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 is a discipline that encompasses the analysis, development, improvement, implementation, and evaluation of integrated systems and their components, including materials, information, energy, people, money, time, equipment, and associated processes. Industrial engineering draws upon a variety of disciplines, from mathematics to psychology, from communications to computer science, and 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. Second-year students begin to take fundamental engineering courses such as statics, dynamics, statistics, and strength of materials. Third-year students take a core of industrial engineering courses and begin their chosen area of specialization in one of five tracks, including: Operations Research; Quality Engineering; Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Logistics; Economics and Finance; and Industrial Engineering Fundamentals. During their senior year, students broaden and deepen their knowledge with additional technical elective courses. Finally, all students participate in the practice of engineering through the capstone senior design course in which they work in teams to solve problems submitted by industry partnering companies, and present their solutions in reports and presentations supported by complete economic analyses. Engineering design, communication, teamwork, and laboratory experiences are integrated throughout all four years of the curriculum.
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 128 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 | GE 100—Introduction to ISE1 |
| 0 | GE 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 |
| 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 |
| 31 | 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 |
| 4 | ECE 110—Intro Elec & Computer Engrg |
| 3 | GE 101—Engineering Graphics & Design |
| 1 | GE 161—Business Side of Engineering |
| 3 | GE 494—Senior Engineering Project I |
| 2 | GE 495—Senior Engineering Project II |
| 3 | IE 300—Analysis of Data |
| 3 | IE 310—Operations Research |
| 1 | IE 311—Operations Research Lab |
| 3 | IE 410—Stochastic Processes |
| 3 | IE 413—Simulation |
| 3 | IE 430—Economic Found of Quality Syst |
| 4 | ME 330—Engineering Materials |
| 3 | TAM 211—Statics |
| 3 | TAM 212—Introductory Dynamics |
| 3 | TAM 251—Introductory Solid Mechanics |
| 45 | Total |
Track Option Electives
These courses enable the student to tailor his or her studies to one's interests and career goals in the major subdisciplines of industrial engineering.
| Hours | Requirements |
|---|---|
| 12 | Track option electives. Courses selected from departmentally approved lists of Track Option Electives or by petition to the department. The current Track options include:
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Technical Electives
These courses augment and strengthen the rigorous analysis and design principles practiced in the major subdisciplines of industrial engineering.
| Hours | Requirements |
|---|---|
| 3 | Computer science elective selected from the departmentally approved list of Computer Science Electives. |
| 3 | IE technical electives selected from the departmentally approved list of IE Technical Electives |
| 3 | Engineering Science technical elective chosen from the departmentally approved list of Engineering Science Electives. |
| 12 | 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 the combination GE 494 + GE 495 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 128 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 |
| 0 | GE 100—Introduction to ISE |
| 3-4 | GE 101—Engineering Graphics & Design or RHET 105—Principles of Composition1 |
| 4 | MATH 221—Calculus I2 |
| 3 | Liberal education elective3 |
| 14-15 | Total |
| Hours | Second Semester |
|---|---|
| 3 | CS 101—Intro Computing: Engrg & Sci |
| 4 | ECE 110—Intro Elec & Computer Engrg |
| 3 | MATH 231—Calculus II |
| 4 | PHYS 211—University Physics: Mechanics |
| 4-3 | RHET 105—Principles of Composition or GE 101—Engineering Graphics & Design1 |
| 18-17 | Total |
Second year
| Hours | First Semester |
|---|---|
| 1 | GE 161—Intro Business Side of Engrg |
| 4 | MATH 241—Calculus III |
| 4 | PHYS 212—University Physics: Elec & Mag |
| 3 | TAM 211—Statics |
| 3 | Liberal education elective3 |
| 15 | Total |
| Hours | Second Semester |
|---|---|
| 3 | IE 300—Analysis of Data |
| 3 | MATH 285—Intro Differential Equations |
| 2 | PHYS 213—Univ Physics: Thermal Physics |
| 3 | TAM 212—Introductory Dynamics |
| 3 | TAM 251—Introductory Solid Mechanics |
| 3 | Liberal education elective3 |
| 17 | Total |
Third year
| Hours | First Semester |
|---|---|
| 3 | IE 310—Operations Research |
| 1 | IE 311—Operations Research Lab |
| 3 | IE 430—Economic Found of Quality Syst |
| 3 | MATH 415—Applied Linear Algebra |
| 4 | ME 330—Engineering Materials |
| 3 | Liberal education elective3 |
| 18 | Total |
| Hours | Second Semester |
|---|---|
| 0 | GE 390—Seminar |
| 3 | IE 410—Stochastic Processes |
| 6 | Track option electives4 |
| 3 | Computer science elective5 |
| 3 | IE technical elective6 |
| 15 | Total |
Fourth year
| Hours | First Semester |
|---|---|
| 3 | IE 413—Simulation |
| 3-5 | IE technical elective6 or7 GE 494—Senior Engineering Project I8 and GE 495—Senior Engineering Project II8 |
| 3 | Track option elective4 |
| 3 | Engineering science elective9 |
| 3 | Liberal education elective3 |
| 15-17 | Total |
| Hours | Second Semester |
|---|---|
| 5-3 | GE 494—Senior Engineering Project I8 and GE 495—Senior Engineering Project II8 or7 IE technical elective6 |
| 3 | Track option elective4 |
| 3 | Liberal education elective3 |
| 6 | Free electives |
| 17-15 | Total |
1. RHET 105 may be taken in the first or second semester of the first year as authorized. The alternative is GE 101.
2. MATH 220—Calculus may be substituted, with four of the five credit hours applying toward the degree. MATH 220 is appropriate for students with no background in calculus.
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. Selected from the departmentally approved lists of Track Option Electives or by petition to the department.
5. Selected from the departmentally approved list of Computer Science Electives
6. Selected from the departmentally approved list of IE Technical Electives
7. GE 494 and GE 495 may be taken in the first or second semester of the fourth year as authorized. The alternative is a liberal education elective.
8. Combination satisfies the General Education Advanced Composition requirement.
9. Selected from the departmentally approved list of Engineering Science Electives.