Operations Management Major

Department of Operations & Decision Technologies

Operations Management Major Requirements (15 credits)

Required Grades and GPA

Major GPA of 2.0 or higher – GPA includes all courses counting toward the Operations major.

Other Policies

The Operations Management major may not be declared in conjunction with the Supply Chain Management major. 

Required courses (9 credit hours):

  • BUS-P 319: Supply Chain Management with Digital Technologies (3 credits) P: BUS-K 201 or BUS-K 204 with a grade of C or higher
    • BUS-P 421 (no longer offered) fulfills this requirement
  • BUS-P 320: Supply Chain Management: Global Sourcing (3 credits) P: BUS-K 201 or BUS-K 204 with a grade of C or higher
  • BUS-P 429: Operations Processes (3 credits) P: BUS-K 303 or BUS-K 304 with a grade of C or higher

Elective courses (6 credits hours):

  • Choose one:
    • BUS-A 311: Intermediate Financial Reporting and Analysis I (3 credits) P: BUS-A 304/307 with grade of C or higher
    • BUS-A 310: Intermediate Financial Reporting and Analysis: A User's Perspective (3 credits) P: BUS-A 304/307 and BUS-A 306/309 with grades of C or higher
  • BUS-A 325: Cost and Performance Measurement for Decision Making (3 credits) P: BUS-A 306/309 with grade of C or higher
  • BUS-F 305: Intermediate Corporate Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-F370 or BUS-F304 with a grade of C+ or higher
  • BUS-F 307: Working Capital Management (3 credits) P: BUS-F370 or BUS-F304 with a grade of C+ or higher
  • BUS-K 327: Modeling Business Data (3 credits) P: BUS-K 303 or BUS-K 304 with a grade of C or higher
  • BUS-K 353: Business Analytics and Modeling (3 credits) P: BUS-K 303 or BUS-K 304 with a grade of C or higher
  • BUS-M 303: Marketing Research (3 credits) P: BUS-M 370 or BUS-M 304 with grade of C or higher
  • BUS-M 346: Analysis of Marketing Data (3 credits) P: BUS-M 370 or BUS-M 304 with grade of C or higher
  • BUS-P 316: Sustainable Operations (3 credits) P: BUS-K 201 or BUS-K 204 with a grade of C or higher
  • BUS-P 356: Lean Six Sigma (3 credits) P: BUS-K 201 or BUS-K 204 with a grade of C or higher
  • BUS-P 390: Supply Chain Management Topics Abroad (1 - 5 credits) P: Varies by program
    • Students can count one course and/or up to 3 credits (whichever is in the student's best interest) of BUS-P 390 toward the Operations Management major
  • BUS-P 431: Supply Chain Management: Logistics and Distribution (3 credits) P: BUS-P 370 or BUS-P 304 with a grade of C or higher
  • BUS-P 454: Supply Chain Consulting Practicum (3 credits) P: Application and instructor consent; contact instructor for application information
    • Replaces BUS-P 455: TOPIC: Supply Chain Practicum (3 credits) 
  • BUS-P 481: Supply Chain Planning and Analytics (3 credits) P: BUS-K 303 or BUS-K 304 with a grade of C or higher
  • BUS-S 305: Technology Infrastructure (3 credits) P: BUS-K 303 or BUS-K 304 with a grade of C or higher
  • BUS-S 307: Database Design & Management (3 credits) P: BUS-K201 or BUS-K204 with a C or higher
  • BUS-S 326: Web and Social Media Analytics (3 credits) P: BUS-K 303 or BUS-K 304 with a grade of C or better
  • BUS-S 364: Business Data Programming (3 credits) P: BUS-K201 or BUS-K204 with a C or higher
  • BUS-S 400: Integration of Systems and the Business (3 credits) P: BUS-K 303 or BUS-K 304 with a grade of C or higher
    • BUS-A 337 can substitute for BUS-S 400 for Accounting majors only.
  • BUS-Z 404: Effective Negotiations (3 credits) P: BUS-Z 370 or BUS-J 304 with a grade of C or higher