Program Learning Outcomes
- An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
- An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
- An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (includes ability to design and develop integrated systems that include people, materials, information, equipment and energy)
- An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (including the ability to improve integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment, and energy)
- An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
- An ability to communicate effectively
- The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
- A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
- A knowledge of contemporary issues
- An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice (includes the ability to integrate systems of people, materials, information, equipment, and energy using appropriate analytical, computational, and experimental practices as well as the ability to implement such systems)
Degree Requirements and Curriculum
In addition to the program requirements listed on this page, students must also satisfy requirements outlined in more detail in the Minimum Requirements for Graduation section of this catalog, including:
- 60 units of upper division courses
- 2.0 GPA
- Graduation Writing Requirement (GWR)
- U.S. Cultural Pluralism (USCP)
Note: No major or support courses may be selected as credit/no credit. No course may be double counted within the curriculum.
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| IME 101 | Introduction to Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | 1 |
| IME 140 | Graphics Communication and Modeling | 2 |
| IME 141 | Manufacturing Processes: Net Shape | 1 |
| IME 144 | Introduction to Design and Manufacturing | 4 |
| IME 156 | Basic Electronics Manufacturing | 2 |
| IME 223 | Process Improvement Fundamentals | 4 |
| IME 239 | Industrial Costs and Controls | 3 |
| IME 301 | Operations Research I | 4 |
| IME 303 | Project Organization and Management | 4 |
| IME 305 | Operations Research II | 4 |
| IME 312 | Data Management and System Design | 4 |
| IME 314 | Engineering Economics | 3 |
| IME 319 | Human Factors Engineering | 3 |
| IME 326 | Engineering Test Design and Analysis | 4 |
| IME 410 | Production Planning and Control Systems | 4 |
| IME 417 | Supply Chain and Logistics Management | 4 |
| IME 420 | Simulation | 4 |
| IME 429 | Ergonomics Laboratory | 1 |
| IME 430 | Quality Engineering | 4 |
| IME 443 | Facilities Planning and Design | 4 |
| IME 481 | Senior Design Project I 7,8 | 2 |
| IME 482 | Senior Design Project II 7,8 | 3 |
| Technical Electives 2, 3, 4, 5 | ||
| Select from the following: | 10 | |
| The Global Environment | ||
| Introduction to Entrepreneurship | ||
| Managing Technology in the International Legal Environment | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Organizations, People, and Technology | ||
| International Business Management | ||
| Mechanics of Materials II | ||
| Electronics Laboratory | ||
| Automotive Engineering for a Sustainable Future | ||
| Manufacturing Processes: Materials Joining | ||
| Computer-Aided Manufacturing I | ||
| Manufacturing Automation | ||
| Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates 6 | ||
| Sales Engineering | ||
| Systems Engineering | ||
| Economic Decision Systems | ||
| Automation of Industrial Systems | ||
| Product-Process Design | ||
| Industrial Engineering in Healthcare | ||
| Engineering Metrology | ||
| Reliability for Design and Testing | ||
| Engineering Supervision I | ||
| Engineering Supervision II | ||
| Radio Frequency Identification System Design | ||
| Advanced Electronic Manufacturing | ||
| Microelectronics and Electronics Packaging | ||
| Introduction to Value Chain Analysis | ||
| Selected Advanced Topics | ||
| Selected Advanced Laboratory | ||
| Systems Engineering I | ||
| Systems Engineering II | ||
| Advanced Information Systems for Operations | ||
| Design of Experiments | ||
| Advanced Operations Research | ||
| Applied Reliability Engineering | ||
| Applied Human Factors | ||
| Advanced Topics in Engineering Economy | ||
| Advanced Topics in Simulation | ||
| Nanoscale Engineering | ||
