Mechatronics Engineering Technology - (A40350)

A course of study that prepares students to use basic engineering principles and technical skills in developing and testing automated, servomechanical, and other electromechanical systems. Includes instruction in prototype testing, manufacturing and operational testing, systems analysis, and maintenance procedures. Graduates should be qualified for employment in industrial maintenance and manufacturing, including assembly, testing, startup, troubleshooting, repair, process improvement, and control systems, and should qualify to sit for Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) mechatronics or similar industry examination.

Students enrolling in this program must purchase student accident insurance.

Plan of Study

First Fall Semester

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
CIS 110	Introduction to Computers	3
ELC 112	DC/AC Electricity	5
ISC 112	Industrial Safety	2
HYD 110	Hydraulics/Pneumatics I	3
MEC 130	Mechanisms	3
Total Credit Hours:		16

First Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ATR 215	Sensors and Transducers	3
ELC 125	Diagrams and Schematics	2
DFT 119	Basic CAD	2
ELC 117	Motors and Controls	4
MAT 121	Algebra/Trigonometry I	3
	Or
MAT 171	Precalculus Algebra	4
Total Credit Hours:		14

MAT 121: Or higher.

Summer Semester

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
	*Communication Elective - Please see the table below.	3
	**Social/Behavioral Science Elective - Please see the table below.	3
Total Credit Hours:		6

Second Fall Semester

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ATR 112	Introduction to Automation	3
ELC 114	Commercial Wiring	4
ELN 260	Programmable Logic Controllers	4
PHY 131	Physics - Mechanics	4
	Or
PHY 151	College Physics I	4
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ATR 212	Industrial Robots	3
EGR 285	Design Project	2
ELC 213	Instrumentation	4
WBL 110	World of Work	1
	Or
WBL 111	Work-Based Learning I	1
	*Communication Elective - Please see the table below.	3
	***Humanities/Fine Arts Elective - Please see the table below.	3
Total Credit Hours:		16

*Communications Elective - Choose two of the following:

Choose one group:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ENG 111	Writing and Inquiry	3
	And
COM 120	Introduction to Interpersonal Communication	3
ENG 111	Writing and Inquiry	3
	And
ENG 112	Writing and Research in the Disciplines	3

***Humanities/Fine Arts Elective - Choose one of the following:

UGETC:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ART 111	Art Appreciation	3
MUS 110	Music Appreciation	3
PHI 240	Introduction to Ethics	3

Gen Ed:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
HUM 115	Critical Thinking	3

**Social/Behavioral Science Elective - Choose one of the following:

UGETC:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
PSY 150	General Psychology	3
SOC 210	Introduction to Sociology	3

Total Credit Hours: 67