2003-2005 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

390 The University of AlabamaDEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING (IE)Professor Robert P. Davis, HeadOffi ce: 233 H. M. Comer HallThe Department of Industrial Engineering offers programs leading to the master ofscience in industrial engineering. After satisfying prerequisite requirements equivalentto professional courses in the B.S.I.E., master’s students may concentrate in one ofseveral areas of faculty expertise or choose a mix of courses across areas.Research. The department maintains strong linkages with the automotive, aerospace,and process industries, and conducts research in topics such as risk and reliabilityassessment, robust product and process design, logistics and material fl ow, productionscheduling, facility layout, factory simulation, manufacturing systems analysis andcontrol, decision support systems, expert systems, ergonomic and safety principles indesign, and ergonomic and safety programs in organizations. Students have access intheir offi ces to the departmental LAN and also have access in the IE computer lab tomainframe and supercomputer resources.Admission RequirementsApplicants desiring to pursue graduate work in industrial engineering must apply foradmission to the Graduate School of the University. The IE department admits studentswith a variety of undergraduate majors (typically engineering, math, or science) and hascertain admission requirements beyond those stipulated by the College of Engineering.These requirements are listed below. The specifi c remedial coursework, if any, will bedetermined by the graduate program coordinator, or his or her designee, during advisingprior to the fi rst term of enrollment. It is expected that the student will attempt to removeall remedial work during the fi rst semester enrolled. All prerequisite requirements arenormally met by the end of the fi rst year.Undergraduate CS, economics, statistics, and operations research. In additionto College requirements for credit for MATH 253 Applied Differential Equations, the followingcourses are minimum prerequisites for graduate work in industrial engineeringand must be com plet ed without credit toward graduation: (a) GES 126 EngineeringComputer Science (3 hours), or equivalent, or a grade of “C” on an exam administeredby the IE department; (b) IE 203 Engineering Economy (3 hours), or equivalent, or agrade of “C” on an exam administered by the IE department; (c) GES 255/GES 257Engineering Statistics I–II (6 hours), or GES 500 (3 hours), or equivalent; (d) IE 363/IE365 Operations Research I–II (6 hours), or GES 501 (3 hours), or equivalent.Simulation. Each candidate for the M.S.I.E. degree must have had a simulationcourse in his or her undergraduate program, or must pass with “C” or better at least 3hours (typically IE 561 during spring of the fi rst year) of simulation as part of his or hergraduate program.Work design and human performance. Each candidate for the M.S.I.E. degree shallhave completed the courses IE 253 and IE 351 or equivalent in his or her un der grad u ateprogram, or must pass IE 502 Work Design and Human Performance during the fi rstyear of his or her graduate program.Degree RequirementsThe IE department offers the M.S.I.E. degree with coursework available to supportresearch (thesis or nonthesis) in one of the following areas of faculty expertise:• operations research and systems engineering• production/manufacturing engineering• ergonomics/human factors engineering• quality and reliability engineering• information and expert systems• engineering management