Lamar's Industrial Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

Industrial engineering serves vital functions in today's world and provides a wide range of career opportunities. It is particularly well positioned to develop individuals who provide solutions for the field of re-engineering and right-size of organizations economic analysis and associated solutions, quality assurance management, plant operation control/design and managerial problem solving that require a knowledge of fundamental science and engineering practices including human engineering.

Industrial engineering deals not only with things but also with people. It especially deals with managerial problems requiring a knowledge of fundamental science and engineering practice for their solution.

Industrial engineers combine advanced study in management systems, economics and decision-making to answer such questions as: "What products or services should we offer?... What materials and methods should we use?... How can we best motivate and reward people?... How can we improve quality, productivity and service?"

Typical responsibilities of the industrial engineer involve design, operation and management. While manufacturing industry demands many graduates, increasing numbers are finding satisfying employment in other kinds of businesses. Airlines, banks, restaurant chains, department stores and hospitals, e.g. all use industrial engineers. Governmental agencies of all sorts are attracting graduates.

Men and women alike are finding responsible job and excellent salaries in the field of industrial engineering. Women have a special opportunity as the demand exceeds the supply in this engineering discipline. Responsible jobs and excellent salaries accompany a demand which far exceeds the supply of women in the field. Advancement on the same basis as that experienced by men makes the profession especially attractive.

Our academic staff is also supported by an advisory committee of successful alumni from industry. The Lamar University Industrial Engineering Department provides a campus home and friendly team atmosphere with a focus on preparation of students or career leadership.

The Department of Industrial Engineering at Lamar University is one of the leaders in integrating computer applications including computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing into the curriculum.

The Department of Industrial Engineering also offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology. This curriculum is especially designed to prepare two-year technology graduates to work effectively in the engineer-technologist team and to assume management responsibilities.

The first two years of this program are administered by the Lamar University Institute of Technology or Lamar State College at Orange or Lamar State College at Port Arthur. Student are also accepted from other technical two-year programs throughout the state and nation. This degree requires successful completion of an Associate of Applied Science degree - or equivalent - composed of a minimum of 36 semester hours of related and sequential courses. Technology courses beyond those specified in a major field must be approved by the Industrial Engineering Department.

Admission to the Industrial Technology Program will be granted, upon application, after completion of a minimum of 40 semester hours toward the Associate of Applied Science Degree or the Engineering common program with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.00. Technology students who intend to continue their education to obtain this degree should substitute six hours of Freshman English for Business Communication and Mth 1334 for Technical Math with their advisor's approval.

Any student in the Industrial Technology program considering working toward an Industrial Engineering degree at any time in the future should so inform his or her advisor