Minor Programs in IE

The Department administers two minor programs for Boğaziçi University students: Operations Research and Production and Service Systems. Rules and regulations for minor programs are available here. (In Turkish). List of all minor programs across the University is available here.

If you have any questions, you can contact Double Major/Minor Students Advisor Prof. Z. Caner Taşkın (caner.taskin@bogazici.edu.tr).

Minor program in Operations Research 

The minor program in Operations Research is designed to give Boğaziçi students the basic tools and techniques of OR.

Students must take two required courses and four elective courses on top of their regular load in their major programs to be eligible for the minor degree.

Required Courses at the time of Application:

  • MATH 201 Matrix Theory (4 Credits/5 ECTS)

Prerequisite Courses:

  • IE 255 Probability for IE or equivalent (3 Credits/6 ECTS)

Required Courses:

  • IE 202 Operations Research I (4 Credits/7 ECTS)
  • IE 203 Operations Research II (4 Credits/7 ECTS)

Elective Courses: 4 of the following (12-14 credits/ 24-32 ECTS)

  • IE 306 Systems Simulation (4 Credits/7 ECTS)
  • IE 312 Facilities Design and Planning (4 Credits/7 ECTS)
  • IE 360 Statistical Forecasting and Time Series (3 Credits/6 ECTS)
  • IE 420 OR Modeling and Applications (3 Credits/6 ECTS)
  • IE 425 Data Mining (3 Credits/6 ECTS)
  • IE 440 Nonlinear Models in OR (3 Credits/6 ECTS)
  • IE 441 Planning for Engineers (3 Credits/6 ECTS)
  • IE 450 Stochastic Models in OR (3 Credits/6 ECTS)
  • IE 456 Graph Algorithms and Applications (3 Credits/6 ECTS)
  • IE 515 Graphs and Network Flows (3 Credits/8 ECTS)
  • IE 516 Combinatorial Optimization (3 Credits/8 ECTS)
  • IE 517 Heuristic Methods in Optimization (3 Credits/8 ECTS)
  • IE 518 Advanced Graph Theory (3 Credits/8 ECTS)

Minor program in Production and Service Systems

The minor program in Production and Service Systems is designed to give Boğaziçi students an in-depth understanding of Production and Service Systems.

Students must take two required courses and four elective courses on top of their regular load in their major programs to be eligible for the minor degree.

Required Courses at the time of Application:

  • MATH 201 Matrix Theory (4 Credits/5 ECTS)

Prerequisite Courses:

  • IE 256 Statistics for IE or equivalent (3 Credits/6 ECTS)

Required Courses:

  • IE 202 Operations Research I (4 Credits/7 ECTS)
  • IE 312 Facilities Design and Planning (4 Credits/7 ECTS)

Elective Courses: 4 of the following (12-15 credits/ 24-31 ECTS)

  • IE 306 Systems Simulation (4 Credits/7 ECTS)
  • IE 313 Supply Chain Management (4 Credits/7 ECTS)
  • IE 341 Engineering Economics (4 Credits/7 ECTS)
  • IE 350 Systems Science and Engineering (3 Credits/6 ECTS)
  • IE 414 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (3 Credits/6 ECTS)
  • IE 423 Quality Engineering (3 Credits/6 ECTS)
  • IE 430 Ergonomics and Human Factors Eng. (3 Credits/6 ECTS)
  • IE 441 Planning for Engineers (3 Credits/6 ECTS)
  • IE 461 Energy Policy and Planning (3 Credits/6 ECTS)
  • IE 523 Design of Production Systems (3 Credits/8 ECTS)
  • IE 524 Planning of Production Systems (3 Credits/8 ECTS)
  • IE 542 Manufacturing Information Systems (3 Credits/8 ECTS)