IEOR Minors

The word 'minor' showcasing the topic of undergraduate specializations in industrial engineering.

Explore Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, and Entrepreneurship 

The IEOR Department is home to three undergraduate minors: Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Minor in Industrial Engineering

Required courses

  • IEOR E3658: Probability for Engineers* or STAT GU4001: Intro to Probability and Statistics 
  • IEOR E3402: Production and Inventory Planning
  • IEOR E3608: Foundations of Optimization 
  • IEOR E4003: Corporate Finance for Engineers
  • Two (2) IEOR electives approved by a faculty adviser: 6 Points

In addition to the required courses, students majoring in operations research, financial engineering or engineering management systems and minoring in industrial engineering must take three industrial engineering courses that are not used to satisfy the requirements of their major.

*Preferred course

Minor in Operations Research

Required courses

  • IEOR E3658: Probability for Engineers* or STAT GU4001: Intro to Probability and Statistics 
  • IEOR E3106: Stochastic Systems and Applications 
  • IEOR E3608: Foundations of Optimization
  • IEOR E3404: Simulation Modeling and Analysis 
  • Two (2) IEOR electives approved by a faculty adviser: 6 Points (IEOR E3402: Production Inventory Planning and Control (3 points) is strongly recommended. 

In addition to the required courses, students majoring in industrial engineering must take three operations research courses that are not used to satisfy the requirements of their major.

*Preferred course

Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Required courses

  • IEOR E2261: Accounting and Finance
  • IEOR E4998: Managing Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • and three (3) of the following courses, total of nine (9) points:
    • BIOT W4180: Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology
    • BMEN E3998: Projects in Biomedical Engineering
    • BUSI W3021: Marketing and Marketing Management
    • CHEN E4020: Protection of Industrial and Business Property
    • CIEN E4136: Entrepreneurship in Engineering and Construction
    • COMS W4444: Programming and Problem Solving
    • COMS W4460: Principles of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
    • ECON GU4280: Corporate Finance
    • IEOR E4003: Corporate Finance for Engineers (or IEOR E4403: Quantitative Corporate Economics)
    • IEOR E4510: Project Management
    • IEOR E4550: Entrepreneurial Business Creation for Engineers
    • IEOR E4560: Lean LaunchPad (Spring semester, By application only with advisor approval)
    • SCNC W3010: Science, Technology, and Society or URBS V3310: Science and Technology in Urban Environments (but not both)

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