DEGREE Industrial Engineering, BS

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Program Educational Objectives for the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering 

We recognize that our graduates will choose to use the knowledge and skills that they have acquired during their undergraduate years to pursue a wide variety of career and life goals, and we encourage this diversity of paths. Whatever path our graduates may choose, we expect them to be meeting the following objectives at least three to five years after graduation: 

1. Demonstrate competence in the professional practice of industrial engineering.​ 

2. Demonstrate industrial engineering skills needed as a foundation for leadership in a career and the profession.​ 

3. Act with professional and ethical responsibility, fostering an inclusive work environment, and appreciate the impact of proposed solutions to a global and/or societal context.​ 

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
2. Apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
3. Communicate effectively with a range of audiences
4. Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
5. Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
6. Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
7. Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies
8. Recognize, describe, predict and analyze systems behavior
9. Understand physiological, cognitive, and sociotechnical aspects of humans as components in complex systems design
10. Apply the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice, such as quality engineering, optimization, simulation, and project management

• Conferred, 2023-2024
  Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering: 105
• Enrolled, Fall 2024
  Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering: 319

The B.S. in Industrial Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Industrial and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

View the UW-Madison Guide for information on all industrial and systems engineering courses.

A broad menu of courses means you can choose a specialization—a resume-boosting opportunity to place greater emphasis on education in select areas of industrial engineering.