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.

IEOR majored students also commonly hold minors in Econ, Comp Sci, and Math. 

Minor in Industrial Engineering

Required courses

  • IEOR E3658: Probability for Engineers* or STAT GU4001: Intro to Probability and Statistics or STAT W4203: Probability Theory
  • IEOR E3402: Production and Inventory Planning
  • IEOR E3608: Foundations of Optimization
  • IEOR E4003: Corporate Finance for Engineers
  • Any two (2) IEOR electives 3000+ level (6 points total of electives)

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 or STAT W4203: Probability Theory
  • IEOR E3106: Stochastic Systems and Applications
  • IEOR E3608: Foundations of Optimization
  • IEOR E3404: Simulation Modeling and Analysis
  • Any two (2) IEOR electives 3000+ level (6 points total of electives)
    (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

    Opportunity Discovery & Product Innovation (Choose 1):

  • COMS W4460 Principles of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • IEME E4200 Human-Centered Design and Innovation

  • IEME E4505 Frontiers of Tough Tech

    Startup Management (Choose 1):

  • CHEN E4020 Protection of Industrial and Intellectual Property
  • ECON GU4280 Corporate Finance
  • IEOR E4003 Corporate Finance for Engineers 

  • IEOR E4510 Project Management 

    Industry Focus and Case Studies (Choose 1):

  • CIEN E4136 Entrepreneurship in Engineering and Construction
  • COMS W4444 Programming & Problem Solving
  • ENGI E4502 Design of UI/UX for Connected Systems
  • COMS W4170 User Interface Design
  • IEOR E4207 Human Factor

 

**Please note that students who declared a minor in Entrepreneurship before Fall 2025 may follow the requirements listed in the 2024-2025 Bulletin 

 

Optional Courses of Interest