Management Science and Engineering (MS)

The Master of Science in Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) is a 36-credit, STEM-designated program offered by Columbia Engineering in partnership with Columbia Business School, with a three-semester curriculum designed for those who want to focus on management and engineering perspectives in solving problems of complex systems.

A defining feature of the curriculum is the year-long Operations Consulting course. This immersive capstone allows students to immediately bridge theory and practice by partnering with industry clients to solve high-stakes business and operational problems. Working in teams, students select from an array of active consulting projects, gaining invaluable, real-world experience alongside their advanced academic coursework.

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Students must earn a minimum of 18 credits within the IEOR Department, and a minimum of 9 credits from Columbia Business School.

To graduate, students must also satisfy the minimum credit allocations for each designated semi-core requirement. With department approval, additional elective credits can be taken within IEOR, Columbia Business School, or at Columbia's other graduate schools, including the School of Engineering, the School of International and Public Affairs, the Law School, or the Departments of Economics, Mathematics, and Statistics.

Students in residence during the summer term can take two to four Business School courses in their third semester to complete their program.

Additional details regarding these electives are available on the MS&E website at ieor.columbia.edu/mse-curriculum.

Management Science and Engineering (36 credits)

Required Core Courses (12 credits)
IEOR E4004OPTIMIZATION MODELS AND METHODS (first fall semester)
IEOR E4101PROBABILITY STAT ＆ SIMULATION (first fall semester)
IEOR E4102STOCHASTIC MODELING FOR MSE (spring semester)
IEOR E4111OPERATIONS CONSULTING (starts fall semester, year-long course)
IEOR E4399MSE Quantitative Bootcamp
DROM B8000OPTIMIZATION ＆ SIMULATION BOOTCAMP
Semi-Core Courses (18 credits)
(DRO, Analysis, and Management Electives)
Decision, Risk, and Operations Electives (9 credits minimum)
For a full list of DROM course schedules visit courses.business.columbia.edu
Choose nine points from the following:
Please note that course may not be up to date. Please see the IEOR website and Columbia Business School directory for the most up to date approved courses available
DROM B8101Business Analytics I (Full Term)
DROM B8102Process Improvement and Growth
DROM B8103Business Analytics II Half Term
DROM B8105HEALTHCARE ANALYTICS
DROM B8106Operations Strategy
DROM B8107Service Operations Management
DROM B8108Supply chain management
or DROM B8109 Supply Chain Management
DROM B8110Game-Theoretic Business Strategy
DROM B8112QUANT FIN: MODELS ＆ COMPUTATN
DROM B8114Applied Regression Analysis
DROM B8115Leading Sustainable Operations
DROM B8116Risk Management
DROM B8117Business Analytics III: Modern AI, Deep Learning, and Generative AI
DROM B8123Demand Analytics
DROM B8128Healthcare Venture Capital And Private Equity
DROM B8131Sports Analytics
DROM B8132Digital Health Startups
DROM B8143Foundations of AI for Business
DROM B8145Applying Digital Health
DROM B8146Analytics in Action (Master Cl
DROM B8148The Analytics Advantage
DROM B8153People Analytics: Creating Business Value from Data
DROM B8159Digital Marketplaces
DROM B8510MANAGERIAL NEGOTIATIONS
DROM B8816Quantitative Pricing ＆ Revenue
DROM B8823The U.S. Healthcare Industry
DROM B9122COMPUTING FOR BUSINESS RESRCH
Analysis and Management Electives (9 credits minimum)
Analysis Group (3 credits minimum, up to 6 credits)
Choose one to four of the following:
CSOR E4231ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS I
EEOR E6616CONVEX OPTIMIZATION
IEOR E4008COMPUTATION DISCRETE OPT
IEOR E4010Artificial Intelligence for OR and FE
IEOR E4011Agentic AI for Operations Research and Financial Engineering
IEOR E4405PRODUCTION SCHEDULING
IEOR E4407GAME THEOR MODELS OF OPERATION
IEOR E4418TRANSPORTATION ANALYTICS ＆ LOGISTICS
IEOR E4501TOOLS FOR ANALYTICS
IEOR E4507HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS MGT
IEOR E4520APPLIED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
IEOR E4521SYSTEM ENGI TOOLS/METHODS
IEOR E4523Data Analytics and Machine Learning
IEOR E4525MACHINE LEARNING FE ＆ OPR
IEOR E4526ANALYTICS ON THE CLOUD
IEOR E4530TOPICS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4532Visualization and Storytelling with Data
IEOR E4533Performance, Objectives, ＆ Results Using Data Analytics
IEOR E4534Applied Analytics: from Data to Decisions
IEOR E4535Analytics Engineering
IEOR E4540DATA MINING
IEOR E4544Statistical Methods for Analytics
IEOR E4564Strategic Impact through Analytics
IEOR E4571TOPICS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4575TOPICS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4577TOPICS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4579TOPICS IN OR (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4601DYNAMIC PRICING/REVENUE MGMT
IEOR E4650BUSINESS ANALYTICS
IEOR E4742Deep Learning for OR and FE
ORCS E4529Reinforcement Learning
Management Group (3 credits minimum, up to 6 credits)
Choose one to four of the following:
IEOR E4402Corporate Finance, Accounting ＆ Investment Banking
or IEOR E4403 QUANTITATIVE CORPORATE FINANCE
IEOR E4505OPERATION RES IN PUBLIC POLICY
IEOR E4506DESIGN DIGITAL OPERATING MODELS
IEOR E4510PROJECT MANAGEMENT
IEOR E4570TOPICS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4575TOPICS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4578TOPICS IN OPERATION RESEARCH (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4711GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS
IEOR E4998MANAG TECH INNOV ＆ ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Pre-approved CBS courses that can count as Management Electives:
FINC B8306Capital Markets ＆ Investments
FINC B8307Advanced Corporate Finance
FINC B8310Advanced Blockchain and Smart Contracts Course
FINC B8335Private Equity Allocation
FINC B8357Activist Value Investing for Small Cap Companies
FINC B8389Hedge Funds
FINC B8416Private Equity Leverage
FINC B8417Private Equity Deals
FINC B8429Digital Investing
MGMT B8500MS Lead: People, Team, Organizations
MGMT B8502MS Strategy Formulation
MGMT B8511Turnaround Management
MGMT B8515Top Management Process
MGMT B8518Foundations of Entrepreneurship
MGMT B8519Launch Your Startup
MGMT B8521Foundations of Family Enterprise
MGMT B8524Managerial Decision Making (Full-Ter)
MGMT B8527Social Venture Incubator
MGMT B8531Power ＆ Influence
MGMT B8532Food Entrepreneurship (Half-Term)
MGMT B8533Family Office Management
MGMT B8534Global Enterprise Management
MGMT B8536Strategy and Competition in Ph
MGMT B8538The Leader's Voice: Communicat
MGMT B8545High Performing Nonprofits
MGMT B8551Future of Work: Strategy ＆ Leadership
MGMT B8553Managerial Decision Making (Half-Term)
MGMT B8561Entrepreneurial Law for Start-
MGMT B8573Global Philanthropy
MGMT B8575Governance
MGMT B8577Think Bigger
MGMT B8578Public Policy and the Healthca
MGMT B8579Navigating Dynamics and Conflicts in Family Enterprise
MGMT B8581Modern Political Economy
MGMT B8582Food Entrepreneurship (Full-Term)
MGMT B8586Entrepreneurial Strategy
MGMT B8587Business Strategies for Solvin
MGMT B8590People Analytics and Strategy
MGMT B8591NYC Immersion Seminar: Food Service
MGMT B8592Immersive Teamwork
MGMT B8618Strategies For Long-Term Growth
MRKT B9620MS Advanced Market Strategy
MRKT B8506Launch Your Startup II
MRKT B8604Frontiers in Retailing
MRKT B8608Tech Ethics
MRKT B8618Integrated Marketing Strategy
MRKT B8619Behav Econ ＆ Decision Making
MRKT B8623Intro To Product Management
