Industrial Engineering Option
 The College of Engineering and the College of Business Administration offer a coordinated program leading to the conferral of the Master of Science degree with a major in Industrial Engineering (concentration in product development and manufacturing) and the Master of Business Administration degree (concentration in operations management). The dual program saves the student one or two semesters over the time that would be required to earn both degrees independently.
The establishment of the dual program addresses the critical need for personnel trained in both engineering and management who can integrate this increasingly complex body of knowledge in achieving rapid and efficient product, process, and value stream design. The program is designed to accommodate the interests of students who desire a career leading to a leadership position in a manufacturing/production organization.
Admission Requirements
Applicants are accepted for fall semester only. Applicants for the MS/MBA program must make separate application to, and be competitively and independently accepted by, the Graduate School for the Master of Business Administration degree program and the Master of Science with a major in industrial engineering degree program, and by the Dual Program Committee.
Students will initially apply to the MBA program, indicating on their application the intent to pursue the dual MS/MBA program and the Industrial Engineering major (refer to the MBA program for separate instructions). Students accepted for both the MBA and the MS with a major in industrial engineering programs will be assigned to Dual Program Committee advisors, who will be responsible for course approval and supervision of the students' progress through the dual program.
Applicants by U. S. citizens and permanent residents received after the MBA application deadline (March 1) will be considered as space allows. Additional information is required and different application dates are established for international students.
Curriculum
Dual degree candidates enrolled in Industrial and Information Engineering (concentration in manufacturing systems engineering or product development and manufacturing) are required to complete the following courses:
August - First Year |
| Course Number |
Title |
Hours |
| BA 511 |
MBA Core I |
3 |
Total 3 |
Fall - First Year |
| BA 512 |
MBA Core II |
15 |
| IE 504 |
Product Development Process |
1 |
Total 16 |
Spring |
| BA 513 |
MBA Core III |
9 |
| IE 506 |
Product Selection and Evaluation |
2 |
| IE 508 |
Integrated Product, Process and Manufacturing System Design |
3 |
Total 14 |
Summer - Internship |
| IE 509 |
Project Management |
1 |
Total 1 |
Fall - Second Year |
| IE 509 |
Project Management |
1 |
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IE Core Courses |
9 |
Total 10 |
Spring |
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MBA "hub" course elective (select with advisor) |
3 |
| IE 509 |
Project Management |
1 |
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Industrial Engineering Concentration Courses |
9 |
Total 13 |
Summer (first session) |
| IE 594 |
Culminating Integrated Project Report |
3 |
Total 3 |
PROGRAM TOTAL 60 |
The dual degree candidate must satisfy the curriculum and graduation requirements of the engineering major being pursued and the College of Business Administration. Students withdrawing from the dual degree program before completing both degrees will not receive credit toward graduation in either degree program for courses taken in the other degree program, except as such courses qualify for credit without regard to the dual degree program.
The MS and the MBA degrees will be awarded upon successful completion of the requirements of the dual program.
Approval Dual Credit
A maximum of 15 semester hours of the common program courses completed in the College of Engineering may be counted toward the MBA degree program.
For More Information
Dr. Rupy Sawhney
Industrial and Information Engineering Department
406 E. Stadium Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-0700
Phone: (865) 974-7653
FAX: (865) 974-0588
E-mail: sawhney@utk.edu
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