Industrial Engineering - Engineering Management Concentration
The concentration in engineering management prepares you for management roles in engineering settings. It focuses on management of technology and intellectual property, research and development, engineering and technical projects, people, resources, organizations, quality and team-based projects.
Preparing You for Success
You learn how business interests work together with engineering principles to provide goods and services for the global economy. Industrial Engineering core courses give you a foundation in engineering analysis, statistics, math and computer applications. Additionally, in this concentration, you complete a management minor from the Foster College of Business. With this knowledge, you’re equipped with technical, business and interpersonal skills you will need to manage technology, people and resources.
By the time you graduate, your experiences may include:
- Strategic management of firm's human capital in the context of the human resource management
- Theory and practice of organizational leadership skills
- Applying methods of effective interpersonal interactions, increasing self-awareness in order to better inform an understanding of others
- Networking and professional development through student organizations, such as the American Society for Quality, the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers and APICS (the association for supply chain management)
- Research projects, study abroad programs, co-op programs, internships and a semester-long senior design project.
Making Your Mark
Engineering management concentration is valuable in manufacturing companies, retail companies, and service industries such as hospitals, government, logistics companies, and consulting firms. In recent years, almost all industrial engineering students found jobs or continued their education within six months of graduation. They’re working at places such as Accenture, Amazon, Caterpillar, John Deere, Kohler, Microsoft and SpaceX.
Accreditation
Bradley's industrial engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org.
Major Requirements
Required Courses - 44 hrs.
- IME 101: Introduction to Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering - 1 hr.
- IME 103: Computer Aided Graphics - 2 hrs.
- IME 110: Introduction to Computers and Computational Analysis - 3 hrs.
- IME 301: Engineering Economy I - 3 hrs.
- IME 305: Engineering Economy II - 2 hrs.
- IME 311: Intro to Engineering Statistical Methods - 3 hrs.
- IME 313: Operations Research I - 3 hrs.
- IME 331: Fundamentals of Materials Science - 3 hrs.
- IME 341: Introduction to Manufacturing Processes - 3 hrs.
- IME 361: Introduction to Simulation and Expert Systems - 2 hrs.
- IME 386: Industrial and Managerial Engineering - 3 hrs.
- IME 412: Design and Analysis of Experiments - 3 hrs.
- IME 422: Manufacturing Quality Control - 3 hrs.
- IME 466: Facilities Planning - 3 hrs.
- IME 485: Occupational Ergonomics - 3 hrs.
- IME 499: Senior Design Project - 4 hrs.
Concentration Core Courses - 9 hrs.
- ML 250: Interpersonal Effectiveness in Organizations - 2 hrs.
- ML 350: Managing for Results in Organizations - 2 hrs.
- ML 356: Human Capital in Organizations - 3 hrs.
- ML 357: Leading Organizations - 2 hrs.
Approved Management Elective (choose two) - 6 hrs.
- ML 315: Risk and Insurance
- BLW 342: Legal Environment of Business
- ML 353: Operations Management in Organizations
- ML 358: Managerial Decision Making
- ENT 385: Technology Entrepreneurship
Elective Courses (choose three) - 9 hrs.
- IME 314: Operations Research II - 3 hrs.
- IME 461: Simulation of Manufacturing and Service Systems - 3 hrs.
- IME 468: Introduction to Expert Systems and Artificial Intelligence - 3 hrs.
- IME 481: Lean Production Systems - 3 hrs.
- IME 483: Productions Planning and Control - 3 hrs.
- IME 486: Logistics and Supply Chain Systems - 3 hrs.
- IME 487: Occupational Safety and Health - 3 hrs.
- IME 515: Linear Programming and Extensions - 3 hrs.
- IME 524: Six Sigma Theory and Methodologies - 3 hrs.
- IME 526: Reliability Engineering - 3 hrs.
- IME 588: Human Centered Design - 3 hrs.
Total Hours - 125
Course Sequence
Sample program plan information is provided for sample purposes only. Students should consult with their academic advisor about their individual plan for course registration and completion of program requirements.
First Year - Fall Semester (17 hours)
- IME 101 Intro. to Indus. and Mfg. Eng. — 1
- IME 103 Comp. Aided Graphics — 2
- MTH 121 Calculus I — 4
- CHM 110/111 General Chem. I — 4
- Core Courses — 6
- EHS 120 University Experience
First Year - Spring Semester (17 hours)
- IME 110 Intro. to Comps. and Comp. Analysis — 3
- MTH 122 Calculus II — 4
- PHY 110 University Physics — 4
- Core Courses — 6
Sophomore - Fall Semester (16 hours)
- IME 301 Engineering Economy I — 3
- IME 341 Intro. to Mfg. Processes — 3
- MTH 223 Calculus III — 4
- CE 150 Mechanics I — 3
- Core Course — 3
Sophomore - Spring Semester (16 hours)
- IME 311 Intro to Eng. Stat. Methods — 3
- IME 386 Industrial and Managerial Engineering — 3
- PHY 201 University Physics II — 4
- CE 270 Mechanics of Materials — 3
- MTH 207 Ele. Linear Algebra or MATH 224 Differential Equations — 3
Junior - Fall Semester (15 hours)
- IME 305 Engineering Economy II — 2
- IME 313 Operations Research I — 3
- IME 331 Fundamentals of Materials Science — 3
- IME 361 Introd. to Sim. and Expert Systems — 2
- IME 412 Design and Analysis of Experiments — 3
- M L 250 Interpers. Effectiveness in Orgs. — 2
Junior - Spring Semester (14 hours)
- IME 466 Facilities Planning — 3
- Core Courses — 6
- Management Minor Elective — 3
- M L 350 Managing for Results in Orgs. — 2
Senior - Fall Semester (15 hours)
- IME 422 Manufacturing Quality Control — 3
- IME 485 Occupational Ergonomics — 3
- M L 356 - Human Capital in Organizations — 3
- Technical Electives — 6
Senior - Spring Semester (15 hours)
- IME 499 Senior Design Project — 4
- M L 357 Leading Organizations — 2
- Technical Elective — 3
- Management Minor Elective — 3