Operational Research

Entry requirements

Suitable for graduates in Mathematics (or a suitable related field). A first or upper second class UK Honours degree, or equivalent is required.

Months of entry

January, April, July, October

Course content

The School is part of the EPSRC Science and Innovation funded LANCS Initiative in the Mathematical Underpinnings of Operational Research.

The following specialisations are available within this research area:

• Modelling of traffic flow
• Healthcare modelling
• Modelling of the spread of infectious diseases
• Queueing theory
• Scheduling and timetabling problems
• Metaheuristics
• Discrete optimisation.