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Specialization Track Electives

All IE undergraduate students must take 9-credits (3 courses) within one of the of specialization tracks below.  OF THESE 9-CREDITS, A MINIMUM OF 6-CREDITS (2 courses) MUST BE IE COURSES.  Students should plan their senior-year schedule around the selection of specialization track electives, since these courses are usually offered only once per year. 2007-2008 Specialization Track Elective Offerings.

 

SPECIALIZATION TRACKS

Course #

Course Title

Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Engineering
Service
Systems

Engineering Information Systems

I E 306*

Machining Process Design and Analysis

X

 

 

Principles of Solidification Processing

X

 

 

Advanced Engineering Economy

X

X

 

Cognitive Work Design

 

X

X

I E 418

Human/Computer Interface Design

 

X

X

Work Design - Productivity and Safety

X

X

 

I E 428

Metal Casting

X

 

 

I E 433^

Regression and Design of Experiments

X

X

X

I E 434

Statistical Quality Control

x
x x

I E 436

Six Sigma Methodology

x
x x

I E 454

Applied Decision Analysis

 

X

 

I E 456

Industrial Robot Applications

X

 

 

I E 462

Introduction to Expert Systems

 

 

X

I E 463

Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing

X

 

 

I E 464*

Assembly of Printed Circuit Boards

X

 

 

I E 466

Concurrent Engineering

X

X

 

I E 467

Facility Layout and Material Handling

X

X

 

I E 468

Optimization Modeling and Methods

X

X

 

I E 477

Computer Control of Manuf. Machines and Processes

x
  x

I E 497X*

Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering

X

 

 

I E 497X*

Micro / Nano Fabrication

X

 

 

I E 497X

Global Manufacturing

X

 

 

I E 497X

Bio Production Engineering

X

x

 

I E 497X

Service Enterprise Engineering

 

X

 

I E 497X

Retail Engineering

 

X

x

BIOE 402

Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement

 

X

 

BIOE 406

Medical Imaging

 

X

 

C E 422

Transportation Planning

 

X

 

C E 424

Optimization in Civil Engineering Systems

 

X

 

MATH 451

Numerical Computations

 

 

X

MATH 455

Introduction to Numerical Analysis I

 

 

X

MATH 456

Introduction to Numerical Analysis II

 

 

X

ENNEC 425

Simulation Methods in Earth and Social Sciences

 

X

 

ENNEC 472

Quantitative Analysis in Earth Sciences

 

X

 

ENGR 407

Technology-Based Entrepreneurship

X

X

 

E SC 445

Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices

X

 

 

E SC 450

Synthesis and Processing of Electronic and Photonic Materials

X

 

 

E SC 475

Particulate Materials Processing

X

 

 

I H S 430

Industrial Health and Safety Program Management

X

 

 

I H S 445

Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

X

 

 

I H S 470

Analytical Methods for Systems Safety

X

 

 

IST 441

Information Retrieval and Organization

 

 

X

MATH/STAT 416

Stochastic Modeling

 

X

 

M E 460

Reliability and Risk Concepts in Design

 

X

 

QMM 491

Introduction to Business Concepts for Manufacturing

X

 

 

STAT 462^

Applied Regression Analysis

x

X

x

 

* May be used towards track if not being used as Manufacturing Processing elective

+ May be used towards track if not being used towards Human Factors requirement

^ Only one (IE 433 or Stat 462) can count towards a track: not both

 

 


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