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Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering

Overview

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The Bachelor of Engineering degree program in Industrial Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org.

ABET is the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. 

ABET accreditation demonstrates a program’s commitment to providing its students with a quality education.

Mission

The B.E. in Industrial Engineering strives to support the mission of the School by providing students with a solid and contemporary curriculum in industrial engineering and a broad education that prepares them for successful careers as industrial engineers in a globalized world as well as graduate studies.

Program Educational Objectives

Within a few years of graduation, graduates of the B.E. in Industrial Engineering will

  1. lead successful careers in a wide range of Industrial Engineering areas or succeed in graduate studies,
  2. be agents of change in dynamic environments, and
  3. establish themselves as responsible professionals.

Student Outcomes

The students will acquire in their matriculation through the program, the following skills, knowledge, and behaviors:

a. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering;
b. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data;
c. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability;
d. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams;
e. An ability to identify, to formulate, and to solve engineering problems;
f. An understanding of one’s professional and ethical responsibility;
g. An ability to communicate effectively;
h. A broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context;
i. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning;
j. A knowledge of contemporary issues; and
k. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

Admission Requirements

Candidates for admission may apply to any of the two campuses (Beirut or Byblos). Applicants will be evaluated by the School of Engineering Admissions Committee and final acceptance will be based on each applicant’s qualifications and the availability of places. The following documents are required for admissions:

  1. Scores on English exam as per university regulations.
  2. Scores on the SAT I exam.
  3. Scores on one of the following Official Exams: Lebanese Baccalaureate or equivalent, French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, and A-Levels.
  4. Grades on the last three years of school.

More details are found in the SOE Admissions Quick Guide.

Curriculum

A total of 150 credits are required to graduate, as per the following:

  • Industrial Engineering Requirements (87 cr)
  • General Engineering Requirements (24 cr)
  • Math and Science Requirements (15 cr)
  • LAC Core Requirements (12 cr)
  • LAC Elective Requirements (12 cr)

A minimum residency of four years, including three summer terms, is required.

Industrial Engineering Requirements (87 cr)

  • INE307 Introduction to Deterministic OR Models (3 cr)
  • INE350 Simulation (3 cr)
  • INE351 Simulation Laboratory (1 cr)
  • INE308 Introduction to Stochastic OR Models (3 cr)
  • INE320 Engineering Economy I (3 cr)
  • INE346 Production Systems I (3 cr)
  • INE362 Manufacturing Processes (3 cr)
  • INE363 Manufacturing Lab (1 cr)
  • INE416 Ergonomics (1 cr)
  • INE417 Ergonomics Laboratory (4 cr)
  • INE442 Quality Control (3 cr)
  • INE446 Production Systems II (3 cr)
  • INE428 Project Management (3 cr)
  • INE438 Facilities Planning and Logistics (3 cr)
  • INE440 Advanced Statistics (3 cr)
  • INE491 Seminar on Contemporary Issues (2 cr)
  • INE498 Professional Experience (6 cr)
  • INE591 Project I (3 cr)
  • INE592 Project II (3 cr)
  • INE593 Capstone Engineering Design (1 cr)
  • MEE212 Computer Applications in IME (2 cr)
  • MEE321 Material Properties and Processes (3 cr)
  • Technical Elective courses (27 cr) 1 

General Engineering Requirements (24 cr)

The INE general elective courses (9 cr) must be non-INE engineering courses or any other course approved by the department from Computer Science or Business and Economics. Adjusted: ECO202 is excluded from INE general electives to go to LAC-Social Sciences.

  • COE212 Engineering Programming (3 cr)
  • ELE305 Introduction to Electrical Engineering (3 cr)
  • MEE211 Engineering Graphics (1 cr)
  • MEE401 Energy Systems (2 cr)
  • GNE301 Professional Communication (2 cr)
  • GNE305 Professional Ethics (1 cr)
  • GNE212 Engineering Mechanics (3 cr)

Math and Science Requirements (15 cr)

  • MTH201 Calculus III (3 cr)
  • MTH206 Calculus IV (3 cr)
  • MTH304 Differential Equations (3 cr)
  • GNE331 / Probability and Statistics (3 cr)
  • GNE333 / Engineering Analysis (3 cr)

1 Technical Elective Courses (27 cr)

Optimization

  • INE407 Network Flow (3 cr)
  • INE501 Linear Programming (3 cr)
  • INE502 Integer Programming (3 cr)
  • INE503 Nonlinear Optimization (3 cr)
  • INE504 Stochastic Processes (3 cr)
  • INE505 Dynamic Programming (3 cr)
  • INE507 Advanced Stochastic Processes (3 cr)
  • INE551 Advanced Simulation (3 cr)

