Industrial Engineering (IE)

The need to manage and integrate engineering systems demands that the IE interact with people from all disciplines and levels within an organization, so people-oriented skills are essential in the industrial engineering profession. The system-wide view and the people-oriented problem-solving characteristic are distinctive features of industrial engineers that set them apart from other traditional engineering professionals.

As an industrial engineer, you might manage business operations or supervise workplace safety and quality control. You might work in the industry to make manufacturing processes more efficient. You will have the option to work in a broad range of industries, from automotive manufacturing, aerospace, mining, healthcare, finance, education, and more.

IEs need to have a background in diverse fields. With that in mind, the four-year curriculum at Texas State includes courses from the following areas: 

• Science, Math, and Engineering 
• Engineering Materials, Design, Industrial statistics, automation, and systems design 
• Ergonomics, supply chains, operations research, and safety, processes
• Healthcare systems, reliability and quality, renewable energy, transportation, and semiconductor production
• Humanities and social sciences.

The B.S. Industrial Engineering degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org.