PhD OR Requirements (2007)

Admission Requirements

For admission to the Ph.D. in Operations Research, a candidate must have:

  • an undergraduate degree in engineering, mathematics, computer science, economics, or a related technical field;
  • previous coursework that includes satisfactory completion of at least nine credit hours of calculus, three hours of linear algebra, and three hours of computer programming in a high-level language  (normally, a Bachelor of Business Administration does not provide sufficient background); 
  • a graduate degree;
  • a grade-point average of at least 3.40 on a 4.00 scale on all previous undergraduate and graduate studies; and
  • official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) test results with a minimum 80th-percentile quantitative score.  

Degree Requirements (Adopted April 2007)

  1. A minimum of fifty-four (54) term credit hours (TCH) beyond the baccalaureate degree, plus 24 TCH of dissertation credit.  Required courses are as follows:
     
    • MATH 5316 Numerical Linear Algebra
    • EMIS 7361 Computer Simulation Techniques
    • EMIS 7362 Production Systems Engineering
    • EMIS 7370 Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers
    • EMIS 7377 Design and Analysis of Experiments
    • EMIS 8360 Operations Research Models
    • EMIS 8361 Economic Decision Analysis
    • EMIS 8370 Stochastic Models or 8372 Queueing Theory
    • EMIS 8371 Linear Programming
    • EMIS 8373 Integer Programming
    • EMIS 8374 Network Flows
    • EMIS 8378 Optimization Models for Decision Support
    • EMIS 8380 Mathematics for Optimization
       
  2. The 54 TCH must also include a 12 TCH minor.  Acceptable minors include systems engineering, engineering management, information engineering, computer science, mathematics, statistics, business, economics, telecommunications, or other engineering area.  The courses for the minor must be different from the required courses, except for MATH 5316, which can be part of a minor in mathematics.
  3. Satisfactory completion of the Preliminary Counseling Examination, an oral exam covering courses EMIS 7362, 7370, 8360, and 8361.  This exam should be taken after the student has completed 18 TCH.
  4. Satisfactory completion of the Doctoral Qualifying Examination.  This exam should be taken after the majority of the coursework has been completed.
  5. Satisfactory completion and defense of the doctoral dissertation.

Sample Minors

Systems Engineering:

  • EMIS 7301 Systems Engineering Process
  • EMIS 7303 Integrated Risk Management
  • EMIS 7305 System Optimization and Analysis
  • EMIS 7307 Systems Integration and Test

Engineering Management:

  • EMIS 7360 Management of Information Technologies
  • EMIS 8362 Engineering Accounting
  • EMIS 8363 Engineering Finance
  • EMIS 8364 Management for Engineers

Information Engineering:

  • EMIS 7351 Enterprise Fundamentals
  • EMIS 7352 Information System Architecture
  • EMIS 7353 Information System Design Strategies
  • EMIS 7360 Management of Information Technologies

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