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IMSE: Engineering Productivity
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
   

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.)

   
 

Program format and minimum requirements *

 

Admission to the Ph.D. program in the Department of Industrial Engineering is based on a vote of the departmental graduate faculty. Decisions concerning financial assistance are the responsibility of the department head


With an M.S. Degree

Without an M.S. Degree


M.S. in Industrial Engineering **

30

Additional Graduate Courses ***

30

Graduate Courses ***

60

Dissertation

30

Dissertation

30

IE Graduate Seminar ****

0

IE Graduate Seminar ****

0


Total graduate credits

90

Total graduate credits

90

 

Additional graduate courses, beyond the M.S., may be taken in industrial engineering, other engineering disciplines and non-engineering disciplines as judged by the student's supervisory graduate committee to be supportive of the student's research or educational objective.

No more than 6 credit hours can be taken outside the IMSE department without prior approval.

The acceptability of the dissertation is determined by the student's supervisory graduate committee.

The supervisory graduate committee must contain at least four members of the graduate faculty, including at least two from IMSE and one from another engineering discipline.

 

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Actual degree requirements will be summarized on an approved plan of study

**

Credits from M.S. other than industrial engineering determined on a case-by-case basis

***

Atleast 60 percent of credits must be at/above 800 level and no more than 6 credits may be at 500 level

****

Continuous enrollment required