VT Industrial vs UCLA FMA [OOS]

AustenNut
Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:39:42 +0000

chmcnm:

What concentrations does VT offer for Industrial Engineering?

It offers the following program areas:

Human Factors Engineering & Ergonomics

Management & Systems Engineering

Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Operations Research

Is the Operations Research track within the Industrial & Systems Engineering of interest, @collegedad29?

Operations Research (OR) is a scientific approach to problem-solving and decision-making that relies on mathematical modeling, data analysis, and optimization techniques. Its primary goal is to design, manage, and improve complex systems by determining the optimal or most effective allocation of scarce resources. (More details in the link below)

ise.vt.edu

Operations Research

Have you looked at VT’s math major? It offers concentrations in:

Traditional

Applied Computational (math + application area]

Applied Discrete [math + computer science]

Math Education

Or if finance is where his heart lies, what the requirements are to transfer into the Pamplin College of Business? One major of interest might be FinTech and Big Data Analytics.

I guess my question is what most interests your kid and how flexible is the college (whether UCLA or VT) for him to be able to switch majors if/as his interests change?