Curriculum

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The curriculum in Industrial Engineering builds upon mathematics, computer utilization, and the engineering core. Beyond this foundation, the curriculum includes a number of required IE core courses, IE electives, and focus study area electives, enabling each student to focus on a specific career objective.

By successfully completing this curriculum, the student is prepared to embark on a career in industrial engineering or to pursue an advanced education in graduate school.

The suggested career-focused study areas are as follows:

  • Industrial and Management Systems . For a broad traditional IE career in the design and analysis of manufacturing and service systems.
  • Information and Telecommunications Systems . For a career in the application of integrated computer and telecommunication systems to manufacturing and service systems analysis and design.
  • Global Industrial Engineering Leadership . For a career in global manufacturing and service organizations.
  • High-Tech Manufacturing . For a career in the design and analysis of integrated manufacturing systems.
  • Preprofessional and Service Systems . For a career in law, medicine, or public service or for a career in the design and analysis of health care, agribusiness, banking/financial, and government/public-administration systems.