MS in Industrial Engineering with the Advanced Analytics Concentration
The MS in Industrial Engineering degree with the Advanced Analytics Concentration is offered on-campus and online. Students may choose to pursue the thesis or non-thesis option in the program. As a general guideline, students who do not wish to pursue a PhD program should enroll in the non-thesis option; students who plan to pursue a PhD must complete the thesis option.
Degree requirements are the same for online and on-campus students. Students pursuing the thesis option will complete 24 hours of coursework and 8 hours of thesis research, for a total of 32 hours. Students pursuing the non-thesis option will complete 32 hours of coursework and 4 hours of independent study, for a total of 36 hours.
The Advanced Analytics concentration consists of 12 credit hours of IE/SE courses that will count toward the 32 or 36 hours you are required to complete as a part of your degree. In most cases, toward your 500-level IE courses. If you take a 400-level course, it will count toward your Electives. You can add the Advanced Analytics concentration as a part of your application to the MS Industrial Engineering degree, or you may elect to do it later.
You can find a list of the Advanced Analytics courses on the University of Illinois Course Catalog page.
You can find a list of online courses offered through the Grainger Office of Online Degree and Certificate Programs that may count toward your Elective hours. Anything outside of ISE must be approved.
Thesis Option
- 32 Total Hours
- Thesis credit (IE 599) -- 8 hours
A maximum of 8 credit hours of IE 599 (or other approved thesis) may be counted toward the degree. - Graduate Seminar (IE 590) -- 0 hours
Registration is required for every term as an active student. - 500-level IE Courses -- 12 hours
- STEM courses from outside of major -- 4 hours
STEM course must be approved and be from a College of Engineering department, including ABE and CHBE (or other approved department). Excludes TE and ENG courses. - Elective courses chosen in consultation with advisor -- 8 hours
A maximum of 4 hours of IE 597 (or other approved independent study/project design) may be applied toward the elective coursework requirement.
Other Requirements and Conditions (may overlap)
- A minimum of 12 500-level credit hours applied toward the degree
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
Non-Thesis Option
- 36 Total Hours
- Independent Study (IE 597) -- 4 hours
- Graduate Seminar (IE 590) -- 0 hours
Registration is required for every term as an active student. - 500-level IE Courses -- 12 hours
- STEM courses from outside of major -- 4 hours
STEM course must be approved and be from a College of Engineering department, including ABE and CHBE (or other approved department). Excludes TE and ENG courses. - Elective courses chosen in consultation with advisor -- 16 hours
A maximum of 4 hours of IE 597 (or other approved independent study/project design) may be applied toward the elective coursework requirement.
Other Requirements and Conditions (may overlap)
- A minimum of 12 500-level credit hours applied toward the degree
- Minimum GPA: 3.0