Master in Management Science and Engineering

It was originally established in 1911 under the name “Tsinghua College” and had been renamed several times since then: from “Tsinghua School” which was used one year after its establishment, to “National Tsinghua University” which was adopted three years after the foundation of its university section in 1925. The university is one of the nine tertiary institutions in the..

Industrial engineering (IE) is one of the fastest growing areas of engineering. It is concerned with the design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment, and energy. IE is vital to solving today's critical and complex problems in manufacturing, distribution of goods and services, health care, utilities, transportation, entertainment, and the environment. Industrial engineers focus on the integration of humans, machines, and materials to achieve optimum performance of operating systems.

Tsinghua University has been offering master degree in industrial engineering since 1996 and bachelor degree since 2001. In October, 2001, the Department of Industrial Engineering was established with over twenty faculty members. The founding chair professor and department head is Dr. Gavriel Salvendy. He is also the first member of either the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society or the International Ergonomics Association to be elected to the National Academy of Engineering, USA. Our IE program has been ranked No. 1 in China and with an international reputation for quality and excellence in research and education since then. Faculty members in the department are actively engaged in a variety of research projects that have made and continue to make important contributions to both the theory and practice of IE. The areas of research include:

(1) applied statistics and quality engineering, (2) human factors and ergonomics,

(3) information systems,

(4) logistics and supply chain management, (5) production systems,

(6) operations research, and

(7) service management.

The department has numerous laboratories including ones dedicated to logistics

engineering, enterprise integration, and human factors and ergonomics.

Students are required to complete a minimum of 28 credits from the following:

1) Compulsory courses

• Chinese Language (2 credits)

• Chinese Culture and Society (minimum 2 credits)

2) Selective courses

• Decision Making (3 credits)

• Applied Statistics (3 credits)

• Ergonomics and Work Organization (3 credits)

• Production Management I (3 credits)

• Production Management II (3 credits)

• Quality Engineering (3 credits)

• Systematical Engineering Design (3 credits)

• Manufacturing Technology I (3 credits)

• Manufacturing Technology II (3 credits)

• Logistics and Supply Chain Management (3 credits)

• International Logistics (3 credits)