Pending Office of the Chancellor approval

The Master of Science in Industrial and Engineering program is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for effective planning and management of industrial and engineering operations. Through a multidisciplinary curriculum, students receive comprehensive instruction in areas such as engineering economy, cost and resource management, industrial and organizational leadership, information systems, mathematical modeling and optimization, operations research. legal and ethical dimensions of engineering management, as well as commercialization of technology and innovation.

Admission to the Program

Suitability for admission to the program will be based on an examination of the entire application package. In addition to the general requirements of the university, specific requirements for admission to classified graduate status are:

1. Bachelor's Degree: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with required minimum GPA of 2.7 calculated using the entire degree or the last 60 semester (90 quarter) units, which may include post baccalaureate work. Students with GPA lower than 2.7 but higher than 2.5 may be permitted to join with an acceptable study and career development plan submitted at the time of the application.
2. Resume: Submission of a current resume.
3. Math proficiency: Completing at least one (1) College Calculus.
4. English Proficiency for International Students: All international applicants who have not completed three years of full-time study at the secondary or post-secondary level where English was the language of instruction must also achieve an acceptable score,  ratified by the College Curriculum Committee, and in alignment with the Office of Graduate Studies requirements, on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or the IELTS exam, or must complete CSUSB's ESL program. The current minimum acceptable TOEFL score is 550/PBT, 213/CBT, 79-80/IBT taken within the past two years; IELTS score of 6.5 taken within the past two years; or complete level 4 of CSUSB's Intensive English Program

Advancement to Candidacy

1. Achieved classified standing.
2. Successfully completed the foundation MSIEM core courses (SCM 5150, ACCT 6060 and MGMT 6010);
3. Successfully completed 12 units with a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average in the program;
4. Completed an approved graduate program plan in consultation with the MSIEM faculty advisor;
5. Secure final approval of the JHBC graduate office director.

Graduation Requirements

1. A minimum of 36 semester units of acceptable graduate-level work, consistent with the MSIEM program plan (with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0);
2. Successful completion of the required and elective courses as shown in the "Degree Requirements";
3. At least 70% of the units for the degree completed at California State University at San Bernardino;
4. A grade point average of 3.0 ("B") in all course work taken after admission to conditionally classified or classified status, and grades of "C" (2.0) or better in all courses in the program;
5. Successful completion of the Capstone course ADMN 6960 meets the culminating experience requirement.
6. Any additional general requirements not cited above and listed in MSEI Graduate Degree Program Requirements.

A "no credit" (NC) designation will be entered on the student's transcript if he/she fails the Capstone Culminating Experience courses. Students who do not receive a passing grade on the first attempt must petition the college's director of graduate studies for permission to retake the culminating experience.

Degree Requirements (36 units)

ACCT 6060	Accounting for Managerial Decision-Making	3
SCM 5150	Project Management	3
SCM 6070	Managing the Supply Chain	3
MGMT 6010	Organization Theory and Behavior	3
MGMT 6300	Legal and ethical aspects of industrial management	3
MGMT 5590	Leading Teams in Organizations	3
ENTR 5410	Commercializing Entrepreneurial Innovation	3
IST 6090	Information Systems and Technology Management	3
Elective courses (9)
Nine units chosen from the following courses:		9
MGMT 6850	Strategic Management
MGMT 5040	Technological Innovation Management
MKTG 5160	Marketing Data Analytics
SCM 6600	Transportation and Supply Chain Management
IST 6780	Risk Management
ENTR 6250	New Venture Product Development
Culminating Experience (3)
ADMN 6960	Industrial and Engineering Management	3
Total Units		36

ADMN 6960	Industrial and Engineering Management	3
Total Units		3

A graduate capstone course ADMN6960 will be required in the last semester of the program.

The course learning objectives are:

1. Apply product and project management tools and methodologies to plan schedule and control engineering management projects.
2. Demonstrate effective collaboration leadership and communication skills in multidisciplinary team setting.
3. Analyze complex industrial engineering problems using techniques and methods.
4. Understand key cost-benefit factors and financial evaluations of the projects and develop mitigation strategies.
5. Recognize ethical, legal and social implications of the engineering projects and incorporate sustainable practices.