BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering
The Industrial and Systems Engineering Curriculum is designed for students who desire to enter industry or pursue advanced studies. The curriculum provides a broad range of courses in the areas of human interface design and management, plant design, operations research, production and inventory control and quality control.
Marketable Skills
Students will develop the following marketable skills:
- Critical thinking: Analyze and evaluate issues in order to solve problems and develop informed opinions
- Decision Making
- Problem-solving: Find solutions to difficult or complex issues
- Research: Be able to search, investigate and critically analyze information in response to a specific research question
Vision
The Industrial and Systems Engineering program strives to graduate industrial engineers of the highest quality and to conduct state-of-the-art research for the end-to-end enterprise.
Mission
The Industrial and Systems Engineering program makes available a high quality, relevant engineering education available to all residents of the El Paso bi-national region. The department dedicates itself to providing Indicates Texas Common Course Number (TCCN) students with a set of skills, knowledge and attitudes that will permit its graduates to succeed and thrive as engineers and leaders.
Program Educational Objectives
The Industrial and Systems Engineering program produces diverse and exceptional graduates who within a few years after graduation will:
- Gain successful employment in a competitive global marketplace in leadership positions.
- Engage and be successful in graduate studies and/or professional training programs
Student Outcomes
The Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering (BSISE) program has seven student outcomes that we expect our students to achieve at the time of graduation. These student outcomes support the BSISE program educational objectives. Attainment of these outcomes prepares graduates to enter the professional practice of engineering. The student outcomes are:
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
- an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
- an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
- an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
- an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
- an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
Fast Track
The Fast-Track Program enables outstanding undergraduate UTEP students to receive both undergraduate and graduate credit for up to 15 hours of UTEP course work as determined by participating Master's and Doctoral programs. Not all undergraduate programs have elected to participate in the Fast Track option, so students should see their departmental graduate advisor for information about requirements and guidelines. A list of courses that have been approved for possible use at the graduate level is found here.
Fast-Track Combined BSISE/Master Program in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Systems Engineering
Students with at least 90 hours accumulated toward their BSISE degree and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 may be eligible for admission into the fast-track BSISE/Master Program. Students admitted to this program take graduate classes that count both toward graduate degree requirements and undergraduate degree requirements, for up to 9 credit hours of IE, MFG, or SE graduate courses per approval of the undergraduate and graduate advisors. Eligible IE, MFG, or SE graduate courses come from a list approved for fast-track by the IMSE Faculty. Students must earn a B or better in the graduate course to count as graduate credit for the Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering, or for the Master of Science in Systems Engineering. If the grade is a C, it will not count towards the graduate degree but will still count towards the undergraduate degree.
Degree Plan
Required Credits: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Core Curriculum | ||
| Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements. | 42 | |
| Industrial Engineering Designated Core (All courses require a grade of C or better.) | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| CE 2326 | Econ for Engrs & Scientists | 3 |
| CHEM 1105 | Laboratory for CHEM 1305 | 1 |
| CHEM 1305 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| MATH 1508 | Precalculus ((Listed if completed, but not required)) | 3-5 |
| or MATH 1310 | Trigonometry and Conics | |
| PHYS 2320 | Introductory Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 2120 | Laboratory for PHYS 2320 | 1 |
| Industrial Engineering Prerequisites (All courses require a grade of C or better.) | ||
| MATH 1411 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Industrial Engineering Core (All courses require a grade of C or better.) | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| CE 2315 | Statics | 3 |
| or MECH 1321 | Mechanics I-Statics | |
| ISE 1333 | Computational Methods | 3 |
| MECH 2331 | Matl & Manufacturing Processes | 3 |
| or MME 2303 | Intro to Materials Sci & Engrg | |
| ISE 2333 | Decision Support Systems | 3 |
| ISE 2377 | Electro-Mechanical Systems | 3 |
| MATH 1312 | Calculus II | 3 |
| MATH 2313 | Calculus III | 3 |
| MATH 2326 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| MECH 1305 | Graphic & Design Fundamentals | 3 |
| MECH 2131 | Manufacturing Engineering Lab | 1 |
| Industrial Engineering Major | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| ISE 3331 | Systems Engineering | 3 |
| ISE 3334 | Intro to Work Design | 3 |
| ISE 3352 | Design of Experiments | 3 |
| ISE 3373 | Engr Probability & Stat Models | 3 |
| ISE 3390 | Oper Research I: Deter Models | 3 |
| ISE 4266 | Senior Design | 2 |
| ISE 4334 | Work Design- Prod. & Safety | 3 |
| ISE 4353 | Industrial Systems Simulation | 3 |
| ISE 4385 | Statist Quality Cntrl/Reliabil | 3 |
| ISE 4390 | Oper Research II: Stoch Models | 3 |
| ISE 4391 | Prod Plan & Inv Cont Systs | 3 |
| MATH 3323 | Matrix Algebra C | 3 |
| MATH 4329 | Numerical Analysis | 3 |
| Technical Electives: | ||
| Select three courses from the following, or any other upper divison course from the College of Engineering, College of Science, or College of Business Administration: | 9 | |
| Data Analytics Applications | ||
| Engineering Problems | ||
| Special Topics Industrial Engr | ||
| Intl Manufacturing Intern I | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- C
Courses require a grade of C or better.
