MSc Operational Research

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University of Edinburgh

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• Entry requirements
  Entry Requirements A good first degree (UK 2:1 or its equivalent if outside the UK) in a numerate discipline, for example mathematics, engineering, computer science, physical or biological sciences, economics or business. One postgraduate scholarship of £1,500 per annum is available each year to supplement a more substantial award for an outstanding postgraduate student in Operational Research.
• Academic title
  MSc Operational Research
• Course description
  Programme
  
  This course is designed to give a broad foundation in Operational Research (OR), and to provide an understanding of the techniques of OR and develop the skills required to incorporate these techniques in the management decision process.
  
  It provides training in the mathematical and computational foundations of OR and experience in modelling practical decision problems. It covers the solution of these models using existing software packages and teaches the skills needed to implement novel software solutions on conventional or high-performance computers. There is a focus on risk management and computational optimisation, and evolving application areas such as finance, telecommunications, energy and data mining.
  
  Specific named degrees exist for students who follow particular themed pathways. Some of the courses are delivered by industrial, financial and academic specialists from both the UK and abroad.
  
  Learning Outcomes
  
  Graduates will be able to identify appropriate OR techniques to apply to practical problems, and select the mathematical techniques and software required to compute a solution.
  
  Specifically, students will acquire the core skills of Java programming, the XPress linear optimization modelling language Mosel, the Simul8 simulation package as well as developing high-level applications of Excel.
  
  Depending on your choice of optional courses, you will develop more specialist skills in computing, optimization and statistics, as well as an insight into a range of industrial and financial applications of OR.
  
  How You Will Be Taught
  
  The OR MSc consists of traditional lecture-based courses and practical lab-based courses, assessed by means of exams, written reports and programming assignments. An industrial or academic project is written up as a dissertation

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