Concerns over Mgmt Sci 171 & 172A/B

<p>Hi I was recently accepted for the Mgmt Sci major as a transfer and I'm worried about the two operations research courses that are required for the major. Are these essentially programming courses? What are the opinions of current mgmt sci majors on these courses? These and the financial mgmt courses seem to differentiate the major from econ and I was just wondering if students found them applicable to work in internships or was the material theoretical and difficult to see future application.</p>