Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree
Industrial and systems engineers help organizations design and streamline their processes, maximize their output, and reach their peak potential. Our industrial and systems engineering degree might have a similar effect on your career. Located in a world-class industrial region known as “Automation Alley,” Oakland University has state-of-the-art industrial and systems engineering centers and labs on campus with a focus on Industry 4.0, plus robust partnerships with global corporations that are headquartered nearby. Employers in engineering and manufacturing, supply chain, computer technology, health care, energy, aeronautics, simulation, robotics, and other high-growth sectors actively seek our students for full-time and internship positions. An industrial and systems engineering degree from Oakland University provides you with a rigorous academic foundation, along with hands-on workplace experience that may lead directly to your first industrial and systems engineering job.
Industrial and systems engineers help organizations design and streamline their processes, maximize their output, and reach their peak potential. Our industrial and systems engineering degree might have a similar effect on your career. Located in a world-class industrial region known as “Automation Alley,” Oakland University has state-of-the-art industrial and systems engineering centers and labs on campus with a focus on Industry 4.0, plus robust partnerships with global corporations that are headquartered nearby. Employers in engineering and manufacturing, supply chain, computer technology, health care, energy, aeronautics, simulation, robotics, and other high-growth sectors actively seek our students for full-time and internship positions. An industrial and systems engineering degree from Oakland University provides you with a rigorous academic foundation, along with hands-on workplace experience that may lead directly to your first industrial and systems engineering job.
Between our deep industry connections and our high-achieving graduates, Oakland University has earned a reputation as a prime source of industrial and systems engineering talent. Employers routinely start recruiting our industrial and systems engineering majors before graduation.
Industrial and systems engineers have broad career options. While other engineering disciplines tend to have specific applications, industrial and systems engineering can add value to almost any business. Your professional challenges may span multiple continents (such as coordinating an international supply chain) or be confined to a single building (streamlining the procedures in a surgical facility or an automobile assembly plant).
Common areas of responsibility for industrial and systems engineers include:
Oakland University’s industrial and systems engineering degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. Required courses span engineering, physics, and advanced math. Professional industrial and systems engineering coursework covers subjects such as: