DEng Industrial Engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The Doctor of Engineering with an Engineering Management concentration is designed for working professionals who hold an accredited master's degree in engineering or a similar discipline and have industrial experience. It can be completed 100% online with synchronous and asynchronous options.

Faculty: Tickle College of Engineering | Department: Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering | Duration: 3 to 4 years (part-time for working professionals); 72 graduate credit hours including 24 transferred from the master's | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Requirements include 21 hours of required courses (IE 526 Advanced Applications of Systems Modeling and Simulation, IE 533 Theory and Practice of Engineering Management, IE 536 Project Management, IE 537 Analytical Methods for Engineering Managers, IE 601 Systems Theory and Engineering, IE 605 Supply Chain and Logistics Systems Engineering, IE 550 seminar), 9 hours of electives and an 18-hour applied doctoral capstone project (IE 650) whose proposal serves as the comprehensive exam.

Career pathways

Engineering leadership careers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission requires a master's degree in engineering management, industrial engineering or a closely related field, with evidence of capacity for technical investigative work and potential for an engineering leadership career. A minimum 3.30 GPA from the master's degree and a minimum 2.70 GPA from the bachelor's degree (preferably in science or technology) are required.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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