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Stellenbosch University

Master of Commerce in Operations Research

The Master of Commerce in Operations Research in Transportation and Logistics is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 1 YEAR.

Master of Commerce in Operations Research offered by the Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

Admission requirements

To be admitted to the MCom (Operations Research) programme (Coursework and Thesis option (899) or Full Thesis option (879)) a student must be in possession of a BComHons degree in Operations Research or a qualification considered by the Senate to be of equal standing.

For information on Operations Research 899, or 879 MSc in Operations Research (Coursework and Thesis option or Full Thesis option), consult Part 5 (Faculty of Sciences) of the Calendar.

Programme content

A student who enrols for Operations Research 899 must earn at least 180 credits as set out below. Students should contact the Department to find out which modules will be available.

A student who enrols for Operations Research 879 must follow the Full Thesis option that is the result of independent research and must earn at least 180 credits as set out below.

Programme modules

180 Operations Research (Coursework and Thesis option) or 
180 Operations Research (Full Thesis option)

 

For the Coursework and thesis option (899) the following must be chosen:

150 Thesis: Operational Research

Elective modules for the Coursework and thesis option (with the research module for a total of at least 180 credits)

15 Capita Selecta 1 (Operations Research) 
15 Capita Selecta 2 (Operations Research)

 

Compulsory modules for the Full Thesis option (879)

180 Thesis: Operational Research