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Bachelor of Science in Management Science/Course 15

General Institute Requirements (GIRs) Subjects
Science Requirement 6
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement [two subjects can be satisfied by 14.01 and 14.02 in the Departmental Program] 8
Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement [can be satisfied by 6.041 and 18.06 in the Departmental Program] 2
Laboratory Requirement [can be satisfied by 15.301 in the Departmental Program] 1
Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree 17
Communication Requirement  
The program includes a Communication Requirement of 4 subjects:
2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CI-H); and 2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in the Major (CI-M).
 
PLUS Departmental Program Units
Subject names below are followed by credit units, and by prerequisites, if any (corequisites in italics).  
Required Subjects 123
1.00 Introduction to Computers and Engineering Problem Solving, 12, REST; Calculus I (GIR)
6.041 Probabilistic Systems Analysis, 12, REST; Calculus II (GIR)
14.01 Principles of Microeconomics, 12, HASS
14.02 Principles of Macroeconomics, 12, HASS
15.053 Optimization Methods in Management Science, 12
15.075 Statistical Thinking and Data Analysis, 12; 6.041*
15.279 Management Communication for Undergraduates, 12, CI-M
15.301 Managerial Psychology Laboratory, 15, LAB, CI-M
15.501 Corporate Financial Accounting, 12
18.06 Linear Algebra, 12, REST; Calculus II (GIR)
Restricted Electives 36-48
One of the following four subjects:(1)
15.354 Innovation and Entrepreneurship: How to Do It, 9
15.401 Finance Theory I, 9
15.812 Marketing Management, 9

15.760 Introduction to Operations Management, 6; 15.060*(1)
and either
15.762 Supply Chain Planning, 6; 15.760*(1)
or
15.763 Manufacturing System and Supply Chain Design, 6; 15.760*(1)
Concentration Subjects:
Four specified subjects in one of the following concentrations: Finance, Information Technologies, Marketing Science, Operations Research
 
Departmental Program Units That Also Satisfy the GIRs (60)
Unrestricted Electives 69-81
Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree 180
No subject can be counted both as part of the 17-subject GIRs and as part of the 180 units required beyond the GIRs. Every subject in the student's departmental program will count toward one or the other, but not both.  
Notes
* Alternate prerequisites are listed in the subject description. 
(1) 15.760, 15.762, and 15.763 are half-term subjects. 15.760 together with either 15.762 or 15.763 counts as a single subject.
For an explanation of credit units, or hours, please refer to the Subject Key in Part 3 of this Bulletin.

 

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