The second master's degree in business, Master of Science in Business Administration, is designed to provide students with an opportunity to pursue an area of specialization subsequent to successfully completing the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.). The program is tailored to the specific requirements of each student and is especially valuable for graduates who are employed and desire additional knowledge in a given field. The degree can be taken either on an evening or full-time basis. The Master of Science program is available only to those holding M.B.A. degrees from American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accredited institutions. For the Master of Science degree, a minimum of 26 graduate units is required for all candidates. No more than two courses or eight units may be taken in graduate work outside of the Graduate School of Business Administration.

An evaluation of work completed determines if prior work needs updating to prepare for new course work. If it is determined that preliminary courses are needed, the number of units needed to complete the Master of Science degree will increase and such units will be indicated on the official evaluation form. The student must file in writing an official program of study with the Graduate School of Business Administration. Because the Master of Science degree program leads to greater specialization, a minimum of two units of GSBA 590 Directed Research must be included in the proposed program which covers a definitive area of study culminating in a research report in the area of specialization. The research will be under the direction of an individual faculty member from the department in which the area of specialization is taken. No GSBA prefixed classes between 510-534, 540-551, 560-575 and 585 may be used as credit toward the Master of Science in Business Administration.

Master of Science in Information and Operations Management (M.S.)

This program is designed to provide technical competence in operational processes, information technology or statistical analysis/quality control. Students choose one of two optional tracks in this 32-unit program: information management, operations management or statistics.

This program has a special attraction for students with bachelor's degrees in business, computer science, economics, engineering, mathematics or the natural sciences. The assumed prerequisite background for this degree is undergraduate courses in statistical analysis, mathematical modeling and computer systems, or their equivalents.

Major/Minor Studies (26 units)

Required courses		Units
IOM 525	Quality Improvement Methods	3
IOM 570	Applied Modeling and Optimization for Decision Support	3

Directed Research Paper and Minor Studies		Units
GSBA 590	Directed Research	2
Minor Studies	Minor track	6

The directed research paper is intended to be a more in-depth study based on a project from a course of the student's choice. The student chooses a track to be his or her major track and a track to be his or her minor track. At least four courses are taken in the major track and two courses in the minor track.

Operations Management		Units
Select four courses for track:
IOM 537	Information Systems Management for Global Operations	3
IOM 541	Business Process Reengineering Methodologies	3
IOM 580	Project Management	3
IOM 581	Production Planning and Materials Management	3
IOM 582	Management of Service Operations	3
IOM 583	Manufacturing Strategy	3

Information Management		Units
IOM 531	End-User Computing in Business	3
IOM 533	Information Systems Analysis	3
IOM 535	Database Management	3
IOM 536	Decision Support Systems	3
IOM 537	Information Systems Management for Global Operations	3
IOM 538	Information Systems Strategy	3
IOM 539	Fast Response Management Systems	3
IOM 540	Design and Analysis of Network Systems	3
IOM 541	Business Process Reengineering Methodologies	3

Managerial Statistics		Units
Four courses (two required and two elective) for track:
Required Courses
GSBA 524	Applied Managerial Statistics, or
GSBA 604	Empirical Research Methods II	3
IOM 526	Quantitative Methods for Management Consulting, or
MATH 650	Seminar in Statistical Consulting	3

Electives
Select two courses from the following:
GSBA 603*	Empirical Research Methods I	3
GSBA 605*	Empirical Research Methods III (GSBA 603 and GSBA 604 prerequisites)	3
IOM 522	Applied Time Series Analysis for Forecasting	3
ISE 426	Statistical Quality Control	3
ISE 525	Enginering Statistics II	3
ISE 527	Advanced Quality Control	3
ISE 528	Reliability	3
MKT 512	Marketing and Consumer Research	3

*600-level courses require departmental approval.

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