Operations Management (B.S.)

As an operations management (OM) major, you’ll learn about the processes that companies use to transform resources into goods and services.

As an OM professional, you’ll help companies make important decisions about product creation, development, production and distribution while focusing on efficiency and balancing supply and demand. This requires a mastery of technology, data analysis and critical decision-making.

If you enjoy solving problems using the latest technology, utilizing math to improve real-world situations, analyzing data and explaining it to others or learning valuable new decision-making skills, then the OM major is for you.

Program Highlights

Practical Experience

You’ll experience in-the-field, hands-on training, applying classroom concepts to solve real problems both during the capstone course and over the course of multiple plant site trips.

Outstanding Faculty

Lerner faculty members are successful in achieving top-tier journal publications and are recognized for both outstanding teaching and successful collaborative work with regional employers.

Honors in Operations Management

The honors program at UD offers a scholarly and enriching community that extends well beyond graduation. You’ll enjoy smaller, more challenging classes and the opportunity to engage in research and assume leadership roles.

The honors degree requires:

1. All requirements for the B.S. in operations management
2. All of the UD requirements for the honors baccalaureate degree

The Honors credits in the major must include at least six credits of BUAD and/or FINC courses. They may include required courses from other Lerner departments.

Program Requirements

Suggested Course Sequence

All courses are 3 credits unless stated otherwise.

Career Opportunities

Within 6 months of graduating, for the class of 2023, 100% of Lerner’s operations management graduates are employed (earning a mean starting salary of $71,472) or pursuing further education. For more information on career resources please visit the Lerner Career Services Center.

Top Employers

Some of the top employers of Lerner’s operations management graduates include:

• Deloitte
• ARAMARK
• JPMorgan Chase
• BlackRock
• Citi
• EY

Top Jobs

Job titles of recent graduates with an operations management degree include:

• Operations Analyst
• Account Manager
• Risk Advisory Staff
• Business Technology Analyst
• Demand Planner
• Project Coordinator

Visit the Career Outcomes of Lerner operations management students to see more top employers, job titles, salaries and locations.

News

• Lerner Welcomes New Faculty: Rafi Turitz-Sweifach - Rafi Turitz-Sweifach is a visiting professor of operations management; he spoke with Lerner about his professional background and what inspired his research focus.
• My Summer Internship: Eve Chapman - Eve Chapman, class of 2026 marketing and operations management double major, with minors in art and fashion management, spent her summer as a marketing intern with VIP Structures Inc. in Syracuse, NY.  
• Lifelong Lerner: Vincent Guarino - As a member of the Lerner College Class of 2024, Vincent Guarino, operations management and marketing double major from West Caldwell, New Jersey has thoroughly demonstrated his determination and dedication during his time at UD.
• Lifelong Lerner: Sanika Nawathe - A native of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Sanika Nawathe graduated from Lerner College as an operations management, business analytics and management information systems triple major.
• Lifelong Lerner: Heather Belitskus - A native of Middletown, Delaware, Heather Belitskus is graduating from the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics as an operations management major with a minor in business analytics. 

Admissions Information

Learn more about undergraduate admissions requirements, deadlines, tuition and financial aid available to you.