南卫理公会大学莱尔工程学院

Operations Research applies advanced quantitative methods to help organizations make better decisions and generate insight for practical implementation. By using data-driven, analytical and computational techniques such as mathematical modeling to analyze complex situations, operations research gives organizational leaders the power to make effective and insightful decisions and build productive systems in the age of Big Data.

Degree Requirements
In addition to meeting the Lyle School of Engineering degree requirements for an M.S. degree, candidates are required to satisfy the following additional requirements:

Probability and Statistics
Satisfactory completion of one of the following probability and statistics courses:

EMIS 7370 - Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers
or
EMIS 7377 - Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments

Additional Core Courses
The following three courses:

EMIS 7357 - Analytics for Decision Support
EMIS 7362 - Production Systems Engineering
EMIS 8360 - Operations Research Models

In-Depth Courses
Satisfactory completion of three of the following in-depth courses:

EMIS 7331 - Data Mining
EMIS 7356 - Decision Analysis for Engineers
EMIS 7361 - Computer Simulation Techniques
EMIS 7373 - Supply Chain Operation and Control
EMIS 8331 - Advanced Data Mining
EMIS 8361 - Engineering Economics and Decision Analysis
EMIS 8370 - Stochastic Models
EMIS 8371 - Linear Programming
EMIS 8372/STAT 6372 - Queuing Theory
EMIS 8373 - Integer Programming
EMIS 8374 - Network Flows
EMIS 8378 - Optimization Models for Decision Support
EMIS 8380 - Mathematics for Optimization
EMIS 8381 - Nonlinear Programming
EMIS 8383 - Advanced Logistics Networks

Concentration Courses
Satisfactory completion of a nine-credit-hour concentration. These concentration courses must be from the same area and must be approved by the adviser. Acceptable areas are optimization, systems engineering, engineering management, information engineering, computer science, mathematics, statistics, telecommunications or another engineering discipline. Sample concentration areas (with suggested courses) are

Optimization
EMIS 8371 - Linear Programming
EMIS 8373 - Integer Programming
EMIS 8374 - Network Flows
EMIS 8378 - Optimization Models for Decision Support
EMIS 8380 - Mathematics for Optimization
EMIS 8381 - Nonlinear Programming

Systems Engineering
EMIS 7300 - Systems Analysis Methods
EMIS 7301 - Systems Engineering Process
EMIS 7303 - Integrated Risk Management
EMIS 7305 - Systems Reliability and Availability Analysis
EMIS 7307 - Systems Integration and Test

Engineering Management
EMIS 7360 - Management of Information Technologies
EMIS 8361 - Engineering Economics and Decision Analysis
EMIS 8362 - Engineering Accounting
EMIS 8363 - Engineering Finance
EMIS 8364 - Engineering Management

Information Engineering
EMIS 7351 - Enterprise Fundamentals
EMIS 7352 - Information Systems Architecture
EMIS 7353 - Information System Design Strategies
EMIS 7360 - Management of Information Technologies