Master’s Degree Options and Requirements

To pursue the Operations Research M.S. through the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering  graduate program, admission to the program requires a baccalaureate degree and a strong background in applied mathematics including calculus and linear algebra.

M.S. students should have 3 semester credits each in introductory statistics and introductory operations research and demonstrable microcomputer proficiency. Otherwise, appropriate remedial courses will be required.

The formats for this program are as follows:

** Students on-campus are required to enroll in the graduate seminar each semester

One core course must be taken in each of the following three areas:

Additional Operations Research courses include the following courses and any core courses:

• IMSE 643 - Industrial Simulation Credits: (3)
• IMSE 751 - Normative Theory of Decisions and Games Credits: (3)
• IMSE 780 - Methods of Operations Research Credits: (3)
• IMSE 830 - Applied Fuzzy Set Theory Credits: (3)
• IMSE 865 - Simulation of Industrial Management Systems Credits: (3)
• IMSE 976 - Scheduling Theory Credits: (3)
• IMSE 990 - Advanced Topics in Operations Research Credits: (Var.)
• IMSE 991 - Multiple Criteria Decision Making Credits: (3)

Notes:

Actual degree requirements will be summarized on an approved plan of study. Some general guidelines include:

• At least 60 percent of classes must be above 700 level.
• No more than 6 hours can be taken from outside the department without prior permission.
• Courses in the IMSE department must be above the 600 level.
• Courses outside the department must be above the 500 level.
• No more than 6 hours can be taken at the 500 level.
• No course can count as both a core course and an additional operations research course.
• Students are required to enroll in the graduate seminar each semester.