MRKT B8627Urban Retail Placemaking
MRKT B8632Digital Product Management Lab
MRKT B8636Product Management (Full-Term)
MRKT B8649Pricing Strategies
MRKT B8651Systematic Creativity in Busin
MRKT B8662Innovate Using Design Thinking
Breadth Electives (6 credits)
The breadth electives can be selected from the Business School, the School of Engineering, the School of International and Public Affairs, the Law School, or the Departments of Economics, Mathematics, and Statistics.
ACCT B8008Earnings Quality ＆ Fundamental
BUEC B8251Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
CSOR W4246ALGORITHMS FOR DATA SCIENCE
FINC B8377Value Investing
IEOR E4207HUMAN FACTORS: PERFORMANCE
IEOR E4404SIMULATION
IEOR E4500APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMNG FOR FE
IEOR E4573TOPICS IN OR (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4574TOPICS IN OR (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4576TOPICS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4577TOPICS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4578TOPICS IN OPERATION RESEARCH (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4602QUANTITATIVE RISK MANAGEMENT
IEOR E4620PRICING MODELS FOR FIN ENGIN
IEOR E4630ASSET ALLOCATION
IEOR E4700INTRO TO FINANCIAL ENGINEERING
IEOR E4704Foundations of Financial Technology
IEOR E4718INTRO-IMPLIED VOLATILITY SMILE
IEOR E4720TOPICS IN QUANT FINANCE (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4721TOPICS IN QUANT FINANCE (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4722TOPICS IN QUANT FINANCE (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4723TOPICS IN QUANTATIVE FINANCE (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4724TOPICS IN QUANTATIVE FINANCE (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4725Topics in Quantitative Finance: Numerical Solutions of Partial Differential Equation (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4728TOPICS IN QUANTITATIVE FINANCE (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4729TOPICS IN QUANTATIVE FINANCE (Refer to IEOR website for list of approved topics titles and sections)
IEOR E4731CREDIT RISK/CREDIT DERIVATIVES
IEOR E4732COMPUT METHODS IN FINANCE
IEOR E4733ALGORITHMIC TRADING
IEOR E4734FOR EXCH/RELATD DERIVATVS INST
IEOR E4735STRUCTURED＆HYBRID PRODUCTS
IEOR E4737AI Applications in Finance
IEOR E4741Programming for Financial Engineering
IEOR E4745Applied Financial Risk Management
IEOR E4900MASTERS RESEARCH OR PROJECT
IEOR E4999FIELDWORK
MRKT B8680Digital Marketing in the AI Era (Half Term)
MRKT B9655MS Digital Marketing

In addition to the core and semi-core requirements, Management Science and Engineering has seven concentrations:

  1. Operations and Analytics;

  2. Pricing and Revenue Management;

  3. Entrepreneurship and Innovation;

  4. Logistics and Supply Chain Management;

  5. Financial Technology (Fin Tech);

  6. Healthcare Management; and

  7. Product Management

Additional details regarding these concentrations are available on the MS&E website at ieor.columbia.edu/mse-curriculum.

Graduates of this program are expected to assume positions as analysts and associates in consulting firms, business analysts in logistics, supply chain, operations, or revenue management departments of large corporations, and as financial analysts in various functions (e.g., risk management) of investment banks, hedge funds, credit-card companies, and insurance firms.

Management Science and Engineering (36 points) can be completed in a single calendar year, in three semesters. Students enter in the fall term and can either finish their coursework at the end of the following August, or alternatively, have the option to take the summer term off (e.g., for an internship) and complete their coursework by the end of the following fall term. Students are required to take the equivalent of 12 three-point courses (36 points).