Master of Science in Operations Research

The School of Industrial and Systems Engineering offers seven master's degrees: the Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (MS IE); the Master of Science in Operations Research (MS OR); the Master of Science in Statistics (MS S); the Master of Science in Health Systems (MS HS); the Master of Science in Quantitative and Computational Finance (MS QCF); the Executive Master of Science in International Logistics (EM IL ); and the undesignated Master of Science (MS).

The MS IE program is available to students with an industrial engineering background and to other engineers who satisfy requirements covering the principal subject matter of the current BS IE curriculum. The other master's programs are available for students holding the BS in engineering, mathematics, or science. Requisites include work in probability, statistics, linear algebra, calculus, and optimization, as well as selected application area work. The student may satisfy these requirements after enrollment; however, such coursework may not apply toward fulfillment of the degree requirements. The undesignated MS program is typically for those students who wish to work in the area of human-integrated systems.

All proposed master's degree programs require 30 semester hours with the exception of EM IL and the MS QCF, both of which require 36 hours; one option, the undesignated MS in Human-Integrated Systems, requires a thesis. In addition, the MS IE allows a choice of two tracks. One of these accommodates advanced study in modern manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics while the second allows for a concentration in human-integrated systems analysis.