Operations Research Major Program

Department of Mathematics | Faculty of Science
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This program prepares students for careers in industry or a variety of graduate and professional programs.

Prerequisite Grade Requirement

To enrol in a course offered by the Department of Mathematics, a student must obtain a grade of C- or better in each prerequisite course. Some courses may require higher prerequisite grades.

Students will not normally be permitted to enrol in any course for which a D grade or lower was obtained in any prerequisite. No student may complete, for further credit, any course offered by the Department of Mathematics which is a prerequisite for a course the student has already completed with a grade of C- or higher, without permission of the department.

Program Requirements

The program requires the completion of 120 units which includes a Faculty of Science requirement of a minimum of 28 upper division units, and additional upper division units to total a minimum of 44 upper division units (excluding EDUC 401 to 406).

The specific program requirements are divided into three parts: required lower division courses, required upper division courses, and completion of an interdisciplinary requirement.

In addition to the program requirements set out below, general university and Faculty of Science regulations must be met.

Computing science courses that are completed in the operations research major program will count towards the requirement that 12 units must be completed from outside of the Faculty of Science.

A minimum program 2.00 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) must be obtained on the overall major program requirements, as well as a minimum program 2.00 grade point average in the upper division major courses.

Lower Division Core Requirements

Students complete a minimum total of 36 units, including either one of

CMPT 126-3 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming
CMPT 128-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming for Engineers

or both of

CMPT 120-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I
CMPT 125-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming II

and all of

CMPT 225-3 Data Structures and Programming
IAT 103W-3 Design Communication and Collaboration
MACM 101-3 Discrete Mathematics I
MACM 201-3 Discrete Mathematics II
MATH 208W-3 Introduction to Operations Research
MATH 251-3 Calculus III
STAT 270-3 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
STAT 285-3 Intermediate Probability and Statistics

and one of

MATH 150-4 Calculus I with Review
MATH 151-3 Calculus I
MATH 154-3 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences*
MATH 157-3 Calculus I for the Social Sciences *

and one of

MATH 152-3 Calculus II
MATH 155-3 Calculus II for the Biological Sciences*
MATH 158-3 Calculus II for the Social Sciences *

and one of

MATH 240-3 Algebra I: Linear Algebra
MATH 232-3 Applied Linear Algebra*

*with a B grade or better

Upper Division Requirements

Students will complete a minimum of 34 units, including all of

MATH 308-3 Linear Optimization
MATH 309-3 Continuous Optimization
MATH 348-3 Probabilistic Models in Operations Research
MATH 402W-4 Operations Research Clinic
MATH 408-3 Discrete Optimization
MATH 448-3 Network Flows
STAT 350-3 Linear Models in Applied Statistics
STAT 380-3 Introduction to Stochastic Processes

and at least two additional courses from Table I below

ACMA 445-3 Loss Models: Estimation and Selection*
BUEC 433-5 Forecasting in Business and Economics鈥�
STAT 390-3 Selected Topics in Probability and Statistics
STAT 400-3 Data Analysis
STAT 402-3 Generalized Linear and Nonlinear Modelling
STAT 410-3 Statistical Analysis of Sample Surveys
STAT 430-3 Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments
STAT 460-3 Bayesian Statistics
STAT 490-3 Selected Topics in Probability and Statistics

*students must meet the entry requirements for the actuarial science program to enrol in this course
鈥爏别别 BUEC courses for prerequisites

and at least one from Table II below

CMPT 305 Computer Simulation and Modeling (3)
CMPT 307 Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
MACM 316 Numerical Analysis I (3)
MATH 343 Applied Discrete Mathematics (3)
MATH 345 Introduction to Graph Theory (3)
MATH 445 Graph Theory (3)

Interdisciplinary Requirement

With advisor approval, students also complete at least 15 units from application areas with advisor approval. Application courses are chosen from ACMA, BUEC, BUS. ECON, MACM, MATH, REM and STAT courses. Courses used for Option A cannot be used to fulfil this requirement. If the operations research major is completed as part of a second bachelor's degree, then the interdisciplinary requirement may be waived if the previous degree contains an approved major. Approvals are given individually. Those majors that are approved will not be limited to the disciplines listed above.

Faculty of Science Requirements

In addition to the above requirements, students must also satisfy Faculty of Science major program requirements to complete a total of 120 units including

additional upper division units to total a minimum of 44 upper division units (excluding EDUC 401 to 406)
students who were enrolled at 丁香园AV between fall 1991 and summer 2006 are required to complete a minimum of 12 units in subjects outside the Faculty of Science (excluding EDUC 401 to 406) including six units minimum to be completed in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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