| Four Core Courses are required of all candidates for the Master of Science
in MSE degree, The core courses are:
Elective Courses - In addition to the core courses, students must
complete at least 4 - 5 graduate level elective courses to complete the
minimum 30 credit hours towards their degree. For students pursuing the
thesis option the minimum number of electives is four; for students undertaking
a project, the minimum number of elective courses is five. It is a requirement
that at least one elective is an MSE-numbered course.
Electives are chosen by each student, in consultation with an academic
adviser. Electives should be chosen which meet an individual’s technical
and professional development needs. Electives may be selected from graduate
course offerings in the Colleges of Engineering and Applied Science and
Business and Economics to provide a balance of technical and business courses
in each student’s program.
Candidates interested in the graduate engineering and business courses
offered by Lehigh University are referred to the on-line University
catalog
Project/Thesis Option - MSE degree candidates must complete
either an engineering project or a research thesis.
Project
(MSE 451) The three credit hour project focuses on the analysis
and solution to an engineering problem. It can take the form of a simulation
study, development of a software package, implementing a hardware system,
analyzing and/or designing a manufacturing system or modification thereof.
The project forms an important component of a student's career planning. Students should work with senior managment at their site to develop a mission statement that defines the proposed work. The results of project activity should afford benefit to a student’s
company.
Thesis (MSE 490) The six credit thesis is a report documenting the results
of original research. The research may be: an experimental investigation,
analytical study, survey and analysis, or other developmental activity
leading to a new system. The scholarly quality of the work reported
in a thesis should be such that the results of the research are publishable
in an appropriate research or technical journal (preferably a refereed
journal).
MBA & E: The Master of Business Administration and
Engineering program with a Manufacturing Systems Engineering concentration
is a forty-five credit hour option with a greater concentration in business.
Admissions are handled jointly by the two Colleges.
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