Students can also pursue a self-directed program focused on specialized areas of Industrial and Systems Engineering such as Operations Research.
All programs are interdisciplinary and include some coursework from outside the department.
They are designed to serve practicing engineers, as well as those students who want to pursue advanced graduate studies and research beyond the M.S in Engineering degree. Facilities for advanced study and research are located in the Engineering Science Building, which houses a variety of well equipped laboratories. A Manufacturing Laboratory and a Methods Engineering Laboratory provide means for students to investigate processes and phenomena specialized to the discipline. A well-equipped machine shop and an electronic maintenance shop complement these laboratory facilities. The University Computer Center provides additional computer resources.