MSc in Operations Research & Analytics
Programme Code: TMORA
Department: Mathematics
For students starting this programme of study in 2018/19
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take three compulsory courses, options to the value of 1.5 units and a project or dissertation as shown.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
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Paper 4 |
Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
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MA430 Efficient Algorithms For Hard Optimisation Problems (0.5) # (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
Paper 5 |
Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
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MG401 Operations Management for Management Consultancy (0.5) # | |
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MG405 Behavioural Decision Science (0.5) # (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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MG481 Innovating Organisational Information Technology (0.5) # | |
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MG4B3 International Marketing: A Strategic Approach (0.5) | |
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Another course from those listed under Paper 4. | |
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Any other MG4** or MA4** course, with approval of the Programme Director, subject to availability. | |
Paper 6 |
Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
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Another course from those listed under Paper 4. | |
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MA431 Advanced Topics in Operations Research and Applicable Mathematics (0.5) # (not available 2022/23) | |
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Any other MSc-level course, with approval of the Programme Director and the teacher responsible for the course. | |
Paper 7 |
MA425 Project in Operations Research & Analytics (1.0) or | |
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MA426 Dissertation in Operations Research & Analytics (1.0) |
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Students may choose at most one of the following three optional courses as part of this programme: MG409, MG422, MA402.
Upon supplying satisfactory evidence to the course convenor of relevant previous courses taken, a student may be exempted from a course specified in Paper 1, 2, or 3, at the discretion of the Programme Director and upon supplying satisfactory evidence to the course convenor of previous study of the course's content. A student shall replace such a course with another module, chosen subject to approval of the Programme Director. Exemption from more than one course is rare.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.