M.S. and Diplôme de Formation Spécialisée

Background

Increasingly, Engineers must adopt a global perspective in order to be effective. This 33-credit hour program is designed to have a core offering in Industrial and Systems Engineering within a global context. Virginia Tech and Ecole des Mines des Nantes have complimentary curricula and research programs and thus offer interested students a unique opportunity to receive both the Master’s of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech and the Diplôme de Formation Spécialisée in Génie des Systèmes Industriels from Ecole des Mines de Nantes.

Structure of Curriculum

Students are expected to spend at least one semester of coursework at each institution. The thesis can be performed at either of the schools. The program requires the following plan of study:

Type of Course	Credits
Common Core	18 credits
Option Requirement	6 credits
Option Elective	3 credits
Jointly Advised Thesis	6 credits
TOTAL	33 credits

Common Core

The six core courses required for the students are:

#	Course
1.	ISE 5605 – Human Factors Systems Design I —OR—ISE 5674 – System Safety Analysis
2.	ISE 5015 – EMN–Mgt of Change, Innovation & Performance in Organizational Systems I
3.	ISE 5204 - EMN (tbd) – Manufacturing Systems Engineering
4.	ISE 5244 –Facilities Planning and Materials Handling
5.	ISE 5224 - GOPL8/QSF3 – Simulation Analysis
6.	ISE 5405 –PROGLIN – Optimization I

Option Requirement

Students can concentrate on one of three tracks, by choosing two courses (6 credits) in a given track; and a third course in any track:

• Manufacturing/Operations Research
  • ISE 5234 — Manufacturing Costs and Production Economics
  • ISE 5454 - M23D — Production Planning and Control
  • ISE 5406 - M16A — Optimization II
  • ISE 5414 - M27C — Random Processes
  • ISE 5464 - GOPL2/QSF1 and GOPL6 — Queueing Theory
  • ISE 5474 - GOPL7/QSF6 — Statistical Theory of Quality Control
  • ISE 5484 - GOPL4 — Modeling Processes in OR
  • ISE 6404 - M12C — Graph Theory & Network Flows
  • ISE 6414 - M21C — Integer Programming
  • ISE 6434 - GOPL5 — Scheduling and Sequence Theory
  • ISE 6474 - QSF7 — Reliability Theory
  • Additional electives from EMN (QSF and GOPL)
• Management
  • ISE 4015 — Management Systems Theory, Application and Design I
  • ISE 4016 — Management Systems Theory, Application and Design II
  • ISE 5016 — Mgt of Change, Innovation & Performance in Organizational Systems II
  • Additional electives from EMN (tbd)
• Ergonomics
  • ISE 5604 — Human Information Processing
  • ISE 5606 — Human Factors Systems Design II
  • ISE 5614 — Human Physical Capabilities
  • ISE 5615 — Human Factors Research I
  • ISE 5616 — Human Factors Research II
  • ISE 5634 — Training Systems Design
  • ISE 5654 — Macroergonomics
  • ISE 5644 — Human Audition and Auditory Display Design
  • ISE 6604 — Human Factors in Visual Display Systems
  • ISE 6614 — Human-Computer Systems

Thesis Requirement

A student must complete a thesis corresponding of 6 credit hours. The committee is comprised of a minimum of four faculty members, two from VT and two from EMN. The thesis will be co-advised by one faculty member from each school.

Prerequisites for Dual Degree

• ISE 3414 - M27C — Probabilistic Operations Research
• ISE 4204 - M13A — Production Planning and Inventory Control
• Existing VT course prerequisites for core courses:
  • ISE 3614 for 5605
  • ISE 5605 for 5606
  • ISE 3614 for 5674
  • ISE 2404/EMN,ISE 3414/M27C and 5204 forISE 5224

Sample Schedules:

EMN Students (Manufacturing/OR Track):

Semester 1 Jan-May	Semester 2 May-July	Semester 3 July-Aug	Semester 4 Aug-Dec	Semester 5 Jan-May	Semester 6 May-July
VT			EMN	EMN or VT	EMN or VT
ISE 5674	Stage ingénieur	Stage ingénieur	EMN Change Mgt	Thesis	Thesis
ISE 5204			PROGLIN
ISE 5244			GOPL4
ISE 5224			GOPL7/QSF6
			QSF7

EMN Students (Ergonomics Track):

Semester 1 Jan-May	Semester 2 May-July	Semester 3 July-Aug	Semester 4 Aug-Dec	Semester 5 Jan-May	Semester 6 May-July
VT			EMN	VT	EMN or VT
ISE 5674	Stage ingénieur	Stage ingénieur	EMN Change Mgt	ISE 5616	Thesis
ISE 5204			PROGLIN	ISE 5614
ISE 5244			GOPL8/QSF3	Thesis
ISE 5644

VT Students (Manufacturing/OR Track):

Semester 1 Jan-May	Semester 2 May-July	Semester 3 July-Aug	Semester 4 Aug-Dec	Semester 5 Jan-May	Semester 6 May-July
VT	VT	EMN or VT	EMN or VT	EMN
ISE 5605	ISE 5244	Thesis	Thesis	GOPL8/QSF3
ISE 5015	Thesis			GOPL7/QSF6
ISE 5204				QSF7
ISE 5405				GOPL2 and GOPL6

VT Students (Ergonomics Track):

Semester 1 Jan-May	Semester 2 May-July	Semester 3 July-Aug	Semester 4 Aug-Dec	Semester 5 Jan-May	Semester 6 May-July
VT	VT	EMN or VT	EMN or VT	EMN
ISE 5605	ISE 5244	Thesis	Thesis	GOPL8/QSF3
ISE 5015	ISE 5606			PROGLIN
ISE 5204	ISE 5644
	ISE 5614