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Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering, ENPMED track*

Overview

The School of Engineering offers an Engineering Pre-Med (ENPMED) track as part of all its undergraduate programs.

The fast advancements in the medical and health professions has exerted additional pressure on practitioners to acquire a better understanding of the underlying technologies. Due to the growing use of technologies for medicine and health, there is a growing interest among students who pursue medical degrees and health related degrees, to acquire a strong engineering background prior to joining medical and health-related professions. This need presents an opportunity for the SOE to bridge this gap by providing students with an option of acquiring a BE in engineering with a PreMed track, referred to herein as Engineering PreMED (ENPMED). ENPMED credits are integrated within each curriculum based on a different mix of credits depending on each degree program requirements.

The offered ENPMED track provides an opportunity for engineering students to apply to Medical School and pursue an MD degree, or pursue graduate studies in the biomedical and health related fields, or work in their chosen major after receiving their Bachelor of Engineering degree.

The ENPMED Track is neither a separate degree program nor a specialization within the degree program; it is rather the same engineering major(s) with the addition of the pre-med path. This path allows engineering students organized access to courses required for application to most medical schools while completing their accredited engineering degree.

Admission Requirements

The application process is the same as for all undergraduate programs (see Admissions). Applicants will be evaluated by the School of Engineering Admissions Council and final acceptance will be based on each applicant’s qualifications and the availability of places. More details are found in the SOE Admissions Quick Guide.

Curriculum

A total of 154 credits are required to graduate, distributed as follows:

  • Industrial Engineering Major Requirements (86 credits)
  • General Engineering Requirements (16 credits)
  • Math and Science Requirements (34 credits)
  • LAS Requirements (18 credits)

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

Industrial Engineering Major Requirements (86 credits)

  • INE212 Computer Applications in INE (2 cr.)
  • INE307 Introduction to Deterministic OR Models (3 cr.)
  • INE308 Introduction to Stochastic OR Models (3 cr.)
  • INE320 Engineering Economy I (3 cr.)
  • INE340 Advanced Statistics (3 cr.)
  • INE346 Production Systems I (3 cr.)
  • INE362 Manufacturing Processes (3 cr.)
  • INE363 Manufacturing Lab (1 cr.)
  • INE416 Ergonomics (3 cr.)
  • INE417 Ergonomics Laboratory (1 cr.)
  • INE428 Project Management (3 cr.)
  • INE438 Facilities Planning & Logistics (3 cr.)
  • INE442 Quality Control (3 cr.)
  • INE446 Production Systems II (3 cr.)
  • INE450 Simulation (3 cr.)
  • INE451 Simulation Laboratory (1 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.)
  • MEE321 Material Properties and Processes (3 cr.)
  • Technical Elective Courses (27 cr.) 1

1Technical Elective Courses (27 credits)

Optimization

  • INE407     Network Flow (3 cr.)
  • INE505     Dynamic Programming (3 cr.)
  • INE506     Decision Analysis (3 cr.)
  • INE599D  Intro to System Dynamics (3 cr.)
  • INE599P Data Analytics using R Language ( 3cr.)

Production Systems

  • INE541    Quality Management Systems (3 cr.)
  • INE542    Supply Chain Management (3 cr.)
  • INE544    Inventory Analysis (3 cr.)
  • INE548    Machine Scheduling (3 cr.)
  • INE599I    Industrial Eng. App. In Services Industries (3 cr.)
  • INE599Q Risk Management in Healthcare (3 cr)
  • INE599R Queuing Theory & Application (3 cr)

Manufacturing

Industrial Management and Economics

  • INE521    Engineering Economy II (3cr.)
  • INE523    Financial Engineering (3 cr.)
  • INE527    Project Scheduling (3 cr.)
  • INE529    Project Contracting (3 cr.)
  • INE599K   Risk Assessment and Management (3 cr.)

Special Topics

  • INE599    Topics in Industrial Engineering (3 cr.)

General Engineering Requirements (16 credits)

  • 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.)
  • GNE303 Engineering Ethics (2 cr.)
  • GNE212 Engineering Mechanics (3 cr.)

