Technical Electives for Industrial Engineering

Industrial Engineering Technical Electives

As of March 16, 2023

Students should determine the area of IE that most interests them as early as possible in their undergraduate careers and consider elective courses whenever they qualify. To assist in that endeavor, the following tracks are offered with technical electives to support your interests (including the upcoming semesters they will tentatively be offered):

1. Decision Analytics (core classes MIE 272 & MIE 273):
   1. MIE 522 – Predictive Analytics & Statistical Learning: S24
   2. MIE 524 – Machine Learning for Dynamic Decision-Making: F23
   3. MIE 532 – Network Optimization: S25
   4. MIE 597if – Programming for Industry 4.0: S24
   5. CS 590w – Health Informatics & Data Science
   6. ECE 597de – Data-Driven Decarbonization of Electricity Networks: S24
2. Health Applications (core classes MIE 379 & MIE 380):
   1. MIE 458 – Connections in Medicine, Biology, & Engineering: F23
   2. MIE 565 – Operations Research in Healthcare: S25
   3. CS 590w – Health Informatics & Data Science
   4. SOM 597lg – Humanitarian Logistics and Healthcare
3. Human Factors (core class MIE 360):
   1.     MIE 550 – Vehicle Automation: F24
   2.     MIE 556 – Augmented/Visual Reality Design: F23
   3.     PSYCH 315 – Cognitive Psychology (prereq 241 only for psych majors)
4. Supply Chain & Manufacturing (core classes MIE 375 & MIE 477; should take the latter 6th semester):
   1. MIE 532 – Network Optimization: S25
   2. MIE 524 – Machine Learning for Dynamic Decision-Making: F23
   3. MIE 553 – Industrial Automation: S25
   4. MIE 578 – Supply Chain Logistics; S24
   5. MIE 597if – Programming for Industry 4.0: S24
5. Transportation Systems (core class MIE 477; should take 6th semester):
   1. MIE 550 – Vehicle Automation: F24
   2. MIE 578 – Supply Chain Logistics: S24
   3.     CEE 310 – Transportation
   4.     OIM 413 – Logistics and Transportation
6. Mechanical Engineering (core class MIE 211)
   1.     MIE 230 – Thermodynamics
   2.     MIE 310 – Dynamics
   3.     MIE 340 – Fluid Mechanics
   4.     MIE 302 – Junior Lab
   5.     MIE 313 – Design of Mechanical Components
7. Minors: IE students can consider technical minors like computer science and math where most courses for the minor satisfy all your electives (technical, IE, and free) or non-technical electives like business (engineering management) where two of the required courses will satisfy the IE and free electives.

As courses are not offered every semester, students should consider taking the IE required courses for which they qualify. Tracks of interest should be identified as early as possible so that students pursuing summer internships or co-ops have some background for the industry positions they are seeking. All IE students should discuss the selection of tracks and electives with their advisors; e-mail your student number, major, and a course description to the CUA for approval of electives not listed below. There is no limit to how many electives, including technical electives, you can take outside of the department.

1. A Technical Elective can be any 200 or higher level MIE course except MIE 398t and the MSEM courses (MIE 520, 564, 584, 645, 654, 664, 670, etc.). One Independent study can be used if neither MIE 499y or 499t/p are used. Other acceptable courses are: CEE 310, 370, 410, 411, 418, 450, 470; ECE 242, 597c, 597d, 597se; Computer Science 187, 250, 311; Kinesiology 460; Math 455, 537, 551, 552; Resource Economics 471; Statistics 516; BCT 520, 540, 550; OIM 321, 413; ISOM 597lg. Note for Class of 2024: a Level 2 IE Tech Electives include any technical elective course; Math 300, 456; Economics 309, 394io; Resource Economics 452, 462, 472; Informatics 397f, OIM 451, Psychology 391rj; EMM courses; and MSEM courses.
2. An IE Elective course includes any technical elective courses; MIE 398t; Chemical Engineering 290a; Chemistry 112; CICS 110 or Computer Science 119 (if you completed MIE 124); Resource Economics 202, 312, 313; Psychology 209H, 304, 307, 330, 380; Kinesiology 270, 272; Management 341; Math 412, 425; and both EMM and MSEM courses.
3. The free elective can be any course at the university except one that is a prerequisite for a required course (e.g., Math 104) or which overlaps significantly with a required course (e.g., Math 127).