BBA Operations Management at University of Cincinnati

Programme overview

Managing and directing activities of all forms is crucial in organizations. Operations management is concerned with designing efficient and productive processes by effectively allocating resources, controlling inventory, scheduling projects, ensuring quality and improving overall organizational efficiency to achieve success. Operations management professionals are employed by airlines, federal agencies, banks, health facilities, retailers, manufacturers, logistics companies and consulting agencies.

Faculty: Carl H. Lindner College of Business | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

What you will study

Lindner’s Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Sciences degrees are granted to those who satisfactorily complete the required coursework for the specified degree, with university, major and minor grade point averages of 2.0 or better. All students must meet the residency requiments of the college (50% of business courses and the last 30 hours of your degree must be taken in residence) and must contract for graduation with an academic advisor.

Career pathways

The operations management major at UC's Carl H. Lindner College of Business, which provides a management career path in both manufacturing and service organizations, enjoys an outstanding reputation. Positions offered recently to graduating students include production manager, operations manager and purchasing manager, among others.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to this major follows the university/college admission requirements: First-year applicants are those who have not enrolled in college or university courses (other than Dual Enrollment or College Credit Plus courses) since graduating from high school. Freshman application please visit the Admissions Requirements page for further information. Applicants are advised that Lindner requires four units of college preparatory mathematics for admission to all bachelor degree programs.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer semesters for first-year and transfer students; the College-Conservatory of Music generally accepts transfer applications for fall only, except BA Music and Electronic Media.

First-year: Early Action deadline November 1 (fall only); fall application deadline March 1 (rolling admission), spring November 1, summer March 1. Confirmation deadlines: May 1 (fall), December 1 (spring), April 1 (summer). The BSN has a priority deadline of November 1 and CCM applicants are encouraged to submit pre-screening materials by November 15.

Transfer: fall application deadline July 1, spring November 1, summer March 1. CCM programmes: December 1 application deadline for fall; DAAP programmes: March 1 application deadline for fall.

First-year applicants apply through the Common Application; ACT/SAT scores are optional for fall 2025 and fall 2026 entry.

Graduate applications: programmes set their own deadlines and decision schedules. Most programmes use the UC Graduate Admissions Application; Nursing uses NursingCAS, Occupational Therapy OTCAS, Physical Therapy PTCAS, Athletic Training ATCAS, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology CSDCAS, and Public Health SOPHAS.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.uc.edu/apply.html

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