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2012-2013 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2012-2013 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Industrial Engineering Technology, B.S.

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Degree Plan (IETBS)

General Education Curriculum

GEC 01. Written Communication (6 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.

GEC 02. Basic Science and Mathematics (11 hours)

Science Requirement (8 hours)

Select 2 courses with labs:

PHY 111 - General Physics I 3 hrs. * AND
PHY 111L - General Physics I Laboratory 1 hr. *
PHY 112 - General Physics II 3 hrs. * AND
PHY 112L - General Physics II Laboratory 1 hr. *

Mathematics Requirement (3 hours)

MAT 103 - Plane Trigonometry 3 hrs. *

GEC 03. Global History and Culture (12 hours)

Social Sciences Requirement (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

Humanities Requirement (9 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.

Select 2 courses, 1 History required:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

GEC 04. Aesthetic Values (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

GEC 05. Decision-Making and Responsibility (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

GEC 06. Computer Competency Requirement* (Major Area)

IET 400 - Senior Project 3 hrs. (Capstone)

GEC 07. Writing-Intensive Requirement* (3 hours)

ENG 333 - Technical Writing 3 hrs. (WI)
ENG 101 & ENG 102 prerequisites

GEC 08. Oral Communication Requirement* (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

CMS 111 - Oral Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 320 - Business and Professional Speaking 3 hrs. (SI)
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs. (SI)

GEC 09. Capstone Requirement* (Major Area)

IET 400 - Senior Project 3 hrs. (Capstone)
Must be taken Senior Year; ENG 101 & ENG 102 prerequisites

Note:

*This particular GEC course is required for this major.

For full description of the GEC, see here .

Program Curriculum

Select 1 option:

MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs. or Technical Elective♦

Select 1 course:

DEG 03. Electives

Choose approved technical electives as needed with adviser’s approval. (See Hours to Degree below.)

Note:

♦ If Math ACT score is less than 24, students will be required to take MAT 101 .

Hours to Degree

124 hours are needed to graduate with a BS in Industrial Engineering Technology. At least 50 percent of the hours applied to a degree at The University of Southern Mississippi must be earned from a senior college, and 45 of these hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above. The last 25 percent of course work must be earned from Southern Miss. The student must earn at least 12 hours in the major area of study from Southern Miss.

Semester-by-semester guide

Freshmen

1st semester (15 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs. or Technical Elective

Select 1:

CMS 111 - Oral Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 320 - Business and Professional Speaking 3 hrs.
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
MAT 103 - Plane Trigonometry 3 hrs.
AEC 132 - Architectural Graphics 2 hrs.
AEC 132L - Architectural Graphics Laboratory 1 hr.

Select 1:

HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Select 1:

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

CSS 211 - Statistical Methods I 3 hrs. or
PSY 360 - Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3 hrs.
PHY 111 - General Physics I 3 hrs.
PHY 111L - General Physics I Laboratory 1 hr.
ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.

Select 1:

CSS 240 - FORTRAN Programming 3 hrs.
CSS 330 - Introduction to Programming 3 hrs.
CSS 333 - Problem-Solving Using C, I 3 hrs.

2nd semester (16 hours)

PHY 112 - General Physics II 3 hrs.
PHY 112L - General Physics II Laboratory 1 hr.
AEC 320 - Computer-Aided Drafting and Design I 3 hrs.
AEC 270 - Statics and Strengths of Materials 3 hrs.

Select 1:

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

IET 302 - Industrial Quality Control 3 hrs.
AEC 390 - Engineering Economics 3 hrs.
IET 370 - Operations and Logistics Concepts 3 hrs.
MGT 300 - Management for Organizations 3 hrs.
Technical Elective 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

IET 350 - Industrial Cost Control 3 hrs.
ENG 333 - Technical Writing 3 hrs.
AEC 316 - Electrical Systems 3 hrs.
MGT 325 - Operations Management 3 hrs.
Technical Elective 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (17 hours)

IET 405 - Production and Inventory Control 3 hrs.
IET 406 - Industrial Automation 3 hrs.
IET 410 - Motion and Time Study 3 hrs.
IET 414 - Engineering Project Management 3 hrs.
IET 480 - Industrial Simulation and Modeling 3 hrs.
Technical Elective 2 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

IET 409 - Plant Layout and Material Handling 3 hrs.
IET 413 - Lean Production Systems 3 hrs.
IET 472 - Global Supply Chain Management 3 hrs.
IET 400 - Senior Project 3 hrs.
MGT 364 - Human Resource Management 3 hrs.

Industrial Engineering Technology, B.S.

Degree Plan (IETBS)

General Education Curriculum

GEC 01. Written Communication (6 hours)

GEC 02. Basic Science and Mathematics (11 hours)

Science Requirement (8 hours)

Mathematics Requirement (3 hours)

GEC 03. Global History and Culture (12 hours)

Social Sciences Requirement (3 hours)

Humanities Requirement (9 hours)

Select 2 courses, 1 History required:

GEC 04. Aesthetic Values (3 hours)

GEC 05. Decision-Making and Responsibility (3 hours)

GEC 06. Computer Competency Requirement* (Major Area)

GEC 07. Writing-Intensive Requirement* (3 hours)

GEC 08. Oral Communication Requirement* (3 hours)

GEC 09. Capstone Requirement* (Major Area)

Note:

Program Curriculum

DEG 01. Major Area of Study Requirements (51 hours)

DEG 02. Additional Requirements (24 hours)

Select 1 course:

Select 1 course:

Select 1 option:

Select 1 course:

Select 1 course:

DEG 03. Electives

Note:

Hours to Degree

Semester-by-semester guide

Freshmen

1st semester (15 hours)

Select 1:

Select 1:

2nd semester (15 hours)

Select 1:

Select 1:

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

Select 1:

Select 1:

2nd semester (16 hours)

Select 1:

Select 1:

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

2nd semester (15 hours)

Senior

1st semester (17 hours)

2nd semester (15 hours)