Manufacturing Management Courses
Curriculum Details
- 13-26 courses
- 39-79 credits
- 7.5-week course duration*
Save time and money when you complete this accelerated online B.A.S. in Advanced Manufacturing Management. In as few as two years, you will complete between 39 – 79 credit hours through 13 – 26 courses (six core courses and 20 elective courses). Total courses and credit hours you complete are dependent on your transfer credits. You may transfer up to 90 credit hours toward this bachelor’s degree; however, you must complete at least 30 credit hours at USC Upstate to graduate.
To ensure this online program gives you the industry skills employers want, USC Upstate has collaborated with local technical colleges and manufacturers to create curriculum that prepares you for the real world. Practice applying your elevated skillset — and expand your professional network — during an optional manufacturing management internship.
*During 2026 summer terms, courses run 5 weeks.
Core
Credits
Manufacturing leadership including business communication, business presentations, spreadsheet basics, financial reports, supervisory skills, and leadership roles.
Manufacturing work practices including safety topics, lean manufacturing, training, and operational efficiency.
Manufacturing leadership including budgeting, project selection, supervision, and leadership roles.
Manufacturing quality practices including statistical process control, quality management systems, and problem solving methodology.
Tools and techniques for planning, and scheduling manufacturing projects
Advanced operational excellence. This course will build on concepts taught in AMMG U330 and U415 including value stream mapping, supply chain management, and change management.
Manufacturing management concepts including an exploration of manufacturing’s effect on the local community and global society.
Upper Level Electives, choose four courses
Credits
Principles and practices of designing and refining prompts to effectively interact with artificial intelligence (AI) models including crafting prompts, understanding AI behavior, and improving AI responses. Practical experience is gained through hands-on projects and real-world applications.
Theories, models, and methodologies underlying expertise and artificial intelligence (AI) focusing on the application of AI tools and techniques in designing, implementing, and evaluating systems able to enhance human performance to expert levels or beyond in various domains. Topics include the social, cultural, ethical, and commercial impacts of the democratization of expertise.
Breakdown, estimation, leadership of a diverse team, and the use of tools to ensure the completion of deliverables within budget and on schedule. Students taking the health informatics minor focus on applications in the health care settings.
Issues and challenges facing IT executives including IT alignment and governance, consensus, executive leadership, oversight, return-on-investment analysis, project management, and risk management. Students taking the health informatics minor focus on applications in the health care settings.
Concepts, fundamentals, and historical evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive system technologies including machine learning, conversational natural language interfaces, large language models, and generative pre-trained transformers (GPT). Topics include the social, cultural, ethical, and commercial impacts of advancements in AI.
Survey of functions of management as they pertain to organizational efficiency and effectiveness using written assignments and class discussions. A focus on group and individual dynamics, ethics, culture, leadership, decision-making, globalization, employee engagement, innovation and entrepreneurship, organizational change and workforce diversity.
The study of the impact of individuals, groups and structure on behavior in a business organization in order to improve organizational performance.
Electives, choose five courses
Credits
Supervised practical experience related to the Advanced Manufacturing Management field in an elected setting planned in conjunction with the relevant AMM faculty.
Selected topics in Advanced Manufacturing Management. Topics vary depending on faculty expertise. This course may be repeated for credit if the topic is different.
A planned individual study program in conjunction with an Advanced Manufacturing Management faculty member. Course may be repeated for a total of no more than three hours of undergraduate credit.
Introduction of information security practices and needs including concepts of information security, types of attacks, risk analysis and management, security technologies, and basic information security implementation.
Principles and practices of designing and refining prompts to effectively interact with artificial intelligence (AI) models including crafting prompts, understanding AI behavior, and improving AI responses. Practical experience is gained through hands-on projects and real-world applications.
Theories, models, and methodologies underlying expertise and artificial intelligence (AI) focusing on the application of AI tools and techniques in designing, implementing, and evaluating systems able to enhance human performance to expert levels or beyond in various domains. Topics include the social, cultural, ethical, and commercial impacts of the democratization of expertise.
Breakdown, estimation, leadership of a diverse team, and the use of tools to ensure the completion of deliverables within budget and on schedule. Students taking the health informatics minor focus on applications in the health care settings.
Issues and challenges facing IT executives including IT alignment and governance, consensus, executive leadership, oversight, return-on-investment analysis, project management, and risk management. Students taking the health informatics minor focus on applications in the health care settings.
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