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Optimization and Operations Research Graduate Certificate

USA

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What will I learn?

Students pursuing a graduate certificate in Optimization and Operations Research need to complete four graduate-level courses (16 credit hours). Below is the list of the three core required courses and elective courses.

Course List

  • MAT 468 - MATHEMATICS FOR FINANCE - 4 hours
  • MAT 487 - OPERATIONS RESEARCH: LINEAR PROGRAMMING - 4 hours
  • MAT 488 - OPERATIONS RESEARCH: OPTIMIZATION THEORY - 4 hours

Select one of the following: 4 hours

  • MAT 450 - ADVANCED STATISTICAL COMPUTING
  • MAT 451 - PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I
  • MAT 455 - STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
  • MAT 459 - SIMULATION MODELS AND MONTE CARLO METHOD
  • MAT 484 - MATHEMATICAL MODELING
  • MAT 494 - GRAPH THEORY
  • MAT 644 - DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

In special circumstances and with approval of the graduate program director, an elective course can be substituted with other relevant courses.

Which department am I in?

College of Science and Health

Study options

Full Time (16 credit hours)

Tuition fees
US$12,480.00 per year
USD $780 per credit hour

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

4 January 2025

Venue

Lincoln Park Campus

2400 North Sheffield Avenue,

CHICAGO,

Illinois,

60614, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

The requirements for admission into this certificate program are:

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
  • Successful completion (with a grade of C- or higher) of the following undergraduate coursework:
  • A year of single-variable calculus (equivalent of MAT 150-151-152)
  • A course in multivariable calculus (equivalent of MAT 260)
  • A course in linear algebra (equivalent of MAT 262)
  • A course in computer programming (e.g., C++, Python, Java, or R)

The admission process and review of applicants is managed by the Office of Graduate Admission via the online application and follows procedures similar to those used for existing graduate programs offered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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