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2024-2025 Binghamton University Academic Guide
Industrial and Systems Engineering, MS
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 Return to: Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science
The Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering (MS ISE) degree is offered through the School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering (SSIE). The MS ISE degree provides the balance of theory and practical knowledge for the practice of the profession and/or for advancement to a doctoral program. In recognition of the high concentration of industry in the Binghamton area, this program has been structured to serve both full-time and part-time graduate students. Taking advantage of this industrial resource allows the program to develop a realistic approach to integrating both engineering and non-engineering systems, such as those found in manufacturing, healthcare, supply chain management, and transportation, using a wide variety of industrial and systems engineering tools, such as modeling and simulation, statistical process control, data science and analytics, reliability modeling, scheduling, human factors engineering and ergonomics, optimization, and engineering management, among others.
The academic environment of the School of SSIE may be enriched by the appointment of adjunct faculty members employed in local industry. Under appropriate circumstances, thesis and/or project activity may be carried out in industrial laboratories.
Important Information:
- Many of the graduate courses in the School of SSIE are also offered through EngiNet (Watson College Distance Learning Program).
- All of the School of SSIE graduate programs (including all available concentrations) are available fully online in addition to the traditional on-campus offerings.
- Any graduate student who may have taken an undergraduate course that is cross-listed with a graduate course will already have earned the credit for the undergraduate course. Note that the student will not be eligible to earn graduate-level credit for the cross-listed graduate course at a later date and will not be eligible to take the course again at the graduate level.
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Admission Requirements
Applicants who have already earned a BS degree in engineering or a related field are invited to apply for admission to this program.
Applications are considered for both spring and fall semesters and are reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Recommended submission dates for fall semester admission: Apply before Feb. 1 for funding consideration or April 1 for regular admission.
- Recommended submission dates for spring semester admission: Apply before Oct. 15 for funding consideration or Nov. 15 for regular admission.
Graduate students who are well qualified may receive assistantships, such as teaching assistantships (TA), research project assistantships (RPA), or graduate assistantships (GA). Funding decisions are decided among the admitted pool of applicants during the spring semester for fall admissions and as needed for spring admissions.
Applications to degree programs should include:
- Official transcript(s), although unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial application
- Two letters of recommendation
- A personal statement including mention of interests
- Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (this requirement may be waived at the discretion of the graduate director)
- International applicants should also include:
- Proof of English proficiency (such as the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS), PTE academic scores, or Duolingo)
- Immigration and financial documentation (i.e., the International Student Financial Statement and statement of financial support/bank statement)
Program Requirements
In addition to the requirements listed below, a student whose undergraduate degree is not in engineering may be required to complete some preparatory study, to be defined by the director of graduate studies based on the candidate’s background. The preparatory study does not count toward the graduate degree.
Subject to the approval of the director of graduate studies, the student may elect to substitute up to two graduate-level elective courses from a non-SSIE school or department, including those graduate-level courses the candidate may wish to transfer, pending approval, from another institution. However, credits transferred from another institution would not count toward the 24-credit residency requirement.
To complete the MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering, students must must maintain at least a B average in all graduate coursework.
MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering
Required Courses (12 credits)
For students with adequate backgrounds, the required courses may be substituted with electives with consent from the director of graduate studies and/or the chair of the school.
Elective Courses and Degree Completion Option
Thesis Option
- Four additional graduate-level courses from the school, at least one of which must be at the 600-level (12 credits)
- SSIE 599 - Thesis - Oral presentation and defense of the thesis are required (Minimum 6 credits)
Project Option
- Five additional graduate-level courses from the school, at least one of which must be at the 600-level (15 credits)
Coursework-only Option
- Five additional graduate-level courses from the school (15 credits)
- Complete one of the following 600-level courses that includes project-based coursework to serve as a capstone for the termination requirement of the program (3 credits):
MS ISE Health Systems Concentration
This option aims to prepare students for professional or leadership roles in healthcare, including hospital operations management, health systems engineering, health information technology, consulting, medical supply chain, insurance, operations within the pharmaceutical industry, organ procurement networks, and other not-for-profit health organizations.
Additional Requirements
In addition to the required courses of all students in the MS ISE program, students pursuing this concentration must complete the following requirements:
- Take one additional required course: SSIE 537 - Industrial and Systems Engineering in Healthcare (Note: This reduces the number of electives by one course).
- Take at least one of the approved healthcare-related courses (see below) as one of their chosen electives, in consultation with either the advisor or the director of graduate studies.
- The thesis or project must be healthcare-related, chosen in consultation with the advisor.
- Coursework-only option students must complete SSIE 637 - Advanced Topics in Health Systems.
Approved Healthcare-Related Courses
MS ISE Engineering Management Concentration
This option aims to prepare students for professional or leadership roles in engineering management in highly technical and complex teams, departments, and organizations. Students will master the engineering and management skills needed to excel in their future positions, create new opportunities and grow as respected, competent engineering managers, strategic planners and/or policy makers. Also underlined are topics of advanced engineering leadership attributes, steps to acquire these attributes, and strategies to develop core competencies.
Required Courses (21 credits)
Elective Courses and Degree Completion Option
Thesis Option
- One additional graduate-level course at the 600-level from the school (3 credits)
- SSIE 599 - Thesis - Oral presentation and defense of an engineering management-related thesis are required (Minimum 6 credits)
Project Option
- Two additional graduate-level courses from the school, at least one of which must be at the 600-level (6 credits)
Coursework-only Option
- Two additional graduate-level courses from the school (6 credits)
MS ISE Executive Health Systems Concentration - Manhattan
This 12-month program is designed to provide working professionals who already have a bachelor’s degree an opportunity to gain sufficient knowledge and skills for modeling, analyzing and/or designing healthcare delivery systems and processes. The industrial and systems engineering discipline plays a significant role in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems. Over the years, industrial and systems engineering has helped healthcare facilities improve total quality management, scheduling and sequencing in outpatient clinics, and operational control, such as medical record management and patient turnaround time in emergency rooms to name a few. With the ultimate goal being continuous process improvement, the research methodology looks at current workflow, identifies bottlenecks and, finally, proposes solutions and recommendations using a number of tools, such as modeling and simulation, problem-solving, statistical analysis, operations research, human factors engineering, and data mining.
Classes are scheduled on weekends with hours generally every Saturday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., with intermittent days off, at a convenient Midtown Manhattan location. During each class, the student experiences lectures, group activities, projects, and open discussions with a great deal of class participation. At the onset of the program, there is a required orientation weekend at Binghamton University’s main campus.
Plan of Study (30 credits)
Alternate courses may be applied in select cases with the approval of the program director.
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