Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
The master’s degree in industrial engineering is a 30 credit-hour program that builds up your abilities for a career in supply chain analytics, production supervision, systems analysis, and other manufacturing and service fields.
Taking Your Future Forward
What makes Bradley your best bet? With opportunities to conduct research in your field of choice, you’ll spend your time as a Bradley graduate student in statistics and operations research, along with quantitative methods of problem solving and independent research projects – exactly what you’ll need under your belt to enter the industry.
Graduate Admission Requirements
Learn more about graduate admission standards and application requirements on our Requirements page.
Graduate Program Requirements
Required Core Courses
- IME 511 Probability and Statistics for Analytics – 3 hrs
- IME 512 Regression and Experimental Design – 3 hrs.
- IME 514 Introduction to Operations Research – 3 hrs.
Thesis Option
- IME 699 Thesis – 6 hrs.
- Approved Elective Courses – 15 hrs.
- Comprehensive Assessment: Thesis presentation and demonstrations.
Research Option
- IME 691 Research – 3 hrs.
- Approved Elective Courses – 18 hrs.
- Comprehensive Assessment: Research presentation and demonstrations.
All-Course Option
- Approved Elective Courses – 21 hrs.
- Comprehensive Assessment: MS Final Examination
Approved Elective Courses
- Any 500 or 600 level IME courses with consent of the graduate coordinator.
- A maximum of two graduate-level courses (6 credit hours) are offered in other departments with consent of the graduate coordinator.
Course Sequence
Sample program plan information is provided for sample purposes only. Students should consult with their academic advisor about their individual plan for course registration and completion of program requirements.
MSIE Core Courses (9 hours)
- IME 511 Engineering Statistical methods — 3
- IME 512 Design and Analysis of Experiments — 3
- IME 514 Introduction to Operations Research — 3
Thesis Option (21 hours)
- IME 699 Thesis - 6 hrs.
- Approved Elective Courses – 15 hrs.
- Comprehensive Assessment: Thesis presentation and demonstrations.
Research Option (21 hours)
- IME 691 Research - 3 hrs.
- Approved Elective Courses – 18 hrs.
- Comprehensive Assessment: Research presentation and demonstrations
All-Course Option (21 hours)
- Approved Elective Courses - 21 hrs.
- Comprehensive Assessment: MS Final Examination