Industrial Engineering

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The bachelor of science major in industrial engineering (IE) provides students with a background in diverse fields including social sciences, humanities and English to refine communication skills; math, chemistry, physics, and engineering; probability, statistics and design of experiments; operations research, productivity analysis, and human factors engineering; engineering economics; and computer programming, data analytics, and machine learning. Required projects in senior design courses incorporate appropriate engineering standards and multiple constraints and are based on knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work. An optional cooperative education program is available which develops both design and industry awareness and expertise. Students can also identify IE related internships. Leadership in student organizations, research initiatives and opportunities to apply for nationally recognized service activities contribute significantly to IE students’ experience

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Career Opportunities

Designing and improving business, manufacturing or service operations in sectors such as aerospace, communications, electronics and semiconductors, healthcare, oil, energy and gas, performing as:

  • Data analyst
  • Data scientist
  • Data engineer
  • Human factors engineer
  • Industrial engineer
  • Lean manufacturing engineer
  • Lean systems engineer
  • Logistics engineer
  • Logistics manager
  • Occupational health and safety manager
  • Operations analyst
  • Operations research analyst
  • Operations engineer
  • Operations manager
  • Sustainability engineer
  • Process improvement specialist
  • Production manager
  • Production planner
  • Project manager
  • Quality engineer
  • Reliability engineer
  • Systems engineer
  • Supply chain engineer
  • Supply chain manager

Other opportunities:

  • Consulting: process improvement specialist
  • Education: teacher, certified trainer
  • Government: policy fellow, president
  • Research: experimental designer, data analyst, systems designer, operations researcher