The minimum requirement for the degree is 131 units. A GPA of C (2.0) or higher is required in all upper division courses in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, including any approved substitutes for these courses taken at USC. See the common requirements for undergraduate degrees.
| First Year, First Semester | Units | |
| COMP 101* | Introduction to Expository Writing | 4 |
| ISE 105 | Introduction to Industrial Engineering | 3 |
| MASC 110L | Materials Science | 4 |
| MATH 125 | Calculus I | 4 |
| ____ | 15 | |
*Students with a score of 600 or better on the SAT Verbal Test may substitute any approved humanities or social sciences elective. See Common Requirements.
| First Year, Second Semester | Units | |
| ISE 107 | Technical Communications | 3 |
| ISE 115 | Manufacturing Processes | 3 |
| MATH 126 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 151L | Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics, Waves, and Sound | 4 |
| Elective | departmentally approved GE elective in PHIL | 4 |
| ____ | 18 | |
Second Year, First Semester | Units | |
| Humanities or social sciences elective | 4 | |
| CE 205 | Statics | 2 |
| CSCI 101 | Fundamentals of Computer Programming | 4 |
| MATH 226 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PHYS 152L | Fundamentals of Physics II: Thermodynamics, Electricity, and Magnetism | 4 |
| ____ | 18 | |
| Second Year, Second Semester | Units | |
| ECON 203 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| EE 326Lx | Essentials of Electrical Engineering | 4 |
| ISE 220 | Probability Concepts in Engineering | 3 |
| MATH 225 | Linear Algebra and Linear Differential Equations | 4 |
| ____ | 15 | |
| Third Year, First Semester | Units | |
| BUAD 250a | Core Concepts of Accounting | 4 |
| ISE 325 | Engineering Statistics I | 3 |
| ISE 330 | Introduction to Operations Research I | 3 |
| ISE 360 | Engineering Economy | 3 |
| Elective | departmentally approved science elective | 4 |
| ____ | 17 | |
| Third Year, Second Semester | Units | |
| BUAD 304 | Organizational Behavior | 4 |
| CSCI 455x | Introduction to Programming Systems Design | 4 |
| ISE 331 | Introduction to Operations Research II | 3 |
| ISE 370L | Human Factors in Work Design | 3 |
| Elective | departmentally approved technical elective | 3 |
| ____ | 17 | |
| Fourth Year, First Semester | Units | |
| ISE 411L | Facilities Analysis and Design | 3 |
| ISE 435 | System Simulation in Industrial Engineering | 3 |
| ISE 450 | Systems Methodology and Design | 3 |
| ISE 477L | Work Analysis and Design | 3 |
| Elective | departmentally approved technical elective | 3 |
| ____ | 15 | |
| Fourth Year, Second Semester | Units | |
| ISE 410 | Production Planning and Control | 3 |
| ISE 426 | Statistical Quality Control | 3 |
| ISE 495x | Senior Design Project | 3 |
| Elective | departmentally approved technical elective | 3 |
| Elective | departmentally approved humanities or social sciences GE elective | 4 |
| ____ | 16 | |
A minor in industrial and systems engineering is offered for students from other engineering departments to provide them with further exposure to manufacturing approaches and systems design relating to their major.
Prerequisite courses (or equivalent): MATH 225, MATH 226, FORTRAN.
Students must be upper division students in good standing in another engineering department.
| Required courses | Units | |
| ISE 220 | Probability Concepts in Engineering | 3 |
| ISE 325 | Engineering Statistics I | 3 |
| ISE 330 | Introduction to Operations Research I | 3 |
| ISE 435 | Systems Simulation | 3 |
| Electives | 2 upper division ISE courses | 6 |
| ____ | 18 | |
A maximum of two upper division courses for the minor may overlap course work counted toward fulfillment of the student's major, whether required or used for elective credit.
If a student chooses six courses (9 to 18 units) from a prescribed program, he or she may graduate with the special designation Area of Emphasis in Manufacturing Engineering on the transcript. Details are given under Manufacturing Engineering.
The Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering is in strict conformity with the general requirements of the School of Engineering. This program enhances the technical capabilities of the industrial engineer. The student may elect one of the following four options to meet the 30 unit course requirement for the degree:
| Required courses | Units | |
| GSBA 510 | Accounting Concepts and Financial Reporting | 4 |
| ISE 561 | Advanced Engineering Economy | 3 |
| ISE 562 | Value and Decision Theory | 3 | Departmentally approved electives | 20 |
| ____ | 30 | |
| Required courses | Units | |
| ISE 525 | Intermediate Engineering Statistics | 3 |
| ISE 570 | Human Factors in Engineering | 3 |
| ISE 574 | Cognitive Engineering | 3 | Departmentally approved electives | 21 |
| ____ | 30 | |
| Required courses | Units | |
| ISE 513 | Inventory Systems | 3 |
| ISE 514 | Industrial Scheduling | 3 |
| ISE 527 | Advanced Quality Control | 3 |
| Departmentally approved electives | 21 | |
| ____ | 30 | |
| Required courses | Units | |
| ISE 515 | Engineering Project Management | 3 |
| ISE 528 | Advanced Statistical Aspects of Engineering Reliability | 3 |
| ISE 535 | Continuous Systems Simulation | 3 |
| Departmentally approved electives | 21 | |
| ____ | 30 | |
Students possessing a bachelor's degree in science, engineering or a related field such as natural science, mathematics, economics or psychology may work for the Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering upon completion of prerequisites.
In certain cases some of the deficiencies may be waived if the applicant passes qualifying examinations, which may be either oral or written.
Additional information about the requirements for each option is available from the department.
See the listing under Systems Architecture and Engineering.
The Graduate School of Business Administration in conjunction with the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering offers a program leading to the degree of Master of Business Administration/Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering in which 15 units of ISE electives are recognized by the GSBA. Preliminary courses in the Master of Business Administration program may be waived for subject credit by the GSBA if the student has completed acceptable course work from an AACSB accredited school. The total number of units required for the M.B.A. program is 48. To complete the M.B.A., all students must maintain an overall grade point average of 3.0 and complete the computer proficiency requirement for the M.B.A. program.
This alternative requires 66 units for graduates of industrial and systems engineering undergraduate curricula and leads to both a Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering and the Master of Business Administration. The dual degree provides an education of great depth.
Required GSBA courses include: all first year courses required in the full-time M.B.A. program (36 units) -- although GSBA 524 Applied Managerial Statistics and GSBA 534 Operations Management may be substituted for by the School of Business on the basis of successful completion of ISE 220, ISE 325 and CS 455x with grades of B or better; GSBA 585 Business Field Project (3 units); and three electives from ACCT, BAEP, BUCO, DS, FBE, FIM, or MOR prefixes (9 units).
| Required courses | (minimum 18 units) | |
| ISE | Required courses as specified by one of Options I, II, III or IV | 9 |
| ISE | Technical electives chosen with advisor approval | 9 |
| ____ | 18 | |
Requirements for the Engineer in Industrial and Systems Engineering are the same as set forth in the general requirements.
The degree Doctor of Philosophy in industrial and systems engineering is also offered. See general requirements for graduate degrees.
Director: Gerald Fleischer, Ph.D., P.E.
This program is designed primarily, but not exclusively, for graduate engineers whose career objectives lead to increasing technical management responsibilities. Students interested in the engineering management objectives may also want to consider the M.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering/M.B.A. dual degree program.
A total of 33 units is required for the degree. A minimum of 15 units must be taken in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department (and at least 18 in the School of Engineering). Eighteen units must be at the 500 level or above.
| Required courses | Units | |
| ISE 530 | Introduction to Operations Research (4), or | |
| DS 570 | Operational and Financial Models (3) | 3 or 4 |
| GSBA 518 | Accounting Control Systems | 3 |
| GSBA 543 | Managerial Perspectives | 3 |
| ISE 515 | Engineering Project Management | 3 |
| ISE 544 | Engineering Team Design | 3 |
| ISE 561 | Advanced Engineering Economy | 3 |
| ISE 562 | Value and Decision Theory | 3 |
| ISE elective* | in the area of Advanced Project Design | 3 |
| Electives | to fit the specific background of the student See sample programs available from the department. | 8 or 9 |
| ____ | 33 | |
*ISE 541 Systems Engineering Methodology (3) or AE 549a Systems Architecting (3) presently fulfill this requirement. Future new courses in this area are expected to be developed by the new faculty.
Program Coordinator: Maged Dessouky, Ph.D.
The Master of Science in Operations Research Engineering is conferred upon candidates who hold bachelor's degrees in engineering, mathematics, science or related fields who successfully complete an integrated program (with departmental approval in advance) of not less than 30 units. The program must include not less than 15 units of industrial and systems engineering courses related to operations research and 15 units of approved electives. Students will be required to make up deficiencies in mathematics and statistics. Additional courses or examinations may be required at the discretion of the department before full admission to the program. The General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is required. Additional information is available from the department.
| Required courses (15 units) | Units | |
| ISE 520 | Optimization: Theory and Algorithms | 3 |
| ISE 532 | Network Flows | 3 |
| ISE 536 | Linear Programming and Extensions | 3 |
| ISE 538 | Elements of Stochastic Processes | 3 |
| ISE 580 | Statistics of Simulation | 3 |
| ____ | 30 units | |
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