MSOR Concentrations
Use the accordions below to learn about the concentrations available in the MSOR program.
Analytics
For students interested in the Concentration in Analytics, the Department recommends taking the following Courses:
Required Technical Core:
IEOR E4501 Tools for Analytics
IEOR E4523 Data Analytics
Analytics Electives, select at least two of:
CSOR W4231 Analysis of Algorithms
IEOR E4108 Supply Chain Analytics
IEOR E4211 Applied Consulting
IEOR E4407 Game Theoretic Models of Operations
IEOR E4418 Transportation Analytics & Logistics
IEOR E4500 Applications Programming for Financial Engineering
IEOR E4506 Designing Digital Operating Models
IEOR E4525 Machine Learning for OR & FE
IEOR E4526 Analytics on the Cloud
IEOR E4540 Data Mining for Engineers
IEOR E4742 Deep Learning for OR & FE
IEOR E4312 Applications of OR & AI Techniques in Marketing (1.5)
IEOR E4650 Business Analytics
IEOR E4725 Big Data in Finance
DROM B8110 Business Analytics Strategy
DROM B8111 Analytics for Business Research (1.5)
DROM B8122 Game-Theoretic Business Strategy
DROM B8123 Demand & Supply Analytics
DROM B8127 Immersion Seminar: Big Data
DROM B8130 Applied Statistics & Data Analysis (1.5)
DROM B8131 Sports Analytics
DROM B9122 Computing for Business Research
ORCS E4529 Reinforcement Learning
Decision, Risk & Analysis
For students interested in the Concentration in Decision Risk Analysis, please select at least 9 credits from the courses below:
IEOR E4108 Supply Chain Analytics
IEOR E4407 Game Theoretic Models of Operations
IEOR E4601 Dynamic Pricing & Revenue Management
IEOR E4602 Quantitative Risk Management
IEOR E4700 Introduction to Financial Engineering
DROM B8123 Demand & Supply Analytics
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
For students interested in the Concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the Department recommends taking the following courses:
Required Courses:
IEOR E4403 Quantitative Corporate Finance
(or IEOR E4402 Corporate Finance, Accounting & Investment Banking; may not take both IEOR E4402 and IEOR E4403)
IEOR E4550 Entrepreneurial Business Creation for Engineers
IEOR E4998 Managing Technological Innovation & Entrepreneurship
And at least two of:
IEOR E4418 Transportation Analytics & Logistics
IEOR E4560 Lean LaunchPad (By application)
IEOR E4601 Dynamic Pricing and Revenue Management
COMS W4460 Principles of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
DROM B8858 Data-Driven Entrepreneurship
Finance & Management
For students interested in the Concentration in Finance and Management, the Department recommends taking the following Corporate Finance, Derivative Pricing, and Management Courses:
Corporate Finance Courses:
IEOR E4403 Quantitative Corporate Finance
(or IEOR E4402 Corporate Finance, Accounting & Investment Banking; may not take both IEOR E4402 and IEOR E4403)
And at least one of:
IEOR E4711 Global Capital Markets
IEOR E4734 Foreign Exchange & Related Derivatives Instruments (1.5)
IEOR E4735 Structured & Hybrid Products
FINC B8307 Advanced Corporate Finance
Derivatives Pricing Courses:
IEOR E4700 Introduction to Financial Engineering
And at least one of:
IEOR E4602 Quantitative Risk Management
IEOR E4620 Pricing Models for Financial Engineering
IEOR E4630 Asset Allocation
IEOR E4731 Credit Risk Modeling & Derivatives
DROM B8112 Quantitative Finance: Models & Computation
And at least one of following Management Courses:
IEOR E4505 Operations Research in Public Policy
IEOR E4510 Project Management
IEOR E4550 Entrepreneurial Business Creation for Engineers
IEOR E4998 Managing Technological Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Healthcare Management
Students must complete at least 9 credits in total, where IEOR E4507 is required. Additional 6 or more electives can be chosen from the second list.
IEOR E4507 Healthcare Operations Management (Required)
Additional Electives:
IEOR E4405 Production Scheduling
IEOR E4412 Quality Control & Management
IEOR E4510 Project Management
IEOR E4505 Operations Research in Public Policy
IEOR E4521 Systems Engineering, Tools & Methods
DROM B8107 Service Operations
DROM/MGMT B8510 Managerial Negotiations
DROM B8105 Human Resource Analytics
DROM B8106 Operations Strategy
Logistics & Supply Chain Management
For students interested in the Concentration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, the Department recommends taking the following Technical and Management Courses:
Technical Courses (at least three):
IEOR E4403 Quantitative Corporate Finance
(or IEOR E4402 Corporate Finance, Accounting & Investment Banking; may not take both IEOR E4403 and IEOR E4402)
IEOR E4405 Production Scheduling
IEOR E4418 Transportation Analytics & Logistics
IEOR E4507 Healthcare Operations Management
IEOR E4525 Machine Learning for OR & FE
IEOR E4600 Applied Integer Programming
IEOR E4601 Dynamic Pricing & Revenue Management
IEOR E4602 Quantitative Risk Management
DROM B8107 Service Operations
DROM B8123 Demand & Supply Analytics
Management Courses (at least two):
IEOR E4412 Quality Control & Management
IEOR E4510 Project Management
IEOR E4520 Applied Systems Engineering
IEOR E4550 Entrepreneurial Business Creation for Engineers
IEOR E4998 Managing Technological Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
Students in this concentration will select at least 9 credits of coursework from below:
DROM B8816 Quantitative Pricing & Revenue Analytics
DROM B9122 Computing for Business Research
IEOR E4500 Applications Programming for Financial Engineering
IEOR E4525 Machine Learning for OR & FE
IEOR E4742 Deep Learning for OR & FE
IEOR E4725 Big Data in Finance
IEOR E4741 Programming in Financial Engineering
MRKT B8649 Pricing Strategies
MRKT B8696 Data Driven Dollars
ORCS E4529 Reinforcement Learning
Optimization
For students interested in the Concentration in Optimization, please select at least 9 credits from the courses below:
IEOR E4008 Computational Discrete Optimization
IEOR E4108 Supply Chain Analytics
IEOR E4405 Production Scheduling
IEOR E4418 Transportation Analytics &Logistics
IEOR E4505 Operations Research in Public Policy
IEOR E4507 Healthcare Operations Management
IEOR E4510 Project Management
IEOR E4520 Applied Systems Engineering
IEOR E4521 Systems Engineering Tools & Methods
IEOR E4630 Asset Allocation
DROM B8107 Service Operations
DROM B8123 Demand & Supply Analytics
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