Curriculum

The program consists of 30 hours of coursework, which students can complete in 18-24 months starting in the fall semester. Part-time students may complete the program in less than two years by taking two classes per semester. No thesis is required.

  *Required courses
27
  ST 560 Statistical Methods I
3
  OM 500 Linear and Network Optimization
3
  OM 517 Supply Chain Modeling and Analysis
3
  OM 522 Operations Scheduling Problems
3
  OM 523 Inventory Management
3
  OM 524 Manufacturing Scheduling and Control Systems
3
  OM 540 Systems Simulation
3
** OM 592 Capstone Project
3
*** ST 575 Statistical Quality Control
or OM 525 Effective Quality Management
3
   
  Electives (approved by the program coordinator)
3
  ST 575 Statistical Quality Control  
or OM 525 Effective Quality Management  
   
 
Total Credits
30


*

At least one semester of calculus equivalent to MATH 121 or higher.

**

The Capstone Project must be completed in one of the last two semesters of the program.

***

Students can take ST 575 or OM 525 as a required course, and the other can be taken as an elective.


The Faculty

Dr. Charles R. Sox
Ph.D. - Cornell University

Dr. David M. Miller
Ph.D. - Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr. Charles P. Schmidt
Ph.D. - University of Chicago

Dr. John Mittenthal
Ph.D. - University of Michigan

Dr. Jerry Weaver
Ph.D. – University of Tennessee

 

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