Mechatronics (A.A.S.)
Mechatronics (A.A.S.)
Program Description
A.A.S. Degree: 60 Hours
Mechatronics is a multi-disciplinary blend of mechanical, electrical, and computer control systems to prepare students for employment in high-tech manufacturing facilities, hospitals, hotels/resorts, public utilities, school/college facilities and retail chains. Graduates of this program are responsible for installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of machinery and equipment in an industrial setting. Good pay, benefits and high placement rates are characteristic of this field. This program provides ongoing skills enhancement to people already employed in the field, and it provides new students with the entry-level skills they need to gain employment. The AAS in Mechatronics builds upon the certificate courses to include a collaborative capstone project, coursework in related programs based upon the students career goals, and general education courses to better prepare the graduate for career advancement.
Note: Students will not be eligible to graduate with both an Associate of Applied Science in Automation and Robotics (AAS.ARO) and an Associate of Applied Science in Mechatronics (AAS.MEC).
Mechatronics Program Requirements - 44 Credit Hours
- MEC 120: Industrial Safety
- MEC 125: Fluid Power
- MEC 130: Industrial Electricity I
- MEC 170: Industrial Motors and Controls
- MEC 200: Mechanical Power Transmission
- MEC 225: Programmable Logic Control I
- MEC 246: Programmable Logic Control II
- MEC 260: Mechatronics Capstone
- MEC 290: Co-operative Education/Internship
or Related Elective Credits: 3
- TEC 285: Occupational Seminar
- Related Electives Credits: 8
Related Electives: May choose courses from the following program areas: ARO, CIS, CSC, CST, CYB, DDT, ELC, HRA, ITI, MEC, MFG, PMT, or WLD.
General Education Requirements - 16 Credit Hours
The Missouri Department of Higher Education has identified a common set of general education courses that have been adopted statewide. These courses are called the "CORE 42." CORE 42 courses are guaranteed to transfer to any Missouri public college or university to satisfy general education requirements.
Courses in knowledge areas below, designated with the CORE 42 logo indicates courses in that area have been evaluated and provided a MOTR number for transfer to all Missouri public institutions of higher education.
Courses that do not have this designation may still transfer to public and private colleges and universities in Missouri and elsewhere, but students are encouraged to check the transfer equivalency website of the institution to which they plan to transfer to confirm.
Please refer to the MDHE Core Transfer Curriculum for detailed information on CORE 42 courses.
Mathematical Sciences - 3 Credit Hours
- TEC 108: Applied Technical Mathematics
- MTH 110: Intermediate Algebra
- MTH 128: Contemporary Mathematics
- MTH 128S: Cont Mathematics with Support
- MTH 129: Introductory Statistics
- MTH 130: Algebra for Calculus
- MTH 130S: Algebra for Calculus With Support
- MTH 131: Trigonometry
- MTH 138: Pre-Calculus Mathematics
- MTH 140: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
- MTH 141: Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
- MTH 210: Statistical Methods
- MTH 214: Discrete Mathematics
- MTH 215: Algebraic Structures
- MTH 230: Linear Algebra
- MTH 240: Analytic Geometry and Calculus III
- MTH 241: Differential Equations