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PhD Minor

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Program Minimum Units
20 Units
University Minimum Units
20 Units
Interests
Technology, Design & User Experience, Business & Entrepreneurship, Data and Information Sciences, Sustainability
Academic Areas
Engineering & Computer Science, Mathematics & Data Sciences, Social Sciences

Overview

The Management Science and Engineering PhD Minor is intended to complement a PhD in engineering or social science, providing breadth in computational social science, decision and risk analysis, operations research, organizations, technology and entrepreneurship, policy and strategy, and quantitative finance.

Requirements

Program Requirements

MS&E PhD Minor

Complete all of the following requirements:
Unit Requirement
Earn at least 20 units.

20 units of MS&E courses, or courses cross-listed as MS&E courses, numbered 200 or higher.

and
Doctoral Courses
Complete at least 2 of the following:

Within the overall 20 units for the PhD Minor, there must be a minimum of two MS&E 300-level courses (doctoral courses).

and
Letter-graded and GPA Requirements
Within the overall 20 units for the PhD Minor, there must be a minimum of 16 letter-graded units, with a minimum grade point average of 3.3 in these courses.
and
Breadth Requirement
The courses approved for the PhD Minor should form a coherent program, and include a breadth of courses from across the department.