WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Program
The Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
(BSIE) degree program curriculum has been developed to
provide its graduates with a set of comprehensive engineering
skills to solve problems in manufacturing and service
industries, businesses, and institutions, with the objective of
productivity improvement through better use of human
resources, financial resources, natural resources and manmade structures and equipment.
Industrial engineers apply analytical, simulation, and
experimental tools to the design, planning, implementation,
and operational problems in a wide variety of organizations.
Industrial engineers are employed by banks and financial
institutions; hospitals and health care providers; consulting
firms; transportation, construction, processing, manufacturing,
computer hardware/software providers; social service
agencies; and, government at all levels.
The BSIE curriculum at WSU provides opportunities for
hands-on experience in solving real-world problems through
class projects performed in local industries.
Program Educational Objectives
The BSIE degree program is geared so that program
graduates will:
 be prepared for professional employment and
graduate study in Industrial Engineering or a
related discipline,
 be prepared for life-long learning and professional
development, and
 receive a professional education that is recognized
and valued by employers locally, nationally, and
internationally.
Curriculum Outline
The BSIE program requires the completion of 128
semester hours for graduation, minus hours
commensurate with advanced placement credit.
Students may select 9 hours of technical electives to
emphasize their study of engineering systems,
ergonomics, or manufacturing engineering. This allows
students to specialize in a specific area of industrial
engineering. Students’ programs are determined by
their own interests in consultation with their faculty
advisors. Specific requirements for the industrial
engineering program are given below.
For admission to the program, students must meet WSU's
admission requirements specified in the WSU Undergraduate
Catalog. For admission application, contact the Office of
Admissions, WSU, Wichita, KS 67260-0124; Phone (316)
978-3085. For more information about the program, contact
the Undergraduate Coordinator, IMfgE Department, WSU,
Wichita, KS 67260-0035; Phone (316) 978-3425. Consult
also our web page: http://imfge.wichita.edu/
Course
Hours
Engineering Core Courses (13 hours)
Course
Hours
Math. and Natural Sc. (32 hours)
AE 223 Statics
3
Math 242Q Calculus I
5
IME 255 Engr. Economy
3
Math 243
Calculus II
5
ECE 282 Circuits I
4
Math 344
Calculus III
3
ME 398 Thermodynamics I
3
Math 511
Linear Algebra
3
IME 254
Engr. Prob.&Stat. I 3
Industrial Engineering Required
Chem 211Q Chemistry I
5
Courses (44 hours)
Phys 313Q University Physics I 4
ECE 138 Engr. Computing in C 3
Phys 314Q University Physics II 4
IME 222 Engr. Graphics
3
Communications (9 hours)
IME 452 Work Systems
3
Engl 101
College English I
3
IME 524 Engr. Prob.&Stat. II
3
Engl 102
College English II
3
IME 549 Ind. Ergonomics
3
Comm 111 Public Speaking
3
IME 550 Operations Research
3
Humanities/Fine Arts and
IME 553 Production Systems
3
Behavioral/Social Sciences (18 hours)
IME 554 Stat. Quality Control
3
Phil 385
Ethics/Profession
3
IME 556 Information Systems
3
From a selected list to satisfy the
General Education requirements 15
Course
IME 563
IME 565
IME 590
IME 690
ME 250
IME 258
Hours
Facilities Planning
2
Systems Simulation
3
IMfgE Design I
3
IMfgE Design II
3
Materials Engr.
3
Mfg. Methods&Matrls I 3
Technical Electives (12 hours)
IME courses
Any Engr. course (with some
exceptions) or from a list of
selected courses
6
6
Industrial Engineering Courses for Undergraduates
IME 222. Engineering Graphics. (3). The use of computer
graphics to produce technical drawings and solve
engineering design problems. A study of basic spatial
relationships involving orthographic projections, auxiliary
views, and pictorial projections. Aspects of design
implementation include dimensioning, tolerancing, sectional
views, threaded fasteners, blue print reading, and working
drawings. Also uses descriptive geometry to find true
lengths of lines, spatial relationships between points, lines
and planes; and intersections of solids, surfaces and conic
sections. Prerequisite: Math 123 or equivalent.
