Randa L. Shehab, Interim Director
Mary C. Court, Graduate Liaison
124 Carson Engineering Center
Norman, OK 73019-1022
Phone: (405) 325-3721
FAX: (405) 325-7555
Internet: http://ie.ou.edu
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Professors Grant, Kumin, Landers, S. Pulat, Raman, Schlegel, Trafalis; Associate Professors Court, Moses, Shehab; Assistant Professors Guan, Karabuk, Ling, Starly; Adjunct Professors Hartmann, M. Pulat, Rogers, Swim, Wolfinbarger; Professors Emeritus Foote, Purswell.
Industrial engineers (IEs) design, analyze, and improve systems and processes for all types of businesses. They work to integrate systems involving people, materials, facilities, finances, equipment, and energy to achieve the best possible results for the benefit of human kind. The ability to improve systems provides a broad range of applications ranging from applying lean concepts to manufacturing to minimizing waiting time at amusement parks. The ability to see the big picture, identify and solve problems, and facilitate change to improve systems helps IE’s move up faster in the corporate ladder than any other engineering discipline.
Faculty members in the School in Industrial Engineering are internationally recognized as experts in their field(s) and active in state of the art research and professional practice. The student body is diverse and active in the several professional organizations in the College of Engineering.
The School offers a several undergraduate curriculum options recognizing the broad nature of the industrial engineering profession. The regular IE option prepares students for traditional industrial engineering jobs by providing them a strong core curriculum. The information technology option allows students to take several computer science courses in addition to the IE core and prepares them for jobs where the use of information technology is critical to company operations. The pre-medicine option prepares students for jobs in the health care industry by providing them core IE skills to define, analyze, and improve patient care practices. The students also complete the required coursework for pre-medicine.
The School has also implemented several programs of graduate study. Through collaboration with the Michael F. Price College of Business, we offer an accelerated track for Bachelor of Science in IE and Masters of Business Administration degrees. The students completing this degree option receive the two degrees simultaneously and possess both technical and business skills. The school also offers two tracks for the Master of Science degree (Engineering Management and thesis) and has a Doctor of Philosophy degree program. Our graduate program has been nationally ranked in the top 30 by U.S. News and World Report in 2004 and 2005.
The School of Industrial Engineering faculty serve in leadership positions in several school, college and university-affiliated research centers, including the Center for the Study for Wireless Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), the Center for Engineering Logistics and Distribution, the Center for the Study of Human Operator Performance, the Human Technology Interaction Center, and the Oklahoma Transportation Center.
CELDi is a multi-university, multi-disciplinary National Science Foundation sponsored Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC). Research endeavors are driven and sponsored by representatives from a broad range of member organizations, including manufacturing, maintenance, distribution, transportation, information technology, and consulting. CELDi provides integrated solutions to logistics problems through research related to modeling, analysis and intelligent-systems technologies.
C-SHOP is a multi-disciplinary research center at the University of Oklahoma that focuses on the development and application of computer-based tests for assessing human performance across a broad range of military, industrial, educational, and medical applications. C-SHOP is one of the nation’s premier sites for developing advanced computerized testing technology and for conducting research exploring the limits of human cognitive and neuropsychological function. (http://www.c-shop.ou.edu/)
HTIC’s objective is to provide a mechanism for encouraging and supporting research at the leading edge of inquiry on the interaction of people with modern technologies. The center facilitates and advances basic research, applied research, training and development efforts. Researchers affiliated with HITC represent a wide range of academic fields: cognitive psychology, information science, social psychology, and statistics.
The OTC is a multidisciplinary coalition of the Oklahoma State University, The University of Oklahoma and Langston University to serve as a resource for solving critical transportation problems in the state and in the nation in a cooperative manner. The OTC has over 30 founding partners including the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Transportation Authority, and companies and associations representing all transportation modes. Since its inception, the OTC faculty and students have worked collaboratively on different projects covering a broad spectrum of topics, including improving work zone safety through remote monitoring, modeling statewide freight movement, developing a computerized accident analysis system, analyzing impacts of highway construction, and implementing emerging technologies for structural health monitoring and material testing.
