Concentration Overview

The Industrial Engineering concentration offers an area of specialization for students in the Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Engineering (MS/MSE) degree. In this program, you will focus heavily on industrial engineering topics and technical knowledge.

Curriculum

Course Topical Areas

  • Human Factors
  • Manufacturing Systems
  • Operational Research
  • Production Systems
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Simulation & Stochastic Processes

Degree Requirements with the Industrial Engineering Concentration

The Interdisciplinary Engineering (MS or MSE) degree requires a total of 30 credit hours with at least 18 credits of Purdue, graduate level, engineering courses. The Industrial Engineering concentration requirements must be completed within these degree requirements.

Courses with IE prefixes will fulfill this requirement. To see what courses are available, please visit our courses page.

Courses with engineering prefixes (AAE, BME, CE, ECE, IE, ME, MSE, SYS, etc.) will fulfill this requirement. To see what courses are available, please visit our courses page

Any courses listed on our courses page will fulfill this requirement, including available non-engineering courses. All questions regarding courses and transfer credits should be directed to a student’s academic advisor.

Dual Degree Option

Students in the Industrial Engineering concentration may pair the Interdisciplinary Engineering MS/MSE with Purdue Daniels School of Business online MBA or MBT program. 

  • MS/MSE + MBA: 60 total credits with 18 shared credits  

  • MS/MSE + MBT: 54 total credits with 12 shared credits  

Shared credits are applied through approved electives and may vary based on a student’s concentration and plan of study. 

Creating Your Plan of Study

The MS/MSE master's programs offer a wide range of flexibility in course options. After you begin your studies at Purdue, an academic advisor will help you create an electronic plan of study (EPOS) to best fit your educational needs and career goals.  

Students enrolled in a dual degree program will have a unique electronic plan of study for each degree they are seeking.      

The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. This website is a knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.