University Catalog

Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering - Undergraduate Program

This is an archived copy of the 2023-2024 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.uta.edu/.

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering

General Education Courses
POLS 2311GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES3
POLS 2312STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT3
COMS 2302PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING3
Language, Philosophy, or Culture Elective3
Creative Arts Elective3
History Electives6
Pre-Professional Courses 1
UNIV 1131STUDENT SUCCESS1
or ENGR 1101 ENTRANCE TO ENGINEERING FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS
ENGL 1301RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I3
MATH 1426CALCULUS I 24
MATH 2425CALCULUS II4
MATH 2326CALCULUS III3
MATH 3319DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS & LINEAR ALGEBRA3
PHYS 1443GENERAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS I4
PHYS 1444GENERAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS II4
CHEM 1441
CHEM 1442
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
8
Or:
CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS ( & Approved Science Elective)
MAE 1351INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DESIGN3
IE 1110FIRST SEMESTER INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR1
IE 1325INTRODUCTION TO DATA ANALYSIS3
IE 2305COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING (or approved alternative)3
IE 2308ECONOMICS FOR ENGINEERS3
IE 3301ENGINEERING PROBABILITY3
IE 3315OPERATIONS RESEARCH I3
Professional Courses
IE 3314ENGINEERING RESEARCH METHODS3
IE 3343METRICS AND MEASUREMENT3
IE 4303PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY CONTROL3
IE 4305ENGINEERING DECISION MAKING WITH DATA USING PYTHON3
IE 4308QUALITY SYSTEMS3
IE 4315OPERATIONS RESEARCH II3
IE 4318ENTERPRISE DESIGN3
IE 4322ENTERPRISE SIMULATION3
IE 4325AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS I3
IE 4339MANUFACTURING PROCESS & SYSTEM ANALYSIS3
IE 4340ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT3
IE 4343FACILITIES PLANNING AND DESIGN3
IE 4344HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING3
IE 4345DECISION ANALYSIS IN SYSTEM DESIGN3
IE 4350INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN3
Technical Electives9
Total Hours128
1

All pre-professional courses must be completed before enrolling in professional courses.

2

Placement in MATH 1426 is based on UT Arlington math placement scores.

Note: Total hours will depend upon prior preparation and academic qualifications. Also, students who do not have two units of high school foreign language will be required to take modern and classical languages courses in addition to the previously listed requirements.

The Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department conducts academic advising each semester. Each student must make an appointment to meet with the undergraduate advisor.

Recommended Core Curriculum

Industrial Engineering students will satisfy the university core curriculum requirement by completing all General Education courses specified under “Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering” along with ENGL 1301, MATH 1426, MATH 2425, MATH 2326, PHYS 1443, PHYS 1444, and IE 2308, which are within the Pre-Professional Program.  The university core curriculum allows each degree plan to designate a component area to satisfy three hours of the core requirement.  For the industrial engineering degree plan, the designated component area is Mathematics and MATH 2326 and is selected to satisfy the requirement.  For more information, see https://nextcatalog.uta.edu/degreerequirements/generalcorerequirements/.

Suggested Course Sequence

For a suggested course sequence see the departmental website.

Requirements for a Minor in Industrial Engineering

To receive a minor in Industrial Engineering, a student must complete the following courses with a grade of C or better in:

IE 2308ECONOMICS FOR ENGINEERS3
IE 3301ENGINEERING PROBABILITY3
IE 3315OPERATIONS RESEARCH I3
Three upper division IE courses for which the prerequisites are satisfied9
Total Hours18

Certificate in Unmanned Vehicle Systems

Program Objective

The Certificate in UVS (Unmanned Vehicle Systems) is offered through the Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering Department and will educate undergraduate students in the knowledge and skills required for design, development and operation of UVS including UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems), UGS (Unmanned Ground Systems), and UMS (Unmanned Maritime Systems). The certificate program will emphasize the common aspects of UVS such as sensors, actuators, communications, and more importantly, decision-making capabilities (autonomy).  This program aims at the dual goal of providing the UVS industry with a knowledgeable, locally available workforce and developing career opportunities for its participants. To this end, the IMSE Certificate in UVS will be awarded concurrently with a BSIE undergraduate degree.   

Admission Requirements

The certificate is open to all degree-seeking students. Students should see the undergraduate advisor for the Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering Department for admission to the program.

Academic Requirements

Students must complete 15 hours of coursework as outlined below that include 6 hours of a core curriculum that is interdisciplinary and forms the basis of a common core in UVS Certificate and 9 hours of discipline specific curriculum. A combined GPA of 3.0 or better must be earned on all courses used to satisfy the certificate requirements.

Required classes6
INTRODUCTION TO UNMANNED VEHICLES SYSTEMS
UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
9 credit hours from the following list9
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING RESEARCH METHODS
AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS I
One 3 hour alternate UVS related course may be substituted based on consultation with the undergraduate curriculum advisor in the program.

Fast Track Program for a Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering

The Fast Track Program enables outstanding UT Arlington senior undergraduate students in Industrial Engineering to satisfy degree requirements leading to a master's degree in Industrial Engineering while completing their undergraduate studies. When senior-level students are within 15 hours of completing their undergraduate degree requirements, they may take up to six hours of coursework designated by the Industrial Engineering Program to satisfy both undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. In the limiting case, a student completing the maximum allowable hours (6) while in undergraduate status would have to take only 24 additional hours to meet minimum requirements for graduation.

Interested UT Arlington undergraduate Industrial Engineering students should apply to the Industrial Engineering Program when they are within 30 hours of completing their bachelor's degrees. They must have completed at least 30 hours at UT Arlington, achieving an overall GPA of 3.0 or better in all work done at UT Arlington and in the last 30 hours. Additionally, they must have completed nine hours of specified foundation courses with a minimum GPA of 3.3 in those courses. Contact the Undergraduate Advisor or Graduate Advisor in Industrial Engineering for more information about the program.

BS to PhD Program

The BS to PhD track in Industrial Engineering requires 30 credit hours including 18 hours of diagnostic coursework, a three credit hour elective and nine credit hours of research coursework. This is in addition to the PhD requirements.

Faculty

Victoria Chen

Paul Componation
Department Chair

Bill Corley
Professor

Erick Jones
Associate Dean of Graduate Affairs

Jamie Rogers
Associate Department Chair

Jay Rosenberger
Research Director

Robert Schafrik
Distinguished University Professor

Susan Ferreira

Brian Huff

Sheik Imrhan
Graduate Advisor

Jaime Cantu

Chen Kan

Caroline Krejci

Shouyi Wang

Yuan Zhou

Bonnie Boardman
Undergraduate Advisor

Rowena Eberhardt

Rosie Kallie

Aera LeBoulluec

Subhash Singhal