Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Industrial Engineering and Management

The Israeli industry and service sectors are competing in the international arena. To develop and maintain a relative advantage, it is  imperative to nurture academically-oriented human resources that have a systemic perception and advanced managerial skills.

The Master of Science program in Industrial Engineering and management is an applied oriented program, focused on providing academic knowledge, nurturing a creative and thoughtful graduate, who will become a self-learner, well-trained to transfer her knowledge to the industry.

• To equip industrial engineers (also open for other engineers) with cutting-edge knowledge, methodologies, and tools to creatively tackle complex engineering problems and find pathways to implement the obtained solutions in organizations
• To empower the graduate student with an array of skills ranging from critical reading of professional research to tools and methods to develop complex models, case studies, and field-data analysis with the aim to bridge academic knowledge with practical environments

The program is designed for industrial engineers (or any other equivalent degree) who seek an opportunity to advance their career.

For Hebrew speaking candidates:
Engineers from all walks of engineering, other than Industrial Engineering, who speak Hebrew, can apply but will be required to complete a set of pre-requisite courses (which will be given in Hebrew thus the requirement). The list of courses will be determined by the program committee based on the background and experience of the applicant. The aim of these courses is to provide the applicant with the fundamentals of industrial engineering thus making the graduate studies experience, with other industrial engineers, more effective and fruitful.

The program spans four semesters with an average of ten class hours per week. The teaching days are fixed – on Monday (evening) on campus and Friday (morning-noon) in a hybrid mode so that applicants can maintain full-time jobs. Successful graduates of the program will be granted the title Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Industrial Engineering and Management. Students in the program will be invited to the department’s periodic seminar, which hosts guest speakers from academia and senior managers from the industry.

As a prerequisite for being granted the degree, the graduate should complete at least 40 credit points, 12 of which are credit points of compulsory courses, 6 credit points are for the Final Project. The rest of the credit points are for elective courses in industrial engineering with emphasis on design, planning, and management. The study program is two years (excluding the pre-requisite courses). Here is the layout of the program:

1st year/ Fall term

1st year/ Spring term

2nd year/ Fall term

2nd year/ Spring term

• Seminar 1-4 are not necessarily every week. These are talks by guest speakers visiting the department. A list of the guests will be distributed at the beginning of each semester
• Final Project 1&2 are field projects with no lecture hours

There are 5 pre-requisite courses (needed only for non-industrial engineers, with proper fluency in Hebrew), which can be spread over one year of studies. The courses are:

The program faculty are comprised mainly of faculty from the Industrial Engineering and Management department at Braude College of Engineering (and other departments), as well as subject matter experts from industry who must hold a Ph.D.

Eligible prospects must satisfy the following conditions:

• Hold a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering or System Engineering from an accredited institute that is recognized by the Higher Education Committee of Israel (engineers with a different background)
• Grade Point Average (calculated by the granting institute) of at least 80;
•  Is among the top 25th percentile of her class;
• Personal interview;
• [Optional] Two recommendation letters from academic faculty referring to the ability of the prospect of enrolling in a master program.
  Prospects that have relevant field experience of at least five years, and do not comply with some of the above requirements, are encouraged to apply and their application will be examined by the program committee.

Every graduate should run an annual project in his second year. The objective of the Final Project is to provide the opportunity for the graduate to utilize the new knowledge and tools she earned during the graduate studies in solving real-world engineering or managerial problems that are relevant to the organization. The Final Project must stem from a real problem in the organization, not a theoretical problem. Typically, the student selects to perform the project in the organization she works for. A bank of projects may also be available including organizations proposing a cooperation and wishing a student in the program takes up their challenge. The project are expected to bring real value to the industry.

The program in its essence and execution is designed and operated in such a way that guarantees significant impact on industry. This happens due to coherence between courses, with both methodological added-value and real-world connection, and the Final Project that connects the dots. Key achievements include: a final project that was the initial idea based on which the student continued to develop and ended up opening a start-up company in the area of production planning; a final project in the area of work planning in a multi-cultural environment; that was First Place in a national competition, among all non-thesis programs in Israel; a final project that won a 1st place in a competition during an Industry-Academy Conference.

For any further information or inquiries, please contact the head of the program directly:
Dr. Hussein Naseraldin, nhussein@braude.ac.il
or Ms. Hagit Adika, Coordinator of Graduated Studies, hadika@braude.ac.il