MEng INDU info

Information for MEng Industrial Engineering Students

The Engineering Management option is different from the other options in that students must do two stages in industry and have a regular, full-time engineering job, which cannot be a student placement like a co-op work term or an internship, at a local company. Only very few students can be accepted. The Engineering Management option is thus not available to international students. All other options have a set of Industrial Engineering core courses, which includes a 2-term (Fall + Winter) Capstone Project course, a set of Area core courses for options II - V, and engineering electives.

Option selection: Students who started in Summer or Fall 2024 submit their option selection in late Fall 2024 or early Winter 2025, and the selected option will appear on their transcript in March 2025. Students who started in Winter 2024 submitted their option selection in late Winter or early Summer 2024, and the selected option appeared on their transcript in late Summer 2024. Option names (in abbreviated form because of limited space) also appear on the diploma. The option selection form is available at https://forms.office.com/r/k9iuutGHwa. Note that you have to use your Concordia email account to access that form. Further note that, if necessary, you can always change your option later. Just email Dr. Gouw, cc. Charlene.

Summer, Fall or Winter entry ▲

The academic year starts with the Summer term, followed by the Fall and Winter terms. We currently accept new students to start their MEng Industrial Engineering program in each of these terms. A signature feature of our program is that students, except for those in Engineering Management, do a 2-term Capstone project in Fall and Winter of year 2.

Most students start in the Fall. As shown in the Fall entry course sequence, see below, students take a full course load in Fall and Winter of year 1. They don't have to take any courses in Summer of year 2. There again is a full course load in Fall and Winter of year 2, including the 2-term Capstone project. Winter of year 2 is thus their last term of studies.

Students who start in the Winter term can catch up with the students who started the previous Fall and complete their studies at the same time, Winter of year 2 being their last term. As shown in the Winter entry course sequence, see below, students take a full course load in Winter of year 1. They then take two courses in Summer of year 2. At this point they are one course short compared to students who started the previous Fall. This course can then be taken in either Fall or Winter of year 2 in addition to the regular course load for Fall and Winter of year 2, as shown in the Fall entry course sequence.

Students can also start in the Summer. For Summer entry students Winter of year 2 is their final term of studies since they have to take Capstone in Fall and Winter of year 2. As shown in the Summer entry course sequence, see below, students take one course in the Summer of year 1. They are now one course ahead of the Fall entry students and they effectively follow the Fall entry course sequence from that point on. In other words, starting ealier does not allow you to finish earlier.

In summary:

	First term	Last term	Total # of terms
Fall entry	Fall of year 1	Winter of year 2	5 terms
Winter entry	Winter of year 1	Winter of year 2	4 terms
Summer entry	Summer of year 1	Winter of year 2	6 terms

Course Sequences ▲

Below are recommended course sequences based on full-time studies. Those who do not follow their course sequence are at great risk of having to extend their program and delay graduation.

2025 Summer entry (revised 10 September 2024)
2025 Winter entry (revised 4 July 2024)
2024 Fall entry (revised 4 July 2024)
2024 Summer entry (revised 18 June 2024)
2024 Winter entry (revised 9 May 2024)
2023 Fall entry (revised 9 May 2024)

Looking at above Fall entry course sequences, students typically take two 4-credit courses and one 1-credit course in Fall, followed by three 4-credit courses in Winter. Fall entry students should register for their Fall and Winter term courses as soon as they have confirmed their acceptance into the program. Fall entry students don't have to take any courses in Summer as they can complete the required 45 credits by taking courses in Fall and Winter of second year. That is a perfect time to learn additional skills or to get Canadian work experience (see below), though they are not part of the MEng program.

