Industrial Engineering (BS)
Plan Requirements
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 &补尘辫;听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 2 | 4 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| PY听205 &补尘辫;听PY听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| MA听241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Fundamentals of Economics | ||
| E听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ISE听135 | Computer-Based Modeling for Industrial Engineering 3 | 3 |
| MA听242 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MSE听200 or MSE听201 | Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials or Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials | 3 |
| PY听208 &补尘辫;听PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 |
| ST听371 | Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory 2 | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECE听331 | Principles of Electrical Engineering | 3 |
| ISE听215 | Foundations of Design & 3D Modeling for Engineers | 1 |
| ISE听216 | Product Development and Rapid Prototyping | 3 |
| MA听303 | Linear Analysis 1, 4 | 3 |
| ST听372 | Introduction to Statistical Inference and Regression | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ISE听311 | Engineering Economic Analysis | 3 |
| ISE听315 | Introduction to Computer-Aided Manufacturing | 1 |
| ISE听316 | Manufacturing Engineering I - Processes | 3 |
| CE听214 | Engineering Mechanics-Statics | 3 |
| ISE听361 | Deterministic Models in Industrial Engineering | 3 |
| Ethics Electives | ||
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Engineering Sciences Elective | 3 | |
| ISE听352 or ISE听443 | Fundamentals of Human-Machine Systems Design or Quality Design and Control | 3 |
| ISE听362 | Stochastic Models in Industrial Engineering | 3 |
| ISE听443 | Quality Design and Control | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ISE听408 | Design and Control of Production and Service Systems or Introduction to Simulation or Modeling and Analysis of Supply Chains | 3 |
| ISE听398 | Lean Six Sigma for Industrial Engineering | 1 |
| ISE听441 | Introduction to Simulation or Design and Control of Production and Service Systems or Modeling and Analysis of Supply Chains | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Healthcare Systems Performance Improvement I | ||
| Modeling and Analysis of Supply Chains | ||
| ENG听331 | Communication for Engineering and Technology | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ISE听498 or ISE听521 | Senior Design Project or Healthcare Systems Performance Improvement II | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 6 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 104 |
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A grade of C or higher is required.
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEP Courses | |||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Elective | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Total Hours | 17 | ||
Engineering Sciences Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| CE听225 | Mechanics of Solids | 3 | |
| CE听282 | Hydraulics | 3 | |
| MAE听201 | Thermal-Fluid Sciences | 3 | |
| MAE听208 | Engineering Dynamics | 3 | |
| MAE听214 | Solid Mechanics | 3 | |
| MAE听308 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 | |
| MSE听355 | Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties of Materials | 3 |
Ethics Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDS听201 | Environmental Ethics | 3 | |
| IDS听303 | Humans and the Environment | 3 | |
| NR听303 | Humans and the Environment | 3 | |
| PHI听214 | Issues in Business Ethics | 3 | |
| PHI/STS 325 | Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 | |
| STS听214 | Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society | 3 | |
| STS听302 | Contemporary Science, Technology and Human Values | 3 | |
| STS听304 | Ethical Dimensions of Progress | 3 | |
| STS听322 | Technological Catastrophes | 3 |
Technical Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEC 475/575 | Global Regulatory Affairs for Medical Products | 3 | |
| E听304 | Introduction to Nano Science and Technology | 3 | |
| ECE/MAE 482 | Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Product Development I | 3 | |
| ID听240 | Human-Centered Design | 3 | |
| ISE 411/511 | Decision Making and Game Theory for Supply Chains | 3 | |
| ISE 413/513 | Humanitarian Logistics | 3 | |
| ISE听416 | Manufacturing Engineering II - Automation | 3 | |
| ISE听417 | Database Applications in Industrial & Systems Engineering | 3 | |
| ISE 425/525/OR 525 | Medical Decision Making | 3 | |
| ISE 433/533/OR 533 | Service Systems Engineering | 3 | |
| ISE 435/535 | Python Programming for Industrial & Systems Engineers | 3 | |
| ISE听437 | Data Analytics for Industrial Engineering | 3 | |
| ISE 447/547 | Applications of Data Science in Healthcare | 3 | |
| ISE听452 | Advanced Human-Machine Systems Design | 3 | |
| ISE听489 | Special Topics in Industrial and Systems Engineering | 3 | |
| ISE听495 | Project Work in Industrial Engineering | 1-3 | |
| ISE听519 | Database Applications in Industrial and Systems Engineering | 3 | |
| ISE听520 | Healthcare Systems Performance Improvement I | 3 | |
| ISE听553 | Modeling and Analysis of Supply Chains | 3 | |
| ISE听540 | Human Factors In Systems Design | 3 | |
| ISE听541 | Occupational Safety Engrg | 3 | |
| ISE听544 | Occupational Biomechanics | 3 | |
