About the Industrial Engineering Degree Course

You can be the leader in transforming the world!

By studying Industrial Engineering at Cayetano you will be a transforming agent of organizations, applying knowledge based on science, technology, and innovation to optimize processes and improve productivity and quality. You will develop skills that will allow you to perform successfully in different areas.

Industrial engineers are trained in science, technology management, research, and specialized training to diagnose, design, implement, manage, and optimize processes and operations in business organizations.

According to the survey of occupational demand for the year 2022 of the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion, it is the fourth-degree course with the highest labor demand.

Degree Course of Industrial Engineering


Site: San Martín de Porres campus

Duration: 10 semesters (5 years)


Degree earned: Bachelor of Science with a major in Industrial Engineering

Graduate Profile

Solves complex industrial engineering problems through the application of mathematics, science and engineering principles.

Applies techniques and tools to the design and improvement of integrated systems that provide products or services in a sustainable manner.

Manages operations and optimizes processes with productivity, technology and quality criteria that contribute to the transformation of organizations in an efficient, ethical and socially responsible manner.

Proposes innovative solutions, with an integral and strategic approach, to promote technological change.

Generic Competencies of Graduate

Graduates integrate different types of thinking (scientific, logical, critical, systemic, and innovative) for the solution of complex problems through the mastery of cognitive skills such as logical reasoning in challenging situations. They are prepared to address present and future challenges in the exercise of their profession and to tackle the transformation of the environment as committed citizens 

Graduates use verbal and non-verbal language to interact effectively in various inclusive, multicultural, and multilingual contexts. Also, they make conscious use of information and communication technologies. They join collaborative work teams to achieve common goals in multicultural, academic, and professional contexts. Moreover, they assume leadership roles with responsibility and respect for other people’s views.

Graduates act ethically and responsibly in different academic, professional practice, and research contexts. They carry out their work honestly, rigorously, and coherently in terms of their values: tolerance, openness, responsibility, environmental awareness, respect, democratic participation, and a sense of belonging.

Graduates creatively propose innovative solutions to solve a situation or problem; they demonstrate initiative and take action in improving their environments within the framework of values consistent with sustainable development: tolerance, openness, responsibility, environmental awareness, respect, democratic participation, and a sense of belonging.

Malla Curricular

SEMESTER
1

Curriculum: First year

  • Introduction to Industrial Engineering
  • Communication and Writing I
  • Personal Development and Autonomy
  • Philosophy and Ethics
  • Matrix Algebra and Analytic Geometry
  • General Chemistry
  • English 1
  • Complementary Activity 1

SEMESTER
2

Curriculum: First year

  • Programming Fundamentals
  • Scientific Thinking and Research
  • Communication and Writing II
  • Social sciences in the current context
  • Engineering Differential Calculus
  • Industrial Chemistry
  • English 2
  • Complementary Activity 2

SEMESTER
3

Curriculum: Second Year

  • Unit Operations and Processes
  • Accounting and Costs
  • Innovation Processes Engineering
  • Engineering Integral Calculus
  • Physics for Engineering 1
  • English 3
  • Complementary Activity 3

SEMESTER
4

Curriculum: Second Year

  • Economic Engineering
  • Fundamentals of Design
  • Vector Calculus for Engineering
  • Industrial Physics
  • Fundamentals of Biotechnology
  • English 4
  • Complementary Activity 4

SEMESTER
5

Curriculum: Third Year

  • Methods Engineering
  • Operations Research
  • Manufacturing Processes
  • General Economics
  • Information Systems
  • Statistics and Probabilities

SEMESTER
6

Curriculum: Third Year

  • Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
  • Facility Design
  • Market Strategies
  • Integrating Project 1
  • Applied Statistics
  • Elective Course I

SEMESTER
7

Curriculum: Fourth Year

  • Operations Planning and Control
  • Project Formulation and Evaluation
  • Management and Strategy
  • Decision Theory
  • Elective Course II
  • Elective Course III

SEMESTER
8

Curriculum: Fourth Year

  • Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • Quality Management
  • Environmental Management
  • Process Simulation
  • Professional Development Techniques
  • Elective Course IV

SEMESTER
9

Curriculum: Fifth Year

  • Integrating Project 2
  • Thesis 1
  • Project Management
  • Machine Learning
  • Functional Performance in Engineering

SEMESTER
10

Curriculum: Fifth Year

  • Supply Chain Management
  • Thesis 2
  • Business Finance
  • Human Talent Management
  • Data Science
  • Elective Course V

*Curriculum subject to modifications as part of the curriculum update process.

Why choose us?

Studying Industrial Engineering at Cayetano Heredia will give you the opportunity to develop knowledge of engineering and technology, based on research, development, innovation, and digital transformation that will allow you to implement improvements as disruptive solutions in manufacturing and service organizations.

You will be able to obtain certifications throughout your degree course:

PROGRESSIVE

According to academic progress, allowing early job placement: Process inspector (semester 6) and operations analyst (semester 8)

CONCENTRATION

By expert competencies in specific areas of industrial engineering: operations and processes, management engineering, and digital transformation.

UPDATING

Articulation with postgraduate programs (continuing education, diplomas, master’s degrees) on topics related to project management, lean manufacturing, business data strategy, and supply chain management.

Work Opportunities

The industrial Engineering Degree course will allow you to be part of companies, and public and private organizations. It also gives you the opportunity to create your own company or start-up.
You will be able to work at national and international level as

Manufacturing industry

Consultancy, certification, and project companies

Logistics, maritime, port, and exporting companies

Consortium of companies

Pharmaceutical Industry

Companies related to the communications industry

Public entities

Mining industry

International Agreements

America

Ecuador

  • Universidad de Cuenca

Brazil

  • Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)

Argentina

  • Universidad de Mendoza

Chile

  • Universidad de Los Lagos

Colombia

  • Universidad CES

United States

  • Universidad de Palo Alto
canada

Canada

  • Université Laval

Paraguay

  • Universidad Privada del Este Sede Ciudad del Este

Europe

Spain

  • Universidad Pablo de Olavide, de Sevilla

Netherlands

  • University Of Groningen, The Netherland

Asia

China

  • Student Exchange Agreement
  • Between Chinese Culture University, Taiwan

Japan

  • University of Miyazaki

South Korean

  • Korea University Sejong Campus

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