Operations Management, BS

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Operations Managers coordinate equipment, materials, human capital and information across businesses to profitably meet or exceed customer expectations. Students in Operations Management successfully blend the art of management with applied science through creativity, people skills, rational analysis and application of technology.

Curriculum

This map shows required courses for the degree and recommended terms to take each course (the term sequence is subject to change depending on transfer courses, AP/IB/CLEP credit, and course availability).

Degree Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year

Fall

BUS 215 - Principles of Management Credit Hours: 3
PSY 201 - Psychology Credit Hours: 3
WRI 121 - English Composition Credit Hours: 4
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Winter

MATH 111 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 4
MIS 102 - Spreadsheet Software Lab Credit Hours: 1
SPE 111 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 4
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Spring

BUS 223 - Marketing I Credit Hours: 3
ECO 201 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
MIS 206 - Intro to Mgmt Info Sys Credit Hours: 3
WRI 227 - Technical Report Writing Credit Hours: 4
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year

Fall

ACC 201 - Prin of Accounting I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 361 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 4
MIS 113 - Intro to Database Systems Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Winter

BUS 226 - Business Law Credit Hours: 3
ECO 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 371 - Finite Math/Calc I Credit Hours: 4
Elective Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Spring

ACC 203 - Prin of Managerial Acct Credit Hours: 4
BUS 356 - Business Presentations Credit Hours: 4
BUS 456 - Business Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
SPE 321 - Small Group/Team Comm Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year

Senior Year

Fall

BUS 441 - Leadership I Credit Hours: 3
BUS 467 - Service Management Credit Hours: 3
BUS 495 - Senior Project Proposal Credit Hours: 3
MGT 421 - Quality Management Credit Hours: 3
Laboratory Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Winter

ANTH 452 - Globalization Credit Hours: 3
or
PSCI 326 - World Politics in Transition Credit Hours: 3
BUS 496 - Senior Project Credit Hours: 3
MGT 422 - Materials Management Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 331 - Ethics in the Professions Credit Hours: 3
PSY 347 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3

Spring

BUS 478 - Strategic Management Credit Hours: 3
BUS 497 - Senior Project Credit Hours: 3
MGT 423 - Enterprise Resource Planning Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Academic Catalog

Operations Management, BS

Curriculum

Freshman Year

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Winter

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Sophomore Year

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Winter

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Junior Year

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Winter

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Senior Year

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Winter

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Total for a B.S. in Operations Management: 180 Credit Hours