University Core Curriculum
The department may make specific suggestions for courses which are most applicable towards your major.
All courses require a C or better
I. Communication (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on developing ideas and expressing them clearly, considering the effect of the message, fostering understanding, and building the skills needed to communicate persuasively. Courses involve the command of oral, aural, written, and visual literacy skills that enable people to exchange messages appropriate to the subject, occasion, and audience. | ||
| Select six hours of the following: | 6 | |
| For students whose secondary education was in English: | ||
| Written and Oral Communication | ||
| Writing About Literature | ||
| Rhetoric & Composition I | ||
| Rhetoric & Composition 2 | ||
| Rhetoric, Composition & Comm | ||
| For students whose secondary education was not in English: | ||
| Expos Engl Compos-Spkr Esl | ||
| Res & Crit Writng Spkr Esl | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
II. American History (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on the consideration of past events and ideas relative to the United States, with the option of including Texas History for a portion of this component area. Courses involve the interaction among individuals, communities, states, the nation, and the world, considering how these interactions have contributed to the development of the United States and its global role. | ||
| HIST 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
III. Language, Philosophy & Culture (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on how ideas, values, beliefs, and other aspects of culture express and affect human experience. Courses involve the exploration of ideas that foster aesthetic and intellectual creation in order to understand the human condition across cultures. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro-African Amer Studies | ||
| Latina/o Presence in the U.S. | ||
| English Literature | ||
| English Literature | ||
| Intro to American Fiction | ||
| Intro to American Drama | ||
| Intro to American Poetry | ||
| Making of the "Other" Americas | ||
| World History to 1500 | ||
| World History Since 1500 | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Introduct to Religious Studies | ||
| Seeing & Naming: Conversations | ||
| Introduction to Womens Studies | ||
| Global Feminisms | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
IV. Mathematics (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on quantitative literacy in logic, patterns, and relationships. Courses involve the understanding of key mathematical concepts and the application of appropriate quantitative tools to everyday experience. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| College Algebra | ||
| Trigonometry and Conics | ||
| Math in the Modern World | ||
| Math for Social Sciences I | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Precalculus 1,2 | ||
| Math for Social Sciences II | ||
| Statistical Literacy | ||
| Elementary Statistical Methods | ||
| 1 A higher-level course in the calculus sequence can be substituted. | ||
| 2 TCCN MATH 1314 will also satisfy this requirement. | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
V. Life & Physical Sciences (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on describing, explaining, and predicting natural phenomena using the scientific method. Courses involve the understanding of interactions among natural phenomena and the implications of scientific principles on the physical world and on experiences. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 1-4 | |
| Astronomy Lab I | ||
| Elem Astronomy-Solar System | ||
| Elem Astr Stars & Galaxies | ||
| Introductory Biology Lab | ||
| Human Biology Laboratory | ||
| Topics in Study of Life I | ||
| Organismal Biology Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Biology | ||
| Human Biology | ||
| General Biology | ||
| Organismal Biology | ||
| Human Anat/Physio Lab I | ||
| Human Anat/Physio Lab II | ||
| Human Anat/Physiology I | ||
| Human Anat/Physiology II | ||
| Laboratory for CHEM 1305 | ||
| Laboratory for CHEM 1306 | ||
| Intro General Chemistry Lab | ||
| Intro Organic & Biochem Lab | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| Intro to General Chemistry | ||
| Intro Organic & Biochemistry | ||
| Environmental Sci. Lab | ||
| Non-major Lab for ESCI 1301 | ||
| Intro to Environment Science 2 | ||
| Intro to Environmental Sci | ||
| Laboratory for GEOG 1306 | ||
| Physical Geography | ||
| Lab for GEOL 1313 | ||
