This degree is recognised by The Institution of Engineers, Australia and by the Australian Computer Society. Doing IE was like doing an MBA early in life. IE is at the forefront of management sciences. Some facts about the course The IE degree shares about 60 per cent of its subjects with the mechanical engineering degree course at Caulfield and has a thorough base of mathematics, computing, electronics, applied mechanics and thermodynamics. In the later years, the degree concentrates on the IE tools and project skills that will win work for industrial engineers.
Students have a lot of contact with industry.
Projects are carried out in companies and some students take a year off between Level 3 and 4 to work in industry. This is encouraged as it increases the motivation and understanding and leads to the best quality full-time employment. Since this may be the first time you have heard of industrial engineering you might like to read our special six-page brochure. Ring either of the numbers below and ask for it. The Profession of Engineering 2.