Operations Management is about getting things done effectively and efficiently in organizations. All organizations have an operations function. Operations managers work in managing manufacturing processes or managing the delivery of a service to a customer. An Operations Management major provides a strong managerial and technical education to students interested in the field including manufacturing planning and control, supply-chain, service, project, process and quality management.

Requirements for the major in Business Administration, Operations Management, B.S.

Students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree in Operations Management must complete a minimum of 120 credits including the following requirements:

General Education requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundation, Exploration, Integration, Writing, U.S. Diversity, and Capstone. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

Business Pre-Core required courses

• course Financial Accounting (4)

• course Managerial and Cost Accounting I (4)

• course Public Speaking (4)
  or course Group Dynamics and Communication (4)
  or course Communication in Organizations (4)
  or course Interpersonal Conflict (4)

• course Principles of Global Macroeconomics (4)
  or course Principles of Macroeconomics (4)

• course Principles of Microeconomics (4)

• course Business Problem Solving with Information Technology (3)

• course Linear Programming Elementary Functions (4)
  or course Precalculus (4)
  or course College Algebra (4) 
  or course Calculus for the Social Sciences (4) 
  or course Calculus I (4)  *

• course Statistical Methods for Business I (3)
  or course Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Reasoning (4)
  or course Applied Probability and Statistics (4)

• course Statistical Methods for Business II (3)

• course ACHIEVE I (0)

• course ACHIEVE II (0)

*If a student places into and completes course or course with the required minimum grade, course or course or course is not required.

Business Core required courses

• course Managerial Economics (3)

• course Managerial Finance I (3)

• course Legal Environment of Business (3)

• course Management Strategies and Policies (3)

• course Management Information Systems (3)

• course Marketing (3)

• course Introduction to Organizational Behavior (3)

• course Introduction to the Management of Human Resources (3)

• course Operations Management (3)

• course Business Writing (4)
  or course Advanced Critical Writing (4)

Operations Management required course

• course ACHIEVE III - Operations Management (0)

Complete Six Operations Management Elective Courses

• course Managerial and Cost Accounting II (3)

• course Management of Service Operations (3)

• course Process Management (3)

• course Operations Analytics (3)

• course Supply Chain Management (3)

• course Operations Planning and Control (3)

• course Procurement and Global Sourcing (3)

• course Project Management (3)

• course Lean Kaizen in Organizations (3)

• course Management Science (3)

• course Forecasting (3)

Additional requirements

Students must complete the core program and the requirements of 1 of the business majors in the SBA with a minimum grade of C in each of the pre-core, core, major courses, and major-dependent concentration courses. Once admitted to the business program as a pre-business or undecided business student or major, a student must complete all of the remaining business core, major and business minor coursework for the degree at Oakland University.

Students must complete at least 31 credits of courses offered by the School of Business Administration, excluding course, course or course, course, course and course and course. Of these 31 credits, at least 12 credits must be in the student’s major.

Students earning an additional major are permitted to do so in all areas except general management. No more than 4 credits of independent study (4996) courses may be used to meet the major elective requirement. Courses numbered 3800 and 4900 may be repeated for up to 8 credits provided the topics are different. All major courses require a 2.6 GPA or better or major standing to take these courses (excludes Economics and non-SBA major courses).

Optional Concentrations

The Operations Management program offers major dependent concentrations in Lean and Quality Management, Project Management, and Supply Chain Management to students interested in broadening their knowledge in a particular area of Operations Management. The following concentrations are only available to students enrolled in the Operations Management, B.S. program. The concentration will be noted on the student’s transcript.

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Operations Management with one of the following concentrations, students must fulfill all requirements of the Operations Management major and the selected concentration. The concentration requirements below will replace some requirements of the Operations Management major, where noted.

Concentration in Lean and Quality Management

The following replaces the "Operations Management Required Course" and the "Complete Six Operations Management Elective Courses" in the Operations Management requirements.

Operations Management required courses

• course Managerial and Cost Accounting II (3)

• course ACHIEVE III - Operations Management (0)

• course Process Management (3)

• course Operations Analytics (3)

• course Operations Planning and Control (3)

• course Lean Kaizen in Organizations (3)

Complete One Operations Management elective course

• course Management of Service Operations (3)

• course Supply Chain Management (3)

• course Procurement and Global Sourcing (3)

• course Project Management (3)

• course Management Science (3)

• course Forecasting (3)

Concentration in Project Management

The following replaces the "Operations Management Required Course" and the "Complete Six Operations Management Elective Courses" in the Operations Management requirements.

Operations Management required courses

• course Accounting Information Systems: Planning and Analysis (3)

• course Leadership and Group Performance (4)

• course ACHIEVE III - Operations Management (0)

• course Operations Analytics (3)

• course Procurement and Global Sourcing (3)

• course Project Management (3)

Complete One Operations Management elective course

• course Management of Service Operations (3)

• course Process Management (3)

• course Supply Chain Management (3)

• course Operations Planning and Control (3)

• course Lean Kaizen in Organizations (3)

• course Management Science (3)

• course Forecasting (3)

Concentration in Supply Chain Management

The following replaces the "Operations Management Required Course" and the "Complete Six Operations Management Elective Courses" in the Operations Management requirements.

Operations Management required courses

• course ACHIEVE III - Operations Management (0)

• course Operations Analytics (3)

• course Supply Chain Management (3)

• course Operations Planning and Control (3)

• course Procurement and Global Sourcing (3)

• course Marketing Logistics and Supply Chain Management (3)

Complete One Operations Management elective course

• course Management of Service Operations (3)

• course Process Management (3)

• course Project Management (3)

• course Lean Kaizen in Organizations (3)

• course Forecasting (3)

• course Special Topics in Quantitative Methods (3)

Applicable Minors

All Minors are applicable to this major with the exception of the following Minor(s): Child Welfare, International Orientation for EGR/CS, Operations Management, and Sustainability Engineering.