Operations Research: Analytics (BSOR:A)

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The analytics concentration within the operations research program trains students to leverage advanced quantitative models, algorithms, and data for making actionable decisions to improve business operations. Examples include staffing and scheduling at hospitals, ride matching and pricing for on-demand car services, personalized promotions in online retail, and smarter energy consumption.

Electives

For Class of 2023 only: 

  • IEOR 4008: Computational Discrete Optimization 
  • IEOR 4405: Scheduling (will count only if taken in excess of core requirement)
  • IEOR 4505: OR in Public Policy 
  • IEOR 4506: Designing Digital Operating Models
  • IEOR E4507: Healthcare Operations Management
  • IEOR E4520: Applied Systems Engineering
  • IEOR E4521: Systems Engineering Tools and Methods
  • IEOR E4525: Machine Learning for Financial Engineering & Operations Research (Seniors only)
  • IEOR E4540: Data Mining (Seniors only)
  • IEOR E4526: Analytics on the Cloud 
  • IEOR E4601: Dynamic Pricing & Revenue Management (will count only if taken in excess of core requirement)
  • CSOR 4231: Analysis of Algorithms
  • ECON W3412: Introduction to Econometrics
  • MATH S2030: Ordinary Differential Equations
  • ORCA 2500: Foundations of Data Science (only if taken by the end of sophomore year)

For Class of 2024 and beyond: 

Advanced Data Analytics Electives (choose at least 2):

  • IEOR 4525 - Machine Learning for FE & OR
  • IEOR 4742 - Deep Learning
  • IEOR 4526 - Analytics on the Cloud
  • IEOR 4540 - Data Mining
  • IEOR 4575 - Reinforcement Learning 
  • STAT 4224 - Bayesian Statistics 
  • STAT 4221 - Time Series Analysis
  • CSOR 4231 - Analysis of Algorithms
  • COMS 4771 - Unsupervised Learning

Operations Research Electives (choose at least 2):

  • IEOR 3402 - Production & Inventory Planning
  • IEOR 4405 -Scheduling
  • IEOR 4407 - Game Theoretic Models for OR
  • IEOR 4418 - Transportation Analytics & Logistics
  • IEOR 4601 - Dynamic Pricing & Revenue Mgmt. 
  • IEOR 4507 - Healthcare Operations Mgmt. 
  • IEOR 4700 - Intro to Financial Engineering
  • IEOR 4108 - Supply Chain Analytics 

Management Electives (choose 1): 

  • IEOR 4003 - Corporate Finance for Engineers
  • IEOR 4510 - Project Management
  • IEOR 4506 - Designing Digital Operating Models
  • IEOR 4505 - OR in Public Policy
  • IEME 4200 - Human Centered Design

Breadth Electives (choose at most 1): 

  • IEOR 4520 - Applied Systems Engineering
  • DROM 8123 - Demand Analytics 
  • DROM 8131 - Sports Analytics 
  • INAF 6512 - Data Driven Approaches for Campaigns and Advocacy
  • PLAN 6941 - Urban analytics and Human-Centered Decision Making 
  • PLAN 6009 -Environmental Data Analysis 
  • COMS 4701 - Artificial Intelligence
  • COMS 4705 - Natural Language Processing
  • COMS 4731 - Computer Vision
  • ELEN 3801 - Signals and Systems