Program Description

The Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering (SIE) 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.

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited USA university or equivalent international university recognized by the UArizona. Students who do not have a degree equivalent to the UArizona Bachelor of Science degree in a computing related program may be admitted into the graduate SFWE program but may be required to complete additional graduate-level pre-requisite courses prior to enrolling in some graduate courses. This policy also applies to students in both the MS-thesis and the MS non-thesis option.
• Grade-point average of 3.0 in the overall undergraduate degree
• Additionally must have
  • Proficiency in 1+ programming language
    OR
  • 1-2 years of industry experience in a software-related position
• The GRE test scores are not required for MS students

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6	6	6	6	7

Remarks:

• Yearly tuition fee is given
• I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $59, 275.