MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT

The objective of the graduate program is to advance competencies achieved at the baccalaureate level and to prepare students to assume leadership positions in technical fields in manufacturing industries. Each graduate student within the department’s program is assigned a graduate faculty adviser. The faculty advisers work with the students in planning a program of study leading to a master’s degree in industrial management. The Master of Science degree in industrial management is an advanced degree designed with working professionals in mind. With four areas of study, the Master of Science in industrial management offers flexibility in course work, location, and educational format. The current areas of study offered are the following:

Scheduling and Locations

The M.S. program in industrial management seeks to achieve convenience in location and timing of our course offerings. Most courses are scheduled one night per week from 6-9 p.m., while some classes are offered on a weekend format. Some classes could be taken at NIURockford, NIU-Naperville, and NIU-Hoffman Estates, and at Rock Valley and Elgin Community Colleges—all comfortable, conveniently located facilities that use stateof-the-art instructional technology to enhance teaching and learning. In addition, the degree is offered on campus in DeKalb, Illinois.

All courses are taught by experts in their field who understand the focus and commitment of working professionals and are equally dedicated to helping their students attain individual educational goals.

Courses in the program are offered live and could be linked via distance-education technology to sites in Rockford,  Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Elgin, Lake County, and Oak Brook. A variety of courses are now being developed for Internet delivery.

Certificates of Graduate Study

The Department of Technology offers five certificates of graduate study designed to help students deepen their expertise in a specific knowledge area by completing four to six courses on that topic. The certificate areas are:

Admission to the graduate program in industrial management requires a baccalaureate degree in engineering, technology, or industrial education. Consideration for program admission may also be given to applicants with degrees in related areas that have appropriate industrial experience. With the approval of the Department of Technology, the GRE requirement may be waived for applicants on the basis of significant work experience. Students should review the admission and graduate degree requirements in the Graduate Catalog. Admission decisions are normally made within three weeks of receipt of a complete application. Contact the NIU Graduate School for an application form and catalog at (815) 753-0395. A student seeking to qualify for the Master of Science degree in industrial management must complete a minimum of 31 semester hours of graduate work, or 30 hours if a thesis option is selected, at least 50 percent of which must be in 500- and 600-level courses. The department requires proficiency in accounting prior to graduation thus, students must have course work in accounting fundamentals (such as ACCY 206 or ACCY 288).

LOCATIONS

NIU-NAPERVILLE  (Directions)

NIU-HOFFMAN ESTATES   (Directions)

NIU-ROCKFORD   (Directions)

DEKALB CAMPUS   (Directions)

GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

CORE REQUIREMENTS (3)

            TECH 500 - Research in Industry and Technology

AREAS OF STUDY (9)

    Three graduate-level courses from the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology approved by the adviser.

    Students must take either

TECH 444 - Production Control Systems

or TECH 545 - Organizational Philosophy and Planning for Quality

    And select at least two courses from the following:

TECH 420 - Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

TECH 429 - Plant Location, Layout, and Materials Handling

TECH 440 - Monitoring and Evaluating Work Environments

TECH 442 - Work Simplification and Measurement

TECH 443 - Engineering Economy

TECH 444 - Production Control Systems

TECH 545 - Organizational Philosophy and Planning for Quality

TECH 546 - Service Organizations Quality Issues

TECH 547 - Quality Measurement and Improvement

TECH 548 - Quality Decision Methods

TECH 549 - Reliability Issues and Product Testing

    Students must take either

TECH 434 - Human Factors in Industrial Accident Prevention

or TECH 534 - Behavioral Factors in Safety

    And select at least two courses from the following:

TECH 432 - Disaster Preparedness

TECH 433 - Toxicology for Industry

TECH 434 - Human Factors in Industrial Accident Prevention

TECH 435 - Legal Aspects of Safety

TECH 436 - Design and Administration of Industrial Safety Programs

TECH 437 - Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene

TECH 438 - Safety in Transportation Systems

TECH 439 - Advanced Traffic Safety Education Practices

TECH 481 - Ergonomics

TECH 482 - Industrial Safety Engineering Analysis

TECH 483 - Applied Ergonomics

TECH 531 - Industrial Hygiene

TECH 533 - Practicum in Traffic Safety Education

TECH 534 - Behavioral Factors in Safety

TECH 535 - Seminar in Safety

TECH 536 - Principles of Traffic Safety Education

TECH 537 - Systems Analysis in Safety

Students must take

TECH 562 - Industrial Systems Management

    And select at least two courses from the following:

TECH 560 - International Industrial Competition: U.S. Impact and Strategies

TECH 593 - High-Performance Teaming

TECH 594 - Industrial Project Management

TECH 658 - Seminar in Industry and Technology

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT ELECTIVES AND MASTER’S PROJECT (12-13)

With the consent of adviser, complete one of the following:

Graduate-level course work approved by adviser related to the student's professional objectives from courses within the Department of Technology (12) and TECH 599A, Directed Study (1), a Master's Project related to student's area of study.

or

Graduate-level course work approved by adviser related to the student's professional objectives from courses within the Department of Technology (6) and TECH 599B, Master’s Thesis (6).

UNIVERSITY ELECTIVES (6)

With consent of the student’s adviser, complete 6 semester hours of graduate-level course work from any department(s) at NIU.

For more information on the Department of Technology M.S. in industrial management, please contact us at:

(815) 753-1349

Or visit us on the Web:

www.ceet.niu.edu/tech