| Lab for GEOL 1314 | ||
| Principles of Earth Sci - Lab | ||
| Laboratory for Geology 1212 | ||
| Principles of Earth Sciences | ||
| Principles of Earth Science | ||
| The Blue Planet | ||
| Natural Hazards | ||
| Intro to Physical Geology | ||
| Intro to Historical Geol | ||
| Fundamentals of Nutrition | ||
| Wellness Dynamics | ||
| Microorganisms and Disease | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Laboratory for PHYS 2320 | ||
| Laboratory for PHYS 2321 | ||
| Introductory Mechanics | ||
| Introductory Electromagnetism | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
VI. Political Science (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on consideration of the Constitution of the United States and the constitutions of the states, with special emphasis on that of Texas. Courses involve the analysis of governmental institutions, political behavior, civic engagement, and their political and philosophical foundations. | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
VII. Social and Behavioral Sciences (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on the application of empirical and scientific methods that contribute to the understanding of what makes us human. Courses involve the exploration of behavior and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, and events, examining their impact on the individual, society, and culture. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro-Phys Anth/Archeolog | ||
| Intro-Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Intro to Linguistics | ||
| Econ for Engrs & Scientists | ||
| Intro to Chicano Studies | ||
| Asian American Studies | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Mass Media and Society | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Ed Psychology | ||
| Action Research in Classrooms | ||
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Leadership in Action | ||
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Lang. Inside & Out: Sel Topics | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
VIII. Creative Arts (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in this category focus on the appreciation and analysis of creative artifacts and works of the human imagination. Courses involve the synthesis and interpretation of artistic expression and enable critical, creative, and innovative communication about works of art. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art Appreciation | ||
| History of Art I | ||
| History of Art II | ||
| Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat | ||
| Introduction to Dance | ||
| Intro-Art of Motion Pict. | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Jazz to Rock | ||
| Music, Culture, and Society | ||
| Introduction to Theatre | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
IX. Component Area Option (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| a. A minimum of 3 SCH must meet the definition and corresponding Core Objectives specified in one of the foundational component areas. b. As an option for up to 3 semester credit hours of the Component Area Option, an institution may select course(s) that: (i) Meet(s) the definition specified for one or more of the foundational component areas; and (ii) Include(s) a minimum of three Core Objectives, including Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, and one of the remaining Core Objectives of the institution's choice. | ||
| Intro to Global Business | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Business/Profession Comm | ||
| Intro-Computational Thinking | ||
| Computer Programming Sci/Engr | ||
| Eng Innovation and Leadership | ||
| Engineering Design Experience | ||
| Applied Engineering Analysis | ||
| Introduction to Leadership | ||
| Inquiry in Math & Science | ||
| Comm. Var. Across the Lifespan | ||
| Seminar/Critical Inquiry | ||
| Total Hours | 0 | |
4-Year Sample Degree Plan
BS Industrial and Systems Engineering (Starting with Pre-Calculus)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | ||
| Summer | ||
| MATH 1508 | Precalculus | 3-5 |
| or MATH 1310 | Trigonometry and Conics | |
| FRESHMAN | ||
| Fall | ||
| RWS 1301 | Rhetoric & Composition I + | 3 |
| MATH 1411 | Calculus I + | 4 |
| UNIV 1301 | Seminar/Critical Inquiry + | 3 |
| CHEM 1305 & CHEM 1105 | General Chemistry and Laboratory for CHEM 1305 + | 4 |
| ISE 1333 | Computational Methods | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| RWS 1302 | Rhetoric & Composition 2 + | 3 |
| PHYS 2320 | Introductory Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 2120 | Laboratory for PHYS 2320 | 1 |
