Overview

Industrial Engineering is concerned with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations. This is done through the development, improvement and implementation of integrated systems of people, money, materials, equipment, and energy. It is an engineering approach to the detailed analysis of the use and cost of these resources. Graduates of the Bachelor of Industrial Engineering play a pivotal role in increasing productivity and profit, improving quality, and streamlining operations. They work on methods for improving the operations and controlling production costs, improving the quality of products and services, ensuring worker health and safety, protecting the environment, and complying with government regulations. The Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering program combines natural sciences, mathematics, computing, social sciences, and management with mechanical engineering and design. You will study state-of-the-art courses in 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Facilities Planning & Asset Management, Project & Supply Chain Management, Entrepreneurship, and Environmental & Safety Engineering. The first two years of the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering program are identical to the BSc in Mechanical Engineering, which means you can change between the two programs without losing credit. With an emphasis on the role of Industrial engineering in the service industries prevalent in the Abu Dhabi economy, quality systems, and operations research and optimization, the program supports Abu Dhabi’s journey towards a less oil-dependent economy. In addition to specialized industrial engineering laboratories, the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering program benefits from state-of-the-art mechanical engineering facilities, including a machine shop, manufacturing CAD/CAM laboratory, control & mechatronics laboratory, thermo-fluids laboratory, metal cooling facility laboratory, and condition-based monitoring laboratory. Students can register for the BSc in Mechanical Engineering in Al Ain for the first two years of the program as these are identical to the first two years of the BSc in Industrial Engineering. They will then be transferred to the Bachelor of Industrial Engineering at the Abu Dhabi campus for the last two years of the program. It is a 2 + 2 program.