Industrial Engineering

Industrial engineers improve the way people interact with technologies and systems. They help organizations run safely, efficiently and profitably. Our Industrial Engineering program is the finest of its kind in Canada. Professors bring their research into the classroom, which allows you to take part in groundbreaking work that has practical implications. You will begin by learning industrial engineering basics: statistics, operations research and human-centred systems design. In your upper years, you’ll take courses in engineering psychology and human performance, scheduling, and healthcare systems. After second year, you can choose to take courses in the following areas: Human Factors; Operations Research; Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence; and Information Engineering. In your fourth year, you’ll tackle a year-long, hands-on project aimed at solving a client’s real-world problem. Through your courses, you’ll develop strong problem-solving skills and become proficient at leading teams. After you graduate, your ability to see the ‘big picture’ can be used to streamline an operating room, distribute products worldwide, improve customer relations online, or analyze trades on the stock market. Industrial engineering is closely tied to business, and many of our grads go on to MBA programs, become management consultants, or pursue careers in hospital administration.

Courses

Year	Semester	Code	Course	Year	Semester	Type	Code	Course	Focus Area	Year	Semester	Type	Code	Course	Focus Area
1	1	APS100	Orientation to Engineering	3	1	Core	MIE353	Data Modelling	Core	4	Both	Core	MIE490/APS490	Capstone	Core
		APS110	Engineering Chemistry and Materials Science				MIE358	Engineering Economics				Technical Elective (choose one)	MIE498	Research Thesis	N/A
		APS111	Engineering Strategies & Practice I				MIE360	Systems Modelling and Simulation			1		APS502	Financial Engineering	Operations Research, Info Eng
		CIV100	Mechanics				MIE370	Introduction to Machine Learning					CSC384	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	AI/ML
		MAT186	Calculus I			Technical Elective (choose one)	CSC384	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	AI/ML				MIE344	Ergonomic Design of Information Systems	Human Factors, Info Eng
		MAT188	Linear Algebra				MIE343	Industrial Ergonomics and the Workplace	Human Factors				MIE365	Operations Research III: Advanced OR	Operations Research
	2	APS106	Fundamentals of Computer Programming				MIE344	Ergonomic Design of Information Systems	Human Factors, Info Eng				MIE368	Analytics in Action	Operations Research, AI/ML, Info Eng
		APS112	Engineering Strategies & Practice II				MIE365	Operations Research III: Advanced OR	Operations Research				MIE440	Design of Effective Products	Human Factors
		ECE110	Electrical Fundamentals				MIE368	Analytics in Action	Operations Research, AI/ML, Info Eng				MIE451	Decision Support Systems	Operations Research, AI/ML, Info Eng
		MAT187	Calculus II		2	Core	MIE350	Design and Analysis of Information Systems	Core				MIE523	Engineering Psychology and Human Performance	Human Factors
		MIE100	Dynamics				MIE359	Organization Design					MIE524	Data Mining	N/A
		MIE191	Introduction to Mechanical and Industrial Engineering				MIE363	Operations and Supply Chain Management					MIE562	Scheduling	Operations Research, Info Eng
2	1	MAT238	Differential Equations and Discrete Math			Technical Elective (choose one)	APS360	Applied Fundamentals of Deep Learning	AI/ML				MIE566	Decision Making Under Uncertainty	Operations Research, AI/ML, Info Eng
		MIE236	Probability				MIE304	Introduction to Quality Control	N/A			CS/HSS Elective (choose one)
		MIE242	Foundations of Cognitive Psychology				MIE345	Case Studies in Human Factors and Ergonomics	Human Factors		2	Technical Elective (choose one)	APS360	Applied Fundamentals of Deep Learning	AI/ML
		MIE250	Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming				MIE354	Business Process Engineering	Operations Research, Info Eng				MIE345	Case Studies in Human Factors and Ergonomics	Human Factors
		MIE262	Deterministic Operations Research				MIE367	Cases in Operations Research	Operations Research				MIE354	Business Process Engineering	Operations Research, Info Eng
	2	MIE223	Data Science				MIE369	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	AI/ML				MIE367	Cases in Operations Research	Operations Research
		MIE237	Statistics			CS/HSS Elective (choose one)							MIE369	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	AI/ML
		MIE240	Human Factors										MIE424	Optimization in Machine Learning	AI/ML
		MIE245	Data Structures and Algorithms										MIE457	Knowledge Modelling and Management	Human Factors, AI/ML
		MIE263	Stochastic Operations Research										MIE469	Reliability and Maintainability Engineering	Operations Research
													MIE519	Advanced Manufacturing Technologies	Operations Research, Info Eng
													MIE535	Electrification via Electricity Markets	N/A
													MIE542	Human Factors Integration	Human Factors
													MIE561	Healthcare Systems	Human Factors, Operations Research, Info Eng
													MIE567	Dynamic & Distributed Decision Making	Human Factors
												CS/HSS Elective (choose one)