Looking at above Winter 2024 entry course sequence, students typically take two 4-credit courses and one 1-credit course in Winter, followed by two 4-credit courses in Summer. Winter entry students have at this stage one 4-credit less than Fall 2024 entry students. Winter entry students can complete their studies at the same time as Fall entry students if, in second year, they take five 4-credit courses in Fall and Winter combined together with Capstone. Alternatively, students can add one course to their Winter 2024 term, such that they will have completed the same number of credits as Fall 2024 entry students at the end of the Summer 2024 term. Students who took 9 credits in Winter 2024 and take only four 4-credit courses the following Fall and Winter can take their final 4-credit course in Summer, unless they have already taken the courses available in Summer. In case a Winter 2024 entry student has completed less than 16 credits by the end of the Summer 2 term, that student is not eligible to take the Capstone course that following Fall. In this case the student effectively switches to the Fall 2023 course sequence and is a few courses ahead of that sequence, thus completing their studies in Winter 2025.

Looking at the Summer 2024 entry course seqeunce, students take one course in Summer and thus are one course ahead of the Fall 2024 entry students. There are no other courses one can take in Summer of year 1. That is thus a good opportunity to learn additional skills, see below.

The Fall 2024 entry course sequence for General Stream shows that students may take courses in Summer. However, only few courses are offered in Summer and students who have completed the Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 term courses as specified can take all their remaining courses in Fall 2025 and Winter 2026, so without taking courses in Summer. Fall 2024 entry students in the other options don't have to take courses in Summer. With no courses to take in Summer, that is a perfect time to do an internship, see below. Also note that there is no course sequence for the Engineering Management option as that option requires students to have a full-time engineering job at a local company to do their two industrial stages, as required by the program. Because of their full-time engineering job, students in Engineering Management typically do their MEng studies on a part-time basis.

Full-time Status and One-credit Course ▲

For regular MEng students, full-time status is defined as taking at least 9 credits in Fall and Winter. Registration in less than 9 credits in the Summer or last term of study, does not impact full-time status (see https://www.concordia.ca/academics/graduate/calendar/current/classification-of-students-and-registration.html). Starting Fall 2023 INDU 6990 Industrial Engineering Capstone has changed from a 9-credit course to an 8-credit course which is spread over two terms, Fall + Winter, whereby the Fall and Winter components each count as 4-credits. Starting Fall 2022, students need to take one 1-credit course (click for a listing of available courses) as part of their MEng program.

Elective Courses ▲

Elective courses must be selected from list E12, E01, or MECH courses. Many MECH courses are reserved for MECH and AERO students and are not available to INDU students. Similarly, courses in E01 are often reserved for students from certain programs, and not available to others. Always select electives that are available to INDU students. Further note that the following courses cannot be taken for credit as part of your program: ENCS 6031, ENCS 6041, ENCS 6042, ENCS 6821, CHME 6981. Also, MBA courses are not available as electives in options II - VI.

INDU Course Offerings in 2024-2025, Registration, Term Dates and Deadlines, Academic Calendar Dates ▲

- Course offerings are based on when they are scheduled to be taken according to the course sequences. Students should follow the course sequence based on their term of entry. Those who do not follow their course sequence are at great risk of having to extend their program and delay graduation.
- Students should register for courses as soon as possible for all terms that are open for registration, as all courses have limited capacity and some fill up quickly. General information on how to register for courses is given at https://www.concordia.ca/students/registration.html. The courses you should register for are given in the course sequence based on your term of entry, see above. The table below shows the class numbers for each INDU course offered in a given term.
- If you get the error message "You do not have a valid enrolment appointment at this time" when trying to register for a course, that means that registration has not yet opened up for you.
- The 2024-2025 Class Schedule came out 1 March 2024. Registration Start Dates for 2024-2025 are available at https://www.concordia.ca/students/registration.html#graduate. Many Summer courses fill up quickly so register as early as possible.
- The link https://www.concordia.ca/students/registration/term-dates-deadlines.html shows Standard Term Dates and Deadlines, Term Dates, Exam Period Dates, and DNE and DISC Deadlines for 2024-2025.
- Some courses require permission and you cannot register for those yourself. We have to enrol you. For INDU 6990 we will consider enrolling 2024 Fall entry students in Summer 1, after Winter 2025 grades have been posted, and 2025 Winter entry students in Summer 2, after Summer 1 grades have been posted and after the Summer 2 DNE deadline. After your Winter term grades (for Summer and Fall entry students) or your Summer 1 grades (for Winter entry students) have been posted, please email us saying how many credits you will have completed by the end of Summer 2 and requesting enrolment in INDU 6990. Make sure you include your ID on the Subject line.
- A listing of all Academic Calendar Dates for 2024-2025 is available at https://www.concordia.ca/academics/graduate/calendar/current/academic-calendar/current-academic-calendar-dates.html.
- The numbers shown in the term columns below are the class numbers, used to register for courses.