The Wireless EMC Center is the only such research center in the United States, studying interference issues between wireless communication and other electronic devices. The EMC Center performed the premier study on the interaction between implantable pacemakers and wireless phones. The Center is a leading organization in the total systems approach to integrating electrical engineering technology and industrial engineering systems study and optimization to yield solutions for interaction problems. Funding comes from a consortium of industries and the National Science Foundation. Graduate research assistantships are available for interested students. (http://www.ou.edu/engineering/emc)
In addition to the active research centers, the School houses several laboratories for teaching and research in advanced systems modeling, data mining, ergonomics, manufacturing, optimization, quality engineering, and simulation. Undergraduate research assistants work in these labs on externally funded research projects.
Cognitive Assessment and System Engineering (CASE) Lab, CEC 29
The Cognitive Assessment and System Engineering (CASE) Lab conducts research on the design and assessment of interfaces, information technology products, and complex human-machine systems based on human information processing capabilities and limitations. On-going research projects include information complexity analysis of Air Traffic Control (ATC) displays, usability evaluation of mobile device displays, and E-Commerce websites studies. This lab also serves as a teaching lab and a data collection facility for human performance data.
Environmental Work Physiology Lab, CEC 42
This lab houses the environmental chamber that provides control of the physical thermal environment (temperature and humidity). This chamber is used to simulate a variety of working conditions for various course lab exercises and research experiments. This lab also contains equipment for the measurement of physiological variables (heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature), environmental variables (sound, vibration, light, temperature, and humidity), metabolic workloads (programmable treadmill and a programmable cycle ergometer), and psychomotor performance (reaction time, manual dexterity, eye-hand coordination, and tracking).
Human Technology Integration Lab, CEC 217
One of the industrial engineering rooms was recently renovated to house primarily networked computers and workstations to do research and applications in electronic learning. In an expanded scope, the lab is also being used to promote collaborative interdisciplinary research into understanding the role that technology plays in modern society. Web-based learning tools (electronic books, brochures, etc.) development is another area that is enjoying significant funding support, while utilizing equipment in this lab.
Laboratory for Engineering Living Tissue Systems, CEC 34
This lab supports activities in the design, analysis and fabrication of three dimensional (3D) tissue constructs for applications in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and drug screening studies. This research lab features advanced CAD/CAE software, in-house developed algorithms, fiber optic biosensors, hybrid bio-manufacturing equipment (UV Photopolymerization, Droplet Deposition, Electro-Spinning) in an attempt to create better and efficient designs of tissue scaffolds/constructs.
Logistics and Computational Optimization Lab, CEC 23D
The lab supports broad interests in applying operations research methods to transportation and logistics, production planning, telecommunication network pricing as well as medicine and health care. The lab also supports the development of decision support systems. Currently research focuses on specific logistics problems such as inventory control under data inaccuracy and secure container flow efficiency analysis. Printers, software and computers are available in the lab.
Machining and Precision Lab I, CEC S15
Manufacturing process equipment housed in this lab, for teaching and research purposes, include a research engine lathe for friction and wear studies, a 3-axis CNC milling machine, a CNC 3-axis miniature milling machine, three coordinate measurement machines (one CNC and two manual), an optical projector, a micro-computer based data acquisition system (including piezoelectric tool force dynamometer with amplifiers), a high-resolution data acquisition system with card/box for isothermal compensation (cold junction), amplification, linearization, calibration, and A/D conversion, and acoustic emission measurement equipment.
Motion Analysis Lab, CEC 27
Used both for undergraduate and graduate teaching and research, this lab houses a video-based motion analysis system, consisting of video equipment and computer hardware and software to support data collection and analysis. This lab adjoins the Physical Performance Lab through a set of double doors to provide additional space to accommodate the requirements of videotaping human motion.
Physical Performance Lab, CEC 26
The lab is used for undergraduate and graduate teaching and research. It supports anthropometric and human strength measurement as related to industrial ergonomics and product design. Equipment includes a computer-based system for collecting various strength measurement data, as well as the necessary hardware (e.g., strain gauges, analog-to-digital converters, and posture support mechanisms) to aid such data collection; apparatus to enable manual-material handling studies; an electrogoniomer and a complete anthropometric measurement set. A computer equipped with the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) is also available for students to use in data analysis.
