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Systems & Industrial EngrGraduate Degree SeekingMS - Master of Science
Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

30

Core Coursework Requirements

The Master of Science in Industrial Engineering requires 30 units for the Master's Report Option & Master's Thesis Option, or 33 units for the Non-Master's Report Option.

The following 9 units are required in the major:

  • course: Engineering Statistics (3)

  • Select either course: Survey of Optimization Methods (3) OR course: Fundamentals of Optimization (3)

  • Any SIE course in the 56X or 58X series (3)

Elective Coursework

A list of approved SIE graduate electives can be found below and on the SIE website. See emphasis for elective units required.

  • course: Advanced Requirements Engineering Methods (3)

  • course: Ontological Modeling and Analysis for Systems Engineering (3)

  • course: Digital Thread and Model Management (3)

  • course: Technical Leadership for Engineers I (1)

  • course: Technical Leadership for Engineers II (1)

  • course: Federated Modeling and Simulation (3)

  • course: Quality Engineering (3)

  • course: Reliability Engineering (3)

  • course: Human-Machine Interaction (3)

  • course: Human Factors Engineering Research Methods (3)

  • course: Law for Engineers and Scientists (3)

  • course: Technical Sales and Marketing (3)

  • course: Mission Engineering (3)

  • course: Systems Engineering Strategy and Implementation (3)

  • course: Advanced Systems Architecture (3)

  • course: Stochastic Modeling I (3)

  • course: System Integration (3)

  • course: Engineering Decision Making under Uncertainty (3)

  • course: Advanced Methods in V&V/T&E Planning and Execution (3)

  • course: Queuing Theory (3)

  • course: Engineering Statistics (3)

  • course: Simulation Modeling and Analysis (3)

  • course: Sports Analytics (3)

  • course: Fundamentals of Data Science for Engineers (3)

  • course: Experiment Design and Regression (3)

  • course: Survey of Optimization Methods (3)

  • course: Linear Programming (3)

  • course: Fundamentals of Optimization (3)

  • course: Algorithms, Graphs, and Networks (3)

  • course: Space Systems Engineering (3)

  • course: Systems Engineering Process (3)

  • course: Sensor Systems Engineering (3)

  • course: Fundamental of Guidance for Aerospace Systems (3)

  • course: Project Management (3)

  • course: Model-Based Systems Engineering (3)

  • course: Traffic Modeling and Simulation (3)

  • course: Production Systems Analysis (3)

  • course: Integrated Logistics and Distribution Systems (3)  

  • course: Supply Chain Management (3)

  • course: Life Cycle Analysis for Sustainable Design and Engineering (3)

  • course: Financial Modeling for Innovation (3)  

  • course: Intelligent Control Systems & Applications (3)

  • course: Systems Cyber Security (3)

  • course: Information Security and Research (INSuRE) (3)

  • course: Engineering of Trustworthy Secure Systems (3)

  • course: Introduction to Biomedical Informatics (3)

  • course: Artificial Intelligence for Health and Medicine (3)

  • course: Design for Additive Manufacturing (3)

  • course: Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems (CIM) (3)

  • course: Special Topics in SIE (3)

  • course: Advanced Quality Engineering (3)

  • course: Advanced Reliability Engineering (3)

  • course: Distributed Multi-Paradigm Simulation Systems (3)

  • course: Large Scale Optimization (3)

  • course: Nonlinear Optimization (3)

  • course: Topics of Optimization (3)

  • course: Advanced Concepts in Systems Engineering (3)

  • course: Transportation Systems (3)

 

Additional Requirements

Students pursuing the Master's Report Option or the Thesis Option are required to work with their Master's Report/Thesis Committee to develop a Master's Report/Thesis and defend their report subject by degree completion.

The Master's Report /Thesis Committee must abide by the Graduate College's committee requirements. A minimum of two SIE eligible faculty members must serve on the committee. The third member may be a Special Member. 

Thesis Option Students are also required to submit their Master’s Thesis to ETD ProQuest as a part of their degree requirements per the Graduate College’s requirements.

Students may transfer up to 6 units of graduate coursework (non-University of Arizona courses) to be applied to their Master's Plan of Study subject to approval by department. 

Students may take up to 6 units of non-SIE University of Arizona Graduate Coursework to be applied to their Master's Plan of Study subject to approval by department. 

Completion requirement

Minimum Emphasis Units

21 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above) 

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Emphasis Elective Coursework

18 units of SIE-approved electives from the list on the overall plan above.

Additional Emphasis Requirements

Students pursuing the Master's Report Option are required to work with their Master's Report Committee to develop a Master's Report and defend their report subject by degree completion.

