Industrial Engineering and Management Major

Major Requirements

Degree Type: B.S.I.E.Mgt. 
Minimum Credits Required: 130

University Degree Requirements

For complete details on these and other university degree requirements, refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section in the University Catalog.

  1. Minimum of 120 semester credits (some programs may exceed this minimum).
  2. Complete the University General Education requirements.
  3. Minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
  4. Minimum of 30 credits in resident at NDSU.
  5. Minimum of 36 upper level credits (courses numbered 300 or higher).
  6. Students with transfer credit must meet the NDSU 30 credits in residence (#4). Of these 30 credits in residence, a minimum of 15 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 credits must be in the student's declared major curricula.

University General Education Requirements

A list of university approved general education courses along with the administrative policies governing the requirement and the categories is available here.

Category C: Communication12
Category R: Quantitative Reasoning3
Category S: Science and Technology10
Category A: Humanities and Fine Arts6
Category B: Social and Behavioral Sciences6
Category W: Wellness2
Category D: Cultural Diversity
Category G: Global Perspectives
Category L: Digital Literacy
Total Credits39

Major Requirements

Industrial Engineering & Management Core Requirements
IME 111Introduction to Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering3
IME 311Work/Station Design and Measurement3
IME 330Manufacturing Processes3
IME 440Engineering Economy3
IME 450Systems Engineering and Management3
IME 456Program and Project Management3
IME 460Evaluation of Engineering Data3
IME 461Quality Assurance and Control3
IME 470Operations Research I3
IME 472Simulation of Business and Industrial Systems3
IME 480Production and Inventory Control3
IME 482Automated Manufacturing Systems3
IME 485Industrial and Manufacturing Facility Design3
IME 489Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Capstone3
MATH 129Basic Linear Algebra3
MATH 165Calculus I4
MATH 166Calculus II4
MATH 259Multivariate Calculus3
MATH 266Introduction to Differential Equations3
ME 212Fundamentals of Visual Communication for Engineers3
ME 221Engineering Mechanics I3
ME 222Engineering Mechanics II3
CHEM 121
121L
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I Laboratory
4
CHEM 122General Chemistry II3
ENGL 321Writing in the Technical Professions3
ENGR 327Ethics, Engineering, and Technology3
PHYS 252
252L
University Physics II
and University Physics II Laboratory
5
Industrial Engineering and Management Electives
Computer Science Electives: Select one of the following:3
Visual BASIC
Computer Science Problem Solving
Computer Science I
Computing Fundamentals in Python I
Introduction to Computing
Programming Language: Any programming language course must be approved by your adviser.
Engineering Science Electives: Select 12 credits from the following:
CE 309Fluid Mechanics3
ME 223Mechanics of Materials3
ME 350Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer3
Select one of the following:3-4
Circuit Analysis I
Digital Design
Electrical Engineering I
Technical Electives: Select 9 credits from the following:9
Welding Technology
CAD/CAM for Manufacturing
Fe/Coop Ed/Internship
Human Factors Engineering
Packaging for Electronics
Process Engineering
Production Engineering
Composite Materials Manufacturing
Methods for Precision Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing
Plastics and Polymer Processing in Manufacturing
Logistics Engineering and Management
Hospital Management Engineering
Total Quality In Industrial Management
Reliability Engineering
Reliability Analysis
Introduction to Machine Learning
Only one of the following 5 courses may be counted as a technical elective.
International Business
Business Law I-Contracts, Property and Torts
Foundations of Management
Foundations of Marketing
Management Information Systems
Total Credits110-111

Degree Requirements and Notes  

  • Students may request approval for other 300-400 level engineering or related courses to be approved as technical electives. To request approval, a student should submit a memo to the IME Department indicating the course of interest and why the course should be approved as a technical elective. This memo will be reviewed by the IME Department Chair for approval. A substitution form signed by the department chairperson will also need to be submitted to the Office of Registration and Records for official substitution into the student's progress toward degree.

  • 300-400 level BUSN courses require at least junior standing and a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA.

Accelerated Subplan:

ACCT 200
ACCT 201
Elements of Accounting I
and Elements of Accounting II
3 or 6
or ACCT 102 Fundamentals of Accounting
ECON 201
ECON 202
Principles of Microeconomics
and Principles of Macroeconomics
3 or 6
or ECON 105 Elements of Economics
FIN 320Principles of Finance3
IME 640Engineering Economy (in place of IME 440; cannot take as 4 credits)3
IME 656Program and Project Management (in place of IME 456)3
IME 670Operations Research I (in place of IME 470)3
IME 672Simulation of Business and Industrial Systems (in place of IME 472)3
IME 680Production and Inventory Control (in place of IME 480)3
MGMT 320Foundations of Management (take as tech elective for IE&M major)3
MRKT 320Foundations of Marketing (take as tech elective for IE&M major)3
STAT 330Introductory Statistics (or IME 460)3
Total Credits33-39

Degree Requirements and notes

  • To be eligible for the accelerated program, students must complete 60 credits and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher to apply to the graduate school.