Description
Our world is filled with complex situations that involve the relationship between people, machines, and the manufacturing systems that bring them together. Industrial Engineers are the efficient problem-solvers who are passionate about designing and implementing solutions for these situations. The versatility of this career has increased at an exponential rate, making it one of the most dynamic fields in engineering.
- Texas Tech's Industrial Engineering program began in 1934 as the first IE department in the state of Texas and one of the first in the nation.
- We are heavily recruited by a variety of national and regional corporations and our graduates generally start with above-average salaries.
- Learn how to solve problems on global, social, and environmental levels.
CREATING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX PROBLEMS
When Texas Tech's Industrial Engineering program began almost 100 years ago, it did
so with the intent of being one of the best in the country. Now that we have conferred
more than 1,600 bachelors, 1,000 masters, and 200 PhDs, our program is indeed distinguished
in this field. Studying the information and techniques from physical, mathematical,
biological, behavioral, and engineering sciences, students learn how to design systems
that address contemporary issues in a wide range of fields. Along with encouraging
students to focus on several different scopes of study and filtering information through
professional and ethical lenses, one of our highest values as a program is producing
a high capacity for continued learning in our graduates. This gives our industrial
engineers the ability to continue to grow and develop as they progress in their careers.
Below you can find a link to the TTU course catalogue. The sequence in which courses
are offered and the availability of specific electives may be slightly different on
the Costa Rica campus.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
With an ability to understand the unique dynamic between people, systems, and machinery, industrial engineers bring their expertise to a number of different careers in the scientific, manufacturing, and technical fields. Some potential job opportunities are:
Studying industrial engineering at Texas Tech University-CR has opened for me many job opportunities and doors.
Jose Boschini
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
EMMANUEL FERNANDEZ, Ph.D.
Instructor of Industrial Engineering
Dr. Emmanuel Fernandez has masters' degrees in engineering and applied mathematics from the University of Oklahoma and a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, where he specialized in operations research, stochastic models, and decision processes. His bachelor's degree is from the University of Costa Rica. After 25 years as a faculty member at the University of Arizona and the University of Cincinnati (Ohio), Fernandez returned to Costa Rica to work as a university administrator and an expert in academic research and innovation. He has over 100 refereed publications, and his research and curriculum development activities have been supported through grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation, Semiconductor Research Corporation, International Sematech, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), the ATT Foundation, the GE Foundation, The Engineering Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Education.
Experience the power of a global learning environment.
Costa Rica
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Address
Avenida Escazú, Edificio AE205 San José, San Rafael de Escazú, Escazú 10201- Costa Rica -
Phone
+(506) 2519-9900 -
Email
Info.CostaRica@ttu.edu