Industrial Engineering Technology BS Degree Requirements (120 hours)

Degree Plan

General Education Curriculum (30 hours)

All majors contain the same General Education Curriculum Requirements . Programs may require specific GEC courses, indicated in the Degree Plan (DEG 01, etc.).

University Requirements (7 hours)

First Year Experience (1 hour)

Must be taken first semester.

Select 1 course:

UNV 100 - First Year Experience 1 hr. (FYE)
Select any First Year Experience (FYE) designated course approved by advisor.

Writing-Intensive (3 hours)

ENG 333 - Technical Writing 3 hrs. (WI)

Speaking-Intensive (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

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

Capstone (Major Area)

Must be taken Senior Year.

IET 400 - Senior Project 3 hrs. (Capstone)

Program Curriculum

DEG 01. Major Area of Study Requirements (39 hours)

For this major, a minimum grade of “C” is required in all DEG 01 courses to graduate.

IET 302 - Industrial Quality Control 3 hrs.
IET 350 - Industrial Cost Control 3 hrs.
IET 370 - Operations and Logistics Concepts 3 hrs.
IET 390 - Engineering Economics 3 hrs.
IET 400 - Senior Project 3 hrs. (Capstone)
IET 405 - Production and Inventory Control 3 hrs.
IET 406 - Industrial Automation 3 hrs.
IET 409 - Plant Layout and Material Handling 3 hrs.
IET 410 - Motion and Time Study 3 hrs.
IET 413 - Lean Production Systems 3 hrs.
IET 472 - Global Supply Chain Management 3 hrs.
IET 480 - Industrial Simulation and Modeling 3 hrs.

Select 1 course:

HCD 465 - Performance Technologies II 3 hrs.
IET 414 - Engineering Project Management 3 hrs.

DEG 02. Additional Requirements (32-43 hours)

For this major, a minimum grade of “C” is required in all DEG 02 courses to graduate.

AEC 132 - Digital Graphics I 3 hrs.
AEC 234 - Digital Graphics II 3 hrs.
AEC 270 - Statics and Strengths of Materials 3 hrs.
CSC 101 - Computer Science I 3 hrs.
HCD 460 - Performance Technology I 3 hrs.
MAT 167 - Calculus I with Analytic Geometry 3 hrs.
MAT 168 - Calculus II with Analytic Geometry 3 hrs.
MGT 300 - Management for Organizations 3 hrs.
MGT 325 - Operations Management 3 hrs.

Select 1 course:

MAT 103 - Plane Trigonometry 3 hrs. *♦
MAT 128 - Precalculus Mathematics 3 hrs. *♦

Select 1 sequence:

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. *
PHY 201 - General Physics I with Calculus 4 hrs. *AND
PHY 201L - General Physics I with Calculus Laboratory 1 hr. *
PHY 202 - General Physics II with Calculus 4 hrs. *AND
PHY 202L - General Physics II with Calculus Laboratory 1 hr. *

DEG 03. Electives

Select electives as needed with advisor’s approval. See Hours to Degree below.

Note:

*This course satisfies both the GEC requirement and a program requirement for this major.

♦ Students may enter MAT 167 directly if Math ACT sub score is 26 or higher. If Math ACT sub score is 24-25, MAT 103 or MAT 128 must be completed. If Math ACT sub score is less than 24, students must first complete MAT 101 , then MAT 103 or MAT 128 must be completed.

Hours to Degree

120 hours are needed to graduate with a BS in Industrial Engineering Technology. Of the total hours applied to this degree, 30 hours must be in courses numbered at the 300 level or above. The student must earn at least 21 of the last 30 hours of course work and at least 12 hours in the major area of study from Southern Miss. See Residence Hour Requirements for more information.