Master of Science in Industrial Engineering & Manufacturing Engineering
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering & Technology Department Bradley University (Approved on August 25, 2009 subject to approval by Bradley University in Spring 2010)
The Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering & Technology offers four concentrations: Industrial Engineering, Financial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Manufacturing Management. The Industrial Engineering and the Financial Engineering concentrations lead to a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (MSIE) degree. The Manufacturing Engineering and the Manufacturing Management Concentrations lead to a Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering (MSMfE) degree.
The programs resulting in the MSIE degree are meant to provide students with problem-solving tools that can aid in the design and improvement of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment, and energy. Graduates from these programs will have the ability to advance productivity and operations in sectors such as banking, food, energy, health care, commercial aviation, textiles, finance and government affairs.
The programs resulting in the MSMfE degree seek to provide professionals with a background in robust design to continuously improve the integrated manufacturing system with optimized manufacturing processes and state-of-the-art manufacturing materials. These concepts will allow organizations to produce superior quality products with minimal cost in order to reach world-class manufacturing goals.
The MSIE and MSMfE programs offer students the opportunity to customize their personal study plans beyond an IME core based on the student’s educational background and career objectives. Courses will be drawn from disciplines such as engineering, mathematics, and business administration.
Students applying for admission to a program must have a baccalaureate degree in engineering, science or mathematics, and must meet the grade point requirements of the Graduate School. Transcripts of all prior work at the college level and two letters of recommendation must accompany the application. International graduates should have a TOEFL score of 78 (internet base) for unconditional admission. Both part-time and full-time students are welcome to apply.
Degree Requirements
A total of 30 (thesis/research option) or 33 (program study option) graduate credit hours and a 3.0 grade point average are requirements for program completion. Credit hours must be fulfilled as follows:
| A. Core course work - 3 Credits – one course from the following: |
| IME 511 Engineering Statistical Methods | 3 |
| IME 512 Design and Analysis of Experiments | 3 |
| B. Thesis or research related work (not required for All-course option; 3 credit for the project option; 6 credits for thesis option) |
| IME 600 Seminar | R/0 |
| Periodic research presentations; all graduate students are required to enroll for this class | |
| Thesis Option | |
| IME 699 Thesis Work | 6 |
| Project Option | |
| IME 691 Research | 3 |
| C. Elective courses (9 Credit-hrs for project option or All-course option; 6 credit-hrs for thesis option) |
| a. 500-600 level courses listed in any of the concentrations or IME511 or IME 512. |
| b. Approved courses as advised by POS committee members. A suggested list is shown below. |
| D. Concentration course work (15 credits for thesis/project option; 21 credits for All-course program study only option) |