Among the challenges offered by organizations, currently focus on generating strategic partners, increase competitiveness, impact costs and market demands; as well as responding to complex and unexpected problems. Therefore, the Master's program in Engineering with a specialty in Quality Systems and Productivity is justified, responding to the needs of the environment, contributing to efficiency in the areas of supply chain, quality, continuous improvement and engineering management. In addition, this program trains professionals to find more optimal systems and with an increase in productivity, considering aspects of sustainability from a global, integrative and collaborative perspective.... [-]

The master of engineering in industrial engineering focuses on the design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems of people, material, information, equipment, and energy. The program emphasizes specialized knowledge and skills in the mathematical, physical, computer, and social sciences together with the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design. The overarching goal of industrial engineering is the optimization of the system, regardless of whether the activity engaged in is a manufacturing, distribution, or a service-related capacity. The student graduates with a variety of skills in the areas of applied statistics/quality, ergonomics/human factors, operations research/simulation, manufacturing, and systems engineering.This degree will allow a student to gain breadth across several different areas or focus on one area within IE.... [-]

Learn first-hand from international experts in energy engineering with our energy systems graduate program.

*FORMERLY SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ENGINEERING

Drawing on the innovation and expertise of the University of Maryland Energy Research Center, the energy systems engineering masters program prepares professional engineers for the multi-disciplinary challenges of this rapidly growing field. Students can build on the core coursework through our defined elective sets in reliability engineering and energy systems or by mixing and matching technical electives.

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Reliability engineers collaborate in the production of complex technological systems with ultra-high reliability.

Our reliability engineering degree program provides qualified engineers with the tools they will need to better understand the factors that cause components and systems to fail. This interdisciplinary option is offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Students pursuing a reliability engineering masters degree will study topics such as the mechanisms and physics of failure, methods for reliability, maintainability engineering, life cycle costing, and equipment sparing policies.

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Full admission as a degree-seeking student requires the following prerequisites: