Mechatronics Technology, Minor

Program Description

Mechatronics is an interdisciplinary technical discipline that combines mechanical, electrical, electronics, control and computer engineering technology. The field deals with the design, development, control, and application of advanced electro-mechanical systems. Such systems will include sensors, actuators, microprocessors, controllers, software, computer, and mechanical hardware components. The purpose of the mechatronics technology minor is to provide undergraduate students an opportunity to take relevant courses that will sequentially build on their knowledge and understanding of mechatronic systems and to provide recognition to those who do so.

What is Mechatronics Technology?

Mechatronics Technology is a multidisciplinary field of engineering and technology that includes a combination of mechanical, electronics, computer, systems, and controls technology, and focuses on real-world application of these areas. The field deals with the design, development, control, and application of advanced electro-mechanical systems. Such systems will include sensors, actuators, microprocessors, controllers, software, computer, and mechanical hardware components. The applications of mechatronics technology include medical, defense, manufacturing, robotics, automotive, and distributed systems and smart consumer products. Mechatronics engineers and technologists develop new solutions to industrial problems using mechanical and electronic systems and computer technology in addition to designing and building completely new products by integrating various technologies. They may also develop and test factory production lines by integrating automation to improve existing process.

You Might Like This Program If...

• You like hands-on and creative problem-solving.
• You like understanding how robotics or automation work.
• You are interested in working with technology as it relates to manufacturing and systems engineering You work well within collaborative, multidisciplinary teams.
• You are interested in a career as a hands-on technologist or test engineer.
• You are interested in the synergy of electrical, computer and mechanical systems.

Program Requirements

Requirements for the Minor

A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the minor, as specified by Senate Policy 59-10.

Academic Advising

The objectives of the university’s academic advising program are to help advisees identify and achieve their academic goals, to promote their intellectual discovery, and to encourage students to take advantage of both in-and out-of class educational opportunities in order that they become self-directed learners and decision makers.

Both advisers and advisees share responsibility for making the advising relationship succeed. By encouraging their advisees to become engaged in their education, to meet their educational goals, and to develop the habit of learning, advisers assume a significant educational role. The advisee’s unit of enrollment will provide each advisee with a primary academic adviser, the information needed to plan the chosen program of study, and referrals to other specialized resources.

READ SENATE POLICY 32-00: ADVISING POLICY

Harrisburg

Amit Banerjee, Ph.D.
Program Chair
Olmsted Building, W239
Middletown, PA 17057
717-948-6661
aub25@psu.edu

Contact

Harrisburg

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY
Olmsted Building, W239
Middletown, PA 17057
717-948-6116
kmb51@psu.edu

http://harrisburg.psu.edu/science-engineering-technology/mechatronics-and-mechatronics-technology/mechatronics-technology-minor