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eNgIneerINg The
hUmAn fAcTor
The IE Major at Kettering:
Practical and Professional
IE is about making a difference. IE classes are small
and students learn how to apply knowledge from top
professionals. All IE faculty members have PhDs. They
teach at Kettering because of their love of working
with great students. A hallmark of this top nationally
rated program is the way professors and students get
to know each other.
One of the great things about IE is the flexibility of
the program. Students can choose to take courses in
areas such as: robotics and manufacturing processes,
safety and human factors, or design for manufacture
and assembly. IE even offers formal concentrations in
Quality Assurance, and International Studies.
IEs interested in international studies have the
opportunity to study abroad at Reutlingen University in
fUTURe ceo about international business, engineering, and culture.
Germany. This concentration allows students to learn
Courses are offered in English in this program.
IEs with their background can design healthcare
services efficiently to deliver high quality treatments
in patient and provider friendly environments. All of
this while keeping costs under control.
Real World So if you think all IEs do is stand robot applications that eliminate a
Engineering around on factory floors with safety hazard at a motorcycle plant.
stopwatches, think again. IEs are
Devise a system to shorten ticket
There’s a good reason why the ultimate process engineers. You lines at a theme park or improve
IEs work everywhere from the CIA to will design processes for airports, healthcare services at hospitals.
Walt Disney World. IEs are the only distribution centers, factories, IE job titles are as varied as the
engineers focused on the human hospitals, and more - considering the assignments: Quality Engineer,
factor. Even in the 21st Century, human element at each step. Lean Engineer, Logistics
humans are still essential to virtually Create tools that reduce occupational Engineer, Management Engineer,
every endeavor. IEs play the critical injuries among office workers. Manufacturing Engineer, and Failure
role in helping people do their jobs Redesign an emergency room to Analysis Engineer, just to name a
better—faster, smarter, safer. decrease its mortality rate. Design few possibilities.