| Linear Analysis II | ||
| Mathematical Software | ||
| Thermodynamics I | ||
| Introduction to Mechatronics | ||
| Fluid Mechanics I | ||
| Teamwork | ||
| Applied Regression Analysis | ||
| Statistical Computing with SAS | ||
| Statistical Computing with R | ||
| Statistical Analysis of Time Series | ||
| SUPPORT COURSES | ||
| BIO 213 & BMED 213 | Life Science for Engineers and Bioengineering Fundamentals (B2) 1 | 4 |
| CE 204 | Mechanics of Materials I | 3 |
| CHEM 124 | General Chemistry for Physical Science and Engineering I (B3/B4) 1 | 4 |
| CSC 232 | Computer Programming for Scientists and Engineers | 3 |
| EE 201 | Electric Circuit Theory | 3 |
| EE 251 | Electric Circuits Laboratory | 1 |
| EE 321 | Electronics | 3 |
| ENGL 149 | Technical Writing for Engineers (A3) 1 | 4 |
| MATE 210 | Materials Engineering | 3 |
| MATE 215 | Materials Laboratory I | 1 |
| MATH 141 | Calculus I (B1) 1 | 4 |
| MATH 142 | Calculus II (B1) 1 | 4 |
| MATH 143 | Calculus III (Add'l Area B) 1 | 4 |
| MATH 241 | Calculus IV | 4 |
| MATH 244 | Linear Analysis I | 4 |
| ME 211 | Engineering Statics | 3 |
| ME 212 | Engineering Dynamics | 3 |
| PHYS 132 | General Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 133 | General Physics III | 4 |
| PHYS 141 | General Physics IA (Add'l Area B) 1 | 4 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology (D4) 1 | 4 |
| or PSY 202 | General Psychology | |
| STAT 321 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (B6) 1 | 4 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (GE) | ||
| (See GE program requirements below.) | 36 | |
| FREE ELECTIVES | ||
| Free Electives | 0 | |
| Total units | 190 | |
| 1 | Required in Support; also satisfies GE. |
| 2 | Courses meeting technical electives may not be used to satisfy other major, support, or general education requirements (no double counting of coursework). |
| 3 | At least 6 units of technical electives must be upper division (300-level or above) engineering or computer science courses. |
| 4 | A maximum of 4 units of technical electives may be upper division (300-level or above) courses from outside of the College of Engineering or lower division (100 or 200 level) engineering or computer science courses. |
| 5 | Consultation with advisor is recommended prior to selecting technical electives; bear in mind your selections may impact pursuit of post-baccalaureate studies and/or goals. Upper division courses not on this list may substitute as technical electives if approved by advisor and IME department chair. |
| 6 | IME 400 requires a special problems form and no more than 4 total units are allowed. |
| 7 | ENGR 459, ENGR 460 and ENGR 461 (6) may substitute for IME 481 and IME 482 (5) with the one excess unit counting towards Technical Electives. |
| 8 | ENGR 463, ENGR 464 and ENGR 465 (6) may substitute for IME 481 and IME 482 (5) with the one excess unit counting towards Technical Electives. |
General Education (GE) Requirements
- 72 units required, 36 of which are specified in Major and/or Support.
- See the complete GE course listing.
- Minimum of 8 units required at the 300 level.
| Area A | Communication | |
| A1 | Expository Writing | 4 |
| A2 | Oral Communication | 4 |
| A3 | Reasoning, Argumentation and Writing (4 units in Support) 1 | 0 |
| Area B | Science and Mathematics | |
| B1 | Mathematics/Statistics (8 units in Support) 1 | 0 |
| B2 | Life Science (4 units in Support) 1 | 0 |
| B3 | Physical Science (4 units in Support) 1 | 0 |
| B4 | One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course | |
| B6 | Upper-division Area B (4 units in Support) 1 | 0 |
| Additional Area B units (8 units in Support) 1 | 0 | |
| Area C | Arts and Humanities | |
| C1 | Literature | 4 |
| C2 | Philosophy | 4 |
| C3 | Fine/Performing Arts | 4 |
| C4 | Upper-division elective | 4 |
| Area D/E | Society and the Individual | |
| D1 | The American Experience (Title 5, Section 40404 requirement) (40404) | 4 |
| D2 | Political Economy | 4 |
| D3 | Comparative Social Institutions | 4 |
| D4 | Self Development (CSU Area E) (4 units in Support) 1 | 0 |
| Total units | 36 | |
| 1 | Required in Support; also satisfies GE |
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