Industrial Engineering - Oregon State University

Industrial Engineering from Oregon State University is a Campus Bachelor Industrial Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. As an Industrial Engineer (IE) you will apply science, mathematics, and engineering methods to complex system integration and operations. Because the systems you will work with are so large and complex, you need to have knowledge and skills in a wide variety of disciplines, the ability to work well with people, and a broad, systems perspective. The Industrial Engineering degree is one of the most flexible engineering degrees offered by the College of Engineering. This flexibility allows you to tailor your program of study to meet your individual career goals. The large number of restricted elective credits allows you to pursue a Business Engineering option or to customize your program to a particular field of interest. If you choose to pursue the Business Engineering Option you can easily add a Business and Entrepreneuership Minor offered through the College of Business. As an Industrial Engineer you will be a key player in the integration and operation of systems in all sectors of industry and government including the following (with examples): aerospace (NASA space shuttle pre-launch processing systems) automotive (automobile final assembly plants) communications (telephone services) computers (factory information systems) electronics/semiconductors (silicon wafer fabrication facilities) food (canneries and fast food restaurant chains) government (department of motor vehicles service centers) health care (hospital central stores and operating rooms) manufacturing (circuit board fabrication facilities) retail (product distribution centers) transportation (airlines, overnight delivery services) In your role as system integrators, you will analyze and design: facilities (buildings, rooms, equipment, infrastructure, etc.) material handling systems manufacturing and other production systems information systems individual and group workplaces In the operations realm, you will analyze, design and manage processes for: manufacturing processes-service processes production system planning and control resource allocation and scheduling, personnel assignment and scheduling, quality assurance, inventory control system and personnel safety View more details on Oregon State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Industrial Engineering courses.