Undergraduate Programs

Our programs are taught primarily by Ph.D. faculty dedicated to teaching and research. Some courses are taught by experts from local industry. The active research interests of the industrial and manufacturing systems engineering faculty include, integrated product design and ergonomics; intelligent manufacturing, simulation modeling; quality engineering;  information and health care systems.

IMSE Department currently offers three Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree programs. Please visit the program pages to learn more about the requirements.

Beginning Fall 2024, the accelerated undergraduate/master’s studies option in human-centered design and engineering (including 4+1 option) allows the most qualified UM-Dearborn undergraduate human-centered engineering design (BS HCED) students to pursue a program of study in which BSE and MS degrees are earned in a five-year accelerated format. This is achieved by combining a portion of undergraduate and graduate coursework as described in the below page.

Eligibility requirements for the 4+1 HCED program, please see the below page.

IMSE Department offers three named scholarships for students studying for an undergraduate degree in either industrial and systems engineering or manufacturing engineering at the College of Engineering and Computer Science. All three scholarships grant $2,000 per year award for two years for a total award of $4,000.  Information on college and department scholarships is available at the Office of Advising and Academic Success.

• Dr. Adnan Aswad Scholarship: Learn more about A. Adnan Aswad.
• Junge Family Endowed Scholarship: Learn more about John Junge.
• Dr. Roger G. Klungle and Debra Lynne Klungle Endowed Scholarship: Learn more about Dr. Roger Klungle.

Engineering students are eligible to participate in the College of Engineering and Computer Science's Cooperative Education Program. During co-op placements engineering juniors or seniors alternate semesters of full-time classes with semesters of full-time paid engineering work in a company or organization they have applied for. Co-op students gain valuable professional work experience in engineering before they graduate; they earn a salary and also establish contacts useful for later employment. Co-op students in industrial and systems engineering have found recent co-op placements in such companies as the Automobile Association of America, Brass Craft Manufacturing, EDS, Ford, Masco Corporation, St. John's Hospital, and United Parcel Service.