Are you someone who likes to get things done, wants to find a better way, enjoys math and science and tinkering with things? ...then consider Industrial Engineering as a Career
Industrial Engineers work with mathematics and science, people and money to get a product or a service delivered at the highest quality and at the most economical cost. Industrial Engineers solve problems that include designing manufacturing systems, management systems, determining financial returns on projects, enhancing the work environment, and even how to better operate hospitals. This broad range of problem solving abilities makes Industrial Engineers highly sought after people in the business world.
Average starting salaries in 1997 are in the range $39,000 to $42,000 in the Midwest and slightly higher in the East, West and Southwest. The current demand for Industrial Engineers is high and it is expected to increase in the future. Listed are some examples of jobs that our graduates have taken.
Engineers are problem solvers. They make the lives of people better by applying their knowledge of mathematics and science to finding better ways of making things happen. Some of the "building block" courses required to be an engineer include calculus, chemistry, and physics. Then the engineering science courses are taken which include electricity, electronics, and materials.
The above courses are taken along with social sciences, humanities and English. Some of these courses are economics, writing, philosophy, and history. -Then the Industrial Engineer in the Sophomore and Junior years take courses such as engineering economy, statistical analysis, human factors, manufacturing processes and others. Many of these courses are hands-on lab courses where the students get to try out some of the theory. -In the Junior and Senior years you customize your learning by taking technical elective courses offered by the Industrial Engineering program. You pick the technical electives that are most interesting to you in areas of specialization such as Engineering Management, Manufacturing Engineering, and Operations Research. In addition, there is a capstone design course in which you work in small groups to solve relevant industrial design problems and make presentations to other engineers.
While you are a student in our Industrial Engineering program there are opportunities to work with other students in designing manufacturing systems and also through activities in the student chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). These types of teamwork/interpersonal interactions help prepare you for a professional career in Industrial Engineering.
In the Industrial Engineering program (and our other Engineering programs at UT) we have quality faculty members, quality laboratories and we are large enough to have the variety of courses and laboratories, but not too large so that students get lost in the shuffle. What we pride ourselves mostly on is that students are treated as people - not numbers. We provide personal contact between students and faculty members from Freshman year through Graduate level. We look forward to meeting you.
[For more information including a personal tour, contact Mr. W. C. Vance at 419.530.5708 or 5720]