Degree Requirements

Students who do not have a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering may be admitted and required to complete the bridge program. Bridge courses do not count toward degree requirements.

A minimum of 30 credits beyond a baccalaureate degree is required. A master's thesis or independent research is optional. Students select an area of specialization and individually design their programs in consultation with the graduate advisor. The MS degree students opting for the project or thesis option must make an arrangement with a faculty member for supervision and obtain the departmental approval in order to receive permits to register for the proper section. Students opting for a project must register for the M.S. project (IE 700B) for 3 credits. Students opting for a thesis must register for the M.S. thesis (IE 701B) or the combination of M.S. project (IE 700B) and thesis (IE 701B) for 6 credits and successfully defend the thesis before graduation. For the project-thesis combination, they must receive a satisfactory (S) grade in 700B before 701B MS Thesis registration in the immediate following semester with the same advisor (the MS thesis topic should be continuation of the work done in 700B). Thesis option is required of all students who receive departmental or research-based awards.

Seminar: In addition to the minimum 30 degree credits required, all students who receive departmental or research-based awards must enroll each semester in IE 791 Graduate Seminar.

M.S. in Industrial Engineering (courses only)

Bridge Courses
EM 502Engineering Cost Analysis3
EM 602Management Science3
IE 501Fundamentals of Industrial Engineering3
Total Credits9
Core Courses
IE 604Advanced Engineering Statistics3
IE 618Engineering Cost and Production Economics3
IE 621Systems Analysis and Simulation3
IE 650Advanced Topics in Operations Research3
Areas of Specialization
Select three of the following: 19
Quality Systems Engineering
Industrial Quality Control
Total Quality Management
Design for Manufacturability
Operations Research
Sequencing and Scheduling
Advanced Topics in Operations Research
Data Analytics with R Program
Supply Chain & Logistics
Supply Chain Engineering
Distribution Logistics
Project Management
Service Systems Engineering
Industrial Simulation
Decision Support Systems for Managers
Cost Estimating for Capital Projects
Total Credits21
1

Students may choose to specialize in any one of the following areas. Completion of all three courses in a specialization will qualify the student for a specialization certificate to be issued by the department. This will be awarded in conjunction with successful completion of the MS degree. 

M.S. in Industrial Engineering (project option)

Bridge Courses
EM 502Engineering Cost Analysis3
EM 602Management Science3
IE 501Fundamentals of Industrial Engineering3
Total Credits9
Core Courses
IE 604Advanced Engineering Statistics3
IE 618Engineering Cost and Production Economics3
IE 621Systems Analysis and Simulation3
IE 650Advanced Topics in Operations Research3
Project Course
IE 700BMaster's Project3
Areas of Specialization
Select three of the following: 19
Quality Systems Engineering
Industrial Quality Control
Total Quality Management
Design for Manufacturability
Operations Research
Sequencing and Scheduling
Advanced Topics in Operations Research
Data Analytics with R Program
Supply Chain & Logistics
Distribution Logistics
Supply Chain Engineering
Project Management
Service Systems Engineering
Industrial Simulation
Decision Support Systems for Managers
Cost Estimating for Capital Projects
Total Credits24
1

Students may choose to specialize in any one of the following areas. Completion of all three courses in a specialization will qualify the student for a specialization certificate to be issued by the department. This will be awarded in conjunction with successful completion of the MS degree. 

M.S. in Industrial Engineering (thesis option)

Bridge Courses
EM 502Engineering Cost Analysis3
EM 602Management Science3
IE 501Fundamentals of Industrial Engineering3
Total Credits9
Core Courses
IE 604Advanced Engineering Statistics3
IE 618Engineering Cost and Production Economics3
IE 621Systems Analysis and Simulation3
IE 650Advanced Topics in Operations Research3
Thesis
IE 700B
IE 701B
Master's Project
and Master's Thesis
3
IE 701B
IE 701B
Master's Thesis
and Master's Thesis
6
or IE 701C Master's Thesis
Areas of Specialization
Select three of the following: 19
Quality Systems Engineering
Industrial Quality Control
Total Quality Management
Design for Manufacturability
Operations Research
Sequencing and Scheduling
Advanced Topics in Operations Research
Data Analytics with R Program
Supply Chain & Logistics
Distribution Logistics
Supply Chain Engineering
Project Management
Service Systems Engineering
Industrial Simulation
Decision Support Systems for Managers
Cost Estimating for Capital Projects
Total Credits30
1

Students may choose to specialize in any one of the following areas. Completion of all three courses in a specialization will qualify the student for a specialization certificate to be issued by the department. This will be awarded in conjunction with successful completion of the MS degree.