INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Science

Industrial engineers design, install, and improve the complex systems which provide goods and services vital to our society and economy. These systems integrate people, materials, and equipment, and thereby place unique demands for breadth of preparation on industrial engineers. Knowledge is required in mathematical, physical, and social sciences; economic, operational, and engineering analyses; and the principles and techniques of engineering design. Because industrial engineering problems relate closely to management, industrial engineers need to be able to work and communicate well with managers.

The traditional arenas for the practice of industrial engineering are the manufacturing facilities of industry; however, fully one-third of practicing industrial engineers today are employed in non-manufacturing institutions such as hospitals and banks and in government service. The department emphasizes quality, ergonomics, and design in these non-traditional areas, as well as the changing manufacturing world, in preparing students both for professional practice and further study.

In addition to numerous employment opportunities, industrial engineering graduates may further their formal education. The Department of Industrial Engineering offers programs leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philsophy degrees.

Current curriculum and department information is available online at www-ie.ces.clemson.edu.
 
Sophomore Year
First Semester
3 - C M E 210 Introduction to Materials Science
2 - E G 209 Intro. to Engr./Comp. Graphics
4 - I E 201 Systems Design I
4 - MTHSC 206 Calculus of Several Variables
3 - PHYS 221 Physics with Calculus II
2 - Elective
18

Second Semester
3 - E M 201 Engineering Mechanics: Statics
4 - I E 210 Design and Analysis of Work Systems
4 - MTHSC 208 Intro. to Ord. Diff. Equations
3 - MTHSC 302 Statistics for Science and Engr.
3 - SPCH 250 Public Speaking
17

Junior Year
First Semester
3 - E M 304 Mechanics of Materials1
3 - I E 320 Design of Information Systems in Industrial Engineering
3 - I E 380 Methods of Operational Research I
3 - I E 384 Engineering Economic Analysis
3 - M E 310 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
2 - Elective
17

Second Semester
2 - E C E 307 Basic Electrical Engineering
1 - E C E 309 Electrical Engineering Lab. I
3 - ENGL 314 Technical Writing
3 - I E 340 Systems and Flow
4 - I E 361 Industrial Quality Control
3 - I E 381 Methods of Operational Research II
16

Senior Year
First Semester
3 - I E 461 Quality Engineering
3 - I E 482 Systems Modeling
3 - I E 486 Production Planning and Control
3 - Humanities/Social Science Requirement2
3 - Literature Requirement3
15

Second Semester
3 - I E 467 Systems Design II
1 - I E 468 Design Problems in Industrial Engr.
6 - Humanities/Social Science Requirement2
6 - Elective
16

131 Total Semester Hours

1E M 202 or C E 200 may be substituted.
2See advisor.
3Select from sophomore literature (200 level only) or foreign language literature (300 level or higher).
Notes:
1. Baccalaureate Degree Requirement-In each I E course taken, a student must make a grade of C or higher.
2. Course Enrollment Requirement-A student is allowed to enroll in I E courses only when all prerequisites, as defined by the current official listings for those courses, have been passed with a grade of C or higher.