The Interdisciplinary Engineering (MSE or MS) degree requires a total of 30 credit hours with at least 18 hours of Purdue, graduate level, engineering courses as a base requirement. The ENML concentration will add more requirements to the base degree bringing the total required credit hours needed up to 33 credit hours (21 credit hours from Purdue and 12 credit hours of transfer credits from IU); all requirements are to be met within 33 total hours.
- Once you've completed at least 9 hours of courses from Purdue and have a cumulative Purdue GPA of 3.0 or better, you can begin the business courses at IU. At this time, your academic advisor will assist in being formally admitted to IU for this purpose.
- Upon successful completion of the business courses (B- or better grades), a Certificate in Business Management is awarded by IU.
- The courses will be transferred to your Purdue engineering degree.
Degree requirements checklist:
_____ total from Systems Design & Development area (9 hours)
_____ total Business Management courses (12 hours)
_____ total other engineering courses (9 hours)
_____ total other elective courses (3 hours)
_____ total credit hours (33 hours)
Note: At least 18 hours must be graduate level, engineering courses taken at Purdue University. A maximum of 15 credit hours can be taken in select non-engineering** courses; business courses*** taken at IU count towards the maximum 15 credit hours and are considered transfer courses. IU management courses must be completed within two years (ex. Fall 2022-Summer 2024).
Required Area: Systems Design and Development (choose 3; 9 hours)
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Required Business Courses from IU***: Business Management (12 hours)
- BUKD-C521 - Managing Accounting Information for Decision-Making
- BUKD-C570 - Strategic Marketing Management
- BUKD-C580 - Operations Management
- BUKD-C560 - Strategic Management and Business Planning
or BUKD-C562 - Developing Strategic Capability
Note: BUKD-C521 and BUKD-C580 must be taken prior to BUKD-C560 or BUKD-C562. IU Academic Calendar
Required (9 hours): Other Engineering* Courses
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Elective Courses (3 hours): Other engineering* and/or non-engineering** courses
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Total: 33 hours
* Engineering courses are offered by engineering schools and/or taught by engineering faculty such as AAE-Aeronautics & Astronautics, ABE - Agricultural & Biological Engineering, BME-Biomedical Engineering, CE-Civil Engineering, ECE-Electrical & Computer Engineering, EEE - Environmental & Ecological Engineering, IE-Industrial Engineering, ME-Mechanical Engineering, MSE - Materials Engineering, NUCL -Nuclear Engineering, SYS - Systems Engineering.
**Examples of non-engineering courses are BIOL - Biological Sciences, CS-Computer Science, GRAD-Graduate studies, MA-Mathematics, STAT-Statistics, etc. Only the specific non-engineering courses listed within the courses by school list are acceptable on an engineering plan of study.
***IU business courses are considered transfer courses. Upon completion, you will notify your academic advisor and submit an official transcript to the Purdue Graduate School, gradadm@purdue.edu, as required for degree completion.
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. This website is a knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.
Note: This checklist is an aid to help you understand the program requirements and map out a plan. The actual electronic plan of study ePOS is submitted via myPurdue during the first semester you're registered after admission to a degree program.