from the following:15
Business Theory
International Business Management
Risk Communications
Principles of Financial Management
Budget Development and Execution
Border and Coastal Security
Port Security
Management Information Systems
Public Policy
Hazardous Materials Transportation
International Logistics Management
Logistics Management and Operations
Hazardous Materials Management
Best Practices in Reverse Logistics
Air Transportation
Airport Operations
Air Cargo Operations and Security
International Trade and Regulations
Total Semester Hours15

Concentration in Air Cargo (15 semester hours)

This concentration is designed to educate a new generation of airport and air operations professionals in air freight forwarding services as a key component in global logistics management, retail management, transportation management, and in accounting best practices to all components of today’s complex cargo movement business environment. Students will have an opportunity to understand how air cargo rules of operation are being used in their military or civilian air logistics organization. It will provide students with the knowledge base of current applications and opportunities to study practical applications in domestic and international air transportation and air logistics scenarios.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

  • Classify and explain the issues and challenges of implementing an air freight forwarding management system.
  • Explain best practices of air cargo operations.
  • Analyze the relationships and interaction among private and public sector stakeholders who secure airport operations from a variety of potential disruptions.
  • Understand the role of the airport manager in the management, administration, financing and operating within small, medium, and large hub airports.
  • Acquire an in-depth analysis of the complex balance of airport management and air cargo handling companies.
  • Understand physical facility planning for cargo management, the economics of airport operation and the organizational structure of related companies who support the movement of air cargo through airports.

Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

TLMT415Airport Operations3
TLMT416Air Cargo Operations and Security3
Select 3 courses from the following:9
Principles of Financial Management
Border and Coastal Security
Leadership & Motivation
Leading Yourself Foundations
International Logistics Management
Air Transportation
Total Semester Hours15

Concentration in Reverse Logistics Management (15 semester hours)

This concentration is designed to educate a new generation of professionals in reverse logistics as a key component in logistics management, retail management, engineering management, and in accounting best practices, to all components of today’s complex business environment. Students will have an opportunity to understand how reverse logistics is being used in their military or civilian logistics organization. It will provide students with the knowledge base of current applications of reverse logistics use and opportunities to study practical applications in domestic and international transportation and logistics scenarios. In today’s competitive global transportation and logistics business climate, organizations are always under pressure to adapt to new procedural and technological trends to improve the visibility of product and cargo flows through an ever-widening and complex supply chain. Retail and military logistics decision makers are still uncertain in many cases on how to apply the use of reverse logistics to their business model. Some see reverse logistics as part of the supply chain; others see reverse logistics as marketing or sales. 

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

  • Classify and explain the issues and problems of implementing a reverse logistics system in a manufacturing, retail or military operation.
  • Explain best practices of a reverse logistics operation.
  • Classify and explain the differences between forward and reverse logistics.
  • Explain how reverse logistics can be used to track and trace goods as returns, recalls, recycling and as waste.
  • Explain how to differentiate the financial impact of reverse logistics from financial components within a business environment.
  • Develop an implementation plan to use reverse technology processes and technology within a manufacturing, retail or military organization.

Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

Select 5 courses from the following:15
Environmental Issues in Reverse Logistics
Technology in Reverse Logistics
Cost and Benefit Analysis of Reverse Logistics
Food and Beverage Reverse Logistics
Reverse Logistics Management and Operations
Recalls Best Practices and Issues
Total Semester Hours15

Final Program Requirements (3 semester hours)

TLMT498Senior Seminar in Transportation and Logistics (to be taken as the last course before graduation) 13
Total Semester Hours3

Elective Requirements (42 semester hours)

Select any courses not already taken to fulfill the requirements listed above. Credits applied toward a minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major.42
Total Semester Hours42