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Degree Programme Table: Operational Research with Computational Optimization (MSc) (Part-time) (PTMSCORCPO1P)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2

Year 1 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your courses, please ensure you have met your Academic Cohort Lead or Programme Director.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Fundamentals of Operational Research

Must be taken during Semester 1

MATH10065 10 credits
Fundamentals of Optimization

Must be taken during Semester 1

MATH11111 10 credits
Methodology, Modelling and Consulting Skills

Must be taken during Semester 1

MATH11007 10 credits
Simulation

Must be taken during Semester 2

MATH11028 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select between 10 and 30 credits in this group.

ORwCO themed courses: Semester 2

Select between 10 and 30 credits of the following courses
Large Scale Optimization for Data Science
MATH11147 10 credits
Topics in Applied Operational Research
MATH11183 10 credits
Risk and Logistics
MATH11190 10 credits
Integer and Combinatorial Optimization
MATH11192 10 credits
Nonlinear Optimization
MATH11244 10 credits
AND

ORwCO option courses: Semester 2

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Algorithmic Game Theory and its Applications
INFR11020 10 credits
Time Series
MATH11131 10 credits
Credit Scoring
MATH11148 10 credits
Optimization Methods in Finance
MATH11158 10 credits
Incomplete Data Analysis
MATH11185 10 credits
Operational Research in the Energy Industry
MATH11193 10 credits
Optimization under Uncertainty
MATH11247 10 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your courses, please ensure you have met your Academic Cohort Lead or Programme Director.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Stochastic Modelling (Postgraduate Taught)

Must be taken during Semester 1

MATH11029 10 credits
Dissertation (Op. Res.)

Must be taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

MATH11043 60 credits

Course options

ORwCO themed courses: Semester 1

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Design and Analysis of Parallel Algorithms
EPCC11007 10 credits
Programming Languages for HPC
EPCC11019 10 credits
Introduction to Quantum Computing
INFR11256 20 credits
Statistical Methodology
MATH10095 10 credits
Numerical Linear Algebra
MATH10098 10 credits
Statistical Programming
MATH11176 10 credits
Generalised Regression Models
MATH11187 10 credits
Python Programming
MATH11199 10 credits
Introductory Probability and Statistics
MATH11203 10 credits
Machine Learning in Python
MATH11205 10 credits
AND

Group A

Select between 20 and 40 credits in this group.

ORwCO themed courses: Semester 2

Select between 10 and 40 credits of the following courses
Large Scale Optimization for Data Science
MATH11147 10 credits
Topics in Applied Operational Research
MATH11183 10 credits
Risk and Logistics
MATH11190 10 credits
Integer and Combinatorial Optimization
MATH11192 10 credits
Nonlinear Optimization
MATH11244 10 credits
AND

ORwCO option courses: Semester 2

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Algorithmic Game Theory and its Applications
INFR11020 10 credits
Time Series
MATH11131 10 credits
Credit Scoring
MATH11148 10 credits
Optimization Methods in Finance
MATH11158 10 credits
Incomplete Data Analysis
MATH11185 10 credits
Operational Research in the Energy Industry
MATH11193 10 credits
Optimization under Uncertainty
MATH11247 10 credits
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