Precision Engineering Lab II, CEC 33
Used both for undergraduate and graduate teaching and research in manufacturing engineering, the equipment in this lab includes a complete machine vision system (with analog framegrabber, processing monitors, a Pentium-based PC workstation, and vision software), optical measurement accessories (lenses, linear and circular stages, laser light source), tool-maker’s microscope, a contact surface roughness profilometer, ultrasonic pulser/receiver, oscilloscope, an industrial SCARA robot, and a precision lathe modified for specimen rotation in roughness measurement experiments. Several Pentium-based computers are also available. Software available includes MasterCAM, CAM software.
Production Logistics Lab, CEC 215D
The Production Logistics Laboratory serves as the primary venue for computational research activities in the areas of production systems and logistics. The lab is equipped with several high-end dual-boot Linux/Windows machines that are loaded with research tools for software development and modeling (Java JDK, Eclipse, Matlab, CPLEX, Awesim, and Arena). Laboratory facilities also are used for undergraduate and graduate level course projects. Students completing course projects have access to supply chain management software marketed by i2 Technologies valued at more than $500,000.
Simulation Analysis and Stochastic Systems in IE (SASSIE) Lab, CEC 23B
Simulation software (e.g., ARENA) is used in the simulation lab to analyze systems in order to characterize and predict their behavior. One completed study targeted the development of evacuation models for aircraft. A current research project focuses on simulating large population movement during emergency evacuations.
Team Environment for Automated/Multimedia (TEAM) Design Lab, CEC S23
This lab is currently used primarily by students completing the capstone Senior Design course, although the long-term plan is to allow students to utilize the lab for any of the courses involved in the coordinated design sequence. The lab currently features four Gateway workstations equipped with AutoCAD, an HP 600 plotter, an HP LaserJet printer, and a blueprint machine. Modular furniture (chairs, computer benches, drawing lay-out tables), flat files, and hanging files give the lab the appearance of a real-world engineering office.
Instructional Computation Lab, CEC 215F
This lab contains several PCs, printer, and software for IE students. The lab is mostly used by seniors and graduate students.
The School’s undergraduate curriculum is designed to achieve the following educational objectives:
1. Graduates are prepared for the contemporary practice of general engineering with a broad knowledge of principles of mathematics, science, and engineering.
2. Graduates are prepared for the contemporary professional practice of industrial engineering with a broad knowledge of the analytical, computational, and experimental principles, methods and tools.
3. Graduates are prepared for enterprise level system improvements with the knowledge and skills needed to design, analyze, and improve integrated systems of people, technologies, material, information, equipments and energy.
4. Graduates are prepared to contribute to organizational success with the knowledge and skills needed for team-based problem solving, communication, professionalism, and ethical practice.
5. Graduates are prepared to be practicing engineers with the knowledge and skills needed to appreciate the global scope and contemporary issues associated with engineering practice.
The science base for industrial engineering includes mathematics and physical science. Industrial engineering is unique among engineering disciplines in that it also applies the life sciences and social sciences. This emphasis on the human element leads to systems designs that enhance the quality of life for all people, both as producers and consumers of products and services. Many industrial engineers have demonstrated the leadership qualities necessary to advance in management.
As businesses of all types strive for improvement in quality and productivity, they increasingly turn to industrial engineers. Although many IEs work in manufacturing, others work in service industries, wholesaling, retailing, research, law, government, and healthcare. Examples of industrial engineering activities include designing the crew areas and controls for the international space station, integrating computer voice systems for order-pickers in a warehouse, laying out the assembly line in an automobile factory, scheduling hospital nurses or airline pilots, routing package delivery trucks, integrating systems for satellite tracking of shipments, locating ambulance and fire stations, improving the usability of a cellular phone, developing wage and salary plans, designing capacity and waiting lines for rides at an amusement park, and determining the number and type of machines for a manufacturing plant.
