Master of Science in Decision Sciences Continuous Program

Preparing scientifically and technically qualified graduates in decisions sciences, and meet the needs of the business market in Saudi Arabia, as well as continuously preparing generations of researchers in this field.

In addition to the admission criteria included in the unified bylaw of graduate studies in Saudi universities and the regulations and executive rules of graduate studies in King Saud University, the department requires that candidates:

1- The applicant must have a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from King Saud University regularly or its equivalent from any other university recommended by the Ministry of Education. Applicant without this specialization may be admitted as scientific or medical.

2- Applicants are required to obtain a minimum score of (4.5) in IELTS or equivalent.

3- Applicants must pass a written examination when the department deems it necessary, held by the Program Committee in the department.

First Level

First Level – First Semester

QUA501 – Business Statistical Analysis – 3 Credit Hours
SDE522 – Deterministic Decision Analysis Models – 3 Credit Hours
SDE527 – Quantitative Data Manipulation – 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours: 9

Second Level

Second Level – First Semester

SDE542 – Business Forecasting – 3 Credit Hours
SDE546 – Probabilistic Decision Analysis Models – 3 Credit Hours
Elective – Approved Elective Course – 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours: 9

Third Level

Third Level – First Semester

BUS571 – Operations Management – 3 Credit Hours
SDE514 – Statistical Models for Business Applications – 3 Credit Hours
SDE525 – Simulation Modeling and Analysis – 3 Credit Hours
Elective – Approved Elective Course – 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours: 12

Fourth Level

Fourth Level – First Semester

SDE552 – Advanced Topics in Decision Sciences – 3 Credit Hours
SDE599 – Research Project – 3 Credit Hours
Elective – Approved Elective Course – 3 Credit Hours
Elective – Approved Elective Course – 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours: 12

Department Elective Courses

SDE562 – Applied Multivariate Methods – 3 Credit Hours
SDE571 – Multi-Objective Decision Making – 3 Credit Hours
SDE572 – Projects Management – 3 Credit Hours
SDE598 – Game Theory Applications – 3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses from Other Departments

ACCT531 – Seminar in Managerial Accounting – 3 Credit Hours
BA541 – Marketing Management – 3 Credit Hours
BA545 – Marketing Research – 3 Credit Hours
BUS572 – Supply Chains Management – 3 Credit Hours
ECON543 – Financial Econometrics – 3 Credit Hours
ECON503 – Management Economics – 3 Credit Hours
FIN501 – Corporate Finance – 3 Credit Hours
MIS521 – Business Intelligence – 3 Credit Hours
ACCT514 – Accounting Information Systems – 3 Credit Hours