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Operations Management
Create better business practices for the companies of the future
As an operations management (OM) major, you’ll learn about the processes that companies use to transform resources into goods and services.
As an OM professional, you’ll help companies make important decisions about product creation, development, production and distribution while focusing on efficiency and balancing supply and demand. This requires a mastery of technology, data analysis and critical decision-making.
If you enjoy solving problems using the latest technology, utilizing math to improve real-world situations, analyzing data and explaining it to others or learning valuable new decision-making skills, then the OM major is for you.
AREAS OF STUDY
- Business
- Mathematics
- Data analytics
- Management
CAREER OPTIONS
- Operations analyst
- Manager
- Operations resource assistant
- Business technology analyst
- Supply chain manager
- Transportation planning assistant
- Sourcing and logistics specialist
What’s special about this program?
The Lerner College’s OM curriculum equips you with analytical skills such as predicting supply and demand, assessing production capabilities and measuring quality.
You’ll experience hands-on training, applying classroom concepts to solve real problems during plant site trips and the capstone course.
The operations managemetn faculty publish in top-tier journals and are recognized for outstanding teaching and collaboration with regional employers.
Qualified students can pursue an honors degree in operations management, with smaller, more challenging classes and opportunities for research and leadership.
Get Involved
Alpha Kappa Psi
Blue Hen Investment Club
Blue Hen Marketing Club
Delta Sigma Pi
Lerner College Trading Center
Lerner Student Advisory Board
Operations Management Association
Women in Business
Sample curriculum
BUAD110
| Basics of Business |
| ECON101 | Introduction to Microeconomics
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| ECON103 | Introduction to Macroeconomics
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| ENGL110 | First-Year Writing
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| MATH221 | Calculus I
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| MISY160 | Business Computing
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| University Breadth Courses |
| ACCT207 | Accounting I
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| ACCT208 | Accounting II
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| BUAD301 | Introduction to Marketing
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| COMM212/HOSP230 | Oral Communication in Business or
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| STAT200 | Basic Statistical Practice
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| MISY261 | Business Information Systems
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| MISY262 | Fundamentals of Business Analytics
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Sociology Course
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University Breadth Courses and/or Foreign Language |
| BUAD306 | Introduction to Service & Operations Management
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| BUAD309 | Organizational Behavior
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| BUAD346 | Analytic Decision Making
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| FINC311 | Principles of Finance
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International Course
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University Breadth Course
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Elective Course
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| Ethics Course |
| BUAD441 | Strategic Management
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| BUAD446 | Operations & Supply Chains
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| BUAD447 | Data Analytics & Quality Control
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| BUAD448 | Consulting Practicum
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| BUAD449 | Business Process Analysis
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Professional Electives
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University Breadth Course
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| Multicultural Requirement |
