Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Master's

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Master of Science Curriculum 

 A minimum of 15 credits from didactic IME courses (numbered IME 601-689 and IME 700-789) is required.

In addition, a minimum of 6 credits of other courses is required for a department-funded student (no matter GTA or GRA). This part of the course credits may come from approved graduate level courses of other departments. If a student is funded by himself/herself, then the minimum requirement of other courses is 8 credits.

A minimum of 3 credits (i.e., from three semesters) from IME graduate seminar (IME 790) is required for a department-funded student (no matter GTA or GRA). If a student is funded by himself/herself, then the minimum requirement of the graduate seminar is 1 credit.

In addition, a minimum of 6 credits of thesis (IME 798) is required and all graduate students are required to submit two articles to a refereed journal or refereed conference based on their thesis research.

IME Didactic course (601-689, 700-789)15
IME 790
Graduate Seminar (3 credits for department-funded students, 1 credit for self-paying students)
Additional course credits (6 credits for department-funded students, 8 credit for self-paying students)
IME 798Master's Thesis6-10

Master of Engineering Curriculum 

The Master of Engineering degree requires thirty credits of graduate-level study. All students are expected to demonstrate an acceptable level of achievement in the core competencies defined for the designated degree. This achievement may be demonstrated through coursework completed prior to admission or through courses successfully passed while attending North Dakota State University. All core competencies for the degree must be achieved prior to completion of the degree program.  It is important to note that currently IME has limited scheduled 700 level classes and additional resources (instructors) may be required to expand the class offering. In summary, a Master of Engineering requires the completion of 30 credit hours of graduate level didactic classes.

 
Core Competencies
IME 600-level courses
IME 630Process Engineering3
IME 631Production Engineering3
IME 660Evaluation of Engineering Data3
IME 670Operations Research I3
IME 672Simulation of Business and Industrial Systems3
IME 700-level course (choose at least three credits from the following)3
IME 765
Data Analysis
IME 770
Quantitative Modeling
IME 771
Probabilistic and Deterministic Methods
Electives (choose a minimum of 12 credits from the following list)12
IME 611
Human Factors Engineering
IME 627
Packaging for Electronics
IME 633
Additive Manufacturing
IME 635
Plastics and Injection Molding Manufacturing
IME 640
Engineering Economy
IME 650
Systems Engineering and Management
IME 651
Logistics Engineering and Management
IME 653
Hospital Management Engineering
IME 656
Program and Project Management
IME 661
Quality Assurance and Control
IME 662
Total Quality In Industrial Management
IME 663
Reliability Engineering
IME 664
Reliability Analysis
IME 680
Production and Inventory Control
IME 682
Automated Manufacturing Systems
IME 685
Industrial and Manufacturing Facility Design
IME 765
Data Analysis
IME 770
Quantitative Modeling
IME 771
Probabilistic and Deterministic Methods
IME 774
Neural Networks
IME 775
Data Driven Modeling and Optimization
IME 777
Graph Data Analytics
Total Credits30

Notes

  • Maximum of 9 transfer credits
  • The selected IME 700-level core course(s) cannot be double counted as elective course(s).
  • With approval, students may substitute up to 6 credits with graduate, didactic-level courses from other departments. 

 Admission and Application Requirements

  • Graduate School admission and application requirements are found on the Admission Information page.

  • In addition, this program requires applicants to submit a GRE score that meets the following requirements:

    •  310 or higher (Verbal + Quantitative), 160 Quantitative minimum and Analytical Writing score of 3.5 or better

  • International students must also meet the following English proficiency requirements:

    • Minimums for admission:        TOEFL: 71             IELTS: 6.0             Duolingo: 105

    • Minimums for TA Graders:      TOEFL: 79             IELTS: 6.5             Duolingo: 110

    • Minimums for TA Instructors:  TOEFL: 81             IELTS: 7.0             Duolingo: 115