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The Doctoral program is designed for those individuals wishing to pursue research at an advanced level. Only those who have already demonstrated an ability to pursue independent and scholarly work should consider applying for this program.
Students must follow all policies and procedures online; which are outlined here.
To be considered for admission to the Doctoral program, the candidate must have attained a Bachelor's in Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field. Other factors that will be considered are as follows:
The Systems and Industrial Engineering (SIE) Department at the University of Arizona was established in 1961 as the nation's first department of systems engineering. Since then, the SIE Department has achieved international prestige for its contributions to the inter-disciplinary design of large-scale complex systems involving people, technology, and information. With the introduction of a modern industrial engineering curriculum in 1972 and a reliability and quality engineering degree in 1987, the department offers a truly diverse and successful graduate program. Career opportunities for graduates of the Systems and Industrial Engineering programs are outstanding. Over the years, graduates from these programs have found employment in the nation's leading corporations, research institutes, and universities.
To be considered for admission to the Doctoral program, the candidate must have attained a Bachelor's in Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field. Other factors that will be considered are as follows:
Required test(s): GRE
Required GRE Subject tests: Verbal, Quantitative, Analytical
Recommended tests:
Recommended GRE Subject tests:
Minimum GRE Verbal: 153 (500)
Minimum GRE Quantitative: 159 (750)
Minumum GRE Written: 5.0
Minimum TOEFL: 79
Minimum IELTS: 7 (no subject area below 6)
The Systems and Industrial Engineering Department offers Teaching Assistantships and Research Assistantships to those students demonstrating outstanding performance in their undergraduate and graduate careers. Unfortunately we can't offer assistantships to all new incoming students.
Domestic Applicants:
International Applicants:
4832
Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering
The Plan of Study is the student's contract with the university concerning specific course requirements that the student must satisfy before becoming eligible for the PhD degree. This includes a minimum of 54 units of course work, at least 36 of which must be SIE-type courses approved by the faculty advisor and the Graduate Studies Committee, plus at least 18 units of dissertation research. In addition, at least 21 units of the course work must be taken from the SIE Department. At most 3 units of independent investigation may also be included, provided the study covers a topic not available through normal courses, a tangible course project is submitted to the Graduate Studies Committee, and prior approval is obtained from the Graduate Studies Committee. SIE 900 Research units may not be counted toward a PhD Degree. Students must take at least two and no more than three units of SIE 695a. This class will be graded Pass/Fail. To fulfill this requirement, the student must attend the department seminars during each semester enrolled. Prior to completing the seminar requirement, the student must also give a research presentation to the class.
Subject to the approval of the Graduate Studies Committee, course work applied toward a Master's degree may be applied toward the PhD as well. Research credit that was applied toward a Master's degree cannot be applied toward the PhD degree.
On the way to a PhD degree, students must pass three exams: the Doctoral Qualifying Exam, the comprehensive exam (both a written and an oral component), and the final oral defense exam. The purpose and format of these exams are given below, and further details are available in the handbook for Doctoral Candidates published by the Graduate College
All PhD students must choose at least one minor subject area. The purpose of choosing a minor is to add breadth to their training. Minors are normally taken outside the department, but students may petition the Graduate Studies Committee for minor courses within the department. A split minor between two departments is also possible. All selections are subject to the approval of the Graduate Studies Committee. The minor requires 12 units, split minors require 6 units from each area.
| Program-level Information | |
|---|---|
| Application Acceptance Rate | 65% |
| Med. Time-to-degree (years) | 4.50 |
| Department-level Information | |
| Enrollment Percent Male | 74% |
| Enrollment Percent Female | 26% |
| Enrollment Percent International | 35% |
| Enrollment Percent URM | 11% |