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Academic Plans and Requirements

Combinatorics and Optimization including Operations Research

Operations Research

In conjunction with the common degree requirements in Table I in "Degree Requirements," this plan requires at least 26 math courses. These overall requirements must include the Faculty core courses outlined in Table II in "Degree Requirements" and the following courses:

One of

CO 250/CM 340 Introduction to Optimization
CO 355 Mathematical Optimization

All of

MATH 237 Calculus 3 for Honours Mathematics or MATH 247 Calculus 3 (Advanced Level)
MATH 239 Introduction to Combinatorics or MATH 249 Introduction to Combinatorics (Advanced Level)
AMATH 242/CM 271/CS 371 Introduction to Computational Mathematics or CS 370 Numerical Computation
CO 351 Network Flow Theory
CO 370/CM 443 Deterministic OR Models
CS 234 Data Types and Structures
CS 330 Management Information Systems or CS 490 Information Systems Management
STAT 331 Applied Linear Models
STAT 333 Applied Probability
STAT 340 Computer Simulation of Complex Systems
(If CO 355 is taken, one of CO 450-471 may be taken instead of CO 351.)

Four of

AMATH 250 Introduction to Differential Equations
CO 342 Introduction to Graph Theory
CO 367/CM 442 Nonlinear Optimization
CO 372 Portfolio Optimization Models
CO 450 Combinatorial Optimization
CO 452 Integer Programming
CO 453 Network Design
CO 454 Scheduling
CO 456 Introduction to Game Theory
CO 463 Convex Optimization and Analysis
CO 466 Continuous Optimization
CO 471 Semidefinite Optimization
CO 487/CM 432 Applied Cryptography
CS 338 Computer Applications in Business: Databases
CS 430 Applications Software Engineering
CS 432 Business Systems Analysis
STAT 332 Sampling and Experimental Design
STAT 433 Stochastic Processes
STAT 435 Statistical Methods for Process Improvements
STAT 443 Forecasting

All of

AFM 101 Introduction to Financial Accounting
ECON 101 Introduction to Microeconomics
MSCI 211 Organizational Behaviour

Two of

AFM 102 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
MSCI 311 Organizational Design and Technology
MSCI 432 Production and Service Operations Management

Recommended

ARBUS 302/ECON 344 Marketing: Principles of Marketing and Consumer Economics
BUS 352W Introduction to Marketing Management
SPCOM 223 Public Speaking
(BUS 352W is offered by Wilfrid Laurier's School of Business and Economics.)

Students enrolled in a double honours plan in Computer Science and Operations Research must replace the Computer Science courses listed above with the equivalent courses required by Honours Computer Science major students.


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