Program Overview

BS in Industrial Engineering

The Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering degree from UIC requires students to complete university, college, and department degree requirements. The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering degree requirements are outlined below.

Degree Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering degree, students must complete the following requirements:

• Nonengineering and General Education Requirements: 56 hours
• Required in the College of Engineering: 57 hours
• Technical Electives: 12 hours
• Electives outside the Major Rubric: 3 hours
• Total Hours: 128

Nonengineering and General Education Requirements

The following courses are required:

• ENGL 160: Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts (3 hours)
• ENGL 161: Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research (3 hours)
• Exploring World Cultures course (3 hours)
• Understanding the Creative Arts course (3 hours)
• Understanding the Past course (3 hours)
• Understanding the Individual and Society course (3 hours)
• Understanding U.S. Society course (3 hours)
• MATH 180: Calculus I (4 hours)
• MATH 181: Calculus II (4 hours)
• MATH 210: Calculus III (3 hours)
• MATH 218: Applied Linear Algebra (3 hours)
• MATH 220: Introduction to Differential Equations (3 hours)
• CHEM 122: Matter and Energy (3 hours)
• CHEM 123: Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I (2 hours)
• PHYS 141: General Physics I (Mechanics) (4 hours)
• PHYS 142: General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) (4 hours)
• MGMT 340: Introduction to Organizations (3 hours)
• STAT 362: Elements of Statistical Computing (2 hours) Total Hours: 56

Required in the College of Engineering

The following courses are required:

• ENGR 100: Engineering Success Seminar for Freshmen (1 hour)
• CME 201: Statics (3 hours)
• CME 203: Strength of Materials (3 hours)
• CS 109: Programming for Engineers with MatLab (3 hours)
• ECE 210: Electrical Circuit Analysis (3 hours)
• IE 201: Financial Engineering (3 hours)
• IE 342: Probability and Statistics for Engineers (3 hours)
• IE 345: Regression Applications and Forecasting in Engineering (3 hours)
• IE 348: Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining for Engineering Applications (3 hours)
• IE 365: Work Productivity Analysis (4 hours)
• IE 380: Manufacturing Process Principles (3 hours)
• IE 396: Senior Design I (3 hours)
• IE 397: Senior Design II (2 hours)
• IE 442: Design and Analysis of Experiments in Engineering (3 hours)
• IE 463: Manufacturing Facilities Design and Material Handling (3 hours)
• IE 466: Production Operation Analytics and Inventory Control (3 hours)
• IE 467: Discrete Event Computer Simulation Application (3 hours)
• IE 471: Operations Research I (3 hours)
• IE 472: Operations Research II (3 hours)
• ME 250: Introduction to Engineering Design and Graphics (3 hours)
• IE 499: Professional Development Seminar (0 hours) Total Hours: 57

Technical Electives

Students must select four of the following courses:

• IE 392: Undergraduate Research
• ME 205: Introduction to Thermodynamics
• ME 210: Engineering Dynamics
• ME 347: Engineering Design and Graphics with Computer-Aided Design and Simulation
• IE 446: Advanced Quality Control and Reliability
• IE 461: Safety Engineering
• IE 473: Stochastic Processes and Queuing Models
• Any IE course at the 400 level not required above Total Hours: 12

Electives Outside the Major Rubric

Students must complete 3 hours of electives outside the IE Rubric.

Sample Course Schedule

A sample course schedule is provided below:

Freshman Year

• First Semester:
  • MATH 180: Calculus I (4 hours)
  • CHEM 122: Matter and Energy (3 hours)
  • CHEM 123: Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I (2 hours)
  • ENGL 160: Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts (3 hours)
  • ENGR 100: Engineering Success Seminar for Freshmen (1 hour)
  • ME 250: Introduction to Engineering Design and Graphics (3 hours)
  • General Education Core course (3 hours) Total Hours: 18
• Second Semester:
  • MATH 181: Calculus II (4 hours)
  • PHYS 141: General Physics I (Mechanics) (4 hours)
  • ENGL 161: Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research (3 hours)
  • CS 109: Programming for Engineers with MatLab (3 hours)
  • General Education Core course (3 hours) Total Hours: 17

Sophomore Year

• First Semester:
  • PHYS 142: General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) (4 hours)
  • IE 201: Financial Engineering (3 hours)
  • CME 201: Statics (3 hours)
  • MATH 210: Calculus III (3 hours)
  • ECE 210: Electrical Circuit Analysis (3 hours) Total Hours: 16
• Second Semester:
  • MATH 218: Applied Linear Algebra (3 hours)
  • MATH 220: Introduction to Differential Equations (3 hours)
  • CME 203: Strength of Materials (3 hours)
  • IE 342: Probability and Statistics for Engineers (3 hours)
  • General Education Core course (3 hours) Total Hours: 15

Junior Year

• First Semester:
  • IE 471: Operations Research I (3 hours)
  • IE 345: Regression Applications and Forecasting in Engineering (3 hours)
  • IE 348: Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining for Engineering Applications (3 hours)
  • IE 365: Work Productivity Analysis (4 hours)
  • General Education Core course (3 hours) Total Hours: 16
• Second Semester:
  • IE 442: Design and Analysis of Experiments in Engineering (3 hours)
  • IE 472: Operations Research II (3 hours)
  • STAT 362: Elements of Statistical Computing (2 hours)
  • Technical Elective (3 hours)
  • Elective Outside the Major Rubric (3 hours)
  • MGMT 340: Introduction to Organizations (3 hours) Total Hours: 17

Senior Year

• First Semester:
  • IE 380: Manufacturing Process Principles (3 hours)
  • IE 396: Senior Design I (3 hours)
  • IE 467: Discrete Event Computer Simulation Application (3 hours)
  • Technical Elective (3 hours)
  • Technical Elective (3 hours) Total Hours: 15
• Second Semester:
  • IE 397: Senior Design II (2 hours)
  • IE 463: Manufacturing Facilities Design and Material Handling (3 hours)
  • IE 466: Production Operation Analytics and Inventory Control (3 hours)
  • IE 499: Professional Development Seminar (0 hours)
  • Technical Elective (3 hours)
  • General Education Core course (3 hours) Total Hours: 14 Total Hours: 128