The undergraduate curriculum includes humanities, engineering sciences, and industrial engineering courses. The IE plan of study includes tool-oriented courses such as design and manufacturing processes, experimental design, optimization modeling, and human factors. A sequence of courses is problem-oriented and provides the student with perspective and experience in systems integration. These courses also provide opportunities to work on project teams in laboratory research and in actual industrial settings. Included in this group of courses are facilities planning and design, production planning and control, research techniques of ergonomics, and senior design project. The IE curriculum also prepares the graduate to pursue registration as a Professional Engineer. The learning experience is broad, preparing the graduate for a professional career or to continue toward a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering. Alternatively, the graduate may pursue other professions through MBA, medical, or law school.
(Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012; telephone (410) 347-7700.)
This program requires a minimum of 124 credit hours with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 (combined and at OU, in the major, curriculum and overall). For detailed semester by semester curriculum requirements, please consult: http://checksheets.ou.edu/engrindx.htm.
The lower-division (1000- and 2000-level courses) requirements of 70 hours are to be met as follows:
1. Communication: 6 hours. ENGL 1113 and ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213.
2. Foreign Language: 0-10 hours. Two years in high school or two consecutive semesters (6-10 hours) of foreign language. (College level foreign language does not count toward the curricular hours required for the engineering degree.)
3. Social Science: 6 hours. P SC 1113; three hours of General Education Social Science electives.*
4. Humanities: 12 hours. HIST 1483 or 1493; one course each of the following General Education fields: Understanding Artistic Forms, Western Civilization and Culture; and Non-Western Culture.*
5. Science and Math: 25 hours. CHEM 1315; MATH 1823, 2423, 2433, 2443; PHYS 2514, 2524.
6. Engineering, Civil Engineering and Computer Science: 14 hours. ENGR 1410, 1420, 2003, 2431, 2461; CEES 2113, 2153; C S 1323.
7. Industrial Engineering courses: 7 hours. I E 2303,2311, 2823.
*Three of the 12 General Education elective hours (one course each from Social Science, Artistic Forms, Western Civilization, and Non-Western Culture) must be at the upper-division level (3000-4000).
The upper division (3000- and 4000-level courses) requirements of 54 hours are to be met as follows:
1. Core Engineering: 1 hour. ENGR 3441.
2. Math: 3 hours. MATH elective. To be chosen from an approved list.
3. Industrial Engineering courses: 41 hours. I E 3293, 3304, 4223, 4333, 4363, 4393, 4553, 4563, 4623, 4633, 4663, 4824, 4853.
4. Industrial Engineering electives: 6 hours. To be chosen from an approved list of I E electives available in the I E office, 116 Carson Engineering Center.
5. Industrial Engineering Technical elective: 3 hours. To be chosen from an approved list of I E technical electives available in the I E office, 116 Carson Engineering Center.
All College of Engineering students are required to make a minimum grade of C in each course presented for the degree. Also, students must make a C in each prerequisite course before progressing to the next course(s).
(Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012; telephone (410) 347-7700.)
This program requires a minimum of 131 credit hours with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 (combined and at OU, in the major, curriculum and overall). Students must meet the same curricular and 2.80 grade point average requirements as computer science students prior to taking upper-division computer science courses. For detailed semester by semester curriculum requirements, please consult: http://checksheets.ou.edu/engrindx.htm.
The lower-division (1000- and 2000-level courses) requirements of 80 hours are to be met as follows:
1. Communication: 6 hours. ENGL 1113 and ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213.
2. Foreign Language: 0-10 hours. Two years in high school or two consecutive semesters (6-10 hours) of foreign language. (College level foreign language does not count toward the curricular hours required for the engineering degree.)
3. Social Sciences: 6 hours. P SC 1113; three hours of General Education Social Science electives.*
4. Humanities: 12 hours. HIST 1483 or 1493; one course each of the following General Education fields: Understanding Artistic Forms, Western Civilization and Culture; and Non-Western Culture.*
5. Science and Math: 28 hours. CHEM 1315; MATH 1823, 2423, 2433, 2443, 2513; PHYS 2514, 2524.
6. Engineering, Civil Engineering and Computer Science: 21 hours. ENGR 1410, 1420, 2003, 2431, 2461; CEES 2113, 2153; C S 1323, 2334, 2413.
