Because of the quality of the program, our students are highly recruited by companies in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, health care, financial institutions, transportation, and education. The strong engineering background provided by ISUs Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering provides an excellent foundation for career specialization or advanced education after graduation. Co. The Faculty IMSEs twenty faculty members work closely with the departments 500 undergraduate and graduate students in small classes, laboratories, and special activities. The faculty are award-winning teachers and advisers, active researchers, and leaders in the profession. They edit professional journals, chair major conferences, and lead committees and councils of professional societies.
Several faculty have joint affiliations with programs like statistics and biomedical engineering.
The Facilities IMSE faculty have worked to develop and upgrade eight laboratories where students gain hands-on experience with applications of engineering principles. Computer facilities include networked mainframes, engineering workstations, and abundant microcomputers. During the first two years of study, industrial engineering students establish their understanding of basic science and engineering fundamentals. Their courses include mathematics, physics, statics, metallurgy, engineering economy, ergonomics, engineering statistics, psychology, economics, composition, and public speaking. Students with junior classification take courses in methods engineering, operations research, production planning, and quality control.