Program Overview
Operations Management (B.S.)
The Operations Management (B.S.) program at the University of Delaware's Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to create better business practices for companies. As an operations management major, students will learn about the processes that companies use to transform resources into goods and services.
Program Description
As an OM professional, students will help companies make important decisions about product creation, development, production, and distribution while focusing on efficiency and balancing supply and demand. This requires a mastery of technology, data analysis, and critical decision-making. The program is ideal for students who enjoy solving problems using the latest technology, utilizing math to improve real-world situations, analyzing data, and explaining it to others, or learning valuable new decision-making skills.
What I Love About My Major
Students majoring in operations management discuss why they chose their major, its uniqueness, and the opportunities they've had that will prepare them for their careers.
Program Highlights
Practical Experience
Students will experience in-the-field, hands-on training, applying classroom concepts to solve real problems both during the capstone course and over the course of multiple plant site trips.
Outstanding Faculty
Lerner faculty members are successful in achieving top-tier journal publications and are recognized for both outstanding teaching and successful collaborative work with regional employers.
Honors in Operations Management
The Honors College at UD offers a scholarly and enriching community that extends well beyond graduation. Students will enjoy smaller, more challenging classes and the opportunity to engage in research and assume leadership roles. The honors degree requires:
- All requirements for the B.S. in operations management
- All of the UD requirements for the honors baccalaureate degree The honors credits in the major must include at least six credits of BUAD and/or FINC courses. They may include required courses from other Lerner departments.
Program Requirements
Suggested Course Sequence
All courses are 3 credits unless stated otherwise.
Freshman Year
- First Semester
- ECON 101 – Microeconomics
- MATH 221 – Calculus I
- Natural sciences & technology breadth course
- History & cultural change breadth course
- BUAD 110 – Basics of Business
- Second Semester
- ENGL 110 – First-Year Writing
- Creative arts & humanities breadth course
- ECON 103 – Macroeconomics
- MISY 160 – Business Computing Fundamentals
- Natural sciences & technology breadth course with lab
Sophomore Year
- First Semester
- ACCT 207 – Accounting I (Financial)
- MISY 261 – Introduction to Management Information Systems
- STAT 200 – Basic Statistical Practice
- Creative arts & humanities breadth course, history & cultural change breadth course or foreign language
- SOCI from social and behavioral sciences
- Second Semester
- ACCT 208 – Accounting II (Managerial)
- Creative arts & humanities breadth course, history & cultural change breadth course or foreign language
- MISY 262 – Fundamentals of Business Analytics
- BUAD 301 – Introduction to Marketing
- COMM 212 – Public Speaking & Professional Presentation or HOSP 230 – Executive Presentations and Professional Development
Junior Year
- First Semester
- Professional Elective
- BUAD 306 – Introduction to Service & Operations Management
- BUAD 309 – Organizational Behavior
- FINC 311 – Principles of Finance
- Free elective
- Second Semester
- Ethics Course
- BUAD 346 – Analytical Decision Making
- International course requirement
- Social & behavioral sciences breadth course
- Professional Elective
Senior Year
- First Semester
- BUAD 446 – Operations & Supply Chain Strategy
- BUAD 447 – Project and Process Management
- Professional elective
- Free Elective
- Multicultural requirement
- Second Semester
- BUAD 448 – Operations Consulting Project Practicum or approved double major course
- BUAD 449 – Business Process Analysis
- BUAD 441 – Strategic Management
- Professional elective
- Free elective
Career Opportunities
Within 6 months of graduating, for the class of 2024, 94% of Lerner's operations management graduates are employed (earning a mean starting salary of $65,021) or pursuing further education.
Top Employers
Some of the top employers of Lerner's operations management graduates include:
- Deloitte
- ARAMARK
- JPMorgan Chase
- BlackRock
- Citi
- EY
Top Jobs
Job titles of recent graduates with an operations management degree include:
- Operations Analyst
- Account Manager
- Risk Advisory Staff
- Business Technology Analyst
- Demand Planner
- Project Coordinator
- Supply Chain Analyst