Overview
Offered at the Augusta campus
| Entrance Dates: | Fall |
| Length of Program: | Five Terms |
| Credit Hours Required for Graduation: | 62 |
Program Description: The Mechatronics Technology Degree Program is designed for the student who wishes to prepare for a career as a Mechatronics technician/electrician. The program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop and reinforce academic and technical knowledge, skill, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to retrain or upgrade present knowledge and skill. The Degree program teaches skills in Mechatronics Technology providing background skills in several areas of industrial maintenance including electronics, industrial wiring, motors, controls, PLC's, instrumentation, fluid power, mechanical, pumps and piping, and computers. Graduates of the program receive a Mechatronics Technology Degree that qualifies them for employment as industrial maintenance or Mechatronics technicians.
Employment Opportunities: The strengths of the program include a potential of high placement rates for graduates, above average starting salaries, and potential for career advancement and growth. Graduates are qualified for positions as engineering assistants, programmable control specialists, automation specialists, industrial electronics specialists, and a wide variety of industrial management positions. The associate degree program provides for continuing career mobility and facilitates continuing educational opportunities.
Curriculum Outline
General Core Courses, 15 credits
| ENGL 1101 | COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC | 3 |
| MATH 1111 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AREA II* | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS AREA IV* | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE* | 3 |
Occupational Courses, 47 credits
Occupational Electives, 8 credits
Select 8 Credit Hours from the following course prefixes:
IDSY, AIRC, MCHT, WELD, ELCR, AUMF, BUAS
Notes:
- A grade of “C” or higher is required for all courses.
Guided Pathway
You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.
Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.
Augusta Day Program, Fall Start
PROGRAM NAME: Mechatronics Technology
AWARD: Degree
CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program
Year 1 Fall Semester
Year 1 Spring Semester
| IDFC 1013 | SOLID STATE DEVICES I | 3 |
| IDSY 1120 | BASIC INDUSTRIAL PLCS | 4 |
| ENGL 1101 | COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE* | 3 |
Year 1 Summer Semester
| IDSY 1190 | FLUID POWER SYSTEMS | 4 |
| COMP 1000 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AREA II* | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | ADVISOR APPROVED OCCUPATIONAL GUIDED ELECTIVE* | 3 |
Year 2 Fall Semester
| IDSY 1210 | INDUSTRIAL MOTOR CONTROLS II | 4 |
| IDSY 1230 | INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION | 4 |
| XXXX XXXX | ADVISOR APPROVED OCCUPATIONAL GUIDED ELECTIVE* | 4 |
Year 2 Spring Semester
| IDSY 1220 | INTERMEDIATE INDUSTRIAL PLCS | 4 |
| AUMF 1150 | INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS | 3 |
| MCTX 2250 | CAPSTONE PROJECT | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS AREA IV* | 3 |