7. Industrial Engineering: 7 hours. IE 2303, 2311, 2823.
*Three of the 12 General Education elective hours (one course each from Social Science, Artistic Forms, Western Civilization, and Non-Western Culture) must be at the upper-division level (3000-4000).
The upper division (3000- and 4000-level courses) requirements of 51 hours are to be met as follows:
1. Core Engineering: 1 hour. ENGR 3441.
2. Industrial Engineering: 41 hours. IE 3293, 3304, 4223, 4333, 4363, 4393, 4553, 4563, 4623, 4633, 4663, 4824, 4853.
3. Computer Science electives: 9 hours. To be chosen from the list available in the I E office, 116 Carson Engineering Center.
All College of Engineering students are required to make a minimum grade of C in each course presented for the degree. Also, students must make a C in each prerequisite course before progressing to the next course(s).
This program requires a minimum of 136 credit hours with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 (combined and at OU, in the major, curriculum and overall). For detailed semester by semester curriculum requirements, please consult: http://checksheets.ou.edu/engrindx.htm.
The lower-division (1000- and 2000-level courses) requirements of 83 hours are to be met as follows:
1. Communication: 9 hours. ENGL 1113, ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213, approved elective chosen from 2000- or 3000-level English literature or writing course.
2. Foreign Language: 0-10 hours. Two years in high school or two consecutive semesters (6-10 hours) of foreign language. (College level foreign language does not count toward the curricular hours required for the engineering degree.)
3. Social Science: 6 hours. P SC 1113; three hours of General Education Social Science electives.*
4. Humanities: 12 hours. HIST 1483 or 1493; one course each of the following General Education fields: Understanding Artistic Forms, Western Civilization and Culture; and Non-Western Culture.*
5. Science and Math: 35 hours. CHEM 1315, 1415; MATH 1823, 2423, 2433, 2443; PHYS 2514, 2524; ZOO 1114, 1121.
6. Engineering, Civil Engineering and Computer Science: 14 hours. ENGR 1410, 1420, 2003, 2431, 2461; CEES 2113, 2153; C S 1323.
7. Industrial Engineering courses: 7 hours. IE 2303, 2311, 2823.
* Three of the 12 General Education elective hours (one course each from Social Science, Artistic Forms, Western Civilization, and Non-Western Culture) must be at the upper-division level (3000-4000).
The upper division (3000- and 4000-level courses) requirements of 53 hours are to be met as follows:
1. Core engineering: 1 hour. ENGR 3441.
2. Science: 11 hours. CHEM 3053, 3152, 3153; Zoology elective, to be chosen from ZOO 2204, 3113, 3203, 3333 or 4244.
3. Industrial Engineering courses: 41 hours. IE 3293, 3304, 4223, 4333, 4363, 4393, 4553, 4563, 4623, 4633, 4663, 4824, 4853.
All College of Engineering students are required to make a minimum grade of C in each course presented for the degree. Also, students must make a C in each prerequisite course before progressing to the next course(s).
This program requires 156 credit hours with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (combined and at OU, in the major, curriculum and overall). The students must take GMAT during their junior year and be admitted to the MBA program. For detailed semester curriculum requirements, contact the School of Industrial Engineering.
The lower-division (1000- and 2000-level courses) requirements of 70 hours are to be met as follows:
1. Communication: 6 hours. ENGL 1113 and ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213.
2. Foreign Language: 0-10 hours. Two years in high school or two consecutive semesters (6-10 hours) of foreign language. (College level foreign language does not count toward the curricular hours required for the engineering degree.)
3. Social Sciences: 6 hours. P SC 1113; three hours of General Education Social Science electives.*
4. Humanities: 12 hours. HIST 1483 or 1493; one course each of the following General Education fields: Understanding Artistic Forms, Western Civilization and Culture; and Non-Western Culture.*
5. Science and Math: 25 hours. CHEM 1315; MATH 1823, 2423, 2433, 2443; PHYS 2514, 2524.
6. Engineering, Civil Engineering and Computer Science: 14 hours. ENGR 1410, 1420, 2003, 2431, 2461; CEES 2113, 2153; C S 1323.
7. Industrial Engineering: 7 hours. IE 2303, 2311, 2823.
* Three of the 12 General Education elective hours (one course each from Social Science, Artistic Forms, Western Civilization, and Non-Western Culture) must be at the upper-division level (3000-4000).
