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Management and Systems Science Program | Faculty of Science
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The Faculty of Science, with the Departments of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science, Economics, the Beedie School of Business, and the School of Computing Science, offer an honours in management and systems science (MSSC) at the Surrey campus leading to a bachelor of science (BSc) with honours degree. These are highly structured programs providing a multidisciplinary approach to quantitative methods for business and industry in an environment of rapid changes in technology.

The program is managed by the Faculty of Science at the Surrey campus. A steering committee consisting of representatives from the above mentioned departments and faculty serve as liaison between participating departments and the program director. Where possible, the director and steering committee members will be based on the Surrey campus.

Students formally apply to be admitted into the program. Applications can be considered both for students entering ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, and for students already enrolled. ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV into the program is decided on a competitive basis. Students must maintain a 2.7 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) in MSSC program course work to remain in the program and to graduate. It is strongly recommended that students contact the Surrey science advisor or program director early about admission and scheduling.

Students who wish to combine the MSSC honours program with another major or minor should consult with the MSSC director.

Program Requirements

Students complete 132 units, as specified below.

Under University regulations, an honours degree requires completion of a minimum of 60 upper division units in courses numbered 300 and above, including at least 50 upper division units in the honours program, and completion of at least 132 units. honours students require a graduation grade point average of not less than 3.00.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete a total of 54-55 units.

Business Administration

Students complete all of

• BUS 207 Managerial Economics* (3)
  
• BUS 251 Financial Accounting I (3)
  
• BUS 272 Behavior in Organizations (3)
  

*may be waived if the student has credit for ECON 301 (4)

Computing Science

Students complete all of‡

• CMPT 120 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I (3)
  
• CMPT 125 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming II (3)
  
• CMPT 275 Software Engineering I (4)
  

or all of

• CMPT 130 Introduction to Computer Programming I (3)
  
• CMPT 135 Introduction to Computer Programming II (3)
  
• CMPT 276 Introduction to Software Engineering (3)
  

and

• CMPT 225 Data Structures and Programming (3)
  

‡CMPT 126 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming (3) can be substituted for CMPT 120 and CMPT 125.

Economics

Students complete both of

• ECON 103 Principles of Economics (I) Microeconomics (4)
  
• ECON 105 Principles of Economics (II) Macroeconomics (4)
  

Mathematics and Computing Science

Students complete both of

• MACM 101 Discrete Mathematics I (3)
  
• MACM 201 Discrete Mathematics II (3)

Management and Systems Science

Students complete

• MSSC 180 Undergraduate Seminar in Management and Systems Science (1)
  

Mathematics

Students complete one of

• MATH 150 Calculus I with Review (4)
  
• MATH 151 Calculus I (3)
  
• MATH 154 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences (3)
  
• MATH 157 Calculus for the Social Sciences I (3)
  

and all of

• MATH 152 Calculus II (3)
• MATH 208W Introduction to Operations Research (3)
  
• MATH 251 Calculus III (3)
  

and one of

• MATH 232 Applied Linear Algebra (3)
  
• MATH 240 Algebra I: Linear Algebra (3)
  

Statistics

Students complete both of

• STAT 270 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
  
• STAT 285 Intermediate Probability and Statistics (3)
  

Recommended Courses

The following course is recommended for students who took CMPT 125.

• CMPT 212 Object-oriented Applications Design in C++ (3)

The following course is recommended for students who took CMPT 135.

• CMPT 213 Object oriented design in Java (3)
  

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete a total of 55-56 units.

Students should note that the prerequisites for the following courses must also be completed. However, BUS 336 is waived for MSSC majors and honours.

Business Administration, Economics

Students complete all of

• BUS 343 Introduction to Marketing (3)
  
• BUS 360W Business Communication (4)
  
• BUS 361 Project Management (3)
  
• BUS 473 Operations Management (4)
  

and at least three business administration or economics units at the 400 division.

Computing Science

Students complete one of

• BUS 440 Simulation in Management Decision Making (4)
  
• CMPT 305 Computer Simulation and Modelling (3)
  

and all of

• CMPT 307 Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
  
• CMPT 354 Database Systems I (3)
  
• CMPT 370 Information System Design (3)
  

and one of

• CMPT 405 Design and Analysis of Computing Algorithms (3)
  
• CMPT 417 Intelligent Systems (3)
  

Management and Systems Science

Students complete†

• MSSC 481 Undergraduate Seminar in Management and Systems Science (1)
  

†MSSC 180 and MSSC 481 cannot be completed concurrently

Mathematics

Students complete both of

• MATH 308 Linear Optimization (3)
  
• MATH 348 Probabilistic Models in Operations Research (3)
  

and one of

• MATH 309 Continuous Optimization (3)
  
• MATH 408 Discrete Optimization (3)
  
• MATH 445 Graph Theory (3)
  
• MATH 448 Network Flows (3)
  

and one of

• MACM 316 Numerical Analysis I (3)
  
• MATH 310 Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations (3)
  
• MATH 343 Applied Discrete Mathematics (3)
  
• MATH 345 Introduction to Graph Theory (3)
  

Statistics

Students complete all of

• STAT 330 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (3)
  
• STAT 350 Linear Models in Applied Statistics (3)
  
• STAT 380 Introduction to Stochastic Processes (3)
  

Recommended Courses

• BUS 312 Business Finance (4)
  
• BUS 445 Analysis of Data for Management (3)
  
• BUS 488 Group Dynamics and Teamwork (3)
  
• BUEC 396 The Structure of Industry (3)
  
• CMPT 405 Design and Analysis of Computing Algorithms (3)
  
• CMPT 417 Intelligent Systems (3)
  
• ECON 431 Intermediate Mathematical Economics (5)
  
• MATH 309 Continuous Optimization (3)
  
• MATH 408 Discrete Optimization (3)
  
• MATH 448 Network Flows (3)
  
• STAT 300W Statistics Communication (3)
  
• STAT 340 Introduction to Statistical Computing and Exploratory Data Analysis (3)
  
• STAT 400 Data Analysis (3)
  
• STAT 410 Statistical Analysis of Sample Surveys (3)
  
• STAT 430 Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments (3)
  
• STAT 445 Applied Multivariate Analysis (3)
  
• STAT 460 Bayesian Statistics (3)
  
• STAT 475 Applied Discrete Data Analysis (3)
  
• STAT 485 Applied Time Series Analysis (3)
  
• STAT 490 Selected Topics in Probability and Statistics (3)
  

Faculty of Science Requirements

In addition to the above requirements, students must also satisfy Faculty of Science honours program requirements as follows.

• students are required to complete additional upper division units to total a minimum of 60 upper division units (excluding EDUC 401 to 406)
• students who were enrolled at ¶¡ÏãÔ°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 ¶¡ÏãÔ°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.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University’s 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.

Double Majors and Minors

Students wishing to complete a second major or a minor in addition to a management and systems science (MSSC) major must satisfy all MSSC requirements. At least 34 upper division units must be allocated exclusively to the MSSC major. This includes MSSC 480/481 and at least nine units from each of the lists under the sub-headings Business Administration, Computing Science, Mathematics and Statistics. Units used to satisfy MSSC upper division requirements beyond these 34 can be applied simultaneously to other major, minor or honours.

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