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Master of Science or Master of Engineering
in Information & Systems Engineering
For the M.S. or M.Eng program, students may select courses from three core areas:
- Information Economics: Understand economic issues of information systems in business organizations, manufacturing and service sector operations, and financial institutions, e.g., evaluating IT investments, replacement analysis and asset management, strategic information systems, and e-Business.
- Quantitative Systems Analysis: Knowledge in operations research and management science techniques for decision-making/decision analysis, and hands-on experience in advanced computing tools, e.g., parallel and distributed computing, large-scale modeling and simulation, financial engineering, optimization, data mining, stochastic processes, and queuing analysis.
- Information Technology and applications: Training in computer and communication technologies is needed to design and implement information systems, e.g., Advanced Software Engineering, Telecommunications, Database Systems, Web Technologies, and ERP systems, etc.
Admission
Learning Options
There are two options for a Master’s Degree in Information and Systems Engineering:
- Master of Science (M.S.) 24 credit hours of courses plus a Thesis (six credits) OR 27 credit hours of courses plus a Project (three credits).
- Master of Engineering (M.Eng) 30 credit hours of courses. No Thesis/Project.
Prerequisites
Any candidate embarking on either the M.S. or M.Eng in I&SE must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Mathematical or Physical Sciences, or a related field. Also, candidates must satisfy incoming course prerequisites, if appropriate:
- For CSE courses: CSE 17 Structured Programming and Data Structures, or equivalent
- For some IE courses: IE 220 and IE 224, or equivalents
Curriculum
Required core courses:
- IE 426 Optimization Models and Applications (3)
- IE 362 Logistics and Supply Chain Management (3)
- IE 404 Simulations (3)
Electives
The remainder of the courses may be selected from the following (select at least five). Courses are organized into the three groups corresponding to the three cores mentioned above. NOTE: Not all courses listed will be available for the distance program and many are only offered on campus. However, sufficient selection of distance courses for program completion will be made available each semester. Electives offered through the distance program may vary from year to year.
Information Economics:
| BIS 311 Managing Information Systems Development* (3) | GECO 415 Econometrics (3) |
| BIS 331 Electronic Commerce and Security* (3) | GECO 447 Economic Analysis of Market Competition (3) |
| GECO 412 Mathematical Economics (3) | IE 334 Organizational Planning and Control (3) |
| GECO 413 Advanced Microeconomic Analysis (3) | IE 442 Manufacturing Management (3) |
* Note: Prerequisites may pose difficulties.
Quantitative Systems Analysis:
| IE 328 Engineering Statistics (3) | IE 416 Dynamic Programming (3) |
| IE 339 Stochastic Processes (3) |
IE 417 (GBUS 417) Advanced Mathematical Programming (3) |
| IE 409 Time Series Analysis (3) | IE 418 Discrete Optimizations (3) |
| IE 410 Design of Experiments (3) |
IE 419 Sequencing and Scheduling (3) |
| IE 411 Networks and Graphs (3) | IE 439 Queueing Systems (3) |
| IE 413 Adv. Engineering Economy and Replacement Analysis (3) | IE 446 Discrete Event Dynamic Systems (3) |
| IE 414 Heuristic Methods in Combinatorial Optimizations (3) | IE 458 (Eco 358) Game Theory (3) |
* Note: Prerequisites may pose difficulties.
Information Technology and Applications:
| CSE 313 Computer Graphics* (3) | IE 309 Introduction to Information Systems (3) |
| CSE 330 Advanced Software Engineering Tools* (3) | IE 310 Database Analysis and Design (3) |
| CSE 340 Design and Analysis of Algorithms* (3) | IE 324 Industrial Automation and Robotics (3) |
| CSE 366 Object-Oriented Programming (3) | IE 332 Quality Control (3) |
| CSE 403 Theory of Operating Systems* (3) |
IE 341 Data Communication Systems Analysis and Design (3) |
| CSE 411 Advanced Programming Techniques (3) |
IE 342 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (3) |
| CSE 412 Object-Oriented Programming (3) |
IE 345 Manufacturing Information Technology (3) |
| CSE 414 Expert Systems* (3) |
IE 424 Robotic Systems and Applications (3) |
| CSE 415 Database Topics* (3) | IE 437 Advanced Database Analysis and Design (3) |
| CSE 416 Advanced Issues in Knowledge-based Systems* (3) | IE 438 Advanced Data Communication Systems Analysis and Design (3) |
| CSE 432 Object-Oriented Software Engineering (3) | IE 443 Automation and Production Systems (3) |
| ECE 404 Computer Networks (3) |
IE 449 Advanced Computer-Aided Manufacturing (3) |
| IE 307 Advanced Systems Analysis and Design (3) | IE 451 Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (3) |
* Note: Prerequisites may pose difficulties.
In addition, any graduate course in another field may be taken as needed to complete program requirements. Also, a maximum of 9 credit hours may be transferred in from another accredited program, subject to approval by the academic advisor.
Academic Advisor
Professor Theodore Ralphs
Phone: 610-758-4784
E-mail: tkr2@lehigh.edu