For any student at Tri-State University
28 Credit Hours

The field of robotics has been constantly growing for the last several decades. With industries struggling to keep costs down by implementing more automation, there is a strong desire to hire students with a background in robotics. The minor is designed to prepare students for professional engineering careers that require specialized training in robotics or for graduate studies in robotics. Students will take specialized courses covering the topics of computer programming, electrical science, digital circuits, mechatronics, and engineering mechanics. Students will also develop specialized electrical engineering laboratory skills. While the minor is open to any student at Tri-State University, those enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering degree programs will require no additional prerequisite courses and will be able to complete both their major and minor in the standard 132 credit hour curriculum.

Those interested in the minor should contact Dr. Scott Kiefer of the Wade Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

Required Computer Science Course
CS 163 Programming in C

Required Engineering Science Courses
ES 213 Statics
ES 223 Dynamics
ES 243 Solid Mechanics
ES 253 Electrical Science (or ECE 223 Circuits I)

Required Electrical Engineering Courses
ECE 112 Prototyping and Projects
ECE 293 Digital Systems I
ECE 291 Digital Systems I Lab
ECE 393 Microcontrollers
ECE 391 Microcontrollers Lab

Required Mechanical Engineering Course
MAE 363 Mechatronics