Industrial Engineering, Ph.D.

Print this Page

Priority Admission Application Deadlines: http://www.grad.usf.edu/majors

Contact Information

College: Engineering
Department: Industrial and Management Systems Engineering

Contact Information: http://www.grad.usf.edu/majors

Admission Information

Must meet University Admission and English Proficiency requirements as well as requirements for admission to the major, listed below.

Although USF only requires Ph.D. students to complete two consecutive semesters as full-time students, the IMSE Dept. policy is for Ph.D. students to complete their total doctoral major as full-time Tampa campus students. Other requirements include:

GRE Required
Three letters of reference
Statement of Purpose including evidence of research potential

Curriculum Requirements

Total Minimum Hours 90 hours post bachelor’s

Core Requirements - 12 Credit Hours
Electives - 40 Credit Hours minimum
Directed Research - 9 Credit Hours minimum
Dissertation - 11 Credit Hours minimum

Minimum of 90 credit hours beyond BS degree. Minimum of 60 credit hours of approved course work and 20 credit hours of dissertation research. Total hours of credit must equal or exceed 90 hours. Contact the department for additional information.

Must have two (2) (at least one accepted, the other submitted) referred journal publications before graduation.

In addition, students may choose electives from other department and/or non-departmental courses, with the approval of major advisor or graduate director. Contact the department for information. Also visit http://imse.eng.usf.edu

Core Requirements (12 Credit Hours Minimum)

In addition a minimum of 8 hours of mathematics or statistics is required (the choice of such courses must be approved by the student’s doctoral committee). Further requirements may be imposed by the candidate’s committee.

Must take the following 4 core courses:

ESI 6213 Stochastic Decision Models I Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6520 Systems Modeling and Performance Analysis Credit Hours: 3
ESI 6246 Advanced Statistical Design Models Credit Hours: 3
ESI 6491 Linear Programming and Network Optimization Credit Hours: 3

Elective Courses (40 Credit Hours Minimum)

ESI 5522 Computer Simulation Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6119 - Decision Support Systems Credit(s): 3
ESI 6324 Engineering the Supply Chain Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6433 Human Factors Engineering in Medical Devices Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6112 Information Systems Design for Engineers Credit Hours: 3
ESI 6448 Integer Programming Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6435 International Regulations for Medical Devices Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6386 Management of Technological Change Credit Hours: 3
ESI 6420 Non-Linear Programming Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6336 Production Control Systems Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6145 Project Management Credit Hours: 3
ESI 5236 Reliability Engineering Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6319 Work Design and Productivity Engineering Credit Hours: 3
ESI 6635 Advanced Analytics I Credit Hours: 3
ESI 6636 Advanced Analytics II Credit Hours: 3

Directed Research (9 Credit Hours)

Qualifying Examination

Dissertation (11 Credit Hours)