Information, Risk, and Operations Management
Master of Science in Information, Risk, and Operations Management
Doctor of Philosophy
For More Information
Campus address: College of Business Administration Building (CBA) 5.202, phone (512) 471-3322, fax (512) 471-0587; campus mail code: B6500
Mailing address: The University of Texas at Austin, Graduate Program, Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management, 2110 Speedway B6500, Austin TX 78712-1277
MS Data Analytics e-mail: msbusinessanalytics@mccombs.utexas.edu
PhD program e-mail: iromphd@mccombs.utexas.edu
MS Data Analytics program URL: http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/Business-Analytics
PhD program URL: http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/dept/irom/phd/ ;
Facilities for Graduate Work
Faculty members and graduate students in information, risk, and operations management are involved in the work of the Center for Business, Technology, and Law, the Center for Research in Electronic Commerce, the risk management and insurance program, and the Supply Chain Center of Excellence. Additional research centers that support graduate work in the McCombs School, as well as the school’s physical facilities and computing systems, are described in the business administration section under Facilities for Graduate Work .
Areas of Study
The master's and doctoral programs have three independent concentrations: information systems; risk analysis and decision making; and supply chain and operations management. The master's Option III program has one concentration: business analytics.
Graduate Studies Committee
The following faculty members served on the Graduate Studies Committee in the spring semester 2013.
Paul C Adams Susan N Beretvas J Eric Bickel Patrick L Brockett Carlos Marinho Carvalho Lawrence K Cormack Paul Damien Michael Daniels Inderjit S Dhillon Dragan Djurdjanovic Betsy S Greenberg John J Hasenbein Stephen A Jessee Timothy H Keitt David A Kendrick Tse-Min Lin John E Luecke Robert C Luskin |
Lauren A Meyers Douglas J Morrice David P Morton Peter Mueller Marc A Musick Jonathan William Pillow Daniel A Powers William H Press Pradeep Ravikumar Brian E Roberts Maytal Saar-Tsechansky Thomas W Sager Sahotra Sarkar James G Scott Thomas S Shively Chandler W Stolp Paul Von Hippel Claus O Wilke |
Admission Requirements
Admission to information, risk, and operations management programs is extremely competitive. The admission decisions are based on the applicant’s academic record, test scores, personal statement, résumé, and letters of recommendation. Students must enter the PhD program in the fall semester.
The admissions timeline for the Master of Science in Information, Risk, and Operations Management Option III program is separate from other degrees in the department.