Minor in Industrial Robotics and Automation

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From Sci-Fi to Shop Floor: Build the Robots Powering Tomorrow

If you’ve ever wanted to bring machines to life or automate the boring stuff, the Industrial Robotics and Automation minor at Eastern Washington University is for you.

This program gives you the skills to design, build, and program the systems that power modern industry.

You’ll work on real-world projects involving everything from robotic arms to programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to mechatronic systems.

Through hands-on labs and advanced elective courses, you’ll gain practical experience that prepares you for high-tech careers in manufacturing, automation, and beyond.

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What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Industrial Robotics and Automation Minor

The Industrial Robotics and Automation minor prepares students to design, build, and deploy industrial robotics and automation systems. Students engage in hands-on learning in the foundations of industrial robotics, programmable logic controllers, and mechatronics, and can specialize in these areas through the advanced electives.

All courses for the Industrial Robotics and Automation minor must be taken at EWU. A student wishing to take a course at another institution with the intention to transfer that course into this minor at EWU must receive prior approval from the Mechanical Engineering Program Coordinator.

Grade Requirements: Students completing a minor in the department must earn an average GPA ≥2.5 in all courses required for the minor.

Required Courses
MENG 385
& 385L		ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION
and ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LAB		5
Choose two from the following10
ADVANCED ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION
and ADVANCED ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LAB
PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS IN AUTOMATION
MECHATRONICS
Total Credits15