BS in Industrial Engineering Curriculum
The program requires 120 credits. Students must complete the following requirements:
Within the policies of the School of Computing and Engineering, the Industrial Engineering program enforces credit limits during the academic terms. Exceeding 18 credits in the Fall or Spring semesters, 4 credits in the January term, or 10 credits in each Summer term requires the approval of the dean's office.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| University Curriculum | ||
| Foundations of Inquiry: | ||
| FYS 101 | First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| EN 101 | Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
| EN 102 | Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| Quantitative Literacy: | ||
| MA 285 | Applied Statistics | 3 |
| Disciplinary Inquiry: | ||
| Take 4 credits of IE approved UC Natural Science 1 | 4 | |
| Humanities | 3 | |
| Social Science | 3 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Personal Inquiry: | ||
| Part 1: | ||
| Take 4 additional credits of IE approved UC Natural Science 1 | 4 | |
| Humanties, Social Science, Fine Arts (2 classes; must be from two different areas) | 6 | |
| Part 2: | ||
| ENR 110 | The World of an Engineer 2 | 3 |
| MA 151 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Complete one of the following | 3-4 | |
| Take additional IE approved UC Natural Science course 1 | ||
| or | ||
Any UC approved course | ||
| Integrative Capstone: | ||
| University Capstone | 3 | |
| In additional to the University Curricum, students majoring in Industrial Engineering must complete the following requirements: | ||
| Foundational Courses for Industrial Engineering | ||
| Take one of the following CSC courses | 3-4 | |
| Computing: Multidisciplinary Approach | ||
| or | ||
| Introduction to Programming for Engineers | ||
| or | ||
| Programming and Problem Solving and Programming and Problem Solving Lab | ||
| ENR 210 | Engineering Economics and Project Management | 3 |
| Select 11 to 15 credits of approved Math and Science Electives 3,4 | 11-15 | |
| Common Engineering Curriculum | ||
| ENR 395 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 |
| Industrial Engineering Courses | ||
| IER 220 | Production Systems (MER 225) | 3 |
| IER 230 | Lean Systems Engineering (MER 235) | 3 |
| IER 240 | Physical Human Factors and the Workplace (MER 245) | 1 |
| IER 265 | Cognitive Human Factors and the Workplace (MER 265) | 2 |
| IER 280 | Data Analytics I | 3 |
| IER 310 | Operations Research I (MER 315) | 3 |
| IER 375 | Statistical Process Control | 3 |
| IER 401 | Introduction to Engineering Management | 3 |
| IER 402 | Engineering Quality Management & Decision Making | 3 |
| IER 490 | Engineering Professional Experience | 1 |
| IER 491 | Capstone Project I | 3 |
| IER 498 | Capstone Project II | 3 |
| Industrial Engineering Electives | ||
| IER Technical Electives 5 | 9 | |
| CER, IER, MER, SER Technical Electives 6 | 3 | |
| Open Electives | 7-11 | |
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IE approved UC science include: BIO101 & 101L, BIO102 & 102L, BIO 208 & 208L, BMS 200, CHE 110 & 110L, CHE 111 & 111L, PHY 121, PHY 122, other UC Natural Science course with prior approval of program director
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Students that transfer into the IE program after their first year may substitute another engineering-based introductory course with program director approval.
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Students need a total of 30 credits of Approved Math and Science Electives. These include MA 151, MA 285, IE approved UC science, and Math & Science Electives.
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Math & Science Electives: IE approved UC science course above, and BIO211, BIO211L, MA153, MA154, MA205, MA229, MA251, MA265, MA301, MA365, other Math or Science course with prior approval of program director
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All IER courses that are not required for an IE degree.
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One additional IER technical elective or any 200-level or higher ENR, CER, MER, SER courses that are not required for an IE degree.