Curriculum in Industrial Engineering

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.

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 Lecture1
0	IE 490—Seminar
0	Total

1. External transfer students take ENG 300—Engineering Transfer Lecture instead.

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 I
3	MATH 231—Calculus II
4	MATH 241—Calculus III
3	MATH 385—Intro Differential Equations
3	MATH 415—Linear Algebra
4	PHYS 211—Univ Physics, Mechanics
4	PHYS 212—Univ Physics, Elec & Mag
2	PHYS 213—Univ Physics, Thermal Physics
2	PHYS 214—Univ Physics, Quantum Phys
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 to Computing, Eng & Sci
3	ECE 205—Intro Elec & Electr Circuits
1	ECE 206—Intro Elec & Electr Ckts Lab
3	GE 101—Engineering Graphics & Design
3	IE 300—Analysis of Data
4	IE 310—Intro to 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 and Ctrl
3	IE 430—Economic Found of Quality Sys
3	IE 470—Senior Design 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 departmentally approved list.
3	IE elective chosen from a departmentally approved list.
3	Manufacturing elective chosen from a departmentally approved list.
3	Operations research elective chosen from a departmentally approved list.
4	Technical elective chosen from a departmentally approved list.
16	Total

Social Sciences and Humanities

The social sciences and humanities courses, as approved by the College of Engineering, ensure that students have exposure in breadth and depth to areas of intellectual activity that are essential to the general education of any college graduate.

Hours	Requirements
3	ECON 102—Microeconomic Principles or ECON 103—Macroeconomic Principles
15	Electives in social sciences and humanities approved by the College of Engineering and satisfying the campus general education requirements for social sciences and humanities, including cultural studies western and non-western.
18	Total

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 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 so that there are at least 132 credit hours earned toward the degree.

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 Lecture
4	MATH 221—Calculus I1
4-3	RHET 105—Principles of Composition or GE 101—Engineering Graphics & Design2
3	Elective in social sciences or humanities3
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—Univ Physics, Mechanics
3	Elective in social sciences or humanities3
17-18	Total

Second year

Hours	First Semester
3	CS 101—Intro to Computing, Eng & Sci
4	MATH 241—Calculus III
4	PHYS 212—Univ Physics, Elec & Mag
2	TAM 210—Introduction to Statics
3	Elective in social sciences or humanities3
16	Total

Hours	Second Semester
3	IE 300—Analysis of Data
3	MATH 385—Intro Differential Equations
2	PHYS 213—Univ Physics, Thermal Physics
2	PHYS 214—Univ Physics, Quantum Phys
3	TAM 212—Introductory Dynamics
3	TAM 251—Introductory Solid Mechanics
16	Total

Third year

Hours	First Semester
4	IE 310—Intro to Operations Research
4	IE 340—Human Factors
3	MATH 415—Linear Algebra
4	ME 330—Engineering Materials
3	Elective in social sciences or humanities3
18	Total

Hours	Second Semester
3	ECE 205—Intro Elec & Electr Circuits
1	ECE 206—Intro Elec & Electr Ckts Lab
3	IE 330—Industrial Quality Control
3	IE 360—Facilities Planning and Design
3	IE 361—Production Planning and Ctrl
0	IE 390—Seminar
3	ME 350—Design for Manufacturability
16	Total

Fourth year

Hours	First Semester
3	IE 430—Economic Found of Quality Sys
3	Human factors elective4
3	IE elective5 or IE 470—Senior Design Project6
3	Operations research elective7
3	Elective in social sciences or humanities3
3	Free elective
18	Total

Hours	Second Semester
3	IE 470—Senior Design Project6or IE elective5
3	Manufacturing elective8
4	Technical elective9
3	Free elective
3	Elective in social sciences or humanities3
16	Total

1. 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.

2. RHET 105 may be taken in the first or second semester of the first year as authorized. The alternative is GE 101.

3. Each student must satisfy the 18-hour social sciences and humanities requirements of the College of Engineering, including ECON 102 or 103, and the campus general education requirements for social sciences and humanities.

4. Human factors elective—3 hours required. Choose from a departmentally approved list.

5. IE elective —3 hours required. Choose from a departmentally approved list.

6.  IE 470 may be taken in the first or second semester of the fourth year as authorized.  The alternative is IE elective.

7. Operations research elective—3 hours required. Choose from a departmentally approved list.

8. Manufacturing elective—3 hours required. Choose from a departmentally approved list.

9. Technical elective—4 hours required. Choose from a departmentally approved list.