Operations Research Concentration

Operations Research (OR)

This concentration is concerned with the methodology of Industrial Engineering modeling including optimization, stochastic modeling, and statistics. The depth courses include advanced courses in these areas. This area also prepares students for graduate school. Many companies employ students with good methodology training for operations research or statistical analysis.

BSIE Courses That Cannot Both be Taken for Credit

Wellness
  • Students are encouraged to take APPH prior to the Junior year
2 Hours Required
  • APPH 1040
  • APPH 1050
Core A: Essential Skills
  • C minimum required for MATH courses
  • English must be taken in your first year.
10 - 12 Hours Required
  • ENGL 1101
  • ENGL 1102
  • MATH 1551 or MATH 1501
  • MATH 1553 (if also taking MATH 2551) or MATH 1554 (if also taking MATH 2550)
Core B: Institutional Options

Computer Science Requirement

3 Hours Required
  • CS 1301
Core C: Humanities
  • Only 9 hours allowed Pass/Fail and only from Humanities, the Social Science Elective, and Free Electives. No other courses allowed Pass/Fail.
6 Hours Required
Core D: Science, Math, & Technology
  • C minimum required for MATH 1502 or MATH 1552
  • If PHYS 2231 (Honors Physics) is taken, extra hour goes to Free Electives.
  • If PHYS 2232 (Honors Physics) is taken, extra hour goes to Free Electives.
12 Hours Required
  • PHYS 2211
  • PHYS 2212
  • MATH 1552 or MATH 1502
Core E: Social Sciences
  • Only 9 hours allowed Pass/Fail and only from Humanities, the Social Science Elective, and Free Electives. No other courses allowed Pass/Fail.
3 Hours Required
  • HIST 2111
  • HIST 2112
  • INTA 1200
  • POL 1101
  • PUBP 3000
3 Hours Required
  • ECON 2100
  • ECON 2101
  • ECON 2105
  • ECON 2106
3 Hours Required
  • PSYC 1101
3 Hours Required
Core F: Courses Related to Major
  • C minimum required for all MATH courses
  • Only one EAS course can be used toward ISYE Lab Science requirements.
  • See Environmental Requirement
6 Hours Required
  • CS 2316
  • CS 4400
2 - 4 Hours Required
  • MATH 2551 (if also taking MATH 1553) or MATH 2550 (if also taking MATH 1554) or MATH 2401
8 Hours Required
Major Requirements
  • All ISYE required courses in this area must be completed prior to Senior Design (ISYE 4106).
  • C minimum required for all MATH courses
  • MATH 2401, MATH 2551, or MATH 2550 is Co-requisite or Pre-requisite for ISYE 2027
  • You must be within 2 semesters of graduation to register for Senior Design (summers excluded) and complete 3 of 5 Concentration Electives before Senior Design (ISYE 4106).
3 Hours Required
  • ACCT 2101
  • MGT 3000
27 Hours Required
  • MATH 2603
  • ISYE 2027
  • ISYE 3030 (was ISYE 2028)
  • ISYE 3025
  • ISYE 3044
  • ISYE 3133
  • ISYE 3232
  • ISYE 4031
  • ISYE 4800
  • ISYE 4106
Engineering Electives
9 Hours Required

 

Operations Research Electives
9 Hours Required
  • ISYE 4133 or ISYE 4134 or ISYE 4803 Linear & Convex Optimization
  • ISYE 4045 or ISYE 4803 Adv Simulation
  • ISYE 4232
6 Hours Required
Free Electives
  • No course credit given towards BSIE for MATH 1113, MGT 2250, ISYE 3770, or PHYS 2XXX (AP credit).
  • Only 9 hours allowed Pass/Fail and only from Humanities, the Social Science Elective, and Free Electives. No other courses allowed Pass/Fail.
  • See Environmental Requirement
11 Hours Required
  • Free Electives

 

Total Required Hours: 128