| ISE听552 | Design and Control of Production and Service Systems | 3 | |
| MSE 445/545 | Ceramic Processing | 3 | |
| MSE听565 | Introduction to Nanomaterials | 3 | |
| PSE听476 | Environmental Life Cycle Analysis | 3 | |
| PSY听340 | Human Factors Psychology | 3 | |
| PSY听400 | Perception | 3 | |
| PSY听420 | Cognitive Processes | 3 | |
| ST听430 | Introduction to Regression Analysis | 3 | |
| ST听431 | Introduction to Experimental Design | 3 | |
| ST听432 | Introduction to Survey Sampling | 3 | |
| TE听301 | Engineering Textile Structures I: Linear Assemblies | 3 | |
| TE听302 | Textile Manufacturing Processes and Systems II | 4 | |
| TE/TMS 565 | Textile Composites | 3 |
Industrial Engineering (BS) (14IEBS)
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 &补尘辫;听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science or Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory | 4 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I | 4 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| EC听205 | Fundamentals of Economics or Principles of Microeconomics or Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics or Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
| MA听241 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PY听205 &补尘辫;听PY听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory | 4 |
| E听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ISE听135 | Computer-Based Modeling for Industrial Engineering | 3 |
| MA听242 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MSE听200 or MSE听201 | Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials or Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials | 3 |
| PY听208 &补尘辫;听PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 |
| ST听371 | Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory 2 | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECE听331 | Principles of Electrical Engineering | 3 |
| ISE听215 | Foundations of Design & 3D Modeling for Engineers | 1 |
| ISE听216 | Product Development and Rapid Prototyping | 3 |
| MA听303 | Linear Analysis | 3 |
| ST听372 | Introduction to Statistical Inference and Regression | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ISE听311 | Engineering Economic Analysis | 3 |
| ISE听316 | Manufacturing Engineering I - Processes | 3 |
| ISE听315 | Introduction to Computer-Aided Manufacturing | 1 |
| CE听214 or MAE听206 | Engineering Mechanics-Statics or Engineering Statics | 3 |
| Ethics | Verify | |
| ISE听361 | Deterministic Models in Industrial Engineering | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Engineering Science Elective | 3 | |
| ISE听352 or ISE听443 | Fundamentals of Human-Machine Systems Design or Quality Design and Control | 3 |
| ISE听362 | Stochastic Models in Industrial Engineering | 3 |
| ISE听443 | Quality Design and Control | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| ISE听408 | Design and Control of Production and Service Systems or Introduction to Simulation or Modeling and Analysis of Supply Chains | 3 |
| ISE听441 | Introduction to Simulation or Design and Control of Production and Service Systems or Modeling and Analysis of Supply Chains | 3 |
| ISE听398 | Lean Six Sigma for Industrial Engineering | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Healthcare Systems Performance Improvement I | ||
| ISE听453 | Modeling and Analysis of Supply Chains | 3 |
| ENG听331 | Communication for Engineering and Technology | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 19 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ISE听498 or ISE听521 | Senior Design Project (CP) or Healthcare Systems Performance Improvement II | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| 3 | ||
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 127 |
Career Opportunities
Industrial and Systems engineers can be found everywhere! According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, ISEs will be highly sought after in the coming decade. This is not surprising given the cost and efficiency pressure on both manufacturing and service sectors. Industrial engineers are hired by virtually all segments of industry.
Industrial Engineers may work in hospitals and healthcare consulting firms to make healthcare delivery more cost effective as well as in high tech manufacturing industries. Another area in which ISEs play a pivotal role, is in successful integration of global business partners. As companies continue to seek a global presence, industrial engineers will be involved in the design of new supply chain networks or qualification of manufacturing processes/facilities. 听
Given the level of impact made by ISEs in industry today it is not surprising that our current job placement rate is among the highest in the College of Engineering, above 90% within 3 months of graduation. 听Many ISEs rise to the management ranks throughout the career and there have been several ISEs who have become CEOs: Tim Cook (Apple Inc.), Mike Duke (Walmart) & Charles Holliday (Dupont) to name a few.
Career Titles
- Airport Engineer
- Cost Estimator
- Energy Engineer
- Engineering Professor
- Factory Layout Engineer
- Industrial Designer
- Industrial Engineer
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Manufacturing Engineers
- Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Product Safety Engineer
- Quality Control Managers
- Solar Energy Systems Engineers
- Transportation Engineer
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