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Bachelor of Science
Northwestern's academic year operates on a three-quarter system. Students complete 12 courses per year by taking four per quarter.
To obtain the Bachelor of Science degree, a total of 48 courses are required. Seven technical electives complete the 16-course major program.
All McCormick School engineering students begin their engineering studies with the four-quarter sequence of Engineering Analysis and the two-quarter sequence of Design Thinking and Communication. Coursework in the major area usually begins sophomore year.
Core Areas
Coursework in industrial engineering and management sciences covers these core areas:
- Probability and statistics
- Operations research
- Applied behavioral science
- Engineering economy
- Computer programming and data management
Concentrations
Concentrations are available in the following areas:
- Graduate Preparation
- Data Science and Engineering
- Human-Centered Engineering
- Operations, Transportation, and Logistics
- Product Management
Client project challenge
A required, one-quarter course at the end of Junior year that integrates the skills a student has learned in order to solve a real-world problem. See this site for more details and a video.