Applied Management Analysis, often referred to as management science or operations research, is marketed as "the Science of Better" and is defined as the discipline of applying advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions.
The major introduces students to quantitative modeling and analysis. Courses include applications from different disciplines of business including finance, marketing, information systems, and operations. The discipline focuses on diagnosing and solving business problems based on quantitative analysis. Modeling methods and techniques are introduced in the context of specific business situations and provide hands-on real world experience at the art of modeling.