COLLEGE of ENGINEERING
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Associate Professor Edward Pines, department head
Associate Professors Cecil, Mullen, Pines; Assistant Professors Sohn, Valles-Rosales; College Associate Professor Green
(575) 646-4923
DEGREE: Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineers design, develop, install and improve integrated systems of people, equipment, information, financial resources, software, materials, and energy. Industrial engineers work in a variety of manufacturing, health care, utility, retail, government and research settings, therefore the tools and methods of the industrial engineer are both varied and broad. They use knowledge and skills in engineering, mathematics, and physical and social sciences along with the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design to monitor and improve such systems. New Mexico State University's undergraduate degree program in Industrial Engineering prepares students to join the work force or pursue graduate education while setting the foundation for life-long learning.
Specifically, graduates of the program will be:
- able to apply various industrial engineering techniques in an integrated fashion to solve real world problems in process design and/or improvement;
- able to obtain meaningful employment or enroll in a graduate program; and
- prepared for a long-term, successful career sustained by life-long learning experiences.
- In addition, the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. criteria in conjunction with the Institute of Industrial Engineers, requires that:
- baccalaureate degree graduates will be able to demonstrate the ability to design, develop, implement and improve integrated systems that include people, materials, information, equipment and energy;
- industrial engineering curriculums include in-depth instruction allowing students to accomplish the integration of systems using appropriate analytical, computational and experimental practices; and
- that faculty teaching in industrial engineering departments show evidence of understanding professional practice and maintain currency in their respective professional areas. Program faculty must have responsibility and sufficient authority to define, revise, implement, and achieve program objectives.
Requirements (Total credits 132)
In addition to the university requirements for graduation, a student must have a 2.0 grade-point average in all departmental courses and take the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination prior to graduation.
Freshman Year (35 credits)
| CHEM 111, General Chemistry I (Area III) | 4 |
| ENGL 111G, Rhetoric and Composition (Area I) | 4 |
| I E 110, Industrial Engineering Orientation | 1 |
| I E 151, Computational Methods in Industrial Engineering I | 3 |
| I E 152, Introduction to Industrial Engineering | 2 |
| MATH 191/191 L, Calculus and Analytic Geometry I and Lab (Area II) | 4 |
| MATH 192/192 L, Calculus and Analytic Geometry II and Lab (Area II) | 4 |
| M E 159, Graphical Communication and Design | 2 |
| PHYS 215, Engineering Physics I (Area III) | 3 |
| PHYS 215L, Engineering Physics I Lab (Area III) | 1 |
| Approved general education elective: Humanities and Fine Arts** (Area V) | 3 |
| Science elective*** | 4 |
Sophomore Year (33 credits)
| C E 233, Mechanics-Statics, or M E 236, Engineering Mechanics I | 3 |
| Approved general education common core electives: Social and Behavioral Sciences** (Area IV) | 6 |
| I E 217, Manufacturing Processes | 2 |
| I E 217L, Manufacturing Processes Lab | 1 |
| I E 311, Engineering Data Analysis | 3 |
| I E 351, Computation Methods in Industrial Engineering II | 3 |
| MATH 291 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | 3 |
| Engineering science elective* | 6 |
| Approved general education common core electives: Social and Behavioral Sciences or Humanities and Fine Arts ** (Area IV or V) | 3 |
| Science elective*** | 3 |
Junior Year (31 credits)
| CH E 361, Engineering Materials | 3 |
| Communications Composition Elective * (Area I) | 3 |
| I E 316, Methods Engineering | 3 |
| I E 365, Quality Control | 3 |
| I E 467 Simulation Modeling | 4 |
| MATH 392, Differential Equations | 3 |
| Math elective *, (Linear Algebra) | 3 |
| Engineering Elective* | 3 |
| Approved general education common core elective Humanities and Fine Arts** (Area V) | 3 |
| NMSU specific elective: Viewing a Wider World + | 3 |
Senior Year (33 credits)
| Communications, oral elective* (Area I) | 3 |
| I E 413, Engineering Operations Research I | 3 |
| I E 423, Engineering Operations Research II | 3 |
| I E 424, Manufacturing Systems | 3 |
| I E 451, Engineering Economy | 3 |
| I E 460, Evaluation of Engineering Data | 3 |
| I E 478, Facilities Planning and Design | 3 |
| I E 480, Senior Design | 3 |
| Engineering electives* | 6 |
| NMSU Specific Elective: Viewing a Wider World+ | 3 |
*A detailed list of approved electives is available in the Department of Industrial Engineering.
**The catalog section "General Education Courses and Requirements" includes a list of approved electives.
***A two-course sequence in either physics or chemistry is required.
+ A detailed list of approved electives is available in the Department of Industrial Engineering.