The mission of the Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research is to offer a strong undergraduate and graduate education, with an increasing focus on the development of cross-disciplinary efforts that will prepare students for real-world applications and stimulating employment and career opportunities.

The program offers maximum flexibility by allowing students, in consultation with their graduate committees, to design a course of study that will best develop competence in those areas most relevant to their scholarly and professional objectives. Students may obtain a designation on their transcripts indicating that their graduate study has emphasized the mathematics concentration by completing the requirements that are listed here. A student who has not satisfied the requirements for one of the program concentrations offered, but who has otherwise fulfilled all the requirements for a master’s degree, will be awarded a degree of Master of Science in Mathematical Sciences without any specialization.

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• Students will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of basic mathematical programming methods, stochastic models and decision analysis.
• Student will be able to obtain, analyze and interpret the data necessary to perform operations research projects.
• Students will be able to solve a wide variety of operations research problems using the software commonly used in industry.
• Students will know how to clearly and concisely present technical information in writing and through oral presentations.