Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering 141 courses 48 total credits
Concentrations consist of three courses that satisfy the following guidelines, and will be noted on the transcript.
| 4 mathematics courses | credits |
| Plus an additional 3 units from the list of basic science courses | credits |
| 3 engineering foundation courses | credits |
| 3 design, communications, and innovation courses | credits |
| 7 social sciences/humanities courses | credits |
| 5 unrestricted electives | credits |
| 7 IEMS elective courses | credits |
| 3 additional courses from | credits |
| 3 general technical elective courses chosen from areas below | credits |
| At most 2 General Technical Electives may be taken P/N; no other electives may be taken P/N. | credits |
Core Courses: 4 units of basic science
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHYSICS 135-1 | General Physics | 1 |
Major Program: 2 related courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CIV_ENV 205-0 | Economics and Finance for Engineers | 1 |
| COMP_SCI 217-0 | Applied Data Management | 1 |
Major Program: 7 industrial engineering methods core courses
Major Program: 3 professional practice courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IEMS 294-0 | Professional Practice Studio | 1 |
| IEMS 394-0 | Industrial Engineering Client Project Challenge | 1 |
Major Program: 7 IEMS elective courses
1 operations elective course
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IEMS 200-0 | Why IE: Professional Foundations of Industrial Engineering | 1 |
Major Program: 3 general technical elective courses chosen from areas below
Other Approved Non-engineering Technical Electives
Ethical Development Courses
Operations Electives
Industrial Engineering Electives
Management Science Electives
Other Approved Non-engineering Technical Electives
Quantitative Finance
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IEMS 373-0 | Intro to Financial Engineering | 1 |
Quantitative Finance
One course from
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 331-0 | Economics of Risk and Uncertainty | 1 |
| ECON 360-2 | Investments | 1 |
| ECON 362-0 | International Finance | 1 |
Quantitative Finance
One additional course from previous list, or from
Operations, Transportation & Logistics
Students receiving the Transportation & Logistics Minor may not receive this concentration.
Data Science and Engineering
Students receiving the McCormick Minor in Machine Learning & Data Science may not receive this concentration.
Human-centered Engineering
Students receiving the Human-Computer Interaction Certificate may not receive this concentration.
Graduate Preparation
Product Management
Courses must come from at least two different departments/areas. Only one course can be used towards any of the Segal Design Certificate, the Business Institutions Minor, and the Entrepreneurship Minor.
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