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Operations Research (MS)

Degree Requirements

Required Courses4
Operations Research Seminar Course
OR 601
Seminar in Operations Research
Foundational Mathematical Modeling Course
Select one of the following courses:
OR 505
Linear Programming
or MA 505
 Linear Programming
or ISE 505
 Linear Programming
OR 506
Algorithmic Methods in Nonlinear Programming
OR 709
Dynamic Programming
or ISE 709
 Dynamic Programming
Core Courses 112
Choose four of the following courses:
BUS 790
Special Topics In Business Management 3
CE 537
Computer Methods and Applications
CSC 505
Design and Analysis Of Algorithms
CSC 762
Stochastic Simulation
E 531
Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control I
ISE 501
Introduction to Operations Research
ISE 505
Linear Programming
ISE 537
Statistical Models for Systems Analytics in Industrial Engineering
ISE 560
Stochastic Models in Industrial Engineering
ISE 562
Simulation Modeling
ISE 708
Integer Programming
ISE 709
Dynamic Programming
ISE 723
Production Planning, Scheduling and Inventory Control
ISE 754
Logistics Engineering
ISE 760
Applied Stochastic Models in Industrial Engineering
ISE 761
Queues and Stochastic Service Systems
ISE 762
Stochastic Simulation
ISE 772
Simulation Optimization
MA 504
Introduction to Mathematical Programming
MA 505
Linear Programming
MA 531
Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control I
MA/ST 546
Probability and Stochastic Processes I
MA 706
Nonlinear Programming
MA 708
Integer Programming
MA/ST 747
Probability and Stochastic Processes II
OR 501
Introduction to Operations Research
OR 504
Introduction to Mathematical Programming
or OR 505
 Linear Programming
OR 506
Algorithmic Methods in Nonlinear Programming
OR 531
Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control I
OR 537
Computer Methods and Applications
OR 560
Stochastic Models in Industrial Engineering
OR 562
Simulation Modeling
OR 706
Nonlinear Programming
OR 708
Integer Programming
OR 709
Dynamic Programming 1
OR 760
Applied Stochastic Models in Industrial Engineering
OR 761
Queues and Stochastic Service Systems
OR 762
Stochastic Simulation
OR 772
Simulation Optimization
ST 516
Experimental Statistics For Engineers II
ST 546
Probability and Stochastic Processes I
ST 706
Nonlinear Programming
ST 747
Probability and Stochastic Processes II
OR 766
Network Flows
TE 562
Simulation Modeling
Thesis Research3
OR 695
Master's Thesis Research
Elective Courses 212
"Elective Courses" that will be applied to reach 30 credit hours will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee. Courses used to satisfy the required courses and core courses requirement cannot be used to satisfy the elective course requirement
Total Hours31
1

OR 505, OR 506, and OR 709 cannot be double counted. They can only count toward either Required Courses or the Additional Courses requirement.

2

"Elective Courses" cannot be double counted if already used to fulfill the Required Courses or Core Courses requirements.

3

Students can earn a maximum of 6 elective credits in BUS 790 

Professors

  • Kristin A. Barletta
  • John W. Baugh
  • Rada Yuryevna Chirkova
  • Huaiyu Dai
  • Joseph DeCarolis
  • Umut Dur
  • Shu-Cherng Fang
  • Yahya Fathi
  • Subhashis Ghoshal
  • Robert B. Handfield
  • Christopher Graham Healey
  • Hans Sebastian Heese
  • Ilse Ipsen
  • Jeffrey A. Joines
  • Russell E. King
  • Zhilin Li
  • George F. List
  • Ning Lu
  • Louis A. Martin-Vega
  • Maria A. Mayorga, Director & Goodnight Distinguished Chair in Operations Research
  • Negash G. Medhin
  • Rainer Mueller
  • Tao Pang
  • Ranji S. Ranjithan
  • Michael A. Rappa
  • Joseph P. Roise
  • George N. Rouskas
  • Munindar P. Singh
  • Ralph C. Smith
  • Matthias F.M. Stallmann
  • Julie LeAnne Swann
  • Hien T. Tran
  • Yannis Viniotis
  • Mladen Alan Vouk
  • Wenye Wang
  • Fen Wu
  • Zhaobang Zeng
  • Dmitry V. Zenkov

Associate Professors

  • Jacob J. Adams
  • Adolfo Raphael Escobedo
  • Zhishan Guo
  • Ali Hajbabaie
  • Arnav Jhala
  • Michael G. Kay
  • Eda Kemahliglu-Ziya
  • Min J. King
  • Timothy C. Kraft
  • Osman Ozaltin
  • Andrew Papanicolaou
  • David Papp
  • Anderson de Queiroz
  • Thomas W. Reiland
  • Charles E. Smith
  • Hong Wan
  • Donald P. Warsing

Assistant Professors

  • Leila Hajibabai Dizaji
  • Xiaolei Fang
  • Daniela S. Jones
  • Jordan Kern
  • S. Sebnem Ahiska King
  • Shawn Mankad
  • Benjamin Rachunok
  • Sara Shashaani
  • Wentao Tang
  • Renran Tian
  • Zhuoting Yu
  • Mengmeng Zhu

Research Assistant Professor

  • Brandon M. McConnell

Adjunct Associate Professor

  • Yunan Liu

Emeritus Faculty

  • Peter Bloomfield
  • Julie S. Ivy
  • Carl Timothy Kelley
  • Harry G. Perros