Industrial Engineering University of Windsor

Graduate programs in Industrial Engineering are designed to meet the clear and growing need for highly qualified personnel trained to have a deep appreciation for the important systems issues in manufacturing and prepare candidates for an academic career in teaching, research or leadership roles in industrial research and development.

This advanced thesis-based Masters Degree provides graduates with the option of pursuing a Doctoral Degree or to apply the state of the art knowledge they have acquired by delivering results and innovation through critical thinking and integrated problem-solving leadership.

Areas of research include:

- Manufacturing systems design, operations and control

- Robotics

- CAD/CAM

- Automotive Assembly Engineering

- Design and Building Products for Profit

- Supply Chain Engineering

- Operational Research

- Corporate Logistics

- Warehousing and Inventory Management

- Facility Engineering

- Plant Engineering

- Tool Engineering

- Fastening Engineering

- Manufacturing Driven Product Design

- Process Engineering

- Manufacturing Engineering

- Industrial Engineering

- Quality Engineering, Six Sigma

- Ergonomics Engineering

- Integration of Human Factors in Product Design

- Production Operations Management

Entry requirements

Undergraduate degree in engineering (BASc, BSc, BEng, or equivalent) with at least B (73%) average, 1st class/division placement, and no more than 2 failures/resits/backlogs in all 4 years

CV/Resume

For applicants whose native language is not English, an English language proficiency test score (TOEFL - 580/237/92, MELAB - 80, CAEL - 70, IELTS - 6.5) is required

- Applications welcomed throughout the year (no deadline)

- Admission offers made by Office of the Registrar, Grad Studies Div

- Minimum Admission Average = B (undergraduate degree)

- Minimum TOEFL = 600 (required if English not primary language)

- GRE recommended for non North American Bachelors Degree

- Thesis or Major Paper Option

Thesis: A thesis incorporating the results of an original investigation is required of all candidates except those students who are doing non-thesis research toward a major paper. Before writing the thesis the student must meet with the Master's committee to obtain permission to write the thesis. The Master's committee will grant this permission when the student has shown sufficient competence and has accomplished substantial research. After completion of the thesis, each candidate will be required to make a satisfactory oral presentation and defense of the thesis.

Major Paper: For those candidates doing non-thesis research, a major paper is required. The topic of the major paper is normally research based on the existing literature in the field of study. The candidate will be required to make an acceptable oral presentation to the Master's committee based on the major paper.

English Language Proficiency

The following are many different types of English proficiency tests that the university accepts with the minimum required scores:

TOEFL - 220, IBT-83

IELTS: 6.5

Pearson: 65

ELIP: For more information on ELIP, click here: http://www1.uwindsor.ca/celd/elip-levels