The University of Alabama Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering 30 courses 18 total credits
The Department of Mechanical Engineering has a strong Dynamics, Systems and Controls (DSC) group that is research active with wide expertise in Robotics including rehabilitation robotics, soft robotics, medical robotics, industrial robotics and automated manufacturing, biomedical robotics and field robotics. This Robotics minor will educate students in the DSC domain of Robotics and will be accessible to non-ME students, e.g., Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics and Physics to just name a few. Students going through this minor will be prepared to enter a diverse and globally competitive workforce with interdisciplinary knowledge that can meet next-generation challenges relating to robotics and mechatronics.
| Total Credits | 18 credits |
Foundational Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ME 349 | Engineering Analysis | 3 |
| ME 360 | Contrl Instrumnt Components | 3 |
| ME 372 | Dynamic Systems | 3 |
| ME 450 | Dynamic Machine Components | 3 |
| AEM 360 | Astronautics | 3 |
| AEM 368 | Flight Mechanics | 3 |
| ECE 333 | Electronics II | 4 |
| ECE 370 | Signals And Systems | 4 |
| ECE 380 | Digital Logic | 4 |
| ECE 383 | Microcomputers | 4 |
| CS 301 | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| CS 302 | Database Applications | 3 |
| MATH 343 | Appl Diff Equations II | 3 |
| MATH 355 | Theory Of Probability | 3 |
| MATH 371 | Advanced Linear Algebra | 3 |
| PH 301 | Mechanics I | 3 |
| PH 302 | Intermediate Mechanics | 3 |
| PH 331 | Elect & Magnetism I | 3 |
| PH 332 | Elect & Magnetism II | 3 |
| Total Foundational Courses | 9 credits | |
Advanced Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ME 448 | Biomechanics of Human Movement | 3 |
| ME 456 | Mechatronics | 3 |
| ME 470 | Mechanical Vibrations | 3 |
| ME 472 | Introduction to Robotic Kinematics | 3 |
| ME 475 | Control Systems Analysis | 3 |
| ECE 475 | Control Systems Analysis | 3 |
| ECE 479 | Digital Control Systems | 3 |
| ECE 486 | Embedded Systems | 3 |
| ECE 487 | Embedded Systems Laboratory | 1 |
| CS 460 | Intro to Autonomous Robotics | 3 |
| CS 465 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| Total Advanced Courses | 9 credits | |
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