Mechatronics Engineering - B.S.
Aeronautics and Engineering Building
Kent Campus
330-672-2892
cae@kent.edu
www.kent.edu/cae
Description
The Bachelor of Science degree in Mechatronics Engineering integrates mechanical, electrical, computer and controls engineering to understand automated machinery, specifically, how to design it and how to make it work. Mechatronics engineering revolves around the design, construction and operation of automated systems, robots and intelligent products, which result from the integration of software and hardware.
Using automated systems is becoming more popular for operating equipment or machinery on manufacturing lines, boilers and aircraft to reduce labor costs, increase precision and accuracy and provide quality and safety for workers. Mechatronic devices can be found in agriculture, hospitals, buildings, homes, automobiles, manufacturing plants, the toy and entertainment industry and in aids for the elderly and disabled.
Fully Offered At:
- Kent Campus
Admission Requirements
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
Admission to the Mechatronics Engineering major is selective.
Freshman Students: Admission into the Mechatronics Engineering major requires a minimum 3.0 high school GPA and a minimum 24 ACT composite score (minimum 24 ACT sub-scores in both English and mathematics) or a minimum 1160 SAT composite score (mathematics, critical reasoning and writing); and placement directly into MATH 12002 (or its equivalent).
Students who do not meet these requirements may apply for admission to the Mechatronics Engineering Technology major and request to change their program to the Mechatronics Engineering major after their freshman year if they meet the following criteria: minimum 3.200 overall Kent State GPA and minimum B grade in both MATH 12002 and PHY 23101.
English Language Proficiency Requirements for International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 525 TOEFL score (71 on the Internet-based version), minimum 75 MELAB score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score, minimum 48 PTE score or minimum 100 DET score; or by completing the ESL level 112 Intensive Program. For more information on international admission, visit the Office of Global Education’s admission website.
Transfer Students: Admission into the Mechatronics Engineering major requires a minimum 12 credit hours in college-level coursework with a minimum 3.200 overall GPA and a minimum B grade in both MATH 12002 and PHY 23101 (or their equivalents). Transfer students who have completed less than 12 credit hours of college-level coursework will be evaluated on both collegiate and high school records and must submit a final high school transcript and an ACT or SAT score.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
- Design a system, component or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints, such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturing and sustainability
- Use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
University Requirements
All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.
NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements. Please see Program Requirements for details.
Requirement | Credits/Courses |
---|---|
Destination Kent State: First Year Experience | 1 |
Course is not required for students with 25 transfer credits, excluding College Credit Plus, or age 21+ at time of admission. | |
Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) | 2 courses |
Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Core. | |
Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) | varies |
Students must successfully complete one course or approved experience. | |
Kent Core (see table below) | 36-37 |
Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) | 1 course |
Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course. | |
Upper-Division Requirement | 39 (or 42) |
Students must successfully complete 39 upper-division (numbered 30000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate. Students in a B.A. and/or B.S. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete 42 upper-division credit hours. | |
Total Credit Hour Requirement | 120 |
Some bachelor's degrees require students to complete more than 120 credit hours. |
Kent Core Requirements
Requirement | Credits/Courses |
---|---|
Kent Core Composition (KCMP) | 6 |
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) | 3 |
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each) | 9 |
Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) | 6 |
Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory) | 6-7 |
Kent Core Additional (KADL) | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: | 36-37 |
Program Requirements
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
ENGR 15300 | INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ANALYSIS USING MATLAB® | 2 |
ENGR 13585 | COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING GRAPHICS | 3 |
ENGR 20002 | MATERIALS AND PROCESSES | 3 |
ENGR 20004 | FUNDAMENTALS OF CIRCUIT ANALYSIS | 3 |
ENGR 26010 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
ENGR 26200 | PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINEERS I | 3 |
ENGR 33031 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS | 3 |
ENGR 33033 | HYDRAULICS/PNEUMATICS | 3 |
ENGR 33040 | CONTROL SYSTEMS | 3 |
ENGR 33092 | COOPERATIVE EDUCATION - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (ELR) (WIC) | 1-3 |
ENGR 33220 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES | 4 |
ENGR 33222 | DIGITAL DESIGN FOR COMPUTER ENGINEERING | 3 |
ENGR 33363 | MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
ENGR 36200 | PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINEERS II | 3 |
ENGR 37666 | KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS OF MAC | 3 |
ENGR 42111 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS FOR ENGINEERS | 3 |
ENGR 43030 | MECHATRONICS | 3 |
ENGR 43031 | MECHATRONICS II | 3 |
ENGR 43220 | ELECTRICAL MACHINERY | 3 |
ENGR 43580 | COMPUTER-AIDED MACHINE DESIGN | 3 |
ENGR 47200 | SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | 3 |
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
COMM 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) | 3 |
MATH 12002 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) | 5 |
MATH 12003 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II | 5 |
MATH 32051 | MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES I | 4 |
MATH 32052 | MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES II | 4 |
PHY 23101 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I (KBS) (KLAB) | 5 |
PHY 23102 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II (KBS) (KLAB) | 5 |
UC 10097 | DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE | 1 |
Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9 | |
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 6 | |
Kent Core Additional | 3 | |
Engineering (ENGR) Elective | 4 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 121 |
1 | A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement. |
Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
---|---|
2.250 | 2.000 |
Roadmap
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Semester One | Credits | |
---|---|---|
ENGR 13585 | COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING GRAPHICS | 3 |
ENGR 20002 | MATERIALS AND PROCESSES | 3 |
MATH 12002 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) | 5 |
UC 10097 | DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE | 1 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Two | ||
ENGR 26010 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
MATH 12003 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II | 5 |
PHY 23101 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I (KBS) (KLAB) | 5 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Semester Three | ||
ENGR 15300 | INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ANALYSIS USING MATLAB® | 2 |
ENGR 42111 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS FOR ENGINEERS | 3 |
MATH 32051 | MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES I | 4 |
PHY 23102 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II (KBS) (KLAB) | 5 |
Credit Hours | 14 | |
Semester Four | ||
COMM 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) | 3 |
ENGR 20004 | FUNDAMENTALS OF CIRCUIT ANALYSIS | 3 |
ENGR 37666 | KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS OF MAC | 3 |
MATH 32052 | MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES II | 4 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Semester Five | ||
ENGR 33031 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS | 3 |
ENGR 33033 | HYDRAULICS/PNEUMATICS | 3 |
ENGR 33220 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES | 4 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Engineering (ENGR) Elective | 4 | |
Credit Hours | 17 | |
Semester Six | ||
ENGR 26200 | PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINEERS I | 3 |
ENGR 33040 | CONTROL SYSTEMS | 3 |
ENGR 33363 | MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
ENGR 43580 | COMPUTER-AIDED MACHINE DESIGN | 3 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Seven | ||
ENGR 33222 | DIGITAL DESIGN FOR COMPUTER ENGINEERING | 3 |
ENGR 36200 | PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINEERS II | 3 |
ENGR 43030 | MECHATRONICS | 3 |
ENGR 47200 | SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | 3 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Eight | ||
ENGR 33092 | COOPERATIVE EDUCATION - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (ELR) (WIC) | 1-3 |
ENGR 43031 | MECHATRONICS II | 3 |
ENGR 43220 | ELECTRICAL MACHINERY | 3 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 13 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 121 |