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IE.MSE - MSE in Industrial Engineering

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Master of Science in Engineering in Industrial Engineering 

Industrial engineers play key roles and are at the forefront of designing effective and efficient systems for quality products and services. The Master of Science in Engineering in Industrial Engineering is intended for students with undergraduate Engineering degrees to further advance their knowledge in areas such as analytical modeling, production planning, facilities design, and scheduling. 

Program Objectives 

Graduates of the program will: 

• have the ability to synthesize, analyze, and optimize data for enterprise decision making 

• model, improve, control, and re-design enterprise data   

• be prepared to apply new tools and technique to solve industrial engineering problems 
 

Degree Requirements 

Core Courses - 9 credit hours 

IE 601 

Advanced Engineering Statistics 

3 cr. 

IE 631/EMGT 631 

Production and Inventory Modeling 

3 cr. 

IE 635/EMGT 635 

Operations Research 

3 cr. 

Subtotal: 9 cr.

Core Concentration - 3 credit hours 

IE 626/EMGT 626 

Discrete Event Simulation 

3 cr. 

  

or 

  

IE 629/EMGT 629 

Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Systems 

3 cr. 

  

or 

  

IE 643/EMGT 643 

Design of Experiments 

3 cr. 

Subtotal: 3 cr.

In addition to the required four core courses & concentration (12 credit hours) above, students can expand their technical knowledge in keeping with their interest and professional needs.

Students can select from a thesis or non-thesis option:

-The thesis option requires 12 credit hours of electives plus 6 credit hours of thesis (IE 698 and IE 699).

-The non-thesis option requires 15 credit hours of electives and 3 credit hours of a research project (IE 680).

-The coursework option requires 18 credit hours of electives. (see list below)

Subtotal: 18 cr.

Approved Electives 

IE 604 

Human Factors 

3 cr. 

IE 605 

Reliability 

3 cr. 

IE 609/CEE 609/EMGT 609 

Strategic Engineering Economics 

3 cr. 

IE 619/EMGT 619 

Engineering Supply Chain 

3 cr. 

IE 620/EMGT 620 

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis 

3 cr. 

IE 622/EMGT 622 

Lean Production Systems 

3 cr. 

IE 635/EMGT 635 

Operations Research 

3 cr. 

IE 644/EMGT 644 

Quality Systems and Process Improvement 

3 cr. 

IE 645/EMGT 645 

Quantitative Models of Supply Chain Management 

3 cr. 

Total: 30 credits
 
 Note: For students who wish to select a project/thesis topic sponsored by their employer, the topic must be approved by the student's supervisor, as well as their faculty advisor.