The Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) Option

Undergraduate students in Mechanical Engineering who select the ISyE option complete the same set of required courses as other Mechanical Engineering students, but at least 12 out of 15 credits of technical electives must be selected from courses in Industrial & Systems Engineering.

The ISyE option gives students an understanding of managerial and human factor issues involved in designing products and running manufacturing, logistics, and service operations. Students also learn skills for analysis, optimization and simulation of large-scale systems such as factories, supply chains, healthcare facilities, and financial systems.

Students who earn the ISyE option have the advantage of qualifying for both ME and ISyE jobs. Students exposed to managerial issues and systems thinking through the ISyE option can qualify more easily for managerial and leadership positions.

The ISyE program in Minnesota is a top ranked program nationally. ISyE faculty are well known leaders in their field.

BME Required Courses

ME 2011 Introduction to Engineering
ME 3031 Basic Mechanical Measurements Laboratory
ME 3221 Design and Manufacturing I
ME 3222 Design and Manufacturing II
ME 3281 System Dynamics and Control
ME 3321 Thermodynamics
ME 3322 Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow
ME 4054 Design Projects
IE 4521 Statistics, Quality, and Reliability
ME 4x, 3x Senior Laboratory

ISyE Technical Electives: Choose 12 credits from the following list, selected courses must cover at least 3 of the 4 area:

Area 1 - Human Factors
IE 5511 Human Factors and Work Analysis
IE 5512 Applied Ergonomics
IE 5513 Engineering Safety

Area 2 - Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
IE 5111 Systems Engineering I
IE 5512 Systems Engineering II
IE 5522 Quality Engineering and Reliability
IE 5441 Financial Decision Making
IE 5541 Project Management
IE 5545 Decision Analysis

Area 3 - Production, Inventory and Distribution Systems
IE 5551 Production Planning and Inventory Control
IE 5552 Design and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems
IE 5553 Simulation

Area 4 - Operations Research
IE 5112 Introduction to Operations Research
IE 5531 Engineering Optimization I
IE 5553 Simulation
IE 5545 Decision Analysis

For more information or to sign up for the ISyE option, please contact:

Professor Saif Benjaafar
Director, Division of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Office: Mechanical Engineering Bldg. 2104; Tel: 626-7239
saif@umn.edu

or
Jeanne Sitzmann
Undergradute Student Advising
Office: Mechanical Engineering Bldg. 1120, Tel: 625-5842
jeanne@me.umn.edu