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2019-2020 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Industrial Engineering Study Abroad B.S.


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Program Director

Dr. Leah Newman
Office: S-112H
Phone: (414) 277-7166
Email: newman@msoe.edu

German Study-abroad Program

Students in the industrial engineering program at MSOE have the opportunity to study abroad through an agreement between MSOE and the Technische Hochschule Lübeck (THL) in Lübeck, Germany.

Due to the global nature of business today, the graduate who has traveled internationally, speaks a foreign language, or has an understanding of the cultures and traditions of other nations will have a marked advantage.

The MSOE German Study-abroad Program for industrial engineering students enables them to study for one semester at a German university where the focus is in the area of applied engineering and business, while at the same time gaining firsthand experience by being immersed in German culture.

Industrial engineering students who enroll in the German Study-abroad Program will study for one semester at THL during their sophomore, junior, or senior year (participating seniors must be graduating in November). The semester typically runs from March through mid-July. Students live in on- or off-campus housing arranged by the university.

Industrial engineering students wishing to participate in the study-abroad program at THL in their junior or senior year must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher at the end of the Winter Quarter of their sophomore year and be in good academic standing at the end of Winter and Spring Quarters of their sophomore year.

Industrial engineering students wishing to participate in their sophomore year must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher at the end of the Winter Quarter of their freshman year and be in good academic standing at the end of Winter and Spring Quarters of their freshman year. A commitment to participate must be made one year in advance.

Key features of the program for MSOE students:

  • All instruction is in English. Students do NOT need to speak German but will take a German II class as part of their coursework.
  • Students can graduate on schedule if they stay on track in the IE curriculum.

Industrial Engineering Study Abroad Model Full-time Track - V7.2


Year One


Total: 15 lecture hours - 2 lab hours - 16 credits

Total: 13 lecture hours - 4 lab hours - 15 credits

Total: 14 lecture hours - 4 lab hours - 16 credits

Year Two


Year Three


Total: 15 lecture hours - 4 lab hours - 17 credits

Total: 14 lecture hours - 6 lab hours - 17 credits

Spring


Total: 18 lecture hours - 2 lab hours - 19 credits

Year Four


Fall


Total: 14 lecture hours - 2 lab hours - 15 credits

Winter


Total: 12 lecture hours - 5 lab hours - 15 credits

Spring


  • Elective1,3 (Free) 3 credits
  • Elective1 (HU/SS) 3 credits
  • Elective1 (Non-IE Engineering) 3 credits
  • 4 credits
Total: 13 lecture hours - 2 lab hours - 13 credits

Notes:


​1 There are 42 credits of elective subjects in the industrial engineering program. Students, in collaboration with their faculty advisors, select their electives from the following categories:

  • 12 credits from approved industrial engineering electives list
  • 3 credits from non-IE engineering electives list
  • 12 credits from humanities and social sciences (HU/SS), of which 6 must be in the humanities area (HU) and 6 in the social sciences (SS) area
  • 3 credits from approved list of math or science electives
  • 6 credits from business administration (BA) electives (see note 2)
  • 6 credits of free electives (see note 3)

​2 The BA electives must be 3000-level courses or higher unless they are applicable to a business minor or otherwise approved by the IE program director. Business classes that have considerable overlap with IE courses may not be taken for credit by IE students; the student should check with his/her academic advisor or the IE program director.

3 The free electives may be in any subject area. They must be 300/3000-level courses or higher unless they are applicable to an approved minor or otherwise approved by the IE program director. Classes that have considerable overlap with IE courses may not be taken for credit by IE students; the student should check with his/her academic advisor or the IE program director.

Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

Industrial Engineering Electives


Notes:


With the written consent of the IE program director and after careful review of both student developmental objectives and the science/design content of alternate selections, some engineering elective substitutions may be permitted. 

Elective combinations are restricted. Elective selection must be done in consultation with the faculty curriculum advisor.

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