Production Systems

  • INE436 Materials Handling (3 cr)
  • INE541 Quality Management Systems (3 cr)
  • INE542 Supply Chain Management (3 cr)
  • INE544 Inventory Analysis (3 cr)
  • INE548 Machine Scheduling (3 cr)

Manufacturing

  • INE563 CAD/CAM (3 cr)

  • INE564 Reliability Evaluation of Engineering Systems (3 cr)
    INE565 Analysis of Automated Manufacturing Systems (3 cr)
    INE566 Advanced Information Technology for Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering (3 cr)
    INE567 Time Series Control & Process Adjustment (3 cr)

Industrial Management and Economics

  • INE506 Decision Analysis (3 cr)
  • INE521 Engineering Economy II (3 cr)
  • INE522 Cost Engineering and Control (3 cr)
  • INE523 Financial Engineering (3 cr)
  • INE524 Advanced Financial Engineering (3 cr)
  • INE527 Project Scheduling (3 cr)
  • INE529 Project Contracting (3 cr)

Special Topics

  • INE599 Topics in Industrial Engineering (3 cr)

Engineering Elective Courses

The following outlines the approved subjects with the course exclusions that do not count as industrial engineering elective courses towards graduation.

Courses with the Prefix MEE

Courses with the Prefix COE

Courses with the Prefix ELE

Courses with the Prefix CIE

Courses with the Prefixes ACC, FIN, ECO, and ITM

ACC399 - ACC521 - FIN401 - ECO304 - ECO332 - ECO402 - ECO511 - ITM201 - ITM211 - ITM403 - ITM420 

Courses with the Prefixes CSC and MTH

CSC201 - CSC241 - CSC243 - CSC398 - CSC480 - CSC490 - CSC491 - CSC495 - CSC498 - CSC599 - MTH101 - MTH102 - MTH111 - MTH201 - MTH206 - MTH301 - MTH304 - MTH305 - MTH402 - MTH406 - MTH408 - MTH410 - MTH498

Sample Study Plan

Year One

Fall (16 cr)

Spring (16 cr)

  • ELE305 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
  • ETH201 Moral Reasoning
  • MTH304 Differential Equations
  • MTH206 Calculus IV
  • ARA2xx Arabic Language2
  • LAC Elective

2 or ARA3xxx Arabic Literature

Summer (10 cr)

  • GNE333 Engineering Analysis
  • GNE331 Probability and Statistics
  • PED2xx Physical Education
  • LAC Elective

Year Two

Fall (15 cr)

  • INE307 Introduction to Deterministic OR Models
  • INE350 Simulation
  • INE351 Simulation Laboratory
  • MEE212 Computer Applications in IME
  • MEE321 Material Properties and Processes
  • Engineering Elective (1/3)

Spring (16 cr)

  • INE308 Introduction to Stochastic OR Models
  • INE320 Engineering Economy I
  • INE346 Production Systems I
  • INE362 Manufacturing Processes
  • INE363 Manufacturing Lab
  • Engineering Elective (2/3)

Summer (9 cr)

  • ENG203 Fundamentals of Oral Communication
  • GNE301 Professional Communication
  • LAC Elective
  • HLT201 LAC Elective

Year Three

Fall (15 cr)

Spring (17 cr)

  • INE428 Project Management
  • INE438 Facilities Planning and Logistics
  • INExxx Technical Elective 1/9 (area 1)
  • INExxx Technical Elective 2/9 (area 2)
  • INExxx Technical Elective 3/9 (area 3)
  • MEE401 Energy Systems

Summer (6 cr)

  • INE498 Professional Experience

Year Four

Fall (16 cr)

  • INE591 Project 1
  • INE440 Advanced Statistics
  • INE593 Capstone Engineering Design
  • INExxx Technical Elective 4/9 (area 4)
  • INExxx Technical Elective 5/9 (free)
  • INExxx Technical Elective 6/9 (free)

Spring (14 cr)

  • INE491 Seminar on Contemporary Issues
  • INExxx Technical Elective 7/9 (free)
  • INExxx Technical Elective 8/9 (free)
  • INExxx Technical Elective 9/9 (free)
  • INE592 Project II

Career Opportunities

Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, material and process. Industrial engineering differs from other branches of engineering in essentially two ways. First, it applies to all types of industrial, commercial, and government activities. Second, it is the only branch of engineering that is explicitly concerned with people as well as things.

The industrial engineer designs methods, not machinery. Jobs include plant layout, analysis and planning of workers’ jobs, economical handling of raw materials, their flow through the production process, and the efficient control of the inventory of finished products.

They are primarily concerned with increasing productivity through the management of people, methods of business organization, and technology. Industrial engineers carefully study the product requirements, use mathematical methods to meet those requirements, and design manufacturing and information systems

They develop management control systems to aid in financial planning and cost analysis, and design production planning and control systems to coordinate activities and ensure product quality.