Profitable design and operation of modern industrial systems requires integration of human, material, equipment and financial resources. In recent years this integration has become tighter due to the inclusion of information technology, and resulted in more complex systems. Industrial Engineering research focuses on quantitative analysis, synthesis and management of such complex systems. The affiliated faculty members come from the Industrial Engineering department of the College of Engineering, the Operations and Information Systems group of the College of Administrative Sciences and Economics, and other related fields.  Our research areas are diverse, including Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Service Operations, Production Systems, Stochastic Processes, Financial Engineering, Mathematical Programming, Data Mining and Bioinformatics.  The programs are built on the basic methodologies of operations research and their applications in manufacturing, distribution and service industries.  Graduates of the M.Sc. program have been placed in respectable Ph.D. programs in North America, Europe and Türkiye as well as various professional positions in industry.

Degree Requirements

Applicants must have B.S. or B.A. degrees preferably in engineering or in sciences relevant to the particular degree program. In addition to coursework, students are engaged in thesis research. Every student is supervised by an advisor. The M.S. Program with Thesis option requires that the students successfully complete a minimum of 21 credits (with 7 courses) beyond a Bachelor’s degree. In addition to the credit courses, students must complete the non-credit courses; KOLT 500: KOLT Graduate Teaching Assistant Training, INDR 590: Seminar, ENGL 500: Academic Writing, ETHR 500: Scientific Research Methods and Research and Publication Ethics, TEAC 500: Teaching Experience and INDR 595: MS Thesis Course.

The M.S. program without Thesis option requires that the students successfully complete a minimum of 30 credits (with 10 courses) beyond a Bachelor’s degree. The non-thesis option also consists of a non-credit pass or fail M.S. Project course.

Conditions of acceptance to the MS without Thesis program:

• Acceptance conditions for Koc University Industrial Engineering Bachelor of Science students:
  • A letter grade of C or above for the courses INDR 201, INDR 202, INDR 252, INDR 262
  • A minimum GPA of 3.0 for the courses INDR 201, INDR 202, INDR 252, INDR 262
  • A minimum CGPA of 3.3
  • A minimum score of 75 in ALES (in numerical part)
  • Minimum scores indicated for the exams in the table:
    • Internet Based TOEFL: Minimum Score 80 (Exams taken in Türkiye must be carried out at the State Universities.)
    • YDS/e-YDS/YOKDIL: 80
  • Candidates who meet the minimum criteria listed above are accepted directly to the INDR Non-Thesis MSc Program
  • For acceptance of the candidates who do not meet the criteria, program committee members decide according to general evaluation and interview
• Acceptance conditions for other departments’ students of Koc University:
  • A letter grade of C or above for the courses INDR 201, INDR 202, INDR 252, INDR 262
  • A minimum GPA of 3.0 for the courses INDR 201, INDR 202, INDR 252, INDR 262
  • A minimum CGPA of 3.3
  • A minimum score of 75 in ALES (in numerical part)
  • Minimum scores indicated for the exams in the table:
    • Internet Based TOEFL: Minimum Score 80 (Exams taken in Türkiye must be carried out at the State Universities.)
    • YDS/e-YDS/YOKDIL: 80
  • Candidates who meet the minimum criteria listed above are accepted directly to the INDR Non-Thesis MSc Program
  • For acceptance of the candidates who do not meet the criteria, program committee members decide according to general evaluation and interview
• Acceptance conditions for other universities’ students:
  • A minimum score of 75 in ALES (in numerical part)
  • Minimum scores indicated for the exams in the table:
    • Internet Based TOEFL: Minimum Score 80 (Exams taken in Türkiye must be carried out at the State Universities.)
    • YDS/e-YDS/YOKDIL: 80
  • Program committee members examine application file of candidates who meet the minimum criteria listed above
  • According to the evaluation, candidate is invited for an interview if he/she has potential to be accepted
  • After interviewing the candidate, program committee members make the final decision about his/her acceptance