Course variations

Course summary

The Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering is primarily intended for a student with a master’s degree in industrial engineering or a closely related discipline. The PhD program is designed to produce highly skilled researchers with both broad knowledge of industrial engineering and in-depth knowledge of specialty fields for careers in academia, industry, and government. The program allows a candidate to thoroughly study some aspect of industrial engineering, such as engineering management, systems operations and modeling, quality systems engineering, interactive simulation and training systems, systems engineering, and human systems engineering/ergonomics. It is structured to support the emergence of Central Florida as a national center of high technology as well as supporting the diverse service industries in the region and throughout the nation. This program requires a minimum of 72 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree. Beyond the master's degree, students must complete at least 27 credit hours of required courses that include 6 credit hours of doctoral core, 9 credit hours in specialization core courses in a selected area (engineering management, human system engineering/ergonomics, training systems design and engineering, quality systems engineering, systems operations and modeling, or systems engineering) and 12 credit hours of doctoral elective courses in addition to 15 credit hours of dissertation.

Program modules

The modules include ESI 6891 IEMS Research Methods (3 credit hours); Select one of the following courses: ESI 6247 Experimental Design and Taguchi Methods (3 credit hours); EIN 5388 Forecasting (3 credit hours); Select one of the following focus areas: Human System Engineering/Ergonomics: EIN 5248C Ergonomics (3 credit hours); EIN 5251 Usability Engineering (3 credit hours); EIN 6270C Work Physiology (3 credit hours); Engineering Management: EIN 5108 The Environment of Technical Organizations (3 credit hours); EIN 6459 Concurrent Engineering (3 credit hours); EIN 6182 Engineering Management (3 credit hours); Interactive Simulation and Training Systems: EIN 5255C Interactive Simulation (3 credit hours); EIN 6649C Intelligent Tutoring Training System Design (3 credit hours); EIN 6645 Real Time Simulation Agents (3 credit hours); Quality Systems Engineering: ESI 5236 Reliability Engineering (3 credit hours); ESI 6224 Quality Management (3 credit hours); ESI 6225 Quality Design and Control (3 credit hours); Systems Operations and Modeling: ESI 5531 Discrete System Simulation (3 credit hours); ESI 6358 Decision Analysis (3 credit hours); ESI 5306 Operations Research (3 credit hours); Systems Engineering: EIN 6215 System Safety Engineering and Management (3 credit hours); ESI 5359 Risk Assessment and Management (3 credit hours); ESI 6358 Decision Analysis (3 credit hours); Doctoral Elective Courses-12 Credit Hours; Dissertation-15 Credit Hours; EIN 7980 Dissertation (15 credits hours minimum).

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have a master’s degree in industrial engineering or a closely related discipline. International students must demonstrate their proficiency in the English language. International students, except those who are from countries where English is the only official language, those who have earned a degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university, or those who have earned a degree from a country where English is the only official language or from a university at which English is the only official language of instruction, should demonstrate a score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or IELTS. They should have obtained a TOEFL score of 220 (computer-based) or 80 (internet-based) (or equivalent score on the paper-based test); or an IELTS score of 6.5.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

Department name

University of Central Florida