Graduate Degrees Offered

• Engineering Management
• Ergonomics
• Manufacturing Processes and Systems
• Operations Research
• Production

Distance Education Opportunities

Required by the Office of Graduate Studies

• Online Application for Graduate Admission
• $45 non-refundable application processing fee
• Two (2) sets of official transcripts
• If your native language is not English: verification of English proficiency
• If you are not a US citizen and you expect to hold an F or J visa: financial resource information

Required by Industrial and Management Systems Engineering

• Entrance exam(s):
  Master's Applicants:  GRE recommended
  Ph.D. Applicants:  GRE
• Minimum TOEFL:  Paper-525  Internet-71
• Personal statement (strongly recommended)
• Three letters of recommendation
• Ph.D. only: Use GAMES for online submission of materials

Description of Program

The Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering offers a Master of Science with areas of emphasis available in systems management, operations research, human factors, manufacturing systems, and manufacturing processes. An interdisciplinary master's program in manufacturing systems engineering is also offered. This program draws on the faculty and resources in the Departments of Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering and the College of Business Administration.

Graduate students have access to premier research labs such as, the Center for Nontraditional Manufacturing Research and the Center for Ergonomics and Safety Research, among others. Students benefit from a high degree of hands-on experience in the numerous research centers and laboratories which are well-equipped and available for teaching and research.

Successful candidates for admission should have a bachelor's degree in engineering and technology, physical science, computer science or mathematics. Students with nonengineering degrees may be required to take some undergraduate course work in engineering science.