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: BIO 101 & 101L, BIO 102 & 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 BIO 211, BIO 211L, MA 153, MA 154, MA 205, MA 229, MA 251, MA 265, MA 301, MA 365, 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.