Industrial Engineering/Business Administration, MSIE/MBA

This dual-degree program, offered in conjunction with the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, positions individuals with an undergraduate degree in engineering or the hard sciences to take a management role in a company that has a significant engineering and/or technologial focus.  Full-time students can complete both degrees in 20 months, while part-time students can do so in four years.  Prospective students must apply via the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business  to the joint program; students who are already in the MBA program are not permitted to enroll in the joint program.

A total of 25.5-26.5 credits from the Department of Industrial Engineering are required (12-13 credits in core classes, 12 credits in electives, and 1.5 credits in an integrated project).

In particular these credits are divided as follows:

• Required Core (2 courses: 6-7 credits)*
  • IE 2001 - OPERATIONS RESEARCH 
  • IE 2006 - INTRO TO MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 
  • IE 2000 - FUNDAMNTLS OF INDUSTRIAL ENGR *
• Elective Core: at least two of the following (2 courses: 6 credits)
  • IE 2003 - ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT 
  • IE 2004 - DATA BASE DESIGN 
  • IE 2007 - STATISTICS AND DATA ANALYSIS 
  • IE 2100 - SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 
• Free Electives (4 courses: 12 credits)
  • Any elective offered by the IE Department (including courses in the elective core above)

*IE 2000 - FUNDAMNTLS OF INDUSTRIAL ENGR  is required only for students without an undergraduate degree in IE

For details on the curriculum requirements for the MBA portion of the program, please visit Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business .