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The Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISyE) program offers an MS degree with two tracks; the Industrial Engineering (IE) track and the Systems Engineering (SE) track, as well as a PhD degree. MS degree applicants must indicate which track they are applying for on the application form. Note that the admission requirements for the two tracks are different. Brief descriptions of these programs are provided below; click on the program of your choice for more details. In addition, the ISyE program also offers a dual MS in ISyE and Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering focus) and an integrated BS in ME/MS in ISyE and an ISyE option for students enrolled in the BS ME program. Details can be found below.
The PhD degree is a research intensive degree consisting of coursework and a doctoral thesis. Exceptional students may apply directly to the PhD program. Students specialize in one or more areas of study:
Students studying for the MS in ISyE on the IE Track have three options for completing their degree: Plan A, B, or C. Plan A requires 20 course credits and a thesis. Plan B requires 30 course credits and a final project. Plan C requires 32 course credits and no thesis or final project.
The MS -- SE track is a coursework only program. It consists of a core curriculum of 17 credits that introduces students to the key elements of SE practice such as
Students can choose from a rich assortment of electives to achieve
breadth in a variety of application areas. Examples include Health Informatics,
Nano-Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Industrial Mathematics.
The dual degree program provides students an opportunity to gain in-depth training and graduate credentials in both Industrial and Systems Engineering and Transportation Engineering. Transportation Engineering students utilize a variety of ISyE techniques, such as mathematical optimization, stochastic modeling, and queueing theory. Similarly, ISyE graduate students often work on transportation related issues in their research projects, e.g. vehicle routing and scheduling, logistics, modeling/evaluation of transportation policy issues, lifecycle costing, and design of complex systems. The dual degree program takes advantage of these synergies and offers interested students a chance to develop expertise in modeling techniques as well as detailed domain knowledge from a transportation engineering perspective.
The BME/MS program offers several benefits: a streamlined admissions process from the ME undergraduate program to the ISyE graduate program; graduate student status granted in the senior year; eligibility for teaching and research assistantships; and, flexibility in fulfilling required courses for both degrees simultaneously in the last two years of study. The program makes it possible for students to earn a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering in five years. The integrated BS in ME / MS in ISyE program is available only for the IE Track.
Undergraduate students in Mechanical Engineering who select the ISyE option complete the same set of required courses as other mechanical engineering students, but their technical electives are selected from the Industrial & Systems Engineering course options in consultation with a faculty adviser.
The Industrial and Systems Engineering Program at the University of Minnesota invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position starting in fall 2012. (Details)
May 2
Ilker Birbil, MSIE Program,
Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
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May 4
Jingchen Liu, Columbia University
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