Our Program
Industrial (systems) engineering at the University of Toronto is among the best and most innovative systems engineering programs in Canada and North America. By entering our program, you join a diverse, academically elite group of students and a strong tradition of excellence in education. Our professors are leaders in their research fields as well as dedicated teachers – UTMIE professors have won nearly half of the engineering teaching awards, while making up only a third of the total professors in engineering. These professors, as well as our students, are what set our programs apart from others. Their modern approach to the application of industrial engineering tools is responsible for strong ties to Toronto’s world-class financial institutions, service industries (hospitals, bloodbanks, etc.) retailers and manufacturers. That explains why you’ll find our grads working at HBC, The Gap, the University Hospital Network, TD Bank, as well as business consulting firms and manufacturing plants.
The undergraduate program balances a traditional engineering curriculum with courses encompassing management science, IT and human physiology and psychology. You'll learn the basics of statistics, operations research and human-centred systems design. They serve as a general introduction to the problem-solving skills that are at the core of industrial engineering. Decision Analysis, Scheduling, and Healthcare Systems are typical of courses taken in your final year. The breadth of courses in our program allows you to explore other facets of industrial engineering including information engineering, operations research/management science, human factors/ergonomics, manufacturing, innovation and entrepreneurship. Your fourth-year thesis, a year-long research project, is your chance for in-depth exploration of a real-word topic under the guidance of a professor. You may decide to pursue a thesis topic relating to work done in your Professional Experience Year, or an industry problem introduced by one of the many industry speakers our professors use in their courses. Students enjoy the smaller class sizes in our program and take advantage of related clubs and activities, such as the U of T chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers.
Industrial Engineering Professors in the News:
Engineers awarded two of six Steacie Fellowships
Poor pain pump designs increase patient risk: study
Engineering democracy - Bad ballot design could change the course of American history
Modelling health care
Blossoming business
Kim Vicente's The Human Factor Wins National Business Book Award
Interested?
Learn about the different strands in Industrial Engineering.
Operations Research
Human Factors
Information Engineering
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