Industrial Engineering University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Overview

Industrial engineers are often involved ‘behind the scenes’, answering questions like:

• How do vehicle manufacturers economically produce hundreds of variations of the same vehicle?
• How can South Africa streamline its public healthcare delivery to ensure quality care for all?
• How can you safely and quickly send money to your family in another country, if they don’t have a bank account? 

Industrial engineers apply science, mathematics, and engineering methods to understand and integrate complex systems and processes. They increase productivity and quality by finding improved ways of doing things.

Industrial Engineers need to have knowledge and skills in a wide variety of disciplines. An Industrial Engineering degree at Wits will equip you with a solid foundation in the science of Engineering with an emphasis on developing analytical techniques and generalised problem solving skills. 

The Industrial Engineering course offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is a 4 year full-time course. The first two years of study are common to the three branches taught in the School - Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering. From the third year onwards the curriculum becomes more focused on specific Industrial Engineering theories, principles and tools.

Wits has a strong history of collaboration with industry and other world class institutions. This enables students to tackle realistic projects within industry from the third year onwards. In final year, the second half of the year is dedicated to project work (design and research). These projects are often industry-related whilst others are at the forefront of the School's research, and frequently lead on to postgraduate study.

Career Opportunities

• Enterprise Resource Planning Consultant
• Inventory Engineer
• IT Consultant
• Logistics Engineer
• Management Consultant
• Production and Operations Manager
• Process Engineer
• Quality Control Engineer
• Supply Chain Consultant
• Technical Manager