
Examples of Possible Careers*
Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians
- 3.0% about as fast as the average
- 14,600 number of jobs
- $59,800 potential earnings
Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians
- 1.5% slower than the average
- 125,800 number of jobs
- $67,550 potential earnings
Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- 3.1% about as fast as the average
- 43,500 number of jobs
- $58,230 potential earnings
Architectural and engineering managers
- 2.6% slower than the average
- 198,100 number of jobs
- $149,530 potential earnings
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*Note
Source of occupation titles and labor data is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
Description
The Bachelor of Science degree in Mechatronics Engineering Technology integrates mechanical, electrical, computer and controls. Mechatronics engineering technology 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/machinery in a host of situations, including on assembly and manufacturing lines, on automobiles and aircraft and in electrical power generations to reduce labor costs, increase precision and accuracy and provide quality and safety for workers.
Graduates from the mechatronics engineering technology program manage and support the design, operation and analysis of mechanical and electrical devices connected with automated systems, robots and computer-integrated manufacturing. They can work in any company that develops, designs or manufactures and markets these devices. Opportunities exist in manufacturing sales as well as research.
Applicants to this program should understand that this is a math-intensive program.
Information on the program’s education objectives and student enrollment and graduation data can be found on the college website.
Students may apply early to the Master of Engineering Technology degree (Mechanical Engineering Technology concentration) and double count 9 credit hours of graduate courses toward both degree programs. See the Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program Policy in the University Catalog for more information.
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.
First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campus to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. Check with a regional campus admissions office to determine application requirements, as they may differ among campuses.
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, visit the admissions website for international students.
Transfer Students: For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline.
- Design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline.
- Apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature.
- Conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes.
- Function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.
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 |
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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 |
Students must successfully complete 39 upper-division (numbered 30000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate. | |
Total Credit Hour Requirement | 120 |
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 11000 | INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING | 3 |
ENGR 13585 | COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING GRAPHICS | 3 |
ENGR 15300 | INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ANALYSIS USING MATLAB® | 2 |
ENGR 15301 | INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ANALYSIS USING MATLAB® LAB | 1 |
ENGR 20000 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ENGINEERING | 1 |
ENGR 20002 | MATERIALS AND PROCESSES | 3 |
ENGR 21020 | SURVEY OF ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS | 3 |
ENGR 21022 | SURVEY OF ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS LABORATORY | 1 |
ENGR 23585 | ADVANCED COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN | 3 |
ENGR 26200 | PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINEERS I | 3 |
ENGR 27210 | INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY | 3 |
ENGR 31000 | CULTURAL DYNAMICS TECHNOLOGY (DIVD) (WIC) | 3 |
ENGR 33031 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS | 3 |
ENGR 33032 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS II | 3 |
ENGR 33033 | HYDRAULICS/PNEUMATICS | 3 |
ENGR 33040 | CONTROL SYSTEMS | 3 |
ENGR 33111 | STATICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 3 |
ENGR 33222 | DIGITAL DESIGN FOR COMPUTER ENGINEERING | 3 |
ENGR 33333 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS | 3 |
ENGR 33700 | QUALITY TECHNIQUES | 3 |
ENGR 35550 | LAW AND ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS | 3 |
ENGR 43030 | MECHATRONICS | 3 |
ENGR 43080 | INDUSTRIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY | 3 |
ENGR 43099 | MECHATRONICS CAPSTONE (ELR) | 3 |
ENGR 43580 | COMPUTER-AIDED MACHINE DESIGN | 3 |
ENGR 47200 | SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | 3 |
Technical Elective, choose from the following: | 3 | |
Any Aeronautics (AERN) course | ||
Any Engineering (ENGR) course | ||
Any Design Innovation (DI) course | ||
Any College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) course | ||
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
COMM 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) | 3 |
ECON 22060 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3 |
MATH 12002 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) 2 | 5 |
PHY 13001 | GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I (KBS) | 4 |
PHY 13002 | GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS II (KBS) | 4 |
PHY 13021 | GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY I (KBS) (KLAB) | 1 |
PHY 13022 | GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY II (KBS) (KLAB) | 1 |
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 (cannot be ECON course) | 3 | |
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) | 6 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
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A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill writing-intensive requirement.
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Applicants to this program should understand that this is a math-intensive program. Students admitted to the program are expected to demonstrate prerequisite knowledge on a math placement exam (the ALEKS exam) prior to starting their first semester. Students who fail to obtain the minimum score required to place into MATH 12002 are at risk of delaying graduation.
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 | ||
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COMM 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) | 3 | |
ENGR 20002 | MATERIALS AND PROCESSES | 3 | |
ENGR 27210 | INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY | 3 | |
UC 10097 | DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE | 1 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 16 | ||
Semester Two | |||
ENGR 11000 | INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING | 3 | |
ENGR 15300 | INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ANALYSIS USING MATLAB® | 2 | |
ENGR 15301 | INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ANALYSIS USING MATLAB® LAB | 1 | |
MATH 12002 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) | 5 | |
! | PHY 13001 | GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I (KBS) | 4 |
! | PHY 13021 | GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY I (KBS) (KLAB) | 1 |
Credit Hours | 16 | ||
Semester Three | |||
ECON 22060 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3 | |
ENGR 13585 | COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING GRAPHICS | 3 | |
! | PHY 13002 | GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS II (KBS) | 4 |
! | PHY 13022 | GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY II (KBS) (KLAB) | 1 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 14 | ||
Semester Four | |||
ENGR 20000 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ENGINEERING | 1 | |
ENGR 21020 | SURVEY OF ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS | 3 | |
ENGR 21022 | SURVEY OF ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS LABORATORY | 1 | |
ENGR 23585 | ADVANCED COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN | 3 | |
ENGR 26200 | PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINEERS I | 3 | |
ENGR 33033 | HYDRAULICS/PNEUMATICS | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 14 | ||
Semester Five | |||
ENGR 33031 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS | 3 | |
ENGR 33111 | STATICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 3 | |
ENGR 33700 | QUALITY TECHNIQUES | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
General Elective | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Six | |||
ENGR 33032 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS II | 3 | |
ENGR 33040 | CONTROL SYSTEMS | 3 | |
ENGR 33333 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS | 3 | |
Technical Elective | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Seven | |||
ENGR 33222 | DIGITAL DESIGN FOR COMPUTER ENGINEERING | 3 | |
ENGR 35550 | LAW AND ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS | 3 | |
ENGR 43030 | MECHATRONICS | 3 | |
ENGR 43580 | COMPUTER-AIDED MACHINE DESIGN | 3 | |
ENGR 47200 | SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Eight | |||
ENGR 31000 | CULTURAL DYNAMICS TECHNOLOGY (DIVD) (WIC) | 3 | |
ENGR 43080 | INDUSTRIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY | 3 | |
ENGR 43099 | MECHATRONICS CAPSTONE (ELR) | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
General Elective | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |