Course details

Summary

Build on your undergraduate knowledge with further study in Operations Research and pursue an increasingly important field in industry.

Programme overview

Rapid technological change has created an increasing range of applications for Operations Research. This programme meets industry needs by enabling students from a range of undergraduate backgrounds to gain the fundamental skills needed to become versatile practitioners.

Core topics such as optimisation under uncertainty, searching techniques, financial statistics and computational algorithms are covered, showing the direct influence of the field. The PGDipOR additionally provides the foundations to pursue further study in the research-based Master of Operations Research.

Programme structure

This is a 120 point taught programme that requires the following:

At least 75 points – or five selections – from the list of courses in Engineering Science and Statistics.

Up to 45 points in electives. These have to be postgraduate courses that are approved by the Programme Convenor.

Where could this programme take you?

The PGDipOR is largely seen as a pathway for future study. While it can boost your quantitative skills to work in this field, it ultimately supplements your undergraduate degree with the essential foundations needed to pursue a Masters degree in Operations Research.

Further study options

Master of Operations Research

Entry criteria

You must have completed an undergraduate degree at a recognised university (or similar institution) with a GPE of 5.0 in the most advanced courses taken in your degree. You also must have passed courses in linear programming and applied stochastic modelling with a GPE of 4.0.

English language requirements:
IELTS 6.5; TOEFL (iBT) 90; TOEFL (paper-based) 575; CAE or CPE 176; PTE 58; MELAB 85.