Bachelor of Science (BS) in Industrial Engineering (IE)
The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Industrial Engineering (IE) program provides students with the expertise that they need to become successful leaders and difference-makers in this field. Students in the IE program learn a range of valuable skills. The core courses in the IE program cover a variety of topics, such as operations research, ergonomics, management, economics and finance and statistics.
The program extends over a four-year period and is offered exclusively on a daytime, on-campus basis. The program is offered in nine terms whereby eight terms are 12/13-week Fall/Spring terms given over four years, and one eight-week summer term taken during the third year of the program in which students are required to participate in a practical training program with a local, regional, or international organization.
IE Program Educational Objectives
Graduates of the IE program will be able to:
- Assume key roles in a range of industries that use industrial engineering, including manufacturing and service.
- Effectively participate in, coordinate and manage diverse teams of engineers and analysts, especially in large-scale systems.
- Pursue advanced degrees in industrial engineering and other related fields at reputable regional and international universities.
- Appreciate the importance of professional ethics and actively use their knowledge and experience to the benefit of the community.
Learning Outcomes
Upon graduation, IE graduates will be able to demonstrate:
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- an ability to 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.
- an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- an ability to 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.
- an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
Program Requirements
| PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS |
ECTS |
| Compulsory Engineering Fundamentals Courses |
18 ECTS |
| Compulsory Core IE Courses |
88 ECTS |
| Compulsory Basic Business Courses |
12 ECTS |
| Compulsory Basic Math and Science Courses |
36 ECTS |
| General Education Courses |
90 ECTS |
| Total ECTS |
244 |
In addition to Core IE courses, the IE curriculum is supported by four pillars:
- Engineering Fundamentals: CIVE 121, CSEN 101, MECH 300
- Basic Business Courses: BBAC 100 and BBAC 201
- Basic Math and Science Courses: MATH 101, MATH 201/202, MATH 203, STAT 101, PHYS 100, CHEM 100/101
- Compulsory General Education Courses: BIOL 101, ECON 101, ENGL 102, INDE 100, INDE 330, MATH 100 (in addition to elective courses across General Education categories).
The remaining Core IE courses are distributed in three areas:
- Operations Research
- Engineering Management
- Production Systems
For a complete list of degree requirements, refer to the Office of the Registrar Industrial Engineering Degree Requirement page.
Sample Study Plan
For a sample study plan that shows how a typical IE student may progress through the program, refer to the Sample Study Plan published on the Office of the Registrar’s page.
Courses and Course Descriptions
Compulsory Engineering Fundamentals Courses
CIVE 121 Statics/Dynamics
6 ECTS
A course outlining vector mechanics of forces and moments; free-body diagrams; equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions; plane and space trusses; frames and machines; axial, shear, moment diagrams of beams and simple frames; friction; center of gravity and centroid; area moment of inertia; computer applications.
CSEN 101 Introduction to Programming
6 ECTS
This course introduces students to programming and computational thinking. A high-level programming language is used. Students will learn the principles of imperative and object-oriented programming in addition to basic data types, flow control (repetition and selection constructs), procedures and functions, parameter passing, scoping, recursion, arrays, and classes. Students are briefly introduced to simple algorithms and data structures. This course is offered through the Department of Computer Science.
MECH 300 Manufacturing Processes I
6 ECTS
A course covering traditional material removal processes (machining and abrasion), CNC machining, as well as non-traditional material removal processes (EDM, ECM, thermal cutting, etc.); the science behind these technologies; assembly processes such as welding, brazing, soldering, and fastening are also covered. The course emphasizes process capabilities and limitations, relative cost, and guidelines for process selection; and design for manufacturing guidelines. This course contains hands-on exercises in a machine shop environment.
Compulsory Core IE Courses
INDE 100 Introduction to Industrial Engineering
6 ECTS
This course is designed to familiarize first-year students with the concept and the various aspects of Industrial Engineering, covering basic topics in Industrial Engineering, including facilities design, project management, inventory management, forecasting, and production and operation management. Considered as Understanding Ourselves – Societies and Individuals in the General Education program.
INDE 200 Engineering Economy
6 ECTS
A course that covers principles, basic concepts and methodology for making rational decisions in the design and implementation of real engineering projects; time value of money, depreciation, comparing alternatives, effect of taxes, inflation, capital financing and allocation, and decision under uncertainty.
INDE 210 Operations Research I
6 ECTS
This course is an introduction to an operations-research approach to engineering decision-making. It includes the formulation, solution, interpretation, and implementation of mathematical models such as linear programming (LP) and network problems. Prerequisite: MATH 201 or Math 202.
INDE 211 Operations Research II
6 ECTS
A course modeling concepts with an emphasis on probability models and stochastic processes; topics include conditional probability, discrete- and continuous-time Markov chains and their application in modeling queues, inventories and production process behavior. Prerequisite: STAT 101.
INDE 220 Work Measurement and Methods Engineering
6 ECTS
A course on system and work design concepts; time studies; performance rating and allowances; standard and pre-determined times; work methods improvement; design of manual work, equipment, tools and work environments; line balancing; manpower determinations, job analysis and incentives; systems analysis, lean and value analysis. Prerequisite: STAT 101.
INDE 300 Facilities Planning and Material Handling
6 ECTS
Inter-relationships between facilities, process design, systematic layout procedures, computer aided layout, location analysis models, material handling analysis and concepts, warehousing storage and retrieval systems. Prerequisites: INDE 210 and INDE 211.
INDE 301 Introduction to Project Management
6 ECTS
Project selection techniques; Organizational Context; Project Planning, Project Budgeting; Risk Management; Stakeholder Management, Time Management; Cost Management; Resource Management; Project evaluation and Control; Project Close out and Termination. Prerequisites: INDE 210 and INDE 211.