The upper division and Graduate Level (3000-, 4000- and 5000-level courses) requirements of 86 hours are to be met as follows:
1. Core Engineering: 1 hour. Engineering 3441.
2. Math and Science: 3 hours. MATH elective, to be chosen from approved list of math electives.
3. Industrial Engineering courses: 41 hours. I E 3293, 3304, 4223, 4333, 4393, 4553, 4623, 4633, 4663, 4824, 5363, 5563, 5853.
4. Industrial Engineering electives: 3 hours, to be chosen from approved list of I E electives available in the I E office, 116 Carson Engineering Center.
5. Business Administration: 29 hours. B AD 5112, 5123, 5133, 5212, 5273, 5153, 5163, 5233, 5283, 5101, 5313.
6. MBA Elective: 9 hours. To be chosen from an approved list of MBA electives available in the I E office, 116 Carson Engineering Center.
All College of Engineering students are required to make a minimum grade of C in each course presented for the degree. Also, students must make a C in each prerequisite course before progressing to the next course(s).
This program requires a minimum of 142 credit hours with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (combined and at OU, in the major, curriculum and overall). The program is only for students majoring in Industrial Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. Juniors with a minimum grade point average of 3.25 can apply for the program. For detailed semester by semester curriculum requirements, please consult: http://checksheets.ou.edu/engrindx.htm.
The lower-division (1000- and 2000-level courses) requirements of 70 hours are to be met as follows:
1. Communication: 6 hours. ENGL 1113 and ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213.
2. Foreign Language: 0-10 hours. Two years in high school or two consecutive semesters (6-10 hours) of foreign language. (College level foreign language does not count toward the curricular hours required for the engineering degree.)
3. Social Sciences: 6 hours. P SC 1113; three hours of General Education Social Science electives.*
4. Humanities: 12 hours. HIST 1483 or 1493; one course each of the following General Education fields: Understanding Artistic Forms, Western Civilization and Culture; and Non-Western Culture.*
5. Science and Math: 25 hours. CHEM 1315; MATH 1823, 2423, 2433, 2443; PHYS 2514, 2524.
6. Engineering, Civil Engineering and Computer Science: 14 hours. ENGR 1410, 1420, 2003, 2431, 2461; CEES 2113, 2153; C S 1323.
7. Industrial Engineering: 7 hours. IE 2303, 2311, 2823.
* Three of the 12 General Education elective hours (one course each from Social Science, Artistic Forms, Western Civilization, and Non-Western Culture) must be at the upper-division level (3000-4000).
The upper division and graduate (3000-, 4000-, and 5000-level courses) requirements of 72 hours are to be met as follows:
1. Core Engineering: 1 hour. ENGR 3441.
2. Math and Science: 3 hours. MATH elective. To be chosen from approved list of Math electives.
3. Industrial Engineering courses: 47 hours. IE 3293, 3304, 4223, 4333, 4393, 4553, 4563, 5363, 4623, 4633, 4663, 4824, 5853, 5980 (six hours).
4. Industrial Engineering electives: 6 hours. To be chosen from approved list of I E electives that carry graduate credit, available in the I E office, 116 Carson Engineering Center.
5. Industrial Engineering Technical elective: 3 hours. To be chosen from list of approved technical electives available in the I E office, 116 Carson Engineering Center.
6. Additional Graduate Level electives: 12 hours. Graduate-level electives approved by Thesis Committee.
All College of Engineering students are required to make a minimum grade of C in each course presented for the degree. Also, students must make a C in each prerequisite course before progressing to the next course(s).
This program requires a minimum of 155 credit hours with a minimum grade point average of 3.00 (combined and at OU, in the major, curriculum and overall) in the undergraduate program and a minimum of 3.25 in the graduate program. Students must meet the same curricular and 2.80 grade point average requirements as computer science students prior to taking upper-division computer science courses. For detailed semester by semester curriculum requirements, please consult: http://checksheets.ou.edu/engrindx.htm.
