Industrial Management and Technology Info

The Master of Science in Industrial Management is an interdisciplinary program that prepares graduates to assume leadership roles and positions in a variety of industrial, processing, and/or construction industries. The program will familiarize students with philosophies and strategies currently used for improving production and provide students with further technical knowledge in areas such as quality assurance, industrial safety, and automated production. Students will also become familiar with research methods and techniques commonly used to solve problems in industrial settings.

Graduate Program Flyer and College Admission Requirements        Industrial Hygiene, Transcripted Certificate

 

Master of Science in Industrial Management

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Prerequisites

All students admitted to this program are expected to have a baccalaureate degree in a technical-related discipline.  If students hold degrees from unrelated disciplines, then they may be required to take at least four undergraduate technical courses, such as:

• ITEN 3315/3345         CAD, CAD/CAM, Adv. Graphics or equivalent drafting course          
• ITEN 3323/3333         Industrial Controls or Industrial Scheduling           
• ITEN 3310/3313         Fluid Power or Energy Systems or energy related course     
• ITEN 3331/4353         Construction Technology or Construction Management or related course

In addition, all students should have at least one accounting course and one other advanced business course.  Twelve of the eighteen prerequisite hours required in the major must be advanced course work. 

Industrial Management Core Courses (21 hours)

• IMEN 5301      Industrial Management
• IMEN 5330      Six Sigma Quality and Continuous Improvement
• IMEN 5335      Industrial Safety and Risk Management
• IMEN 5300      Research Methods and Project Development
• IMEN 5344      Lean Production
• IMEN 5322      Industrial Scheduling
• IMEN 5340      Manufacturing Systems Management

Industrial Management Elective Courses (Select from 3-12 hrs)

• IEEN 5329        Advanced Engineering Economics Analysis
• IEEN 5335        Principles of Optimization
• EVEN 5344       Environmental Management and Policy
• IMEN 5320       Topics:  Supply Chain Mgmt, Project Mgmt, Facility Layout, and Maintenance Mgmt
• IMEN 5315       Constraints Management and Mistake Proofing
• IMEN 5333       Hazardous Materials Management

Research Component (Select 3-9 hour)

• IMEN 5305      Graduate Research Project
• IMEN 5306      Thesis (repeated if necessary for thesis option)