Current as of: 2015
IOE COURSE BREADTH REQUIREMENT
For PhD Students Entering September 2014
Before any student takes the Preliminary Examination, she/he must fulfill a breadth requirement.
This is done by taking at least one course from three of the four areas listed below, and obtaining
a grade of B+ in each. (This requirement is reduced to at least one course from two areas for
interdisciplinary students):
COURSE SELECTION LIST
Area I:
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
452
453
460
506
510/610
511
512
515/615
516
518/19
545
552
553
611
612
614
616
623
640
Corporate Finance
Derivative Instruments
Decision Analysis
Stochastic Analysis for Finance
Linear Programming
Continuous Optimization
Dynamic Programming
Stochastic Processes
Stochastic Processes II
Integer and Non-Linear Programming (must take both)
Queueing Networks
Financial Engineering I
Financial Engineering II
Nonlinear Programming
Network Flows
Integer Programming
Queueing Theory
Computational Finance
Mathematic Modeling of Operational Systems
413
419
421
440
449
513
522
541
543
549
641
Optimization Modeling in Health Care
Service Operations Management
Work Organizations
Operations Analysis and Management
Material Handling Systems
Health Care Operations Research
Theories of Administration
Inventory Analysis and Control
Scheduling
Plant Flow Systems
Supply Chain Management
Area II:
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
Current as of: 2015
Area III:
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
465
466
474
551
562
565
566
568
570
574
Design and Analysis of Experiments
Statistical Quality Control
Simulation
Benchmarking Productivity
Reliability
Time Series Modeling, Analysis, Forecasting
Advanced Quality Control
Statistical Learning and Applications
Design of Experiments
Simulation Analysis
430
434
436
437
463
533
534
536
539
Global Cultural Systems Engineering
Human Error and Complex Systems Failures
Human Factors in Computer Systems
Automotive Human Factors
Measurement and Design of Work
Human Motor Behavior and Engineering Systems
Occupational Biomechanics
Cognitive Ergonomics
Safety Engineering Methods
Area IV:
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
IOE
This requirement can also be met by the demonstration that these courses were taken as part of
an earned BS, MS or Ph.D. degree.