Operations Management Minor

An Operations Management minor offers students the opportunity to enhance their major with knowledge in operational design and control, including forecasting, planning and quality assurance. An Operations Management minor can position graduates for positions in areas such as procurement, logistics, quality assurance, process improvement, inventory and more.

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Requirements for the minor in Operations Management

Required courses

MTH 1222 - Calculus for the Social Sciences (4) or MTH 1554 - Calculus I (4)
QMM 2400 - Statistical Methods for Business I (3) or STA 2220 - Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Reasoning (4) or STA 2226 - Applied Probability and Statistics (4)
QMM 2410 - Statistical Methods for Business II (3)
ACC 2000 - Financial Accounting (4)
ACC 2100 - Managerial and Cost Accounting I (4)
POM 3430 - Operations Management (3)

Electives courses - choose three

POM 4350 - Management of Service Operations (3)
POM 4400 - Process Management (3)
POM 4410 - Operations Analytics (3) or MIS 4410 - Operations Analytics (3)
POM 4420 - Supply Chain Management (3)
POM 4430 - Operations Planning and Control (3)
POM 4470 - Procurement and Global Sourcing (3)
POM 4480 - Project Management (3)
POM 4600 - Lean Kaizen in Organizations (3)

Additional requirements

A minimum grade of C must be earned in each course in the operations management minor and in the prerequisites for each course. This minor is open to all students except operations management majors.

To earn this minor, and to take 3000- and 4000-level business classes, non-business students must meet with the minor coordinator and have an approved minor authorization form detailing the courses and the prerequisites required for the given minor. Once approved for the minor, students must take all the remaining courses in the minor at Oakland University. Students must complete the prescribed courses for the minor with a grade of C or better in each course and the prerequisites for each course. Transfer students planning to earn a minor must earn at least nine credits toward the minor at Oakland University; at least six of these nine credits must be in courses at the 3000 level or above.