The industrial engineering curriculum combines three professional areas of practice: product and production process design, work analysis, and engineering management science. Students are also offered exposure to the more specialized areas of automated manufacturing systems, information systems, quality assurance, and safety engineering. In the freshman and sophomore years, the program concentrates on mathematics, physical science, and engineering science, an adequate background in these being essential to the courses presented in the later years. The courses stress fundamental principles and concepts which develop gradually and eventually culminate in a system design dealing with real engineering and management situations in an industrial commercial or public service enterprise.

The curriculum as described here is for students entering NJIT as  freshmen in the fall of 2000 or after that date. Students entering before that date may have a different program and should consult the department to learn which curriculum applies. In addition to the course requirements described, students have to take the Basic Engineering Skills Test (B.E.S.T.).

The Mission of Industrial Engineering

The mission of the department is to (1) provide for all our students an environment conducive to learning and personal growth; (2) educate a diverse undergraduate and graduate student body for successful employment in industry and the pursuit of advanced studies; (3) prepare students, both undergraduate and graduate, for future managerial and leadership roles; (4) engage in research to support the advanced education of graduate students, maintain the intellectual vitality of the faculty, and expand the frontiers of knowledge in areas of importance to the state and nation; (5) serve our profession through membership and leadership on national and international societies, and editorial boards, and (6) serve our community by offering our expertise to industries, state and local constituencies, and pre-college students and teachers.

Program Educational Objectives

1.       Program graduates use mathematics, science, computational methodologies, and analytical techniques and fundamental principles of Industrial Engineering in their professional practice.

2.       Program graduates are life-long learners, pursuing graduate education, and professional growth in Industrial Engineering and related fields.

3.       Program graduates design, improve, and manage integrated systems of people, technologies, information, and resources in the socioeconomic environment of today and the foreseeable future.

4.       Program graduates have communication, team work and management skills to pursue diverse career paths and advance in leadership positions.

Graduates of the Industrial Engineering program will have:

(a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
(e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) An ability to communicate effectively
(h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
(i) A recognition of the need for, and the ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) A knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
(l) An ability to design, develop, implement and improve integrated systems that include people, materials, information, equipment and energy

The undergraduate Industrial Engineering Program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 - telephone: (410) 347-7700.

1st Semester: (16 credits)

1st Semester: (17 credits)

1st Semester: (15 credits)

1st Semester: (17 credits)

Electives

Lit/Hist/Phil/STS GUR: Students must take one 300-level course from any of the following fields: Literature; History; Philosophy; or Science, Technology and Society (STS); or an approved 300-level course at Rutgers-Newark.

Open Elective in Humanities and Social Science GUR: Students must take one 300-level course from any of the following fields: English (Eng); History (Hist); Literature (Lit); Philosophy (Phil); Science, Technology and Society (STS); Social Science (SS); or Theater (Thtr). Students may also satisfy this requirement with Architectural History IV (Arch 382) or by taking an approved 300-level course at Rutgers-Newark.

Basic Social Sciences GUR: Three credits of the basic social sciences requirement must be taken in economics; acceptable courses are SS 201, Econ 265, or Econ 266. The remaining 3 credits may be satisfied by HSS 202, STS 257 or STS 258. Students may also take approved introductory courses in basic social sciences at Rutgers-Newark to fulfill this requirement.

Capstone Seminar in Humanities and Social Science GUR: All students, except those enrolled in the honors college, take one of the following: HSS 403, HSS 404, HSS 405, HSS 406, HSS 407, HSS 408, HSS 409. Students enrolled in the honors college take one from HSS 491H-499H.

Cultural History GUR: Take two courses (6 credits) from among HUM 211, HUM 212, Hist 213, and 200-level history courses at Rutgers-Newark.

Management GUR: Students take IE 492 or Mgmt 390 or AS 333, which is acceptable only for students taking the aerospace option. Students enrolled in a dual degree program between architecture and management take HRM 601 to fulfill this requirement.

Options (Technical Electives)

Students in industrial engineering may pursue a general industrial engineering program of study and select 9 credits of technical electives from a wide variety of elective courses or concentrate their choice of 9 credits of technical electives in one of the designated options. Courses from other departments may be used to substitute for technical electives. The student must consult with the undergraduate advisor for a list of qualified courses and obtain approval. Those students choosing an option must obtain the advisor's approval of their entire choice of option electives prior to registering for their first technical elective course. Listed below are four options and suggested technical electives for each:

Automated Manufacturing Systems: Option 1

Option 2:

Refer to the General University Requirement section of this catalog for further information on electives.

Co-op

Two co-op courses taken in sequence replace a technical elective. In industrial engineering, IE 310 is taken for additive credit, and IE 411 is taken for degree credit, with IE 310 as a prerequisite.