Industrial Engineering
The Industrial Engineering undergraduate program is designed to develop the technical skills and intellectual discipline needed by our graduates to become leaders in industrial engineering and related professions. The program is distinctive in its emphasis on quantitative, economic, computer-aided approaches to production and service management problems. It is focused on providing an experimental and mathematical problem-formulating and problem-solving framework for industrial engineering work. The curriculum provides a broad foundation in the current ideas, models, and methods of industrial engineering. It also includes a substantial component in the humanities and social sciences to help students understand the societal implications of their work. The program in industrial engineering leading to the B.S. degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
Program Objectives
1. To provide students with the requisite analytical and computational
skills to assess practical situations and academic problems, formulate
models of the problems represented or embedded therein, design
potential solutions, and evaluate their impact.
2. To prepare students for the workplace by fostering their ability to
participate in teams, understand and practice interpersonal and
organizational behaviors, and communicate their solutions and
recommendations effectively through written, oral, and electronic
presentations.
3. To familiarize students with the historical development of
industrial engineering tools and techniques, the contemporary state of
the art, and to instill the need for lifelong learning within their
profession.
4. To instill in our students an understanding of ethical issues and professional and managerial responsibilities.
Curriculum
**starting FALL 2007, we will no longer be offering IEOR E3800 & IEOR E3801. Students will need to take IEOR E4201 & IEOR E4202**
The prerequisites for this program are courses equivalent to those listed in the first- and second-year program. We encourage all students to take ECON W1105, ECON W2261, COMS W1004/W1007 (JAVA), SIEO W3600, Linear Algebra, Ordinary Differential Equations, and pre-professional elective during the first and second year.
The undergraduate Industrial Engineering program requires a total of nine (9) points of technical electives equivalent to three (3) courses. If a required technical course is not scheduled, it must be replaced by a technical elective with the written approval of a faculty adviser.
Undergraduates are strongly recommended to follow the sequence of courses as outlined in the SEAS Bulletin.