<p>So I'm thinking of majoring in ISE but there are a couple different routes to take. One is just Industrial Engineering and the other is ISE information systems with options in computers or operations. Can anyone elaborate on the differences in terms of job outlook? Information systems has slightly less requirements and interests me more but I want to know what you guys think about which one would be easier to find a job with if there is any difference at all. Thanks.</p>
<p>Not sure exactly what you mean by ISE information systems. Can you post a link to the two programs?</p>
<p>[Daniel</a> J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering: Undergraduate Program](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/dept/ise/academics/undergrad/]Daniel”>http://www.usc.edu/dept/ise/academics/undergrad/)</p>
<p>The two are under degrees offered.</p>
<p>Mrs. Turbo has done something similar and has spent the last 25 years working in engineering and manufacturing IT and processes. It’s 90% IT and 10% IE in her case, but the IE knowledge makes the difference in what she does (say, program the machinery that controls pharmaceutical manufacturing)…</p>
<p>In essence you learn to be the person going on the manufacturing floor, bunny suit and all, and deal with everyone from director of operations to foremen to worker bees; then, go back to the cubicle and make sure the software does what they want.</p>
<p>Not Amazon.com or embedded Linux level coding, but a very deep understanding of manufacturing and other practices…</p>
<p>Good stuff, very entertaining.</p>
<p>My Masters was in Industrial Engineering with an Information Systems emphasis from the very same USC. I got it in 1989, but a lot of class titles still look familiar.</p>
<p>For the best job prospects, I’d go with the Computers option. I personally found the Operations classes to be more interesting, but there are a lot more computer-oriented jobs out there than operations-oriented jobs.</p>
<p>I find the straight ISE degree to be almost obsolete, in that it’s very focused on manufacturing and logistics. There aren’t as many jobs like that as there used to be.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses. Glad to hear what you guys had to say because I wanted to do the information systems track I was just wondering about the job prospects after graduation.</p>