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Industrial Engineering, Ph.D.


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(PIE)

The Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (IE) will prepare students for extensive research and careers in academia, industry, and government while providing a broad knowledge of industrial engineering. The Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering deals with the development of new methods and technologies that allow for the optimization of complex business, production and manufacturing processes or systems. Industrial engineers are critical to manufacturing, commodity production, information technology, and healthcare industries. This program is intended for students with a bachelor or master’s degree in Industrial Engineering or a closely related discipline. The program allows a candidate to thoroughly study both broad knowledge of industrial engineering and in depth knowledge of specialty fields in IE through faculty expertise in research areas such as management systems, quality systems engineering, human computer interaction, manufacturing systems, systems integration, ergonomics, supply chain and logistics, and information technology. 

IE Ph.D. requires a minimum of 54 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree and a dissertation acceptable to the advisory committee and the Graduate School. A minimum of 42 credit hours of non-research coursework, with 2 required and 4 elective (IE 7000 level) IE courses, and 8 other elective courses. These other elective courses may be additional IE courses and/or courses from other university programs to satisfy the needs of research goals or career objectives. In addition to the non­research coursework, at least 12 credit hours of dissertation research (IE9000) and approved dissertation must be completed. All courses are determined in consultation with the faculty adviser and approved by the dissertation research committee.

Two exams are required: 1) a general exam to be taken after the majority of the coursework is complete; and 2) a dissertation defense to present novel and significant findings to the public and to defend the dissertation to the committee. 

PhD in Industrial Engineering (IE) courses include: 
Required Courses (6 credit hours) 

IE Elective Courses (12 credit hours)

  • Four IE 7000-level courses from the list below.

Other Elective Courses  (24 credit hours)

  • These courses may be additional IE courses and/or courses from other university programs to satisfy the needs of research goals or career objectives. Selected courses must be approved by the student’s committee. 

Dissertation Research (12 credit hours)

Statistics courses

IE 7000 courses

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