IME 254. Engineering Probability and Statistics I. (3). A
study of the concepts of probability theory, random
variables, distributions, moments, sample statistics and
confidence intervals. Hypothesis testing of means and
variances. Pre-requisite: Math. 243.
IME 255. Engineering Economy. (3). Economic
comparison of engineering alternatives considering the time
value of money, taxes, and depreciation; accounting and its
relationship to economic analysis; replacement decisions.
Co-requisite: Math 243.
IME 452. Work Systems. (3). The documentation,
measurement, and design of work systems. Includes work
measurement systems, methods engineering, work sampling,
predetermined time systems and economic justification.
Corequisites IME 254 and IME 255
IME 524. Engineering Probability and Statistics II. (3). A
study of hypothesis testing, regression analysis, analysis of
variance, correlation analysis and design experiments
emphasizing applications to engineering. Prerequisite: IME
254.
IME 549. Industrial Ergonomics. (3). A systematic approach
to the optimization of the human-task-environment system.
Includes workspace design, manual materials handling,
cumulative trauma disorders and environmental factors.
Emphasizes applications in industry. Prerequisites: IME 452;
Co-Requisite IME 524 or departmental consent.
IME 550. Operations Research. (3). Models and methods in
operations research. Linear and quadratic programming.
Network models and algorithms. Integer, dynamic, and
nonlinear programming. Unconstrained and constrained
optimization. Co-Requisite IME 254.
and scheduling. Co-Requisite IME 255, Prerequisite IME
254
IME 554. Statistical Quality Control. (3). A study of the
measurement and control of product quality using statistical
methods. Includes acceptance sampling, statistical process
control and total quality management. Prerequisite: IME 524
IME 556. Information Systems. (3). Provide students with a
basic understanding of information systems in a modern
enterprise. Topics include: database design, information
technology, and ethics. Students acquire knowledge through
hands-on activities and directed classroom discussion.
Prerequisites: IME 452 and EE 229.
IME 557. Safety Engineering. (3). Environmental aspects of
accident prevention, industrial compensation and safety
legislation. Fundamental concepts of occupational health and
hygiene. Prerequisite: IME 254.
IME 563. Facilities Planning. (2). Quantitative and
qualitative approaches to problems in facilities planning and
design, emphasizing activity relationships, space
requirements, materials handling and storage, plant layout
and facilities location. . Co-Requisite: IME 452,
Prerequisite: IME 550 and IME 258.
IME 565. Systems Simulation. (3). The design of simulation
models and techniques for use in designing and evaluating
discrete system, including manufacturing systems too
complex to be solved analytically. Emphasizes generalpurpose computer simulation languages. Prerequisites: IME
553 and ECE 229. Co-Requisite: IME 524.
IME 590. Industrial Engineering Design I. (3). An industrybased team design project utilizing industrial engineering
principles, performed under faculty supervision. May not be
counted toward graduate credit. Prerequisites IME 549,
IME 553, be within one year of graduation, and have
departmental consent must be within one year of graduation
and departmental consent.
IME 664. Engineering Management. (3). An introduction to
the design and control of technologically based projects.
Considers both the theoretical and practical aspects of
systems models, organizational development, project
planning and control, resource allocation, team development
and personal skill assessment. Prerequisite: IME 254, IME
255
IME 690. Industrial Engineering Design II. (3). Continuation
IME 553. Production Systems. (3). Quantitative techniques
used in the analysis and control of production systems.
Includes forecasting, inventory models, operation planning
of IME 590 and the performance of a second industrial engineering
project. May not be counted toward graduate credit. Prerequisite
IME 590.
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