Program Overview

Industrial Engineering - Master of Science in Industrial Engineering

The Department of Industrial Engineering offers the Master of Science (M.S.) in Industrial Engineering with focus areas of manufacturing, operations research, and engineering management. Students may choose one of two options for completing their M.S. degree.

Requirements

• Thesis option: 24 credits of course work plus 6 credits of I E 599 Master's Thesis.
• Project Option: 27 credits of course work plus 3 credits of I E 598 Special Research Programs. Whether students write a thesis or complete a project, the program of study leading to the M.S. degree consists of 30 credits. At least 50% of the course work must be taken from the Approved IE Department Course List.

Admission

Students seeking regular admission to graduate study in Industrial Engineering must meet departmental admission requirements in addition to those of the Graduate School. The departmental requirements are:

• A student holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering from a school accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and has taken a course in calculus-based probability and statistics, or a student holds a bachelor's degree from an accredited school and meets the math prerequisites of the Department of Industrial Engineering.
• The prerequisites are: 9 hours in calculus; 3 hours in differential equations; and 3 hours in calculus-based probability and statistics.
• All students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above (based on A=4.0) during their last 60 hours of undergraduate study.
• Students must write a statement of intent describing their intended research.

Procedure

Upon being admitted to graduate work in the department, the student will be assigned a temporary advisor until a permanent advisor is selected. Students should contact the department prior to the time of registration, so that preliminary advising can be done without pressure or haste.

Selection of Advisor

During the first 12 credit hours in the Industrial Engineering Graduate Program, all master's degree students must select a permanent advisor. This must be done prior to registration for the fifth course that the student takes.

Submission of Programs

After completing 12 credits of graduate coursework, a permanent "Program of Study" form must be submitted to the Graduate School. Acceptance of this program admits the student to candidacy for the degree.

Course List

The following courses are part of the Approved IE Department Course List:

Operations Research

• I E 515: Stochastic Processes Modeling (3 credits)
• I E 522: Queuing Systems (3 credits)
• I E 525: Systems Synthesis and Design (3 credits)
• I E 533: Linear Programming (3 credits)
• I E 534: Nonlinear Programming (3 credits)
• I E 535: Discrete Optimization (3 credits)
• I E 567: Design and Implementation of Discrete-Event Simulation (3 credits)

Applied Statistics

• I E 460: Evaluation of Engineering Data (3 credits)
• I E 466: Reliability (3 credits)
• I E 545: Characterizing Time-Dependent Engineering Data (3 credits)

Design and Manufacturing

• I E 478: Facilities Planning and Design (3 credits)
• I E 524: Advanced Production and Inventory Control (3 credits)
• I E 571: Advanced Quality Control (3 credits)
• I E 575: Advanced Manufacturing Processes (3 credits)

Engineering Management

• I E 523: Advanced Engineering Economy (3 credits)
• I E 530: Environmental Management Seminar (1 credit)
• I E 537: Large Scale Systems Engineering (3 credits)
• I E 561: Advanced Safety Engineering (3 credits)
• I E 563: Topics in Engineering Administration (3 credits)

Optional Electives

The following courses can be taken as electives with the approval of the advisor and instructor:

• E E 500-level
• M E 500-level
• C E 500-level
• ACCT 500-level
• BCIS 500-level
• BFIN 500-level
• MGMT 500-level
• C S 500-level
• A ST 500-level

Requirements for Graduation

To graduate, students must:

1. Application for Diploma (Degree): File an Application for Diploma (Degree) and fee with the NMSU Registrar Office at the start of the semester in which they are to graduate.
2. Program of Study: Complete a form entitled Program of Study and Committee for Master's Students after completing 12 NMSU credits.
3. Schedule Your Master's Exam: Schedule a final examination during the last semester of course work/research.

MAP Requirements

The Master's Accelerated Program (MAP) allows academically qualified undergraduate students to begin working on a master's degree during their junior and senior years while completing a bachelor's degree. To be eligible, students must:

• Have completed 60 semester hours of undergraduate coursework, with a minimum of 25 semester credit hours completed at NMSU.
• Have a grade point average of at least 2.75.
• Receive a grade of B or higher in the coursework to be counted for graduate credit.

Accepted MAP Courses

The following courses are accepted for use in the MAP program:

• I E 451: Engineering Economy (3 credits)
• I E 460: Evaluation of Engineering Data (3 credits)
• I E 467: Discrete-Event Simulation Modeling (3 credits)
• I E 478: Facilities Planning and Design (3 credits)
• I E 490: Selected Topics (3 credits)
• I E 590: Selected Topics (3 credits)