Undergraduate Program
Degree Requirements
Undergraduate students in the Department of Operations and Decision Technologies have the choice of three majors and a co-major:
- Information and Process Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Operations Management
- Technology Management (Co-major)
Many students combine these majors with other majors to broaden their business education and enhance their career marketability. Both operations management and technology management are designed as a complement to other business functional areas including accounting, marketing, and finance. Technology management in combination with accounting, finance, or supply chain management will be particularly attractive for students interested in consulting careers.
Learn more about undergraduate program requirements.
Information and Process Management
The new information and process management major (IPM) is designed to address IT and process issues for operating and managing complex and distributed global businesses through specialized IT and business process models. This major blends information systems, decision sciences, and process management concepts to develop future IT resource professionals.
Prerequisite Courses
Required Courses
- S308 Business Application Development
- K315 Business Process Management
- S305 Technology Infrastructure
- S307 Data Management
Elective Courses
Choose four of the following courses:
- S310 Systems Analysis and Project Management
- S400 Integration of Systems and Business
- S428 Advanced Application Development
- S433 Information Systems Security
- P355 Lean Six Sigma
- P355 Data Mining
- K317 Collaboration and Workflow
- K327 Deterministic Models In Operations Research
- K410 Decision Support Systems
Operations Management
The operations management major offers career opportunities in consulting or in corporate positions in specialties such as operations, processes, materials management, and quality assurance. It is a perfect complement as a second major to functional areas such as finance, accounting, and marketing.
Prerequisite Course
Required Courses
Elective Courses
Choose two of the following 300- or 400-level courses:
- A310 Management Decisions and Financial Reporting or A311 Intermediate Accounting I
- A325 Cost Accounting
- F305 Intermediate Corporate Finance
- F307 Working Capital Management
- K315 Business Process Management
- K317 Collaboration and Workflow
- K327 Deterministic Models In Operations Research
- M303 Marketing Research
- M342 Marketing Analysis & Display of Marketing Data and M343 Database Marketing*
- P355 Lean Six Sigma
- P355 Data Mining
- S305 Telecommunications
- S307 Data Management
- S400 Integration of Systems and Business
- Z404 Effective Negotiations
*M342 and M343 are both 1.5 credit hours that complement one another; students who choose this elective must take both courses.
Supply Chain Management
The new Supply Chain Management major focuses on developing and managing efficient and effective supply chains. Supply chain management is increasingly being thrust to the forefront of business prominence and practice and offers exciting new careers.
Prerequisite Course
Required Courses
- P421 Supply Chain Management
- P320 Supply Chain Management: Sourcing
- P429 Operations Processes
- P431 Supply Chain Management: Logistics and Distribution
- K410 Decision Support Systems
Elective Courses
Choose two 300- or 400-level elective courses from the following list:
- A325 Cost Accounting
- F305 Intermediate Corporate Finance
- F307 Working Capital Management
- K315 Business Process Management
- K317 Collaboration and Workflow
- K327 Deterministic Models In Operations Research
- M303 Marketing Research
- M342 Marketing Analysis & Display of Marketing Data and M343 Database Marketing*
- P355 Lean Six Sigma
- P355 Data Mining
- S305 Telecommunications
- S307 Data Management
- S400 Integration of Systems and Business
- Z404 Effective Negotiations
*M342 and M343 are both 1.5 credit hours that complement one another; students who choose this elective must take both courses.
Technology Management Co-Major
The technology management co-major is designed for students who wish to complement a functional area major such as finance, accounting, or supply chain management with a strong information technology background. This co-major is particularly attractive for students interested in careers as consultants and business analysts.
Technology management is not available as a primary major, but complements degrees in supply chain management, finance, marketing, and accounting.
Prerequisite Courses
Required Courses
Elective Course
Choose one elective course from the following list:
