The Department of Industrial Engineering is concerned with design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, and equipment. It draws upon specialized knowledge and skill in the mathematical, physical, and social sciences together with the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design to specify, predict, and evaluate the results to be obtained from such systems.

The Department of Industrial Engineering Program provides students with the various tools and concepts necessary to utilize industrial organizational resources (people, equipment, materials, and information) most effectively in the translation of new discoveries into new products.

In order to survive today's modem economy, industrial, manufacturing and information Systems are increasingly dependent on the rapid introduction of new technology and improved production machinery, tie efficient and profitable employment of people, and better computer- intensive systems. Thus, today's industrial and manufacturing engineer must be highly skilled in the basic sciences, computers and analytical engineering methods. Furthermore, since problems involved with industrial, manufacturing and information systems arc technical, socio-economic and cultural, the engineer must be broadly trained in the behavioral sciences, management, human relations and economics.

The Department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Information Engineering offers undergraduate and graduate programs leading to the Bachelor of Science, Master of Engineering, and Doctor of Engineering degrees. Students investigate effective methods to integrate people, machines, equipment, and energy sources to deliver a product or service.

Requirements of these programs are described in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog. Program B.S. offerings are organized into four traditional specialties: Industrial Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Human Factors, and Information Engineering. The programs are intended to offer the students flexibility in building a program to fit their professional goals and needs. The master of Engineering (M.E.) Program requirements is a multi-disciplinary, applied research, practice-oriented engineering program of courses with the opportunity to specialize in one or more areas. The Doctor of Engineering (D. Eng) program requirements offers the opportunity to mix courses to provide both breadth and depth. A wide range of course offerings in major and minor specialties can be selected from within and among MSU’s departments. Some undergraduate courses may also be included in a student’s graduate program plan.

Contacts:

Dr. S. Keith Hargrove, Chair and Associate Professor
Industrial, manufacturing and Information Engineering Department
SEB 321, Tel: 443-885-3129, Fax: 443-885-8218.

Dr. S. W. Lee, Graduate Coordinator & Associate Professor
Industrial, manufacturing and Information Engineering Department
MEB 216, Tel: 443-885-3106, Fax: 443-885-8218.