MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Management Systems Engineering (MSE) Virginia Tech

Management Systems Engineering (MSE) is the definition and application of engineering design and analysis processes and methodologies to systems involving people and technologies within organizations. One of the primary objectives is to define and develop the science of designing complex management systems. MSE is focused on the research, design, development, deployment, measurement, and improvement of systems comprised of decision-makers, information, organizational structures, technologies, decision tools, and work processes, with an emphasis on the interactions among these components. The MSE graduate track is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to meet the challenges posed by increasingly complex organizational systems within dynamic, global environments.

The MSE academic curriculum is designed to expose students to a breadth of industrial engineering topics at the graduate level, depth in management systems engineering topics, and the opportunity to take technical electives in specialized areas within industrial engineering and other areas.

The M.S. is designed to provide in-depth coverage of management systems engineering topics and experience in performing independent research in a chosen area of interest approved by the graduate advisory committee. The M.S. is a 21-24 month program. All students pursuing a M.S. must take core, required courses in industrial engineering and in management systems engineering and must secure an advisor who will direct the research effort — very few students are accepted into the M.S. track.