	Summer-1 2024	Summer-2 2024	Fall 2024	Winter 2025	Prerequisite(s)	Title
INDU 6111			2425			Theory of Operations Research
INDU 6121			7156	5207		Applied Optimization
INDU 6131	not offered					Graph Theory with System Applications
INDU 6141				5486	INDU 6121	Logistics Network Models
INDU 6151				2360		Decision Models in Service Sector
INDU 6161			8156		INDU 6121	Design and Operations of Supply Chain Networks
INDU 6211		5007		5878	INDU 6121	Production Systems and Inventory Control
INDU 6221	not offered (replaced by INDU 6151 in Option II)					Lean Enterprise
INDU 6231			7206		INDU 6121	Scheduling Theory
INDU 6241			8545			Lean Manufacturing
INDU 6251			7568			Facilities Planning and Warehouse Operations
INDU 6310	4994		7226			Applied Probability and Statistics for Engineers
INDU 6311			8110	2362		Discrete System Simulation
INDU 6321		3209		2363	INDU 6310	Introduction to Six Sigma
INDU 6331	3488			2364		Advanced Quality Control
INDU 6341			2427			Advanced Concepts in Quality Improvement
INDU 6351	3817					System Reliability
INDU 6361				5285	INDU 6111	Discrete Optimization
INDU 6371				5986	INDU 6111	Stochastic Optimization
INDU 6381			7205			Applications of Reliability Engineering
INDU 6391				5597		Reliability and Maintenance for Design and Manufacturing
INDU 6411				4524		Human Factors Engineering
INDU 6421				5252		Systems Safety Engineering and Management
INDU 6521				5588	INDU 6121	Quantitative Methods in Healthcare Systems
INDU 6611			8109		INDU 6121, INDU 6310	Applied Industrial Systems Analytics
INDU 6990			1664		16 cr, permission	Industrial Engineering Capstone
INDU 6991	4552		8844		permission	Engineering Management Industrial Stage I
INDU 6992				6548	permission	Engineering Management Industrial Stage II

How to use the Class Schedule ▲

To find out when above courses are scheduled or what other courses are available, go to the Student Hub and select My Courses. Alternatively, go to the Class Schedule at https://campus.concordia.ca/psc/pscsprd/EMPLOYEE/SA/c/CU_EXT.CU_CLASS_SEARCH.GBL?& and sign in (or, if you get the red ORACLE error page, click the link again to try and get the page without signing in). Select as Term Fall 2024 (or another term or the academic year), then for Select Subject enter INDU (or e.g. MECH to find out about MECH course offerings). To find out when all Fall 2024 INDU (or e.g. MECH) courses are scheduled, for Course Level click 600, finally click Search. You now have a list of INDU 600 level courses offered in the period you specified as well as if there is space (green check named open) or if the course is full (closed means course is full and wait list is full, while Wait list means course is full but there is space on the wait list. Only when space becomes available in the course is there a possibility to be enrolled from Wait list.). Note than many courses are restricted to students from specified programs only. Students from other programs can register but are placed on the wait list, if there is space on the wait list. Further note that a course that is restricted to students from specified programs may never be opened up to students from other programs, even if there appears to be space in that course.

Internships, Learning French and GradProSkills ▲

Students who started their MEng studies in Fall 2023, and followed the course sequence as specified, don't have to take any courses in Summer 2024. That is a perfect time to learn additional skills or to get Canadian work experience by doing a paid internship or co-op work term, though they are not required for the MEng program.

