Modern Industrial Engineering is a mixture of basic engineering knowledge, management techniques, people management skills, and computer technology integrated with applied mathematics and statistics to provide industry with engineers who can design, implement, control, and manage complex industrial situations in an optimum manner.

Industrial engineers help their company save money and stay competitive. They determine how to do things better, safer and more efficiently. They engineer processes and systems that improve performance.

Industrial engineers are the only engineering professionals trained as productivity and quality improvement specialists. They work with people and equipment and spend most of their time in the operating environment developing scientific approaches to problems.

30-Hour Master's Program

The 30-hour master's degree program in Industrial Engineering is open to students with an undergraduate degree in engineering, the physical sciences or mathematics. The program may be completed in 18 to 24 months. Students with degrees in other areas may be required to take prerequisite course work.

The department offers a unique five-year combined B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering. Undergraduate students begin graduate course work during their senior years and pursue a master's degree in one year. Students can also earn a joint Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Juris Doctorate degree.

A distinctive aspect of industrial engineering is the flexibility that it offers. Organizations that hire industrial engineers include manufacturers, government, insurance companies, banks, transportation and consulting firms.

Typical job specialties include statistical quality control, reliability, systems analysis, project management, safety, human factors and ergonomics, manufacturing, production, robotics, facilities planning, cost analysis, total quality management and automation.

MSIE 30-hour project option

Required: 15 hours (take all of the following) EG63XX Lean Supply Chain, EG6331 Simulation, EG 6333 Operations Research II, EG6327 CAM and Robotics, EG7306 Total Quality
Required: 15 hours (choose five courses out of the following) EG6301 (Statistics), EG6303 (Production), EG6304 (Reliability), EG6305 (Economic Analysis/Decision Making), EG6307 (Sequencing and Scheduling), EG6308 (Stochastic Processes), EG6309 (Human Factors/Ergo), EG6310 (Nonlinear Optimization), EG6317 (Advanced Quality Control), EG6332 (Operations Research I, EG6338 (Special Topics), EG6340 (Manufacturing Engr.), EG7303 (Safety), EG7307 (Plant/Facilities), EG7355 (Internship). Other courses w/Graduate Program Director approval.
Required: completion of a masters project

MSIE 30-hour thesis option

Required: 18 hours (take all of the following)
EG 6339 Thesis, EG63XX Lean Supply Chain, EG6331 Simulation, EG 6333 Operations Research II, EG6327 CAM and Robotics, EG7306 Total Quality
Required: 12 hours (Choose four courses out of the following)
EG6301 (Statistics), EG6303 (Production), EG6304 (Reliability), EG6305 (Economic Analysis/Decision Making), EG6307 (Sequencing and Scheduling), EG6308 (Stochastic Processes), EG6309 (Human Factors/Ergo), EG6310 (Nonlinear Optimization), EG6317 (Advanced Quality Control), EG6332 (Operations Research I, EG6338 (Special Topics), EG6340 (Manufacturing Engr.), EG7303 (Safety), EG7307 (Plant/Facilities), EG7355 (Internship). Other courses with Graduate Program Director approval.

To apply online, click here. For more information about the graduate school, click here.

Contact Information

For further information, please contact Rafael Moras, Ph.D., Graduate Program Director, at (210) 431-2017 or rmoras@stmarytx.edu

Program of Study

The Graduate Program Director will assist the student in designing a degree plan which meets University requirements. All courses must be approved by the Graduate Program Director. Students may select a 30-hour thesis program consisting of 27 hours of course credit and 3 hours of thesis credit. Non-Thesis students must complete 30 hours of course credit and complete a master's project.

Admission and Prerequisites

Admission is granted only to those with high promise for success in graduate study. Applicants demonstrate this potential through previous academic records and testing. To be considered for admission to the M.S.I.E. program, an applicant must fulfill the following:

1. Have a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in engineering, the physical sciences or mathematics. Students with a degree in other disciplines may be admitted on a contingency basis provided they complete prerequisite courses including engineering calculus I and II, probability and statistics, and engineering programming.
2. Have
1. a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 (A=4.00) in their B.S. degree; and
2. a minimum quantitative GRE score of 600;
   Applicants who fail to meet any of the above standards may be admitted on a conditional basis. The graduate programs director evaluates these cases on an individual basis.
3. International students must submit minimum TOEFL scores of 213 on the computer-based test, 550 on the paper-based test, or 79 on the Internet-based test. Alternatively, students may submit a minimum ISELS score or 6.5
4. Submit a completed application form, a written statement of purpose indicating the applicant's interests and objectives, two letters of recommendation, and official transcripts of all college level work. Admission is granted only to those with high promise for success in graduate study. Applicants demonstrate this potential through pervious schooling and testing.

Faculty