Courses & Seminars
In addition to individual requirements from the areas of study, known as major field requirements, all Ph.D. students are required to take 13 quarter courses from outside the major field of study.
School Year | Summer | Fall | Winter | Spring |
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YEAR | June - August | September - December | January - March | April - June |
1st
|
Linear Programming - Applied Probability - Mathematical Methods in Economics |
Convex Optimization - Stochastic Processes - Queueing Theory |
Large-scale Optimization - Operations Management I - Real Analysis |
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2nd
|
Research Assistant | Microeconomics - Econometrics - Network Flows & Integer Programming |
Multivariate Statistics - Dynamic Programming - Operations Management II |
Decision Theory |
3rd
|
Research Assistant | Electives | Electives | Electives |
4th
|
Research Assistant | Dissertation | Dissertation | Dissertation |
5th
|
Research Assistant | Dissertation | Dissertation | Dissertation |
1st YEAR |
FallSeptember – DecemberLinear Programming |
WinterJanuary – MarchConvex Optimization |
SpringApril – JuneLarge-scale Optimization |
2nd YEAR |
SummerJune – AugustResearch Assistant |
FallSeptember – DecemberMicroeconomics |
WinterJanuary – MarchMultivariate Statistics |
SpringApril – JuneDecision Theory |
3rd YEAR |
SummerJune – AugustResearch Assistant |
FallSeptember – DecemberElectives |
WinterJanuary – MarchElectives |
SpringApril – JuneElectives |
4th YEAR |
SummerJune – AugustResearch Assistant |
FallSeptember – DecemberDissertation |
WinterJanuary – MarchDissertation |
SpringApril – JuneDissertation |
5th YEAR |
SummerJune – AugustResearch Assistant |
FallSeptember – DecemberDissertation |
WinterJanuary – MarchDissertation |
SpringApril – JuneDissertation |