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Required Courses

The following is the list of courses for the B.S. in Operations Research. A graduate of this program is required to complete 65 credits of mathematics courses, 42 credits of business/industrial engineering courses, 24 credits of computer programming courses, 51 credits of general studies (social sciences, humanities, English) courses, and 8 credits of science courses.

Required math courses:
  • MA-136 – Calculus I
  • MA-137 – Calculus II
  • MA-231 – Calculus III
  • MA-232 – Calculus IV
  • MA-330 – Vector Analysis
  • MA-2310 – Discrete Mathematics I
  • MA-3320 – Discrete Mathematics II
  • MA-235 – Differential Equations
  • MA-2831– Linear Algebra for Math Majors I
  • MA-2832 – Linear Algebra for Math Majors II
  • MA-183 – Transition to Advanced Topics in Mathematics
  • MA-340 – Business Statistics
  • MA-3630 – Probability
  • MA-380 – Advanced Differential Equations
  • MA-343 – Linear Programming
  • MA-353 – Nonlinear Programming
  • MA-327 – Mathematical Modeling
  • MA-481 – Game Theory
  • MA-461 – Applied Probability Models
Total: 65 credits

Required programming courses:
  • MS-184 – Introduction to Computer Methods and Applications
  • MS-2810 – Introduction to Computer Programming: Visual Basic
  • MS-273 – Website Design
  • MS-382 – Introduction to Java Programming
  • MS-3803 – Intermediate Java
  • MS-3804 – Advanced Java Programming
  • MS-483 – Database Management Systems
  • MS-488 – Cross-Platform Mobile App Devices
Total: 24 credits

Required business/ industrial engineering courses:
  • MS-221 – Micro Economics
  • MS-322 – Macro Economics
  • MS-354 – Principles of Accounting
  • MS-340 – Production Management
  • MS-3405 – Advanced Operations Management
  • IE-331 – Production Planning and Inventory Control
  • IE-382 – Stochastic Processes
  • IE-383 – Simulation
Total: 24 credits

Elective Business / Industrial Engineering Courses:
Students are required to take four courses from the following list:
  • MS-280 – Introduction to Management Information Systems
  • MS-342 – Management Principles
  • MS-3411 – Leading Project Teams
  • MS-3812 – C++ Programming for Business
  • MS-3991 – Supply Chain Management
  • IE-340 – Project Management
  • IE-431 – Sigma Six Methods
In addition to these four courses, students are required to take two additional elective courses listed as MS and IE (including the courses in the above list).
Total: 18 credits

Required communication courses:
  • EN-131 – Composition
  • EN-132 – Technical Composition
  • EN-241 – Speech
  • EN-432 – Business Communication
Total: 12 credits

Required humanities and social sciences courses:
  • HU-100 – Contemporary Issues
  • HU-432 – Ethics for Professional Managers and Engineers
  • HU-431A – Formal Logic
  • SS-461 – Organizational Psychology
  • SS-467 – Social Psychology
Total: 15 credits

Elective humanities and social sciences courses:
Students are required to take eight more courses that they choose under HU/ SS
Total: 24 credits

Other required courses:
  • PH-2010 – Physics I – Mechanics
  • CH-103 – Principles of Chemistry
Total: 8 credits

Total credits required for the degree: 190