Online Bachelor of Professional Studies in Organizational Operations
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Discover a Flexible Way to Prepare for Organizational Operations Management
- Apply By: 08/05/26
- Start Class: 08/24/26
When you pursue a career in organizational operations management, you become part of the work that drives greater efficiency and quality across an enterprise. Winthrop University enables you to thrive in this field through the Organizational Operations concentration for the online B.P.S. program. Select this concentration to develop competencies for enhancing supply chains and logistics, managing projects, streamlining organizational structures and more.
You’ll complete each course for this concentration through a pay-as-you-go subscription model. Visit the Competency-Based Education page to learn about the flexibility this format provides for completing your bachelor’s degree.
Concentration Details
- Employ data science and statistics to improve organizational operations
- Support business objectives using data visualization and modeling techniques
- Leverage advanced technologies and data analysis to improve product quality
- Create a comprehensive portfolio to highlight your abilities to employers
What Competencies Will I Build in Organizational Operations?
The Organizational Operations concentration comprises 18 credit hours within the online B.P.S. degree program. The coursework presents the strategic role of operational processes within organizations backed by knowledge of supply chain management, accounting, data analysis and more.
You’ll complete this concentration during 14-week subscription periods, gaining competencies that you can apply immediately in your career. Through this convenient format, you’ll prepare for roles in organizational operations while also taking core courses that strengthen your leadership and management skills.
The learning outcomes for the Organizational Operations concentration include the following:
- Analyze the role and importance that operations, organizational structure, inventory, data analytics and supply chain processes play in providing economic and financial value to an organization
- Explore and investigate concepts such as throughput, quality management, bottleneck, materials planning, inventory, supply chain coordination, analysis and management
- Determine how technology tools, accounting processes, economics valuation and data analysis methods, such as Statistical Process Control and principles of Six Sigma, can be leveraged by an organization to ensure that its products and services are valuable, useful and of high quality
Organizational Operations Required Courses
This course introduces financial and managerial accounting, equipping students with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze, interpret and use accounting information effectively. The course covers the fundamental concepts and principles of accounting, including the financial accounting process, reporting requirements, financial statement analysis, cost accounting systems, cost-volume-profit analysis and incremental analysis. Students will gain a thorough understanding of how accounting information is used to make informed business decisions and assess the financial performance of organizations.
This course introduces data visualization and modeling techniques in a data-rich business setting. It covers the process of formulating business objectives, data preparation and study design, followed by implementation and evaluation of predictive models for a variety of practical business applications. The course takes a learning-by-doing approach with the use of industry best practice technology.
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This course introduces microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts, equipping students with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze, interpret and use economic information effectively. The course covers the fundamentals of production and market analysis and introduces students to macroeconomic models and policy. Students will be able to characterize production and trade utilizing concepts of opportunity costs and comparative advantage, analyze the effect of changing economic conditions on market outcomes and interpret macroeconomic models to analyze economic policy.
Students in this course will explore and interpret the strategic role and importance that operations processes play in an organization. Topics include process design principles, cycle time, bottleneck analysis, work in progress (WIP), process variability, and quality and basic queuing models. Special emphasis will be placed on gauging how technology tools, data analysis and methods such as Statistical Process Control and CRISP-DM can be leveraged by an organization to ensure that its products and services are of high quality.
Students in this course will examine and appraise the basic and intermediate concepts in supply chain and logistics management. Students will explore the specifics of sourcing, supplier assessment, contract management, purchase order management, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), provision of service, data collections and logistics management (i.e., the warehousing, distribution and transportation of materials, supplies and products). Other items to be addressed in the course are management of inventory, Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) and how effective management of supply chain can create value for the company and enable it to meet its strategic objectives. Students will use critical thinking skills to gauge how to use performance metrics, tools and techniques to examine a company’s supply chain operations. The course will conclude with an evaluation of how customer-centric supply chain can deliver higher revenue, profit and overall value for a company.
Beyond the concentration courses, the B.P.S. major offers a dynamic curriculum to sharpen your critical thinking skills, shape your professional identity and demonstrate the value of diversity and collaboration in the workplace. You’ll gain practical knowledge of probability and statistics, marketing principles and project management while preparing to excel as a leader.
View Program CurriculumMaximize Organizational Efficiency and Your Career Prospects
Building organizational operations competencies fosters advancement in a diverse range of industries, from business and finance to manufacturing and retail. Winthrop’s online B.P.S. in Organizational Operations puts you on track for mission-critical roles in these areas, including positions that focus on managing supply chains, production and logistics. Demand is rising for many of these roles, as the employment of logisticians is projected to grow 17 percent through 2034.1
General and Operations Manager $101,280 median annual salary2
Industrial Production Manager $121,440 median annual salary3
Supply Chain Manager $93,465 average annual salary4
Explore More B.P.S. Concentrations
Are you interested in taking another career path? Explore the following concentrations for the B.P.S. degree. Each concentration includes leadership and management coursework, equipping you with competencies for reaching your full potential as a professional.
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For admission to the B.P.S., you’ll need:
- A completed online application
- Official transcripts from each institution you’ve attended
- A GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale from prior institutions (including a 2.0 GPA during your last term of attendance)
- A short essay is optional but encouraged
- Work experience is helpful but not required
- Minimum 30 credit hours required, as this is a degree completion program
Because the B.P.S. is so flexible, you can complete the degree at a pace that works for you. The program’s duration depends on how many credits you transfer and whether you study full-time or part-time. The B.P.S. is a degree completion program which requires a minimum of 30 transfer credits to begin the program.
Yes, all students must choose a concentration from one of the four options. Read more about the B.P.S. curriculum.
With the online Bachelor of Professional Studies program, students can earn up to 15 hours of academic credit for knowledge acquired from work and professional experiences using a Prior Learning Assessment (PLA). You will be guided through the PLA process in PFST 301, your first B.P.S. core course. To review the curriculum, career outcomes, concentrations and more, visit the B.P.S. overview page.
Designed as a budget-conscious option, our CBE model allows you to pay as you go while earning your B.P.S. degree. Each subscription period lasts 14 weeks, with the costs based on your course load:
- Part time (fewer than 12 credit hours): $1,750 per period
- Full time (12 or more credit hours): $3,500 per period
There is no limit to the number of courses that you can take when studying full time—the more you complete, the more you can save. For many students, the total estimated cost is $17,500.*
*The total estimated cost of $17,500 applies to students with two years of prior college credit. Students must have a minimum of 30 transfer credits to enroll in this degree-completion program.
Sources
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Logisticians.” Retrieved October 27, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/logisticians.htm.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023. “11-1021 General and Operations Managers.” Retrieved October 27, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes111021.htm.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Industrial Production Managers.” Retrieved October 27, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/industrial-production-managers.htm.
- Payscale. “Average Supply Chain Manager Salary.” Retrieved October 27, 2025, from https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Supply_Chain_Manager/Salary.