Illustrative Masters (ME/MES) IE Degree Plan with Manufacturing Focus

Required Courses

  1. INEN 5375 - Simulation of Industrial Systems (Fall)
  2. INEN 5370 - Operations Research (Fall and Spring)
  3. INEN 5320 - Statistical Decision Making for Engineers (Spring)

Suggested Electives

  1. INEN 5345 - Computer Integrated Manufacturing (Spring)
  2. ENGR 5301 - Advanced Manufacturing Systems (Spring)
  3. ENGR 5301 - Robotics (Fall or Spring)
  4. INEN 5394 - Engineering Database Design (Summer)
  5. INEN 5386 - Industrial and Product Safety (Spring and Summer)
  6. INEN 5350 - Prod & Inventory Control (Fall)
  7. INEN 5363 - Six Sigma (Summer) or INEN 5354 - Lean manufacturing (Summer) or INEN 5369 - Industrial Management (Fall)
  8. INEN 5396 - Automated Systems Engineering (Fall, Spring or Summer)
  9. INEN 5312 - Quality Improvement (Spring)

Alternative Electives

  1. INEN 5392 - Computer Haptics

Up to Two Mechanical or Other Engineering electives approved by the department.

For the Master of Engineering Science degree, a thesis (ENGR 5390 / ENGR 5391) replaces 4 courses. The ME degree requires 12 courses without a thesis.