Industrial Engineering Technology (IENG), Bachelor of Science

At Dunwoody College of Technology, the Industrial Engineering Technology program provides a bachelor’s completion degree option with the skills and theoretical knowledge needed to advance graduates into engineering and management positions in their respective industries.

Graduates from this program will be prepared to take on new roles such as: industrial engineer, manufacturing engineer, quality engineer, and process engineer.

Students learn how to apply engineering principles to the work environment, how to work collaboratively in a team environment, and how to use tools and data to anticipate and solve issues in the engineering process. Coursework includes study in manufacturing processes and industrial automation, work methods and design, quality and lean, management, and ethics and social responsibility.

Curriculum is project-based so that theoretical engineering principles are reinforced and experienced through hands-on creation and problem-solving.

Arts & Sciences courses help students understand the core mathematical and scientific principles, which are the foundation of engineering theory and provide students with the communication and critical thinking skills required to succeed in the profession.

The program also incorporates a senior capstone project in its final semester that gives students the chance to demonstrate real-world industrial engineering experience. 

• ETAC 1: An ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline.

• ETAC 2: An ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline.

• ETAC 3: An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature.

• ETAC 4: An ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes.

• ETAC 5: An ability to function effectively as a member, as well as a leader, on technical teams.

Admitted students to Industrial Engineering Technology (IENG) can transfer up to 45 technical and 9 Arts & Sciences credits. A transfer evaluation is required. Not all credits may transfer into the degree program.

The following sample academic plan demonstrates how a student's schedule might look on a semester-by-semester basis, including elective courses. Your actual degree plan may differ from this sequence, depending on whether you start in the fall or spring semester, what transfer credits you may have (if any), and which Arts & Sciences courses and electives you take and when you take them.

The sample academic plan is for informational purposes only. To determine your academic plan, please meet with an academic advisor.

Descriptions

School of Engineering Policies

General Applicability

While college faculty will provide you with information and advice, it is your responsibility to understand and comply with all policies and to complete satisfactorily all degree requirements within the allotted time frame. This includes the responsibility to track your completion of major, university and campus requirements, as well to comply with residence, minimum progress and scholarship requirements.

For details, you should refer to the college’s academic policies.

Please note that you are subject to current policies and regulations, regardless of your admission date.

Admission to Dunwoody School of Engineering

Your admission into the Dunwoody School of Engineering is also an admission into the engineering program you have selected.  Your completion of this degree requires your compliance with stated degree requirements and academic good standing.

Applicability of Academic Plan

Normally the Academic Plan that you will follow is the plan year that you have entered under.  However with program evolution we reserve the right to move you to a newer academic plan resulting from an evolution of the program.  This change will not delay your graduation or cost you more than your original plan if you remain in academic good standing and take courses when offered. 

In the event that you do not maintain continuous enrollment, your academic plan may be changed to your new admission date.

In the event of part time enrollment, academic plans will be valid for only 6 years.

School of Engineering Student Success Monitoring

The School of Engineering strives to motivate and empower students to complete courses of study leading to degrees in Electrical, Mechanical, Software Engineering and Industrial Engineering Technology.  The program of study in each of these disciplines is cumulative in nature, that is, content is intended to build upon content learned in earlier semesters.

Student academic progress must consider the level to which students have successfully mastered earlier concepts in determining if a student is making adequate progress in their chosen field of study.

Students will be determined to be making adequate progress toward degree completion if they are following the recommended program of study and are achieving grades of C or better in all of their courses each semester.

A student who is following the recommended program of study who receives a grade of less than a C in any technical or School of Engineering course will be required to meet their Academic Coordinator to review their study skills and to develop a plan for enhanced Academic Achievement for the next semester.  This grade of less than C may result in an adjustment of the next semester schedule to support needed prerequisites or remedial measures.

Any student who is following the recommended program of study who receives two or more grades of C or lower in technical or School of Engineering courses will be required to meet with their Academic Coordinator and the School of Engineering Dean to determine appropriate next steps. 

Any student who is not following the program of study defined by the Academic Plan will be required to meet with the Academic Coordinator each semester to ensure that they are registered for the appropriate courses.