THE OPERATIONS RESEARCH MAJOR
Operations Research (OR) is the application of quantitative techniques to managerial decision making. OR entails the development and application of quantitative modeling methods to real management and economic problems. |
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: 147 Semester hours
A. 96 Semester hours of Dean's academic core courses to include the following core substitutes:
| Required Core Substitute |
|
Substitutes for |
| Ops Rsch 310 |
Systems Analysis |
Systems Option |
| Math 378 |
Advanced Statistics |
Math 300 |
B. 5 Semester hours of Director of Athletics core courses.
C. 1 Semester hour of First Year Experience.
D. 3 Semester hours of Academy Option
E. 42 Semester hours of major's courses:
1. Comp Sci 211 Intro to Programming for Scientists and Engineers
2. Comp Sci 362 Computer Simulation
3. Econ 465 Introduction to Econometrics
4. Econ 466 Forecasting and Model Building
5. Math 243 (or Math 253) Calculus III (or Advanced Placed Calculus III)
6. Math 344 Matrices and Differential Equations
7. Math 377 Advanced Probability
8. Ops Rsch 321 Probabilistic Models
9. Ops Rsch 330 Economic Theory and Operations Analysis
10. Ops Rsch 411 Topics in Mathematical Programming
11. Ops Rsch 419 Capstone in Operations Research: Case Studies
12. Ops Rsch 420 Capstone in Operations Research
13-14. Ops Rsch Option I and Option II. Choose two (2) of the following:
- Comp Sci 364 Information Storage and Retrieval
- Econ 411 Introduction to Game Theory
- Math 245 Differential Equations
- Math 359 Design of Experiments
- Mgt 477 Production and Operations Management
- Ops Rsch 495 Special Topics
- Sys Engr 310 Introduction to Systems Engineering
15. Ops Rsch 405 Operations Research Seminar |
