Air Force Institute of Technology
Department of Operational Sciences
 
Sample Curriculum: M.S. in Operations Research

Short Term

OPER 200  Programming Review for Operational Sciences
OPER 400  Introduction to Operations Research
MATH 002  Math Review for Operational Sciences
COMM 310  Fundamentals of Written Communication
LOGM 325  Windows Office Overview

First Quarter

OPER 401  Operational Sciences Seminar (1 hr)
OPER 510  Deterministic Operations Research (4 hrs)
MATH 501  Mathematics for the Operational Sciences I (4 hrs)
STAT 527  Introduction to Probability (4 hrs)

Second Quarter

OPER 402  Operational Sciences Seminar (1 hr)
OPER 540  Stochastic Modeling and Analysis I (4 hrs)
MATH 502  Mathematics for the Operational Sciences II (4 hrs)
STAT 537  Introduction to Statistics (4 hrs)

Third Quarter

OPER 403  Operational Sciences Seminar (1 hr)
OPER 561  Discrete-Event Simulation (4 hrs)
OPER 610  Linear Programming and Network Flows (4 hrs)
OPER 679  Empirical Models and Experimental Design (3 hrs)

Fourth Quarter

OPER 498  Research Methods (1 hr)
Electives  3-4 Electives (9-12  hrs)

Fifth Quarter

OPER 799  Thesis Research (6 hrs)
Electives  2-3 Electives (6-8 hrs)

Sixth Quarter

OPER 799  Thesis Research (6 hrs)
Electives  2-3 Electives (6-8 hrs)

Core Requirements

To qualify for the Master of Science degree, all GOR students must develop a foundation in fundamental Operations Research methodologies, mathematics, probability and statistics.  This knowledge base is gained through satisfaction of the following required core courses:

Mathematics (MATH 501, MATH 502) (8 hrs)
Probability and Statistics (STAT 527, STAT 537, STAT 696) (12 hrs)
Stochastic Modeling and Analysis I (OPER 540) (4 hrs)
Discrete-Event Simulation (OPER 561) (4 hrs)
Linear Programming (OPER 610) (4 hrs)

Students who have successfully completed comparable graduate courses may request a transfer of credit or waiver for specific courses through their Academic and Research Advisor.  Under appropriate circumstances, the ENS Department Head may approve course substitutions.