To serve this important industry, the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering offers a bachelor of science degree in Industrial Engineering with a Furniture Manufacturing emphasis. This track comprises a four-course sequence that distinguishes the BSIE, Furniture Manufacturing curriculum from the standard BSIE degree. This core subject matter is augmented by other industrial engineering courses such as computer-aided design, work measurement, production and inventory control, quality management, economic analysis, computer simulation, and industrial ergonomics.

Students graduating with this degree have more opportunities than the standard BSIE student. They can look for promising careers in the Furniture Industry as well as compete for jobs in other industries. This degree offers some very distinct advantages.

BSIE, FM Curriculum Advantages

Excellent job placement opportunities

Furniture scholarship opportunities

Cohesive set of focused courses.

Smaller, more personal class sizes

State of the art of equipment and facilities

Computer and Teaching Facilities

Robotics and Vision Systems

Shoda 5-axis CNC Router

Programmable Logic Controllers

Holz-Her Panel Saw

Field trips to furniture companies

Summer intern-ships and co-op positions