The Industrial Engineering Department offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, Master of Science in Environmental Health and Safety, and Master of Science in Management of Technology. The Department also offers a Ph.D. program in Ergonomics and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering.
Industrial Engineering combines science and technical knowledge with human sciences to design, plan, and analyze systems that involve people, materials, money, energy, equipment, and other resources. Industrial engineers work with personnel in research and development, accounting, engineers in other disciplines, maintenance, human resources, and production to increase organizational productivity, improve quality, reduce health care costs, conserve energy, develop public transportation systems, and improve industrial safety conditions.
Industrial engineering distinguishes itself from other engineering professions because it has applications in manufacturing, service, commercial, and governmental activities. It is the major branch of engineering concerned not only with technology, but with people, making industrial engineers a prime source of management talent. Manufacturing Engineering represents a major thrust in the Department of Industrial Engineering. The principal objective of the Manufacturing Engineering program is to prepare graduates to design solutions for problems that arise in a manufacturing environment.
University of Miami
Department of Industrial Engineering
PO Box 248294
Coral Gables, FL 33145
http://www.miami.edu
Tarek M. Khalil, PhD, PE
(305) 284-2205
tkhalil@miami.edu
