Operations Management (BSc.)
Programme Overview
Operations Management is about how a business uses inputs such as labour, machinery and raw material to produce saleable goods and services. For a business to maximize profit, this process of transforming inputs into outputs must be done efficiently. Operations scientists have developed mathematical and scientific theories as to how businesses should operate for optimum outcome. Students in this Major take courses in production and operations management, productivity and quality management, quantitative methods and research principles, production planning and control, and project management, among others.
Programme Objectives
Admission Requirements
Applicants must satisfy the minimum requirements for the three (3) year degree programme as stated in (a) and either (b) or (c) or (d) below.
(a) CXC/CSEC or GCE O’Level passes in a minimum of five (5) subjects. Compulsory subject requirements are Mathematics and English Language. Grade requirements for CXC/CSEC are General Proficiency, Grades I or II pre-1998 and Grades I, II, or III from June 1998
And at least one of the following:
(b) CAPE or GCE A’Level passes in a minimum of two (2) subjects. CAPE subjects must consist of both Unit 1 and Unit 2
or
(c) An Associate degree, Diploma and/or Certificate from other approved tertiary institutions having attained a B+ average or a minimum GPA of 2.5
or
(d) High School Grade 12 transcript with a minimum GPA of 3.0 and a minimum SATI score of 1700 plus a minimum of two (2) SAT II subjects at a score of 500 or above or successful completion of Advanced Placement Courses or the International Baccalaureate programme.
Programme Structure
Level I (Minimum 30 credits)
1. ECON1000-Principles of Economics I
2. ECON1005-Introduction to Statistics
3. MGMT1002-Communication Skills for Managers
4. ACCT1003-Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting or ACCT1005-Introduction to Financial Accounting
5. FOUN1013-Critical Reading and Writing in the Social Sciences or FOUN1019
6. FOUN1101-Caribbean Civilization
7. FOUN1201-Science, Medicine and Technology in Society
8-10. Plus 3 Level I Free Electives
Level II & Level III (Minimum 60 credits)
11. MKTG2001-Principles of Marketing
12. MGMT2004-Computer Applications
13. MGMT2008-Organizational Behaviour
14. MGMT2012-Quantitative Methods
15. MGMT2026-Production & Operations Management
16. MGMT3056-Project Management
17. MGMT3057-Productivity & Quality Management
18. MGMT3060-Operations, Planning and Control
19-20. Two (2) from the following 5:
ACCT2017-Management Accounting I
MGMT2023-Financial Management I
MGMT3012-Systems Analysis and Design
MGMT3031-Business Strategy & Policy
MGMT3065-Management of Change
21-30. Plus 10 Level II/III Free Electives
NOTE: Students who plan to pursue a career in Operations Management or who
plan to take quantitative courses are advised to include one or more of the first year
mathematics courses offered by the Department of Economics.