| MME 2303 | Intro to Materials Sci & Engrg + | 3 |
| or MECH 2331 | Matl & Manufacturing Processes | |
| ISE 2333 | Decision Support Systems | 3 |
| MATH 1312 | Calculus II + | 3 |
| SOPHOMORE | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 + | 3 |
| COMM 1302 | Business/Profession Comm | 3 |
| MECH 1305 | Graphic & Design Fundamentals + | 3 |
| CE 2315 | Statics + | 3 |
| or MECH 1321 | Mechanics I-Statics | |
| MATH 2313 | Calculus III + | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics + | 3 |
| Creative Arts + | 3 | |
| ISE 2377 | Electro-Mechanical Systems | 3 |
| ISE 3373 | Engr Probability & Stat Models | 3 |
| MATH 3323 | Matrix Algebra + | 3 |
| JUNIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 + | 3 |
| CE 2326 | Econ for Engrs & Scientists + | 3 |
| ISE 3390 | Oper Research I: Deter Models | 3 |
| MATH 2326 | Differential Equations + | 3 |
| MATH 4329 | Numerical Analysis | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics + | 3 |
| PHIL 2306 | Ethics | 3 |
| ISE 3334 | Intro to Work Design | 3 |
| ISE 4334 | Work Design- Prod. & Safety | 3 |
| ISE 3352 | Design of Experiments | 3 |
| SENIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| ISE 3331 | Systems Engineering | 3 |
| ISE 4353 | Industrial Systems Simulation | 3 |
| ISE 4391 | Prod Plan & Inv Cont Systs | 3 |
| Technical Elective I | 3 | |
| Technical Elective II | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| MECH 2131 | Manufacturing Engineering Lab | 1 |
| ISE 4390 | Oper Research II: Stoch Models | 3 |
| ISE 4385 | Statist Quality Cntrl/Reliabil | 3 |
| ISE 4266 | Senior Design | 2 |
| Technical Elective III | 3 | |
| Notes: | ||
| + Grade of “C” or better required. | ||
| Technical Electives: Select three courses from the following ISE 4354, ISE 4371, ISE 4395, ISE 4396; RWS 3359; or any Junior or Senior level course from the College of Engineering, College of Science, or College of Business Administration | ||
| Total Hours | 123-125 | |
BS Industrial and Systems Engineering (Starting with Calculus)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | ||
| FRESHMAN | ||
| Fall | ||
| RWS 1301 | Rhetoric & Composition I + | 3 |
| UNIV 1301 | Seminar/Critical Inquiry + | 3 |
| CHEM 1305 & CHEM 1105 | General Chemistry and Laboratory for CHEM 1305 + | 4 |
| MATH 1411 | Calculus I + | 4 |
| ISE 1333 | Computational Methods | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| RWS 1302 | Rhetoric & Composition 2 + | 3 |
| PHYS 2320 | Introductory Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 2120 | Laboratory for PHYS 2320 | 1 |
| MME 2303 | Intro to Materials Sci & Engrg + | 3 |
| or MECH 2331 | Matl & Manufacturing Processes | |
| ISE 2333 | Decision Support Systems | 3 |
| MATH 1312 | Calculus II + | 3 |
| SOPHOMORE | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 | 3 |
| COMM 1302 | Business/Profession Comm | 3 |
| MECH 1305 | Graphic & Design Fundamentals + | 3 |
| CE 2315 | Statics + | 3 |
| or MECH 1321 | Mechanics I-Statics | |
| MATH 2313 | Calculus III + | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics + | 3 |
| Creative Arts + | 3 | |
| ISE 2377 | Electro-Mechanical Systems | 3 |
| ISE 3373 | Engr Probability & Stat Models | 3 |
| MATH 3323 | Matrix Algebra + | 3 |
| JUNIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 | 3 |
| CE 2326 | Econ for Engrs & Scientists + | 3 |
| ISE 3390 | Oper Research I: Deter Models | 3 |
| MATH 2326 | Differential Equations + | 3 |
| MATH 4329 | Numerical Analysis | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics + | 3 |
| PHIL 2306 | Ethics | 3 |
| ISE 3334 | Intro to Work Design | 3 |
| ISE 4334 | Work Design- Prod. & Safety | 3 |
| ISE 3352 | Design of Experiments | 3 |
| SENIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| ISE 3331 | Systems Engineering | 3 |
| ISE 4353 | Industrial Systems Simulation | 3 |
| ISE 4391 | Prod Plan & Inv Cont Systs | 3 |
| Technical Elective I | 3 | |
| Technical Elective II | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| MECH 2131 | Manufacturing Engineering Lab | 1 |
| ISE 4390 | Oper Research II: Stoch Models | 3 |
| ISE 4385 | Statist Quality Cntrl/Reliabil | 3 |
| ISE 4266 | Senior Design | 2 |
| Technical Elective III | 3 | |
| Notes: | ||
| + Grade of “C” or better required. | ||
| Technical Electives: Select three courses from the following ISE 4354, ISE 4371, ISE 4395, ISE 4396; RWS 3359; or any Junior or Senior level course from the College of Engineering, College of Science, or College of Business Administration | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |