Sample Plan: Optimization and Analytics

The following sample plan of study fulfills the M.S. degree in Computational Operations Research, pending final approval from the State Council on Higher Education in Virginia, with an emphasis on optimization and analytics. There are a variety of elective courses that may be substituted for courses listed. All plans of study are subject to the approval of the graduate director.

Fall Semester I

• CAM 606 Computing in Operations Research
• MATH 551 Probability
• CAM 628 Linear Programming

Spring Semester I

• CAM 648 Integer Programming
• CAM 618 Models and Applications of Operations Research
• CAM 688 Machine Learning and Optimization

Fall Semester II

• CAM 678 Network Location Theory
• CSCI 653 Analysis of Algorithms
• CAM 696 Simulation and Modeling Project in Computational Operations Research

Spring Semester II

• MATH 524 Operations Research: Stochastic Models
• CAM 668 Supply Chain Optimization
• CAM 658 Discrete Optimization