Summer is also the perfect time to Learn French. Concordia's Département d’études françaises offers a French language intensive program in Summer. Details on this program are available at https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/francais/vie-etudiante/succeeding-in-french/learn.html.

Concordia's Graduate & Professional Skills program offers professional development workshops and resources designed for graduate students. Skill domains include Career development, Communication, Language training, program offers professional development workshops and resources designed for graduate students, such as Leadership & management, Digital, media and information, Graduate academic success, Teaching, Wellness & life balance. GradProSkills workshops are given throughout the year. Some are one day events only while others last several weeks. More information on their workshops and resources is available at https://www.concordia.ca/students/gradproskills.html.

An internship is a period of work experience of limited duration offered to a student. If you are an international student there is a wealth of information about working in Canada at https://www.concordia.ca/students/international/living-working/working-in-canada.html. These internships are self-arranged and students have to find an internship themself. Make sure you have a CV appropriate for an internship. The Co-op Institute has a GRAD CV TEMPLATE at the bottom of this page. Note that international students should always check with the International Students Office (ISO), see https://www.concordia.ca/students/international/how-to-meet-with-your-iso-advisor.html, prior to accepting an offer of employment or when there is a change in their employment conditions.

Sometimes a student has the possibility of doing an 8-months internship in Summer and Fall 2024 combined, or of having an internship in Fall 2024 or Winter 2025 alone. If this is a self-arranged internship, international students are required to be full-time students in Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 and combining full-time work with full-time studies is virtually impossible. Note that there is a limit to how many hours an international student may work off campus during the Fall and Winter terms, see https://www.concordia.ca/students/international/living-working/working-in-canada.html. Always check with ISO prior to accepting employment and always check with your ISO advisor prior to accepting employment (see https://www.concordia.ca/students/international/how-to-meet-with-your-iso-advisor.html).

MEng with Co-op ▲

To become a co-op student you must submit an applications for graduate co-op to the Institute for Co-operative Education, see https://www.concordia.ca/academics/co-op/programs/graduate.html. International students are eligible for graduate co-op. Timing of the application is crucial. Co-op students may not take Capstone (INDU 6990) when they are on a co-op work term. Co-op students also must be full time every term, so also in Summer. Because Capstone is a two-term course, taken in Fall and Winter of Year 2, you cannot do a co-op work term in Fall or Winter. You thus can only do a co-op work term in Summer.

Winter entry students are not eligible for a co-op work term in Year 2 Summer, as they must have completed at least two study terms. The only way to do a co-op work term is to extend the program by two terms. Follow your course sequence (see above) such that you have completed 41 of the required 45 credits by the end of Winter of Year 2. Add a 1-credit course to Summer of Year 2 to be full-time. Summer of Year 3 is your co-op work term. Then take your final 4 credit course in Fall of Year 3. Applications for graduate co-op open in December with applications typically closing the first week of the Winter term (see this Co-op Institute's site).

Fall entry students: Follow your course sequence (see above) and complete the Fall and Winter term courses. Summer of Year 2 is your co-op work term. Applications for graduate co-op open in August with applications typically closing the first week of the Fall term (see this Co-op Institute's site). Note that Fall entry students who do not submit their application for graduate co-op by this deadline are not able to do a co-op work term in Summer of Year 2 and their application for graduate co-op will probably be refused.

Summer entry students: When you follow your course sequence (see above) you are one course ahead of Fall entry students. Co-op work term and application deadline for graduate co-op are the same as that for Fall entry students.

Job Possibilities ▲

There are jobs available during your studies or upon graduation in all areas covered by our options. However, you need to keep the following in mind:

Many jobs in Quebec require good knowledge of French. If you don't know French, take the oppotunity to learn it, see above.
Graduates from our 4 year, 120 credit BEng program in industrial engineering have an industrial engineering background appropriate for industrial engineering jobs. If your bachelor's degree is not in industrial engineering completing an MEng in Industrial Engineering does not make you into an industrial engineer. In this case your best job opportunities are in the field of study of your bachelor's degree, which is enhanced by the fundamentals of industrial engineering as well as a number of targeted industrial engineering courses.
When applying for jobs make sure you use a professional email address.
When applying for an internship, so work experience during your studies, focus is typically on general knowledge, while a job application is targeted to a specific field, often requiring certain qualifications and experience in the field. More on this can be found at this indeed website. (Indeed is a large job search site.)

While the above focuses on full-time jobs, there are also part-time job possibilities. There are also job opportunities within the Department, namely Teaching Assistantships, as Marker, Tutor or Lab Demonstrator, and Exam Invigilator positions, see https://www.concordia.ca/ginacody/mechanical-industrial-aerospace-eng/about/jobs.html. Students who get top grades in their early MENG courses may be able to transfer to the research based MASc or even PhD program. In this case you would need to find a supervisor. Most research students receive financial support.

Many units on campus hire students. To find out more about these see https://www.concordia.ca/students/financial/employment/jobs.html. The Student Success Centre is there to support students. They organize events and have a job bank, see https://www.concordia.ca/students/success/career-planning.html.

Lastly, if you are an international student, always check with your ISO advisor prior to accepting employment (see https://www.concordia.ca/students/international/how-to-meet-with-your-iso-advisor.html).

Cost of Living, Tuition and Fees ▲

Students can get a good idea of cost of living, tuition and fees from https://www.concordia.ca/students/financial/tuition-fees.html and https://www.concordia.ca/students/financial/tuition-fees/rates/grad.html. That last link also has a Tuition Calculator. Tuition related question are handled by the Birks Student Service Centre, see https://www.concordia.ca/students/birks/assistance-requests.html. Deadlines for tuition and fee payments are given at https://www.concordia.ca/students/financial/tuition-fees/deadlines.html.

Academic Regulations, including Academic Standing and GPA requirements ▲

The academic progress of graduate students is assessed at the end of every term. Getting a poor grade (C or F) has consequences. The Graduate Calendar has detailed information about Academic Regulations, including Academic Standing and Grade Point Average requirements, as given at https://www.concordia.ca/academics/graduate/calendar/current/academic-regulations.html. Note that F and C grades remain on your transcript and and all grades received are taken into account in GPA calculations. As mentioned in that link, you must achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.70 or higher and must be in good academic standing in order to graduate. A spreadsheet to calculate Weighted GPA is available here.

Questions? Contact Us, International Students Office (ISO), Birks Student Service Centre, Access Centre for Students with Disabilities (ACSD) ▲

If you are a student who is already in the program or who has been accepted for the program, you can contact us by email:

Primary contact: Ms. Charlene Wald, Graduate Program Coordinator, Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering
Secondary contact: Dr. Gerard Gouw, Professor & MEng Industrial Engineering Program Director

When sending an email, please always include your ID on the subject line and make sure Ms. Charlene Wald is cc-ed.

If you have any questions related working off-campus or your status as an international student our International Students Office (ISO) is there to answer your questions. Every international student has been assigned an ISO advisor. Who your ISO advisor is depends on your ID number, see https://www.concordia.ca/students/international/how-to-meet-with-your-iso-advisor.html.

The Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science has a special Student Services page at https://www.concordia.ca/ginacody/students/services.html.

If you have a question and you don't know where to go the Birks Student Service Centre is able to help you, see https://www.concordia.ca/students/birks.html. They offer many services, including Special Letters related to your studies, see https://www.concordia.ca/students/birks/assistance-requests.html.

The Access Centre for Students with Disabilities (ACSD) provides excellent support to students with disabilities. Students with permanent or temporary disabilities should register with ACSD (see https://www.concordia.ca/students/accessibility/register.html). Once registered, an ACSD advisor will meet with you and develop a unique accommodation plan (see https://www.concordia.ca/students/accessibility/accommodations.html).

Note that we do not handle admissions. For admission related questions email graduate-admission@encs.concordia.ca.

Important Links for Potential and New Students ▲

If you are a student who is considering applying for the MEng Industrial Engineering program, here are important academic links:

and these other links:

Last update by GJ Gouw: 29 October 2024