Undergraduate Program Director - Dr. M. A. Centeno
Advisor - Mr. Mario Sanchez *Educational
Objectives
Degree Program Hours : 128 *Educational
Outcomes
Admissions / Registration / Advising / Course Requirements/ Academic Learning Compact
The Bachelor of Science
in Industrial and Systems Engineering (BSISE) program at Florida
International University (FIU) is a well-balanced modern engineering
program. While retaining all of the fundamental and traditional
preparation for a degree in industrial and systems engineering,
the program continues to evolve as new industrial technologies
develop. Five factors make the Department and the BSISE program
stand out:
1. Experienced
and Committed Faculty
Leadership, experience,
and concern characterize the Department’s outstanding faculty
members. Their wide-ranging backgrounds and various specializations
have led to the creation of research programs that strengthen
the undergraduate curriculum. These programs foster individual
and team endeavors, producing an environment conducive to creativity,
dialogue, and mentorship.
2. Qualified and
Motivated Students
Diverse, motivated, and
highly qualified students are attracted to the ISE Program. More than 40% are women, and more than 60% are minority. They arrive eager to pursue
studies that will lead to bright futures as professional engineers.
Those futures are sometimes launched through participation in
regional and national competitions where students win prizes
and recognition for their presentations and designs. After
graduation, ISE’s new generation of engineers find employment
all over the world, attesting to their successful preparation
and disseminating the reputation of the Program, or they pursue post-graduate degrees.
The strength of FIU’s engineering
programs has also attracted attention from international institutions,
resulting in educational partnerships with several Latin American
and Caribbean universities. From these partnerships, the Department
and College hope to extend the educational opportunities to future
students into new and exciting direction, spanning two continents.
3. Hands-on Learning
Another asset of the ISE
Department is its laboratories, fostered by a strong coalition
of industry, academia, and other dedicated associates. These thriving
laboratories are not only state-of-the-art research facilities,
they also furnish valuable hands-on learning experiences to students,
particularly undergraduates who are excited when their learning
environment extends outside the bounds of the classroom.
4. Industrial Experience
The quality of the skills
and knowledge acquired during laboratory research participation
helps students in the ISE Program to effect a smooth transition
into a variety of industrial placements in South Florida and elsewhere.
By the time students complete the BSISE program, they have worked in at least three industry projects.
5. Global Cultural
Exposure
Students enjoy particular
extracurricular advantages while at FIU by virtue of its locale.
Taking advantage of Miami’s exciting position as a gateway to
two continents, the Department enthusiastically encourages formal
and informal exchanges among its students through offerings that
range from membership in professional and special interest student
societies and organizations to participating in festive activities
and cultural celebrations. In preparing engineers for lives in
a global society, the Department emphasizes and upholds the fundamental
tenets of industrial and systems engineering, whose applications
are universal.
The strength of FIU’s engineering
programs has also attracted attention from international institutions,
resulting in educational partnerships with several Latin American
and Caribbean universities.
UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMS
Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems
Engineering