The Master's program in Management Science is designed as preparation for a career in the application of quantitative techniques to solve complex problems in business and industry. The program's flexibility also makes it appropriate as preparation for doctoral study in Management Science.

Management Science coursework will expose students to both the theoretical development of quantitative techniques and their application to managerial decision making. In addition to the development of sufficient mathematical maturity for creative use of quantitative skills, the program offers concentrated study in any one of the following areas: 1) Production and Operations/Manufacturing Management; 2) Statistics; 3) Geographic Information Systems (GIS); 4) Health Care.

The master's program in Management Science is an innovative curriculum of tremendous breadth. It is designed to not only expose students to quantitative techniques, but to cultivate skills in writing, communication and business as well. When combined with the concentration area of choice, career opportunities are endless.

The University and the College of Business Administration have rich ties to industries throughout the world. Through such ties, students may elect to gain true exposure to real-world industrial problems by concentrating in Production and Operations/Manufacturing Management or Statistics. A student may also choose to concentrate in GIS and gain invaluable hands on experience in the program's state-of-the-art Computation and Operations Analysis Laboratory.

In addition, the Management Science Program has a number of faculty involved in health care research, working to develop optimization models to reduce rising health care costs. Thus, the Master's program offers a unique opportunity for the master's student in management science to apply quantitative analytical techniques in the health care industry through the concentration in Health Care.

A student's experience culminates in the completion of a real-world Management Science project as Management Science 534. The student takes a real-world problem from the investigation to the implementation phase and presents his/her work in both written and oral form.