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The industrial engineering PhD degree with concentration in quality engineering seeks to qualify students for leadership positions in research, consulting, government and industry as well as for positions on university faculties in industrial engineering, business and related fields.

The curriculum for the quality engineering specialization is designed to provide students with a balance and breadth of understanding of industrial engineering disciplines that contribute to designing and delivering high-quality products or services safely and efficiently. To accomplish this, courses can be selected from each of four groups: 1)foundation courses; 2)organizational dynamics/change strategies and business; 3)statistical methods; and 4)an elective grouping consisting of engineering systems, sociotechnical engineering, and measurement/evaluation.

In the case of the latter grouping and specialization, students may want to sample broadly from these disciplines or specialize in the application of quality principles in one of them. Flexibility is built into the curriculum to accommodate a wide range of interests and application opportunities.

The industrial engineering MS degree with concentration in quality engineering is designed to provide necessary background for professional careers in industry or government. Emphasis will be placed on the foundations of quality improvement, organizational dynamics/change strategies, and business and statistical methods. There is a flexible elective list of courses to enable students to specialize with these skills in manufacturing systems, sociotechnical engineering, health systems, and decision sciences. To complete the MS program, a GPA of 3.20 or above in graduate-level courses and 30 degree credits are required with 15 degree credits in the IE department.