Degree Programs - Bagley College of Engineering Distance- Mississippi State University

Degree Programs

Master of Engineering
Master of Industrial Engineering
PhD in Engineering/ Concentration in Industrial Engineering

Successful completion of 33 hours of graduate course work

There are no “core” courses that must be taken for degree completion.
A student may take up to six-hours of course work outside the engineering field.

Outside courses may be taken from the following discipline areas: business, science, or mathematics.
Courses from other areas can be considered through student petition.

A minimum of 15 hours of the 33 hours needed for the degree must be taken at the 8000 level.
Successful completion of a final written comprehensive examination based on student's course work.
GRE requirement for non EAC-ABET

Courses from the following engineering fields are currently being offered in a web based format and can be taken to meet degree requirements:

Civil Engineering
Engineering Mechanics
Industrial Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Basic graduate admission requirements
Entering students must have at least a 3.0 GPA for the junior and senior years of bachelor degree work.
Graduates of a non EAC-ABET program must submit GRE general-test scores
International students must have a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (213 computer-based test).
Online Application

Completion of 24 hours of course work above the baccalaureate degree.
At least 12 hours of course work must be taken at the 8000 level.
Complete six or more hours of IE 8000 (Thesis Research).
A thesis and an oral comprehensive examination in defense of the thesis are required

Completion of 33 credit hours of course work above the baccalaureate degree.
At least 15 hours of course work must be taken at the 8000 level.
A written and comprehensive examination of the course work.

A minimum of 30 hours of formal course work at the 6000-level or higher (beyond the equivalent of a master’s degree)
20 hours of dissertation credit
At least 21 hours of formal course work (beyond the Masters) should be a the full graduate level (8000-level, or IE 7000). The course work should be in the areas designated below:

Approximately 18 hours in IE
Approximately 6 hours in mathematics or statistics
Approximately 6 hours in another supporting area (e.g., engineering, science, etc., but may include IE)
At least 20 hours of dissertation (GE 9000)
Other work specified by the student’s committee

All PhD students will be required to take IE 6623: Engineering Statistics II, and IE 6773: Systems Simulation I.
GRE requirement for non EAC-ABET

Qualifying Examination: A qualifying examination will be taken by the student before he/she has completed twelve hours of course work for graduate credit.
Preliminary Examination: When the student has completed his/her course work and has his/her dissertation topic approved, he/she must pass a preliminary examination. This examination will be both written and oral and is designed to determine the student’s ability to perform scholarly work in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Oral Examination: Upon completion of the dissertation and its review by the committee, the final oral examination is held. The examination is essentially restricted to defense of the dissertation, but the student must expect and be able to answer questions that test his/her fitness to do research in the area of the dissertation.

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