Math and Science Requirements (34 credits)

  • GNE331  Probability and Statistics (3 cr.)
  • GNE333  Engineering Analysis (3 cr.)
  • MTH201 Calculus III (3 cr.)
  • MTH206 Calculus IV (3 cr.)
  • MTH304 Differential Equations (3 cr.)
  • BIO201/BIO201B General Biology I/Lab (4 cr.)
  • CHM005 Preparatory Chemistry (0 cr.)
  • CHM201 Chemical Principles (3cr)
  • CHM311 Organic Chemistry (3cr)
  • BCH300 Essentials of Biochemistry Organic Chemistry (3cr)
  • BIO321 Genetics (3 cr.)
  • BIO260 Human Anatomy and Physiology (3 cr.)

LAS Requirements (12 credits)

Core Courses (6 credits)

  • ENG202 Advanced Academic English (3 cr.)
  • COM203 Art of Public Communication (3 cr.)

*While sitting for the MCAT entrance exams does not require candidates to have taken any particular liberal arts course, some questions may require knowledge of psychology and sociology. It is therefore recommended that students in the pre-med track take PSY201 Intro to Psychology and SOC201 Intro to Sociology to increase their chances of passing the MCAT. These courses do not count towards meeting the university requirements of Liberal Arts and Science Curriculum, and thus they will need to be taken above and beyond the required 12 credits of LASC electives.

Recommended Study Plan

Year One

Fall (17 credits)

  • COE212 Engineering Programming (3 cr.)
  • ENG202 Advanced Academic English (3 cr.)
  • GNE212 Engineering Mechanics (3 cr.)
  • MEE211 Engineering Graphics (1 cr.)
  • MTH201 Calculus III (3 cr.)
  • BIO201    General Biology I (3 cr.)  
  • BIO201B General Biology I Lab (1 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

  • ELE305 Introduction to Electrical Engineering (3 cr.)
  • MTH206 Calculus IV (3 cr.)
  • GNE331 Probability and Statistics (3 cr.)
  • GNE333 Engineering Analysis (3 cr.)
  • CHM201 Chemical Principles (3 cr.)
  • CHM005 Preparatory Chemistry (0 cr.)

Summer (9 credits)

  • MTH304 Differential Equations (3 cr.)
  • CHM311 Organic Chemistry (3cr)
  • LAS Elective (1/4) (3 cr.)

Year Two

Fall (17 credits)

  • INE307 Introduction to Deterministic OR Models (3 cr.)
  • INE340 Advanced Statistics (3 cr.)
  • INE212 Computer Applications in INE (2cr.)
  • MEE321 Material Properties and Processes (3 cr.)
  • BCH300 Essentials of Biochemistry Organic Chemistry (3cr)
  • LAS Elective (2/4)  (3 cr.)

Spring (16 credits)

  • 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.)
  • LAS Elective (3/4) (3 cr.)

Summer (8 credits)

  • COM203 Art of Public Communication (3 cr.)
  • GNE301 Professional Communication (2 cr.)
  • BIO321 Genetics (3 cr.)

Year Three

Fall (15 credits)

  • GNE303 Engineering Ethics (2 cr.)
  • INE442 Quality Control (3 cr.)
  • INE446 Production Systems II (3 cr.)
  • INE450 Simulation (3 cr.)
  • INE451 Simulation Lab (1 cr.)
  • INExxx Technical Elective 1/9 (area 1) (3 cr.)

Spring (17 credits)

  • INE428 Project Management (3 cr.)
  • INE438 Facilities Planning & Logistics (3 cr.)
  • INExxx Technical Elective 2/9 (area 2) (3 cr.)
  • INExxx Technical Elective 3/9 (area 3) (3 cr.)
  • MEE401 Energy Systems (2 cr.)
  • BIO260 Human Anatomy and Physiology (3 cr.)

Summer (6 credits)

  • INE498 Professional Experience (6 cr.)

Year Four

Fall (17 credits)

  • INE416 Ergonomics (3 cr.)
  • INE417 Ergonomics Lab (1 cr.)
  • INE591 Project 1 (3 cr.)
  • INE593 Capstone Engineering Design (1 cr.)
  • INExxx Technical Elective 4/9 (area 4) (3 cr.)
  • INExxx Technical Elective 5/9 (free) (3 cr.)
  • INExxx Technical Elective 6/9 (free) (3 cr.)

Spring (17 credits)

  • INE491 Seminar on Contemporary Issues (2 cr.)
  • INE592 Project II (3 cr.)
  • INExxx Technical Elective 7/9 (free) (3 cr.)
  • INExxx Technical Elective 8/9 (free) (3 cr.)
  • INExxx Technical Elective 9/9 (free) (3 cr.)
  • LAS Elective (4/4) (3 cr.)