Industrial Engineering is concerned with efficiency and process improvement, which are vital to any organization’s survival and growth in a global, competitive world. Hence, the fundamental skills and knowledge of Industrial Engineering can be utilized in many areas, and are valuable supplements to a student’s core competency in his/her chosen major discipline. The IE minor provides an easy link between the curricula in engineering and business and expands students’ ability to tackle business decisions and problems using engineering techniques.
The minor in Industrial Engineering is available to all students at WPI, except for those majoring in Industrial Engineering.
The minor requires the completion of two units of coursework (six courses) as noted below.