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Curriculum in Industrial Engineering

Industrial engineering is concerned with the design, installation and improvement of integrated systems of people, materials, information and technology in organizational settings. Like other engineering fields, industrial engineering is concerned with solving problems through the application of specialized knowledge in mathematics and science, as well as the principles of engineering.

One thing that distinguishes the industrial engineer from other types of engineers is the broad range of applications in which he or she can utilize the specialized knowledge of the discipline. In recent years, productivity improvement has become critical for organizational survival worldwide. Because industrial engineers determine the most effective ways for an organization to use the basic resources of production, they are in demand in a wide range of organizational settings.

Industrial engineers are needed in virtually all manufacturing industries, including the aerospace and electronics industries. They are also commonly employed to design and improve various kinds of systems in hospitals, banks, engineering consulting firms, design facilities, airline companies, government and military agencies, and construction firms.

The four-year curriculum in industrial engineering at Texas A&M is designed to provide students with a solid basis in mathematics and science, as well as in manufacturing systems, production control, operations research, quality and reliability, factory design and engineering economics. The program culminates with a senior design course where students apply the principles they have learned to an actual industry problem.

(See Freshman Year)
Sophomore Year
First Semester

(Th-Pr)

Cr

 

Second Semester

(Th-Pr)

Cr
CPSC 206 Structured Programming in C

(3-2)

4

 

ENTC 200 Intro. to Mfg. Processes

(2-3)

3
ENGR 211 Conserv. Prin. of Engr. Mech.

(2-2)

3

 

ENGR 213 Prin. of Materials Engr.

(2-2)

3
ENGR 212 Conserv. Prin. in Thermal Sci.

(2-2)

3

 

ENGR 215 Prin. of Electrical Engr.

(2-2)

3
MATH 251 Engineering Mathematics III

(3-0)

3

 

INEN 220 Intro. to Prod. Systems

(3-0)

3
Elective 1

 

3

 

MATH 308 Differential Equations

(3-0)

3
 

 

16

 

STAT 211 Prin. of Statistics I

(3-0)

3
 

 

 

 

 

 

18
 
Junior Year
INEN 303 Engr. Economic Analysis

(3-0)

3

 

INEN 314 Statistical Control of Quality

(2-3)

3
MATH 304 Linear Algebra

(3-0)

3

 

INEN 315 Prod. Systems Planning

(3-0)

3
STAT 212 Prin. of Statistics II

(3-0)

3

 

INEN 316 Prod. Systems Operations

(3-0)

3
Technical elective 3

 

2

 

Electives 1

 

6
Technical writing elective 2

 

3

 

 

 

15
Elective 1

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 
 
Senior Year
INEN 416 Facilities Location, Layout and Matl. Handling

(2-3)

3

 

INEN 459 Mfg. Systems Design

(1-6)

3
INEN 424 Systems Simulation

(2-3)

3

 

ENGR 482 Ethics and Engineering

(2-2)

3
Technical electives 3

 

6

 

Technical electives 3

 

6
Elective 1

 

3

 

 

 

12
 

 

15

 

 

 

 

NOTES:
1. To be selected from the University Core Curriculum. Of the 18 hours shown as University Core Curriculum electives, 3 must be from visual and performing arts, 3 from social and behavioral sciences, 6 from U.S. history, 6 from POLS 206 and 207, and 6 from international and cultural diversity. The international and cultural diversity requirement may be met by courses satisfying the visual and performing arts, social and behavioral sciences, and the political science and history requirements if they are also on the approved list of international and cultural diversity courses.

2. To be selected from ENGL 210 or 301.

3. A total of 14 hours of technical electives is required. The choice of courses to be taken must be made in consultation with the student's advisor and/or the Industrial Engineering Advising Office.

The Systems Safety Engineering Specialty is available for students pursuing this degree.