The Master's Report must abide by the Graduate College's committee requirements. A minimum of two SIE eligible faculty members must serve on the committee. The third member may be a Special Member. 

Completion requirement

Minimum Emphasis Units

24 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above) 

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

None; see electives below.

Emphasis Elective Coursework

24 units of SIE-approved electives from the list on the overall plan above.

Additional Emphasis Requirements

None

Completion requirement

Minimum Emphasis Units

21 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

Emphasis Elective Coursework

15 units of SIE-approved electives from the list on the overall plan above.

Additional Emphasis Requirements

Students pursuing the Thesis Option are required to work with their Thesis Committee to develop a Thesis and defend their subject by degree completion.

The Thesis Committee must abide by the Graduate College's committee requirements. A minimum of two SIE eligible faculty members must serve on the committee. The third member may be a Special Member. 

Thesis Option Students are also required to submit their Master’s Thesis to ETD ProQuest as a part of their degree requirements per the Graduate College’s requirements.

Completion requirement

Core Major Units: 9
Additional Emphasis Units: (see emphasis requirements below)

  • Master's Report: 21

  • Non-Master's Report: 24

  • Thesis: 21

Total Minimum Degree Units: 30

Completion requirement

Required Courses for all Pathways: 9 units

  • course: Engineering Statistics (3)

  • course: Survey of Optimization Methods (3) OR course: Fundamentals of Optimization (3)

  • One course from the SIE 56X or 58X series (3)

Completion requirement

A list of approved SIE graduate electives can be found below and on the SIE website. See emphasis for elective units required.

  • course: Advanced Requirements Engineering Methods (3)

  • course: Ontological Modeling and Analysis for Systems Engineering (3)

  • course: Digital Thread and Model Management (3)

  • course: Technical Leadership for Engineers I (1)

  • course: Technical Leadership for Engineers II (1)

  • course: Federated Modeling and Simulation (3)

  • course: Quality Engineering (3)

  • course: Reliability Engineering (3)

  • course: Human-Machine Interaction (3)

  • course: Human Factors Engineering Research Methods (3)

  • course: Law for Engineers and Scientists (3)

  • course: Technical Sales and Marketing (3)

  • course: Mission Engineering (3)

  • course: Systems Engineering Strategy and Implementation (3)

  • course: Advanced Systems Architecture (3)

  • course: Stochastic Modeling I (3)

  • course: System Integration (3)

  • course: Engineering Decision Making under Uncertainty (3)

  • course: Advanced Methods in V&V/T&E Planning and Execution (3)

  • course: Queuing Theory (3)

  • course: Engineering Statistics (3)

  • course: Simulation Modeling and Analysis (3)

  • course: Sports Analytics (3)

  • course: Fundamentals of Data Science for Engineers (3)

  • course: Experiment Design and Regression (3)

  • course: Survey of Optimization Methods (3)

  • course: Linear Programming (3)

  • course: Fundamentals of Optimization (3)

  • course: Algorithms, Graphs, and Networks (3)

  • course: Space Systems Engineering (3)

  • course: Systems Engineering Process (3)

  • course: Sensor Systems Engineering (3)

  • course: Fundamental of Guidance for Aerospace Systems (3)

  • course: Project Management (3)

  • course: Model-Based Systems Engineering (3)

  • course: Traffic Modeling and Simulation (3)

  • course: Production Systems Analysis (3)

  • course: Integrated Logistics and Distribution Systems (3)  

  • course: Supply Chain Management (3)

  • course: Life Cycle Analysis for Sustainable Design and Engineering (3)

  • course: Financial Modeling for Innovation (3)  

  • course: Intelligent Control Systems & Applications (3)

  • course: Systems Cyber Security (3)

  • course: Information Security and Research (INSuRE) (3)

  • course: Engineering of Trustworthy Secure Systems (3)

  • course: Introduction to Biomedical Informatics (3)

  • course: Artificial Intelligence for Health and Medicine (3)

  • course: Design for Additive Manufacturing (3)

  • course: Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems (CIM) (3)

  • course: Special Topics in SIE (3)

  • course: Advanced Quality Engineering (3)

  • course: Advanced Reliability Engineering (3)

  • course: Distributed Multi-Paradigm Simulation Systems (3)

  • course: Large Scale Optimization (3)

  • course: Nonlinear Optimization (3)

  • course: Topics of Optimization (3)

  • course: Advanced Concepts in Systems Engineering (3)

  • course: Transportation Systems (3)

Completion requirement

See additional requirements for emphasis below.

Completion requirement