MS – INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
DESCRIPTION OF DEGREE
The Master of Science degree in Industrial Management (MSIM), offered through the College of Engineering, is a program for professionals interested in expanding their ability to mange technical functions in an organization as the next logical step in their career path. Individuals from a variety of disciplines can benefit from the MSIM degree as it has been constructed as a multidisciplinary program with few prerequisites for the courses that have been identified to develop core competence in technical and business systems management.
There are three options in the MSIM degree with differing credit hour requirements: Thesis (30 credits), Research/Design paper (32 credits) or Coursework only (36 credits). Regardless of the option selected, the student will work with their Major Advisor to develop the program of study plan while making consistent progress toward completion of the degree, and to show proficiency in integrating and applying industrial management concepts through the final oral exam.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Core (required courses)
GE 660 Operations Management 3
GE 569 Project Management 3
GE 670 Research Methods in Mgmt 3
GE 690 Industrial Management Seminar 1
Supporting Courses (Select one course from each topic area)
1. Finance
ECON 531 Managerial Economics 3
ECON 610 Financial Management 3
2. Human Resources
CHRD 716 Hum Res Mgmt in Bus & Ind 3
ECON 782 Personnel & Labor Relations 3
GE 510 Human Factors in Design 3
3. Information Systems
CSC 630 Prin of Data Base Sys Des 3
CSC 740 Management Info Systems 3
4. Manufacturing
GE 650 Manufacturing Systems Mgmt 3
ME 662 Quality Control 3
5. Analysis
ME 661 Operations Research 3
STAT 541 Statistical Methods II 3
STAT 582 Stats for the Phys Sciences 3
Options
Option A (Thesis)
GE 798 Thesis 5-10
Option B (Research Problem)
GE 788 Research Proj/Design Paper 2-3
Electives 5-6
Option C (Coursework)
Electives 10-11
Minimum Credit Hour Requirements:
Options A B C
Minimum total 30 32 35
Minimum major 19 19 19
Recommended Electives:
CSC 572 Artificial Intelligence 3
ECON 576 Marketing Research 3
ECON 782 Personnel & Labor Relations 3
EDAD 715 Supervision 3
GE 525 Occ Saf and Hlth Mgmt 3
GE 601 Tech Studies in Ind Mgmt 3
GE 603 Design Workplace for Prod 3
GE 620 Industrial Safety 3
HSC 533 Occupational Health 3
Total required credits:
CAREER POSSIBILITIES
Positions held by MSIM graduates:
Manufacturing Manager
University Professor
Manager, Customer Service
Product Scheduling Manager
Project Manager
Information Services Manager
Senior Project Manager
Safety Director
Production Supervisor
Business Consultant
Sales Engineer
Plant Manager
Engineering Manager
Assistant Director
WHAT OUR STUDENTS & GRADUATES SAY
The MSIM degree from SDSU has been invaluable to me, in particular the flexibility of the program which allowed me to tailor the degree to be fit my long term goals. The courses were interesting and thought provoking, I feel the education I received with the MSIM degree is unparalleled. I strongly recommend the MSIM degree to anyone seeking further education.
HOW TO APPLY
Graduate School
South Dakota State University
Adm 130 Box 2201
Brookings, SD 57007
Additional information about applying to SDSU may be found at the following website:
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