NOTE: Applications for admission to the MS Packaging Value Chain program are not currently being accepted. Contact the Orfalea College of Business for further information.
Program Learning Objectives
- Specify holistic, efficient and effective solutions in the realm of packaging and its impact across the global value chains.
- Develop analytical and critical thinking skills towards assessing the value addition proposition of packaging.
- Analyze and explain local, national, and global ethical issues related to the packaging value chains.
- Infer the present and anticipated future packaging needs of the global society.
- Effectively compose written and oral texts for a variety of scholarly, professional, and creative purposes.
| Required Courses | ||
| GSP 530 | Packaging Value Chain | 2 |
| GSP 532 | Packaging Materials | 4 |
| GSP 533 | Advanced Packaging Laws and Regulations | 3 |
| GSP 535 | Packaging Value in Logistics and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| GSP 536 | Packaging Design | 4 |
| GSP 539 | Marketing and Sales for Packaged Products | 4 |
| GSP 540 | Quantitative Analysis for Packaging | 4 |
| GSP 591 | Applied Industry Project I | 5 |
| Approved Electives | ||
| Select from the following: | 16 | |
| Data Management for Business Analytics | ||
| Lean Operations Management | ||
| International Business Tour | ||
| Corporate Finance for Packaging | ||
| Distribution Packaging for Business Managers | ||
| Quality Evaluation of Packaged Products | ||
| Total units | 45 | |
San Luis Obispo, California 93407