BS in Industrial Engineering
Degree Requirements
To earn a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering degree from UIC, students need to complete university, college, and department degree requirements. The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering degree requirements are outlined below. Students should consult the College of Engineering section for additional degree requirements and college academic policies.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Summary of Requirements | ||
| Nonengineering and General Education Requirements | 56 | |
| Required in the College of Engineering | 57 | |
| Technical Electives | 12 | |
| Electives outside the Major Rubric | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 128 | |
Nonengineering and General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ENGL 160 | Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts | 3 |
| ENGL 161 | Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research | 3 |
| Exploring World Cultures course a | 3 | |
| Understanding the Creative Arts course a | 3 | |
| Understanding the Past course a | 3 | |
| Understanding the Individual and Society course a | 3 | |
| Understanding U.S. Society course a | 3 | |
| MATH 180 | Calculus I b | 4 |
| MATH 181 | Calculus II b | 4 |
| MATH 210 | Calculus III b | 3 |
| MATH 220 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 310 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
| CHEM 122 | Matter and Energy b,c | 3 |
| CHEM 123 | Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I b,c | 2 |
| PHYS 141 | General Physics I (Mechanics) b | 4 |
| PHYS 142 | General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) b | 4 |
| MGMT 340 | Introduction to Organizations | 3 |
| STAT 362 | Elements of Statistical Computing | 2 |
| Total Hours | 56 | |
- a
Students should consult the General Education section of the catalog for a list of approved courses in this category.
- b
This course is approved for the Analyzing the Natural World General Education category.
- c
General Education credit is given for successful completion of both CHEM 122 and CHEM 123.
Required in the College of Engineering
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ENGR 100 | Engineering Success Seminar for Freshmen a | 1 |
| or ENGR 101 | Engineering Success Seminar for Transfer Students | |
| CME 201 | Statics | 3 |
| CME 203 | Strength of Materials | 3 |
| CS 109 | Programming for Engineers with MatLab | 3 |
| ECE 210 | Electrical Circuit Analysis | 3 |
| IE 201 | Financial Engineering | 3 |
| IE 342 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| IE 345 | Regression Applications and Forecasting in Engineering | 3 |
| IE 348 | Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining for Engineering Applications | 3 |
| IE 365 | Work Productivity Analysis | 4 |
| IE 380 | Manufacturing Process Principles | 3 |
| IE 396 | Senior Design I b | 3 |
| IE 397 | Senior Design Il b | 2 |
| IE 442 | Design and Analysis of Experiments in Engineering | 3 |
| IE 463 | Manufacturing Facilities Design and Material Handling | 3 |
| IE 466 | Production Operation Analytics and Inventory Control | 3 |
| IE 467 | Discrete Event Computer Simulation Application | 3 |
| IE 471 | Operations Research I | 3 |
| IE 472 | Operations Research II | 3 |
| ME 250 | Introduction to Engineering Design and Graphics | 3 |
| IE 499 | Professional Development Seminar | 0 |
| Total Hours | 57 | |
- a
ENGR 100 and ENGR 101 are a one-semester-hour courses, but the hour does not count toward the total hours required for graduation.
- b
The IE 444 and IE 445 year-long course sequence satisfies the capstone requirement for IE 396 and IE 397.
Technical Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses | ||
| Select four of the following: | 12 | |
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Introduction to Thermodynamics | ||
| Engineering Dynamics | ||
| Engineering Design and Graphics with Computer-Aided Design and Simulation | ||
| Advanced Quality Control and Reliability | ||
| Safety Engineering | ||
| Stochastic Processes and Queuing Models | ||
Any IE course at the 400 level not required above | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Electives Outside the Major Rubric
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | ||
| Electives outside the IE Rubric | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Sample Course Schedule
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| MATH 180 | Calculus I | 4 |
| CHEM 122 | Matter and Energy | 3 |
| CHEM 123 | Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I | 2 |
| ENGL 160 | Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts | 3 |
| ENGR 100 | Engineering Success Seminar for Freshmen a | 1 |
| ME 250 | Introduction to Engineering Design and Graphics | 3 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MATH 181 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 141 | General Physics I (Mechanics) | 4 |
| ENGL 161 | Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research | 3 |
| CS 109 | Programming for Engineers with MatLab | 3 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| PHYS 142 | General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) | 4 |
| IE 201 | Financial Engineering | 3 |
| CME 201 | Statics | 3 |
| MATH 210 | Calculus III | 3 |
| ECE 210 | Electrical Circuit Analysis | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MATH 220 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 310 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
| CME 203 | Strength of Materials | 3 |
| IE 342 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| IE 471 | Operations Research I | 3 |
| IE 345 | Regression Applications and Forecasting in Engineering | 3 |
| IE 348 | Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining for Engineering Applications | 3 |
| IE 365 | Work Productivity Analysis | 4 |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| IE 442 | Design and Analysis of Experiments in Engineering | 3 |
| IE 472 | Operations Research II | 3 |
| STAT 362 | Elements of Statistical Computing | 2 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Elective Outside the Major Rubric | 3 | |
| MGMT 340 | Introduction to Organizations | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| IE 380 | Manufacturing Process Principles | 3 |
| IE 396 | Senior Design I b | 3 |
| IE 467 | Discrete Event Computer Simulation Application | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| IE 397 | Senior Design Il b | 2 |
| IE 463 | Manufacturing Facilities Design and Material Handling | 3 |
| IE 466 | Production Operation Analytics and Inventory Control | 3 |
| IE 499 | Professional Development Seminar c | 0 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Core course | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 128 | |
- a
ENGR 100 is one-semester-hour course, but the hour does not count toward the total hours required for graduation. Students who transfer into the College of Engineering will take ENGR 101 within the first semester after enrolling.
- b
IE 396 is only offered fall semesters. IE 397 is only offered spring semesters.
- c
IE 499 must be taken the final semester of study.