Industrial Engineering Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
This program is available at the following location:
- Corvallis
Options available:
The Bachelor of Science and Honors Bachelor of Science degrees in Industrial Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.ABET.org.
Industrial engineering is the application of science, mathematics, and engineering methods to complex system integration and operation. Because the systems with which they work are so large and complex, industrial engineers (IEs) must develop expertise in a wide variety of disciplines, the ability to work well with people, and a broad, systems perspective. All IE graduate students learn advanced methods of system integration and operation. IE graduates analyze and design facilities, material handling systems, manufacturing processes, information systems, and workstations. They also develop, apply, and oversee policies, procedures, and algorithms for production planning, inventory control, resource allocation and scheduling, quality assurance, and supply chain management.
Program Educational Objectives—Industrial Engineering
Note: The Bachelor of Science and Honors Bachelor of Science degrees in Industrial Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.ABET.org, which requires stated program educational objectives and student outcomes to support these.
OSU Industrial Engineering graduates receive an innovative education, and within 3 to 5 years of graduation will have:
- Recognized and created value to organizations through the analysis, evaluation, and improvement of engineered systems and processes using appropriate industrial engineering methods and tools.
- Communicated effectively across disciplines and actively contributed to a culture of managing and/or leading activities in support of organizational and personal goals and objectives.
- Solved problems through the application of structured and unstructured industrial engineering methodologies.
- Designed, developed, or implemented innovative systems and processes by applying principles of engineering.
Major Code: 323
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- Apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
- Communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
- Design, develop, implement, and improve integrated systems that include people, materials, information, equipment and energy.
- Accomplish the integration of systems using appropriate analytical, computational, and experimental practices.
| First Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| CH 201 | CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS | 3 |
| CH 202 | CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS 1 | 3 |
| COMM 111Z or COMM 114 | +*PUBLIC SPEAKING or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE | 3-4 |
| ENGR 100 | THE OREGON STATE ENGINEERING STUDENT | 3 |
| ENGR 102 | DESIGN ENGINEERING AND PROBLEM SOLVING | 3 |
| ENGR 103 | ENGINEERING COMPUTATION AND ALGORITHMIC THINKING | 3 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS (or any PAC course) | 1 |
| MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| PH 211 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| WR 121Z | *COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| *Perspectives Courses | 6 | |
| *Difference, Power & Discrimination | 3 | |
| Credits | 50-51 | |
| Second Year | ||
| ENGR 211 | STATICS | 3 |
| ENGR 212 | DYNAMICS | 3 |
| ENGR 213 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 3 |
| ENGR 248 | ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND 3-D MODELING | 3 |
| ENGR 390 | ENGINEERING ECONOMY 1 | 3 |
| IE 212 | COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 1 | 4 |
| MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 |
| MTH 341 | LINEAR ALGEBRA I | 3 |
| PH 212 & PH 213 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS and *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 8 |
| IE 255 | INTRODUCTORY QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS | 4 |
| WR 227Z | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 4 |
| Credits | 42 | |
| Third Year | ||
| ENGR 201 | ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS I | 3 |
| MATS 321 | INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS SCIENCE | 4 |
| MFGE 336 | PRODUCTION ENGINEERING | 4 |
| IE 355 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND IMPROVEMENT | 4 |
| IE 356 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR SYSTEM MODELING AND EXPERIMENTATION | 4 |
| IE 366 | WORK SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | 4 |
| IE 367 | PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL | 4 |
| IE 368 | FACILITY DESIGN AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Restricted IME Elective | 8 | |
| *Biological Science Elective | 4 | |
| *Perspectives Courses | 6 | |
| Credits | 49 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| IE 412 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | 4 |
| IE 415 | SIMULATION AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS | 4 |
| IE 425 | INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION | 4 |
| IE 426 | STOCHASTIC MODELS OF INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS | 4 |
| MIME 497 | ^MIME CAPSTONE DESIGN | 4 |
| MIME 498 | ^MIME CAPSTONE DESIGN | 4 |
| Restricted IME Electives | 10 | |
| *Synthesis Courses | 6 | |
| Credits | 40 | |
| Total Credits | 181-182 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
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Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards
- 1
Prerequisite for several upper-division courses
Major Code: 323
Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| ENGR 100 | THE OREGON STATE ENGINEERING STUDENT | 3 |
| CH 201 | CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS | 3 |
| WR 121Z | *COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| *Perspectives Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Winter | ||
| ENGR 102 | DESIGN ENGINEERING AND PROBLEM SOLVING | 3 |
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| CH 202 | CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS | 3 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| COMM 111Z or COMM 114 | +*PUBLIC SPEAKING or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE | 3-4 |
| *Any PAC Course | 1 | |
| Credits | 16-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGR 103 | ENGINEERING COMPUTATION AND ALGORITHMIC THINKING | 3 |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| PH 211 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| *Difference, Power & Discrimination | 3 | |
| *Perspectives Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENGR 211 | STATICS | 3 |
| ENGR 248 | ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND 3-D MODELING | 3 |
| MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 |
| PH 212 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| ENGR 213 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 3 |
| MTH 341 | LINEAR ALGEBRA I | 3 |
| PH 213 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| IE 212 | COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING | 4 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGR 212 | DYNAMICS | 3 |
| MATS 321 | INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS SCIENCE | 4 |
| WR 227Z | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 4 |
| IE 255 | INTRODUCTORY QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MFGE 336 | PRODUCTION ENGINEERING | 4 |
| IE 355 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND IMPROVEMENT | 4 |
| IE 367 | PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL | 4 |
| Restricted Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| IE 356 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR SYSTEM MODELING AND EXPERIMENTATION | 4 |
| IE 366 | WORK SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | 4 |
| IE 368 | FACILITY DESIGN AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| *Perspectives Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGR 201 | ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS I | 3 |
| ENGR 390 | ENGINEERING ECONOMY | 3 |
| Restricted Elective | 4 | |
| *Perspectives Course | 4 | |
| *Perspectives Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| IE 412 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | 4 |
| IE 425 | INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION | 4 |
| MIME 497 | ^MIME CAPSTONE DESIGN | 4 |
| Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| IE 415 | SIMULATION AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS | 4 |
| IE 426 | STOCHASTIC MODELS OF INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS | 4 |
| MIME 498 | ^MIME CAPSTONE DESIGN | 4 |
| Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Restricted Elective | 4 | |
| *Synthesis Course | 3 | |
| *Synthesis Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 10 | |
| Total Credits | 181-182 | |