Interdisciplinary Programs
Occupational
Safety Engineering and Ergonomics Option
A 30 credit hour
interdisciplinary program for students who wish to specialize in occupational safety or
ergonomics. Course work in biomechanics, work physiology, human performance, safety
engineering, safety management, process measurement, experimental design and analysis of
human factors data. Open to applicants with undergraduate bachelor's degrees in
engineering or science. Graduates find positions in government service and private
industry.
Students who elect the
Safety Engineering option may be eligible to receive a traineeship from our Center for Occupational
Health and Safety Engineering (COHSE), a program sponsored by the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). NIOSH traineeships include tuition, fees, and
a stipend of up to $8,000 per year. Approximately four traineeships are available each
year for Master's and Doctoral students.
In addition to the NIOSH
program, 10 to 15
Research Assistantships are available for students interested in either safety or
ergonomics.
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Joint Master's Degree
Program
A 30-hour Master's program
for which the student receives one Master's degree from two departments. The student's
program must have the approval of both departments involved before the student begins
coursework. This program also requires the approval of the Rackham Graduate School.
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Dual Master's Degree Program
A program in which the
student receives two Master's degrees from two departments, both
of which must be part of the Rackham Graduate School. A student may double-count up to one
sixth of the total credit hours of both programs subject to departmental approval, thus
reducing the total number of credit hours necessary for the two degrees.
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Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program
An individual
interdepartmental Ph.D. program may be developed for any student
with the approval of the departments concerned and the Dean of the Graduate School.
For a student in an
interdepartmental Ph.D. program, the IOE qualifying exam
requirements of the department apply at a reduced level (approximately half). The
interdepartmental Ph.D. student must also satisfy the doctoral
student examination requirements (possibly at a correspondingly reduced level) of the
other department. All the other Ph.D. degree requirements remain
the same.
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Dual MBA/MS(IOE) Degree Program
The School of Business
Administration and the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering offer a dual
degree program enabling a student to pursue concurrent work in business administration and
industrial and operations engineering leading to the MBA and MS(IOE)
degrees. The program is arranged so that all requirements for both degrees are completed
in two and one-half years of enrollment (65 credit hours). Students interested in the MBA/
MS(IOE) combined program must apply to and be admitted by both
schools, using their respective application forms and indicating that application is being
made to the dual program. Only one application fee is necessary, however. Students are
expected to meet the prerequisites for each program. In particular, the statistics
requirement for the IOE program should be discussed with an advisor prior to commencing
either program.
This combined program is not
open to students who have earned either the MBA or MS(IOE) degrees.
However, students registered in the first year of either program may apply. Students
admitted to this dual program must satisfy the following degree requirements:
- The 30-credit hour MBA core
- 15 elective hours in business
administration (12 of the 15 hours must be approved by IOE).
- 18 credit hours in graduate
level IOE courses (at least nine of which must be in courses numbered 500 or above).
- A two-credit independent study
in IOE or the Business School which would lead to a paper integrating business and IOE
perspectives on a particular area of interest.
The dual program can begin
with studies in either school. However, because of the sequenced nature of the core
courses in the MBA program, most students will find it advantageous to start the first
year in the Business School. Students who wish to begin with Industrial and Operations
Engineering should consult a counselor in the Business School to work out an appropriate
plan of study.
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Industrial & Operations Engineering: