Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering
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Curriculum in Industrial Engineering
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For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineering reflects the global, systems-oriented way we look at the world today. Industrial engineers focus on systems and how their components fit together. To solve complex systems problems, engineers must understand people as well as technology. Consequently, industrial engineering draws upon a variety of disciplines, from mathematics to psychology from communications to computer science, from production management to process control. Industrial engineers design efficient, productive systems in a wide range of business, industrial, and governmental settings.
The technical portion of the industrial engineering curriculum is designed as a sequence of increasingly specialized experiences. The entering student's first year is spent mastering the basics of science: math, chemistry, and physics. Building on this base, in the second year students begin to take fundamental engineering courses such as statics, dynamics, statistics, and strength of materials. By the third year, students are taking specialized industrial engineering courses in operations research, human factors, facilities and production planning, quality control, materials, and manufacturing. Finally, during the senior year, students have the opportunity to both broaden and deepen their knowledge of the field through technical elective courses. At the end of the curriculum, students take the capstone senior design course in which the knowledge and skills they have learned are applied to projects submitted to the department by industry. Engineering design, communication, teamwork, and laboratory experiences are integrated throughout the curriculum from the first year to the last year.
A combined B.S.-M.S. Industrial Engineering degree program is available. Its admission and course requirements are described in the College of Engineering program information section.
Overview of Curricular Requirements
The curriculum requires 132 hours for graduation and is organized as shown below.
Technical grade point average requirements for graduation and advanced-level course registration apply to students in this curriculum. These rules are summarized at the College of Engineering's undergraduate advising Web site.
Orientation and Professional Development
These courses introduce the opportunities and resources your college, department, and curriculum can offer you as you work to achieve your career goals. They also provide the skills to work effectively and successfully in the engineering profession.
| Hours | Requirements |
|---|---|
| 0 | ENG 100—Engineering Orientation1 |
| 0 | IE 390—Seminar |
| 0 | Total |
Foundational Mathematics and Science
These courses stress the basic mathematical and scientific principles upon which the engineering discipline is based.
| Hours | Requirements |
|---|---|
| 3 | CHEM 102—General Chemistry I |
| 1 | CHEM 103—General Chemistry Lab I |
| 3 | CHEM 104—General Chemistry II |
| 1 | CHEM 105—General Chemistry Lab II |
| 4 | MATH 221—Calculus I1 |
| 3 | MATH 231—Calculus II |
| 4 | MATH 241—Calculus III |
| 3 | MATH 285—Intro Differential Equations |
| 3 | MATH 415—Applied Linear Algebra |
| 4 | PHYS 211—University Physics: Mechanics |
| 4 | PHYS 212—University Physics: Elec & Mag |
| 2 | PHYS 213—Univ Physics: Thermal Physics |
| 2 | PHYS 214—Univ Physics: Quantum Physics |
| 37 | Total |
Industrial Engineering Technical Core
These courses stress fundamental concepts and basic laboratory techniques that comprise the common intellectual understanding of industrial engineering.
| Hours | Requirements |
|---|---|
| 3 | CS 101—Intro Computing: Engrg & Sci |
| 3 | ECE 205—Elec & Electronic Circuits |
| 1 | ECE 206—Elec & Electronic Circuits Lab |
| 3 | GE 101—Engineering Graphics & Design |
| 3 | IE 300—Analysis of Data |
| 4 | IE 310—Operations Research |
| 3 | IE 330—Industrial Quality Control |
| 4 | IE 340—Human Factors |
| 3 | IE 360—Facilities Planning and Design |
| 3 | IE 361—Production Planning & Control |
| 3 | IE 430—Economic Found of Quality Syst |
| 3 | IE 470—Senior Engineering Project |
| 4 | ME 330—Engineering Materials |
| 3 | ME 350—Design for Manufacturability |
| 2 | TAM 210—Introduction to Statics |
| 3 | TAM 212—Introductory Dynamics |
| 3 | TAM 251—Introductory Solid Mechanics |
| 51 | Total |
Technical Electives
These courses stress the rigorous analysis and design principles practiced in the major subdisciplines of industrial engineering.
| Hours | Requirements |
|---|---|
| 3 | Human factors elective chosen from a list of departmentally approved human factors electives |
| 3 | IE elective chosen from a list of departmentally approved IE electives |
| 3 | Manufacturing elective chosen from a list of departmentally approved manufacturing electives |
| 3 | Operations research elective chosen from a list of departmentally approved operations research electives |
| 4 | Technical elective chosen from a list of departmentally approved technical electives |
| 16 | Total |
Liberal Education
The liberal education courses develop students’ understanding of human culture and society, build skills of inquiry and critical thinking, and lay a foundation for civic engagement and lifelong learning.
| Hours | Requirements |
|---|---|
| 3 | ECON 102—Microeconomic Principles or ECON 103—Macroeconomic Principles |
| 3 | Electives from the campus General Education social & behavioral sciences list. |
| 6 | Electives from the campus General Education humanities & the arts list. |
| 6 | Electives either from a list approved by the college, or from the campus General Education lists for social & behavioral sciences or humanities & the arts. |
| 18 | Total |
Students must also complete the campus cultural studies requirement by completing (i) one western/comparative culture(s) course and (ii) one non-western/U.S. minority culture(s) course from the General Education cultural studies lists. Most students select liberal education courses that simultaneously satisfy these cultural studies requirements. Courses from the western and non-western lists that fall into free electives or other categories may also be used satisfy the cultural studies requirements.
Composition
These courses teach fundamentals of expository writing.
| Hours | Requirements |
|---|---|
| 4 | RHET 105—Principles of Composition |
| Advanced Composition (satisfied by completing IE 470 in the Industrial Engineering Technical Core) | |
| 4 | Total |
Free Electives
These unrestricted electives, subject to certain exceptions as noted at the College of Engineering advising Web site, give the student the opportunity to explore any intellectual area of unique interest. This freedom plays a critical role in helping students to define research specialties or to complete minors.
| Hours | Requirements |
|---|---|
| 6 | Free electives. Additional unrestricted course work, subject to certain exceptions as noted at the College of Engineering advising Web site, so that there are at least 132 credit hours earned toward the degree.
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Suggested Sequence
The schedule that follows is illustrative, showing the typical sequence in which courses would be taken by a student with no college course credit already earned and who intends to graduate in four years. Each individual's case may vary, but the position of required named courses is generally indicative of the order in which they should be taken.
First year
| Hours | First Semester |
|---|---|
| 3 | CHEM 102—General Chemistry I |
| 1 | CHEM 103—General Chemistry Lab I |
| 0 | ENG 100—Engineering Orientation |
| 4 | MATH 221—Calculus I1 |
| 4-3 | RHET 105—Principles of Composition or GE 101—Engineering Graphics & Design2 |
| 3 | Liberal education elective3 |
| 15-14 | Total |
| Hours | Second Semester |
|---|---|
| 3 | CHEM 104—General Chemistry II |
| 1 | CHEM 105—General Chemistry Lab II |
| 3-4 | GE 101—Engineering Graphics & Design or RHET 105—Principles of Composition2 |
| 3 | MATH 231—Calculus II |
| 4 | PHYS 211—University Physics: Mechanics |
| 3 | Liberal education elective3 |
| 17-18 | Total |
Second year
| Hours | First Semester |
|---|---|
| 3 | CS 101—Intro Computing: Engrg & Sci |
| 4 | MATH 241—Calculus III |
| 4 | PHYS 212—University Physics: Elec & Mag |
| 2 | TAM 210—Introduction to Statics |
| 3 | Liberal education elective3 |
| 16 | Total |
| Hours | Second Semester |
|---|---|
| 3 | IE 300—Analysis of Data |
| 3 | MATH 285—Intro Differential Equations |
| 2 | PHYS 213—Univ Physics: Thermal Physics |
| 2 | PHYS 214—Univ Physics: Quantum Physics |
| 3 | TAM 212—Introductory Dynamics |
| 3 | TAM 251—Introductory Solid Mechanics |
| 16 | Total |
Third year
| Hours | First Semester |
|---|---|
| 4 | IE 310—Operations Research |
| 4 | IE 340—Human Factors |
| 3 | MATH 415—Applied Linear Algebra |
| 4 | ME 330—Engineering Materials |
| 3 | Liberal education elective3 |
| 18 | Total |
| Hours | Second Semester |
|---|---|
| 3 | ECE 205—Elec & Electronic Circuits |
| 1 | ECE 206—Elec & Electronic Circuits Lab |
| 3 | IE 330—Industrial Quality Control |
| 3 | IE 360—Facilities Planning and Design |
| 3 | IE 361—Production Planning & Control |
| 0 | IE 390—Seminar |
| 3 | ME 350—Design for Manufacturability |
| 16 | Total |
Fourth year
| Hours | First Semester |
|---|---|
| 3 | IE 430—Economic Found of Quality Syst |
| 3 | Human factors elective4 |
| 3 | IE elective5 or IE 470—Senior Engineering Project6 |
| 3 | Operations research elective7 |
| 3 | Liberal education elective3 |
| 3 | Free elective |
| 18 | Total |
| Hours | Second Semester |
|---|---|
| 3 | IE 470—Senior Engineering Project6 or IE elective5 |
| 3 | Manufacturing elective8 |
| 4 | Technical elective9 |
| 3 | Free elective |
| 3 | Liberal education elective3 |
| 16 | Total |
2. RHET 105 may be taken in the first or second semester of the first year as authorized. The alternative is GE 101.
3. Liberal education electives must include 6 hours of social & behavioral sciences and 6 hours of humanities & the arts course work from the campus General Education lists. ECON 102 or ECON 103 must be one of the social & behavioral sciences courses, highly recommended before the fourth semester. The remaining 6 hours may be selected from a list maintained by the college, or additional course work from the campus General Education lists for social & behavioral sciences or humanities & the arts. Students must also complete the campus cultural studies requirement by completing (i) one western/comparative culture(s) course and (ii) one non-western/U.S. minority culture(s) course from the General Education cultural studies lists. Most students select liberal education courses that simultaneously satisfy these cultural studies requirements. Courses from the western and non-western lists that fall into free electives or other categories may also be used satisfy the cultural studies requirements.
4. Human factors elective—3 hours required. Choose from a list of departmentally approved human factors electives.
5. IE elective—3 hours required. Choose from a list of departmentally approved IE electives.
6. IE 470 may be taken in the first or second semester of the fourth year as authorized. The alternative is an IE elective.
7. Operations research elective—3 hours required. Choose from a list of departmentally approved operations research electives.
8. Manufacturing elective—3 hours required. Choose from a list of departmentally approved manufacturing electives.
9. Technical elective—4 hours required. Choose from a list of departmentally approved technical electives.