COURSE CURRICULUM

The Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Lawrence Technological University offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to equip students with advanced skills in optimization, quality, and systems management. The program provides two paths for completion: a coursework-and-thesis option and a coursework-only option, both totaling 30 credit hours. Core courses include Engineering Systems Simulation, Quality Control, Advanced Optimization Techniques, Applied Stochastic Processes, Production Planning and Control, and Six Sigma Processes, providing students with a strong foundation in analytical and problem-solving techniques applicable across industries. Students also select electives to tailor their learning, with options such as Lean Manufacturing Systems, Value Engineering, Technology Management, and Manufacturing Systems Simulation, ensuring the curriculum aligns with individual career goals.The program offers three specialized focus areas—Healthcare Systems, Quality, and Supply Chain—that allow students to develop deep expertise in a chosen domain. The Healthcare Systems focus prepares students to model, analyze, and design efficient healthcare systems, with courses in Healthcare Systems Engineering, Healthcare Operations Analysis, Healthcare Information Systems, Healthcare Human Factors, Healthcare Economics, and Logistics in Healthcare Systems. The Quality focus emphasizes modern quality management concepts, tools, and techniques to enhance productivity and competitiveness in manufacturing and service industries, including courses like Quality Engineering Systems, Six Sigma Processes, and Design for Reliability. The Supply Chain focus builds proficiency in global and national supply chain and logistics systems, covering Production Planning and Control, Engineering Supply Chain Management, Database and Enterprise Models, and Enterprise Integration. This flexible, applied curriculum ensures graduates are ready to optimize operations, improve quality, and implement effective systems solutions in diverse professional environments, while also offering opportunities to complete a research thesis for those pursuing advanced scholarly work. By combining rigorous coursework, applied projects, and specialized focus areas, the program prepares students to lead, innovate, and drive measurable improvements across industrial, healthcare, and service sectors.