Industrial and Management Engineering

The Industrial and Management Engineering (IME) program has an outstanding national and international reputation and has won consecutive regional and national awards for excellence from Alpha Pi Mu, the international academic honor society for industrial engineering.

How can we re-engineer today's enterprises for the rigors of tomorrow's economy?

How do we make manufacturing and service organizations more adaptable to the continuous need for change?

Which processes and organizational structures foster collaboration and team work?

Rensselaer's distinctive coupling of engineering and management prepares Industrial and Management Engineering graduates to be the "change masters" within organizations, enhancing productivity, growth, quality, leadership, and the successful application of new technology.

Their analytical ability, technical expertise, leadership, and communication skills promise success in business or government. Industrial and Management Engineering graduates work as management advisers and rise to positions of leadership in financial services, insurance, health care, telecommunications, and government agencies.

Quick facts about Industrial and Management Engineering at Rensselaer

:: Emphasis

To prepare engineers and managers for design, development, and implementation of complex decision-making systems. Research in systems methodology, work methods, information technology, quantitative analysis, and modeling.

:: Career Options

Industrial, quality management, manufacturing, materials handling, plant engineering, information systems, and engineering management.

:: Curriculum

The program in Industrial and Management Engineering is offered through the multidisciplinary department of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems, with faculty holding joint appointments in the schools of Engineering, Management, and Science. You'll get a two-year foundation in basic science, engineering science, mathematics, and humanities and social sciences. Your last two years will focus on developing expertise in statistics, operations research, information systems, systems analysis, organizational management, manufacturing, and industrial engineering methods.

:: Special Features

You'll have the opportunity to take courses offered by the schools of Engineering, Science, and Management as a student in Industrial and Management Engineering at Rensselaer.

:: Sample electives

You'll take at least two of the following: Quality Control; Facilities Design and Industrial Logistics; Management Information Systems I

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