Head of the Department: T.F. Conry
Correspondence and Information: Graduate Programs, Department of General Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 117 Transportation Building , 104 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 333-2730
GRADUATE FACULTY
Professors: T. F. Conry, W. J. Davis, D. E. Goldberg, E. N. Kuznetsov,
J. V. Medanic, L. D. Metz, M. W. Spong
Associate Professors: S. A. Burns, O. Coskunoglu, W. B. Hall, M. H. Moeinzadeh, M. H. Pleck, H. L. M. dos Reis, D. L. Thurston, L. Wozniak
Assistant Professors: Y. S. Kim, R. S. Sreenivas, M. G. Strauss
GRADUATE PROGRAM
The Department of General Engineering offers graduate study leading to the
degree of master of science. The program consists of a core of required courses
including a thesis or design project with supplementary courses selected by the
student together with an adviser.
The program offers an approach to systems engineering and engineering design that crosses disciplinary lines. Graduates of the program are prepared to enter professional engineering positions in industry, government, and private practice. Graduate study and research can be pursued in the following fields: computational design, optimization, design systems, manufacturing systems, nondestructive testing and evaluation, robotics, control, system dynamics and simulation, operations research/management science, and biomechanics.
ADMISSION
Applicants who have completed degree requirements in an accredited engineering
program or its equivalent are eligible to apply for admission. Qualifications
for admission include a minimum grade-point average of 4.0 (A = 5.0) for the
last 60 hours of undergraduate work. The Graduate Record Examination is not
required but is highly recommended. For students whose native language is not
English, the department requires a minimum TOEFL score of 600.
MASTER OF SCIENCE
The minimum requirement for the degree is 8 units of credit with a thesis or 9
units without a thesis. Each candidate must successfully complete a minimum of
2 units of project design for the nonthesis degree or 1 unit of thesis research
for the thesis degree. Each candidate must also successfully complete at least
7 additional units of graduate course work, of which at least 3 units must be
at the 400 level; of these 7 units, at least 3 units must be courses offered by
the department and 2 units must be at the 400 level.
It is possible to pursue the M.S. in general engineering and the M.B.A. degree simultaneously. The total time required is less than that needed to obtain both degrees independently. A total of 18 units of credit is required, including 4 units of work consistent with normal M.S.G.E. requirements, 12 units of M.B.A. core courses, and 2 units of project design, General Engineering 497. Separate admission to both departments is required, although only one application is necessary.
An extramural M.S.G.E. program is available to off-campus students in videotape and telecommunications formats.
In addition, many students who graduate with a B.S. and/or M.S. in general engineering continue to do graduate work at both the master's and Ph.D. levels in related departments such as civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, and mechanical and industrial engineering. Many faculty in the Department of General Engineering also hold joint appointments in other engineering departments at the University, enabling them to directly supervise Ph.D. students in these departments.
FINANCIAL AID
Qualified students may apply for financial aid in the form of teaching and
research assistantships and waivers of tuition and service fees.
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