INDE 302 Human Factors Engineering
6 ECTS
Designing for human performance effectiveness and productivity. Introducing human factors and ergonomics. Design and evaluation methods. Perception: vision and hearing. Cognition. Displays and controls. Work-space design. Biomechanics of work. Stress and workload. Safety and human error. Human-computer interaction. Prerequisite: INDE 220.
INDE 303 Statistical Quality Control
6 ECTS
Design of quality control systems; quality methods for establishing product specifications; process control; variables and attributes charts; acceptance sampling; operating characteristics curves; process capabilities; QC software. Prerequisite: STAT 101.
INDE 310 Production Planning and Inventory Control
6 ECTS
Methods of production and inventory planning. Single-product replenishment systems. Inventory management for special classes of items and products. Multiple item and multiple location inventories. Production planning and scheduling: aggregate production planning, MRP, JIT, OPT and short-range production scheduling. Prerequisites: INDE 210 and INDE 211.
INDE 311 Discrete Event Simulation
6 ECTS
System definition; model formulation, Monte-Carlo method; random number generation; discrete events; system entities and its attributes. Emphasis on analysis of systems and models of real-life problems. Experience with a modern discrete-event simulation package (e.g., ARENA, WITNESS). Prerequisite: INDE 211.
INDE 330 Engineering Ethics
6 ECTS
A course on engineering ethics covering responsibility in engineering; framing the moral problem; organizing principles of ethical theories; computers, individual morality, and social policy; honesty, integrity, and reliability; safety, risk, and liability in engineering; engineers as employees; engineers and the environment; international engineering professionalism; and future challenges. Considered as Understanding Our Role in the World – Our Values in the General Education program.
INDE 340 Engineering Entrepreneurship
4 ECTS
This course provides students with the tools necessary to create and grow a successful, innovative technology enterprise. Topics include evaluating market opportunities, designing profitable business models, producing a solid business plan, raising capital, addressing legal considerations and developing a winning team. Prerequisite: INDE 200 or equivalent.
INDE 401 Information Systems
6 ECTS
This course investigates data modeling, storage, acquisition, and utilization in Industrial Engineering via manual and computerized methods. Topics include: the Development of effective spreadsheet applications using Excel, design and implementation of relational databases via E-R modeling, relational schema, normalization, and SQL using Access and SQL Server. All topics are covered within the context of typical Industrial Engineering problems. Prerequisite: CSEN 101.
INDE 410 Data Analytics for Industrial Engineering
6 ECTS
Students will learn to identify, evaluate and capture analytic opportunities that create value for an organization. Basic descriptive analytics methods are reviewed utilizing specialized software (e.g., R) in analyzing large data sets. Predictive analytics techniques including clustering, classification and regression are covered in detail. Prescriptive analytics applications on utilization simulation and optimization over large data to improve business decisions are presented. Case studies emphasize financial applications, such as portfolio management and automated trading. Prerequisites: STAT 101, INDE 200, INDE 210, INDE 211, INDE 311.
INDE 450 Approved Experience
0 ECTS
Practical training program with a local, regional or international organization. Prerequisite: Minimum 160 ECTS completed. Summer.
INDE 460 Final Year Project I
6 ECTS
This is a capstone course where IE students utilize knowledge they acquired from different courses to design and develop an IE-related product or service. This is the first part of the course that spans through the final year of the student’s study. Prerequisite: Completion of third year in IE requirements. Fall.
INDE 461 Final Year Project II
6 ECTS
This is the second part of the IE capstone course. Prerequisite: INDE 460. Spring.
Compulsory Basic Business Courses
BBAC 100 Financial Accounting
6 ECTS
Financial Accounting is an introductory core business course. It introduces students to the language of business and its use as a tool for the decision-making process. Students learn the underlying principles of externally reported financial information governed by the IFRS. They learn the accounting cycle that enables them to prepare and analyze financial statements. Students will be required to use this knowledge in other business courses that require them to make decisions based on reported financial information such as finance and management courses in that it provides them with the ability to understand the underlying economics of the financial statements and their implications. This course is offered through the Faculty of Business Department of Business Intelligence and Management.
BBAC 201 Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior
6 ECTS
This course focuses on the management of the modern organization and the employees within, preparing students for their role as future managers and leaders. It explores essential management concepts, processes and techniques from an organizational behavior perspective. Main topics covered include management history and evolution, motivation, decision-making, leadership, power and politics, learning and perception, communication, managing groups and teams, and human resource management. In addition to introducing theories, concepts and tools that are needed to manage various organizations of different vocations (private, public, for profit, NGO, governmental and others), this course involves the practical aspects of leadership and management. This allows students to gain a comprehensive understanding of management as an inter-disciplinary practice, encompassing ideas and concepts from economics, industrial engineering, psychology, sociology, anthropology and political science. The students learn who managers are and what managers do with an emphasis on leadership and organizational behavior. As such, through this course, the students will form a holistic appreciation of management roles and functions that are essential for other business courses such as Strategic Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, International Management. Doing so will enable them to be better prepared to mark their leadership in shaping a better world. This course is offered through the Faculty of Business Department of Business Intelligence and Management.
Teaching Staff
Full-time Faculty Members
Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering
Part-time Faculty Members
Special Scientist-Instructor
Special Scientist-Lecturer
Special Scientist-Lecturer
Seconded Professors
Professor and Chair, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management AUB
For a detailed list of courses taught by each faculty member in the BS in Industrial Engineering program, refer to this Faculty Course Assignments document.
Accreditation and Quality Assurance
This program is officially accredited and approved by the Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA). For detailed information, you can view the official approval report on the CYQAA Webpage.
