Master of Science (MSIE)

2. Master of Science (MSIE) Program Requirements and Administration

2.1 MS Advisory Committee
2.2 Plan of Study

2. Master of Science (MSIE) Program Requirements and Administration (Official RIT Code - EIER)

The Master of Science Program in Industrial Engineering (MSIE) provides an applied research degree in which students focus in one area of IE and complete a thesis in that area. Although students focus in one area, this degree covers all the major areas of Industrial Engineering (IE).

2.1 MS Advisory Committee

The formation of the MS advisory committee is critical to the timely completion of the MS degree. The Graduate Program Coordinator initially serves as a student's advisor. After no more than 2 quarters or 4 courses are completed, the student must form an advisory committee as follows:

Step 1. The student should initiate the formation of their committee by selecting a primary thesis advisor from among the ISE Faculty based upon the student's interests and the agreement of the new advisor. In the event that the thesis topic is interdisciplinary, the student may select a second primary advisor from among RIT faculty within or outside of the ISE Department. These two individuals would then serve as co-advisors to the student.

Step 2. The student should then, in conjunction with their advisor, form a thesis committee. The committee should be comprised of at least two ISE faculty members including the advisor. The remainder of the committee may consist of RIT faculty or faculty or industrial personnel from outside RIT. The ISE faculty will approve the committee membership. Once the committee is formed, the student should submit written notification, signed by all committee members, to the ISE department.

Note: In the unlikely event that the need arises for a student to change the composition of their committee, the student should submit written justification signed by all previous committee members to the ISE Department and previous committee members. The student should follow Steps 1 and 2 to re-form their committee.

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2.2 Plan of Study

The Graduate Program Coordinator initially serves as a student's advisor to select courses. After no more than 2 quarters or 4 courses are completed, the students Plan of Study must be mapped out with and approved by the student's MS advisor using the appropriate plan of study form in Appendix A. An approved plan of study must be submitted to the Graduate Program Coordinator to be placed in the department file.

The MS degree requires that students complete 9 four credit-hour courses, at least 3 quarters of graduate seminar (0303-800), and a nine credit-hour thesis (0303-890). See Section 7 for thesis requirements.

The coursework must meet the following requirements:

• A minimum of six courses in Industrial and Systems Engineering
• At least one Advanced Statistics course and at least one course from 3 out of the 4 remaining areas listed below.
  

** Note: Exceptions from this set of courses may be possible, but require department approval.
** Note: Not all courses listed here are necessarily approved for all graduate students (see Section 8).

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