Bachelor's Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering
Engineer smarter systems for a complex world with a bachelor's degree in industrial and systems engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.
In a world powered by data and driven by complexity, you need more than technical skills—you need systems thinking. As a student in the Industrial and Systems Engineering program at Stevens, you’ll learn how to design, manage and optimize the systems that keep modern society running.
In our industrial and systems engineering program, you’ll dive into the big picture—how people, processes, data and technology interact—and gain the tools to improve performance, reduce waste and deliver real value within complex systems. With a strong, cross-disciplinary foundation in engineering, science and data analysis, you’ll be equipped to solve real-world problems across industrial and systems engineering fields.
You’ll also have access to hands-on learning in the Center for Complex Systems & Enterprises (CCSE) Immersion Lab and the opportunity to collaborate with world-class researchers from the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) on relevant research topics. Whether you're interested in manufacturing, healthcare, finance, logistics or beyond, you’ll graduate ready to lead in a world that depends on efficient, intelligent systems.
The Stevens Advantage: Hands-On Learning, Real World Experience
At Stevens, you’ll learn to think like an engineer. Our design-focused curriculum features a hands-on course every semester that will instill you with broad, foundational knowledge, the complete fundamentals of engineering, and entrepreneurial thinking. Learn more about what makes an engineering education from Stevens a unique experience:
The Design Spine: a unique, design-focused, hands-on course every semester that incorporates entrepreneurial thinking and experiential learning, culminating with Senior Design, a team capstone project working on prototypes for real business problems, potentially in collaboration with a real company
Innovation Expo: an exciting design and entrepreneurship competition where students showcase their senior design prototypes and pitch business ideas
Engineering Cooperative Education Program: nearly 30% of all engineering students participate in Stevens’ Cooperative Education Program where you get on-the-job experience working for real companies
State-of-the-Art Research Labs and Facilities: build, tinker and test your designs in Stevens' MakerCenter, Prototype and Object Fabrication Lab, or numerous other research facilities
Undergraduate Research Opportunities: our research-oriented curriculum gives you in-the-lab experience while you're still an undergraduate student
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An ABET Accredited Program
The Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial and Systems Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Industrial and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
Mission
The mission of the Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial and Systems Engineering Program is to provide an education based on a strong engineering core, complemented by studies in systems and data science, to prepare the graduate to work on cross-disciplinary systems and be able to assume positions of increasing technical responsibility.
Program Educational Objectives
The objectives of the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) program can be summarized as follows:
Develop, implement and improve systems comprised of people, processes, hardware or software elements that are innovative, reliable and value driven.
Use ISE tools to address real world problems and create solutions consistent with societal needs including economic, ethical and environmental considerations.
Provide leadership for, and communicate effectively within, data-intensive, multidisciplinary team-based environments in diverse and dynamically changing organizations.
Continue to develop skills in engineering, technology management, business and other Industrial and Systems Engineering related fields.
Student Outcomes
By the time of graduation, Industrial and Systems Engineering students will have:
An ability to identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
A fundamental knowledge and an appreciation of the technology and business processes necessary to nurture new technologies from concept to commercialization.
Putting You on Track for Professional Success
The Industrial and Systems Engineering bachelor's program develops in-demand knowledge and skills to put you on track for a highly flexible and successful career path. Career opportunities include:
Industrial Engineer
Systems Engineer
System Integration Engineer
Logistics Analyst
Plat Optimization Engineer
Field Engineer
Production Engineer
Quality Engineer
Systems Analyst
Potential hiring organizations include companies like: Accenture, Apple, Amazon, Cisco, Goldman Sachs, Exxon Mobil, IBM, JP Morgan Chase, Lockheed Martin, L3Harris, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Verizon, UPS, US Coast Guard
A Tech Forward Education
A senior design team is helping the U.S. Coast Guard streamline its process of identifying potentially hazardous cargo containers before they are loaded and launched onto the open sea, preventing catastrophic environmental and economic damages.
I have a problem-solving brain. I’m more of a big-picture thinker. The systems curriculum here is excellent for teaching you how things work.
Sam Weckesser
Industrial and Systems Engineering Student
I like going top level, figuring out problems from the systems perspective. I didn't have a word for it or even know what a systems engineer was. But I knew I liked figuring out how to solve the overarching problem and going into the details. I really like working with data and I really like solving problems. Stevens has really helped me get to know my own abilities. I've learned what I can do.
Laura Mathews
Industrial and Systems Engineering Student
A team of students placed first and second in award categories in a national data challenge for its comprehensive analysis of relationships and patterns in Chicago's climate, energy usage, building stock and demographics.
A senior design team is helping the U.S. Coast Guard streamline its process of identifying potentially hazardous cargo containers before they are loaded and launched onto the open sea, preventing catastrophic environmental and economic damages.
I have a problem-solving brain. I’m more of a big-picture thinker. The systems curriculum here is excellent for teaching you how things work.
Sam Weckesser
Industrial and Systems Engineering Student
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