2020-21 University Catalog

Nov 21, 2024

2020-21 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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

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: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 12 Credit Hours

Winter

MATH 111 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 4
MIS 102 - Spreadsheet Software Lab Credit Hours: 1
SPE 111 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
WRI 122 - Argumentative Writing Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

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: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

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

Total: 17 Credit Hours

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

Total: 16 Credit Hours

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

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Junior Year

Fall

ACC 325 - Finance Credit Hours: 4
BUS 457 - Business Research Methods II Credit Hours: 3
MGT 321 - Operations Management I Credit Hours: 3
MGT 461 - Lean/Six Sigma Management I Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Winter

MGT 322 - Operations Management II Credit Hours: 3
MGT 462 - Lean/Six Sigma Management II Credit Hours: 3
WRI 327 - Advanced Tech Writing Credit Hours: 3
BUS 349 - Human Resource Management I Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring

MGT 323 - Operations Management III Credit Hours: 3
MGT 335 - Project Management Credit Hours: 3
MGT 463 - Lean/Six Sigma Management III Credit Hours: 3
MIS 375 - Decision Support Systems Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

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

Total: 16 Credit Hours

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

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring

BUS 478 - Strategic Management Credit Hours: 3
BUS 497 - Senior Project Credit Hours: 3
MGT 423 - Logistics Management Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Academic Catalog

Operations Management, BS

Curriculum

Freshman Year

Fall

Total: 12 Credit Hours

Winter

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Spring

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

Fall

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Winter

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Junior Year

Fall

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Winter

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Senior Year

Fall

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Winter

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring

Total: 15 Credit Hours

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