Programme description
This programme will show you how to use mathematical techniques to tackle real-life problems ranging from scheduling flights and routing mobile phone calls, over optimising power systems and logistic networks, to managing investments and minimising risks.
Operational Research (OR) is an important skill that is in high demand.
Our intensive programme allows you to specialise in an area that best suits your career goals.
Career opportunities
The skills you will learn are in demand by a vast range of high-profile organisations, including: consultancy firms; the public sector; companies with operational research departments such as airlines, energy and telecommunications providers, financial firms, manufacturers.
Recent graduates have joined: British Airways; Edinburgh Airport; the Government OR Service; RBS; Ernst & Young; Merkle | Aquila; smaller specialised OR, finance, and energy companies.