Industrial engineering is about choices. Other engineering disciplines apply skills to very specific areas. Industrial engineering gives you the opportunity to work in many different kinds of businesses. The most distinctive aspect of industrial engineering is the flexibility it offers.

Established as one of the first industrial engineering programs in the United States, UA's Department of Industrial Engineering offers training in the scientific principles that underlie the profession. The program provides a background in mathematics and the physical and social sciences, as well as specialized courses needed by today's industrial engineers.