The lower-division (1000- and 2000-level courses) requirements of 80 hours are to be met as follows:
1. Communication: 6 hours. ENGL 1113 and ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213.
2. Foreign Language: 0-10 hours. Two years in high school or two consecutive semesters (6-10 hours) of foreign language. (College level foreign language does not count toward the curricular hours required for the engineering degree.)
3. Social Sciences: 6 hours. P SC 1113; three hours of General Education Social Science electives.*
4. Humanities: 12 hours. HIST 1483 or 1493; one course each of the following General Education fields: Understanding Artistic Forms, Western Civilization and Culture; and Non-Western Culture.*
5. Science and Math: 28 hours. Chemistry 1315; MATH 1823, 2423, 2433, 2443, 2513; PHYS 2514, 2524.
6. Engineering, Civil Engineering and Computer Science: 21 hours. ENGR 1410, 1420, 2003, 2431, 2461; CEES 21113, 2153; CS 1323, 2334, 2413.
7. Industrial Engineering: 7 hours. IE 2303, 2311, 2823.
The upper division and graduate level (3000-, 4000- and 5000-level courses) requirements of 75 hours are to be met as follows:
1. Core Engineering: 1 hour. ENGR 3441.
2. Industrial Engineering: 47 hours. IE 3293, 3304, 4223, 4333, 4393, 4553, 4563, 4623, 4633, 4663, 4824, 5363, 5853, 5980 (six hours).
3. Computer Science electives: 9 hours. To be chosen form the C S elective list available in the I E office 116 Carson Engineering Center.
4. Additional Graduate-level electives: 18 hours. Must be approved by the Thesis Committee.
All College of Engineering students are required to make a minimum grade of C in each course presented for the degree. Also, students must make a C in each prerequisite course before progressing to the next course(s).
Students with undergraduate degrees in engineering, the physical sciences, mathematics, computer science, statistics, industrial management or psychology are eligible to apply for admission. Graduates of accredited curricula in industrial engineering are usually accepted for advanced study without prerequisite coursework. Graduates of curricula in other fields may be required to take undergraduate courses in industrial engineering and related areas to remove deficiencies in their background. An official GRE Score must be submitted to the School.
Master of Science degree requires at least 30 credit hours, including six credit hours for the thesis. For the remaining 24 hours, a student must select at least 15 hours of industrial engineering courses including at least one advanced course from three of the following areas: human factors engineering, production and manufacturing systems, operations research and statistical analysis. The thesis is to be defended in a final oral examination. Up to nine hours of non-industrial engineering electives, which must be approved by the graduate committee, and which are not required for the industrial engineering undergraduate degree, may be used for the degree. No 3000-level courses and no more than six hours of 4000-level courses with graduate credit can be counted toward the Master of Science degree.
The Engineering Management program permits greater course diversity in enabling students to learn advanced industrial engineering techniques. This option is restricted to students who (I) have an undergraduate degree in engineering, and (ii) have several years of engineering experience. A student must take a minimum of 36 hours of coursework, of which 18 hours must be graduate level coursework in Industrial Engineering. Twelve hours of engineering management core including two courses from: IE 5713, IE 5743, or IE 5673; Accounting 5013, and Finance 5043. At least two courses from two of the four groups of specialty area courses in industrial engineering must be taken as electives. The students are also required to take six hours of information technology elective, three hours of organizational systems elective and three hours of graduate elective from an approved list of electives in order to complete the coursework requirements. A final comprehensive examination must be passed for graduation.
A qualifying examination will be given to the student in the first year after the student has completed the master’s degree. After the student successfully completes the qualifying examination, an advisory conference will be held prior to enrollment for the following semester. The purpose of this conference is to establish the candidate’s formal plan of study. At least 18 credit hours of coursework must be taken at OU, with at least 12 of these credit hours being in 5000-level or above industrial engineering courses. No more than 42 credit hours of doctoral dissertation (6980) are allowed. The doctoral student’s plan of study should include at least one graduate-level course from two of the four following areas: human factors/ergonomics, operations research, production and manufacturing, and statistical analysis. Following the completion of coursework, the student must successfully pass a comprehensive general examination. Successful completion of the general examination will admit the student to the full doctoral candidacy. More detailed information on the doctoral program may be obtained by writing to the director of the School.