Master of Science in Physics for Business Applications

Operations Management Track

The Operations Management track focuses on the nature and impact of operations decisions at botht he strategic and tactical levels in an organization.

Information on this page is taken from the proposed catalog text for 1999-2000.

Also available are the Information Systems Track and the Corporate Finance Track

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Requirement Listing

Required Courses Units
PHYS 516 Methods of Computational Physics 4
PHYS 518 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics 3
PHYS 520 Methods for Complex Systems 3
PHYS 558a Quantum Mechanics I 3
PHYS 650 Topics in Current Research 2
PHYS 692 Internship 3-6
Choose 1
   GSBA 518
   GSBA 543 		 
Accounting Control Systems
Managerial Perspectives 		 
3
3
Required Restricted Electives Units
  Choose to complete 9 additional units in Business
IOM 525 Quality Improvement Methods 4
IOM 581 Supply Chain Management 3
IOM 582 Management of Service Operations 3
IOM 583 Operations Consulting 3
IOM 537 Information Systems Management for Global Operations 3
  Choose to complete 6 units
PHYS 440 Introduction to Solid
State Physics		 4
PHYS 408b Electricity and Magnetism II 4
Phys 504 Classical Mechanics 3
Phys 510 Methods of Theoretical Physics 3
Phys 558b Quantum Mechanics II 3
MATH 407 Probability Theory 4
MATH 408 Mathematical Statistics 4
CSCI 480 Computer Graphics 3
Total Units Required 36

Sample Program

Operations Management Track, M.S. Physics for Business Applications
Year 1
Fall Units
Phys 518 3
Restricted Elective 3
Business Course 1 3
Total 9
Spring Units
Phys 558a 3
Phys 516 4
Business Course 2 3
Total 10
Summer
Phys 692
 
 
3-6 units
Year 2
Fall Units
Phys 520 3
Restricted Elective 3
Business Course 3 3
Phys 650 2
Total 11
Spring Units
Business Course 4 3
 
 
 
Total 3
 

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