Operations Research
This specialization (often referred to as management science or by the acronym OR/MS) prepares you to understand new and innovative approaches to operations management.
Completion Requirements
102 total quarter credit hours
Foundation course (6 cr.)
3 Core Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs I, II, III) (36 cr.)
2 Specialized Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs V or VI, and VII) (24 cr.)*
Foundation Research Sequence (12 cr.)
Advanced Research course (4 cr.)
Proposal, dissertation, and oral presentation (20 cr.)
Professional Development Plan and program of study
Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
*Students may substitute three graduate-level courses or two graduate-level courses and an independent study for KAM VII with the approval of their faculty mentor and the program chair, provided that they complete a minimum of two KAMs.
Foundation Course
Course Code Course Title Credits
Core KAMs
Course Code Course Title Credits
KAM I: Principles of Societal Development
SBSF 8111 Breadth: Theories of Societal and Cultural Development 4
AMDS 8121 Depth: Current Research in Societal and Cultural Development (Operations Research) 4
AMDS 8131 Application: Professional Practice and Societal and Cultural Development (Operations Research) 4
KAM II: Principles of Human Development
SBSF 8210 Breadth: Theories of Human Development 4
AMDS 8221 Depth: Current Research in Human Development—Decision Analysis (Operations Research) 4
AMDS 8231 Application: Professional Practice and Human Development—Applied Decision Analysis (Operations Research) 4
KAM III: Principles of Organizational and Social Systems
SBSF 8310 Breadth: Theories of Organizational and Social Systems 4
AMDS 8321 Depth: Current Research in Organizational and Social Systems—Systems Engineering (Operations Research) 4
AMDS 8331 Application: Professional Practice and Organizational and Social Systems—Applications of Systems Engineering and Analysis (Operations Research) 4
Foundation Research Sequence
Course Code Course Title Credits
RSCH 8100 Research Theory, Design, and Methods 4
RSCH 8200 Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis 4
RSCH 8300 Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis 4
Advanced Research Course
Select one of the following advanced research courses.
Course Code Course Title Credits
RSCH 8250Z Advanced Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis 4
RSCH 8350Z Advanced Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis 4
RSCH 8450Z Advanced Mixed-Methods Reasoning and Analysis 4
Specialized KAMs
Select either KAM V or VI. KAM VII is required.
Course Code Course Title Credits
KAM V: Deterministic Operations Research Techniques
AMDS 8511 Breadth: Theory of Deterministic Methods 4
AMDS 8521 Depth: Current Research in Deterministic Methods 4
AMDS 8531 Application: Professional Practice: Application of Deterministic Methods 4
KAM VI: Stochastic Operations Research Techniques
AMDS 8611 Breadth: Theory of Stochastic Methods 4
AMDS 8621 Depth: Current Research in Stochastic Methods 4
AMDS 8631 Application: Professional Practice: Application of Stochastic Methods 4
KAM VII: Research
AMDS 8710 Breadth: Research Methods 4
AMDS 8720 Depth: Selected Research Methods 4
AMDS 8730 Application: Research Design 4
Dissertation
Course Code Course Title Credits
AMDS 9000 Dissertation 20
