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Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
 
1. Program Options
  Thesis Option
    This option consists of twenty-four (24) semester hours of course work and six (6) hours of thesis.
An original research topic must be chosen in conjunction with the student's advisor culminating in the preparation of a scholarly thesis.
The student's committee members must approve the thesis topic at a proposal defense. A written thesis report and a final oral thesis defense/examination are also required. This option is intended for students with strong research interests who may desire to pursue further graduate studies.
 
  Project Option
    This option consists of thirty(30) semester hours of courses and three (3) hours of project.
The student's committee members must approve the project topic at a proposal defense. A written project report and a final oral presentation/defense are required.
 
2. Graduation Requirements
 
  1. Admission Status
    Students are urged to apply for and secure "unconditional" admission status before they commence project or thesis work.
  2. Credit Hour Requirements
    The student must have completed the following credit hour requirements:
    1. Project Option: 30 cr. hrs. of course work and 3 cr. hrs. of project
    2. Thesis Option: 24 cr. hrs. of course work and 6 cr. hrs. of thesis
    3. Course Option: 33 cr. Hrs of course work and 1 cr. hr. of M.S. comprehensive exam
  3. 700-Level/800-Level Course Requirements
    The student is strongly encouraged to meet the following 700-level/800-level course requirements:
    Project Option: 12 cr. hrs.
    Thesis Option: 9 cr. hrs.
    Course Option: 12 cr. Hrs.
    The student's advisor and the Graduate Program Coordinator must approve any exception. INEN 796, INEN 797, INEN 792 (Seminar), INEN793, and INEN 794 cannot be counted toward completion of the 700-level/800-level course requirements.
  4. Seminar Course
    The student must register and attend the INEN 792 (Seminar) course during two semesters of his/her graduate study. This course does not count towards credit hour requirements.
  5. Other graduation requirements
    The other requirements include background courses (for conditional admission), core courses, special core courses and free electives
3. Advisor
  All students enrolled in the graduate program must have an academic advisor. Upon admission to the program, the Graduate Program Coordinator will act as the student's advisor on a temporary basis. Students must choose a permanent advisor by the end of the first semester.
 
4. Specializations
  There are four specializations available to graduate students: Human-Machine Systems Engineering (HMSE), Management Systems Engineering (MSE), Production Systems Engineering (PSE), and Operations Research and Systems Analysis (ORSA).
 
5. Critical Steps
  1. Application for Admission

→ 2. Initial Contact

→→3. Plan of Study

→→→4. Selection of Advising Committee

→→→→5. Complete Course work

→→→→→6. Propose, Complete and Defend Thesis/Project Work

→→→→→→7. Time between Proposal Defense and Final Defense

→→→→→→→8. Graduation