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University of Pittsburgh    
2026-2027 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog 
    
 
  Jul 10, 2026
 
2026-2027 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog

Management Science, Graduate Certificate


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This 15-credit certificate is designed to equip students with the quantitative skills in management science.

Prospective students who have completed an undergraduate degree are welcome to apply for the University of Pittsburgh Graduate Certificate in Management Science. Any Pitt graduate student is eligible to pursue the certificate in addition to their declared degree program.

Curriculum


In this 15-credit certificate program, students will learn to employ management science techniques such as optimization, simulation, and statistics to deploy minimum resources to achieve maximum outcomes.  They will receive interdisciplinary training of problem solving and decision making, with strong emphasis on management, business, consulting, marketing, finance, and other fields. Operations endeavor is omnipresent and cuts across every sector and industry.  By completing this certificate program, students can enhance their knowledge and skills to improve organization’s performance

The Graduate Certificate in Management Science would require the successful completion of 15.0 credits including 4.5 credits of required coursework (BQOM 2401 Statistical Analysis and BQOM 2421 Decision Technologies) and 10.5 elective credits to include BQOM 2*** coursework or other with faculty approval. 

A student who has completed the School of Business Management Science, Micro-Credential  would be able to count, or stack, the credits to the Graduate Certificate in Management Science. The School of Business Graduate Certificate in Management Science would be efficiently stackable to the following School of Business degree programs: 

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Master of Science in Management of Information Systems (MIS)
  • Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Dual Degree MBA/MIS
  • Dual Degree MBA/SCM

Total Credits: 15


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