Engineering (BS): Mechatronics Concentration
For more information about this department, including contact information, visit the department website.
The Joint NC State/UNC Asheville Engineering Mechatronics curriculum (JEM) combines the best that two nationally recognized universities have to offer. From NC State University comes the engineering component comprising course work from the Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and mechatronics courses taught by NC State University faculty on the campus of the University of North Carolina Asheville. From UNC Asheville comes a Humanities and Social Science component with a rich liberal arts foundation and mechatronics courses taught by UNC Asheville staff. Hands-on laboratories are integral to the engineering course work. As an NC State site-based engineering program, students must attend classes on the campus of UNC Asheville. Transfer students should contact the program office in Asheville for information about the transfer of courses from other educational institutions.
Mechatronics engineering is a unique, interdisciplinary field of study drawing on coursework in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science. A vast array of products and systems incorporate aspects of each of these disciplines - in varying degrees - and the program goal is to produce graduates with significant proficiency in each to participate successfully in design efforts. Through mechatronics engineering, new avenues of thinking and design can greatly enhance the utility, performance, and efficiency of modern machinery.
Program Educational Objectives
Within a few years of graduation, successful alumni of the Joint NC State - UNC Asheville BS in E - Mechatronics Concentration degree should:
- Attain productive professional careers in mechatronics engineering or related fields.
- Be committed to upholding and advancing the integrity of the engineering profession.
- Make decisions with accountability for the social and environmental impact of their engineering practices.
- Interact effectively with a diversity of individuals while viewing their own work in the broader context of our global society.
- Attain technical excellence by engaging in life-long learning.
The Joint BS in Engineering - Mechatronics Concentration degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org.
Specific curriculum requirements are available on the Mechatronics webpage.
Plan Requirements
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| MATH 191 1 | 4 | |
| LANG 120 2 | 4 | |
| CHEM 132 1 | 3 | |
| CHEM 111 1 | 1 | |
| FYS 178 | 3 | |
| E 101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving | 1 |
| JEM 123 | Introduction to Computer Aided Design for Mechatronics Engineering | 1 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MATH 192 1 | 4 | |
| PHYS 221 1 | 4 | |
| HUM 124 | 4 | |
| ECE 109 | Introduction to Computer Systems 2 | 3 |
| JEM 180 | Introduction to Mechatronics Laboratory | 2 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MATH 291 | 4 | |
| PHYS 222 | 4 | |
| ECE 200 | Introduction to Signals, Circuits and Systems 2 | 4 |
| ECE 209 | Computer Systems Programming 2 | 3 |
| MAE 206 | Engineering Statics 2 | 3 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECON 104 | 3 | |
| ECE 211 | Electric Circuits 2 | 4 |
| ECE 212 | Fundamentals of Logic Design 2 | 3 |
| ECE 220 | Analytical Foundations of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2 | 3 |
| MAE 208 | Engineering Dynamics 2 | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Course designated ARTS and DI 3 | 3 | |
| ECE 306 | Introduction to Embedded Systems | 3 |
| JEM 420 | Mechatronics Systems Modeling | 3 |
| MAE 201 | Thermal-Fluid Sciences 2 | 3 |
| MAE 315 | Fundamentals of Vibrations | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| HUM 214 | 4 | |
| ECE 310 | Design of Complex Digital Systems | 3 |
| JEM 360 | Advanced Mechatronics Design Laboratory | 2 |
| MAE 214 | Solid Mechanics 2 | 3 |
| MAE 435 | Principles of Automatic Control | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| HUM 324 or LA 378 - see UNCA req's | 4 | |
| MAE 308 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| MAE 310 | Heat Transfer Fundamentals | 3 |
| JEM 484 | Senior Design Project in Mechatronics Engineering I | 3 |
| Approved Advised Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| HUM 414 or LA 478 | 4 | |
| STAT 225 | 4 | |
| JEM 485 | Senior Design Project in Mechatronics Engineering II | 3 |
| MAE 316 | Strength of Mechanical Components | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 128 | |
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A grade of C or higher is required.
- 2
A grade of C- or higher is required.
- 3
May be separated into one ARTS course and one DI course.
- 4
Discuss options for Approved Advised Elective with Program Associate Director.
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All students must also satisfy the UNCA second language requirement through coursework or proficiency testing.
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| MATH 191 | 4 | |
| LANG 120 | 4 | |
| CHEM 132 | 3 | |
| CHEM 111 | 1 | |
| FYS 178 | 3 | |
| E 101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving | 1 |
| JEM 123 | Introduction to Computer Aided Design for Mechatronics Engineering | 1 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MATH 192 | 4 | |
| PHYS 221 | 4 | |
| HUM 124 | 4 | |
| ECE 109 | Introduction to Computer Systems | 3 |
| JEM 180 | Introduction to Mechatronics Laboratory | 2 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MATH 291 | 4 | |
| PHYS 222 | 4 | |
| ECE 200 | Introduction to Signals, Circuits and Systems | 4 |
| ECE 209 | Computer Systems Programming | 3 |
| MAE 206 | Engineering Statics | 3 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECON 104 | 3 | |
| ECE 211 | Electric Circuits | 4 |
| ECE 212 | Fundamentals of Logic Design | 3 |
| ECE 220 | Analytical Foundations of Electrical and Computer Engineering | 3 |
| MAE 208 | Engineering Dynamics | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Course designated ARTS and DI | 3 | |
| ECE 306 | Introduction to Embedded Systems | 3 |
| JEM 420 | Mechatronics Systems Modeling | 3 |
| MAE 201 | Thermal-Fluid Sciences | 3 |
| MAE 315 | Fundamentals of Vibrations | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| HUM 214 | 4 | |
| ECE 310 | Design of Complex Digital Systems | 3 |
| JEM 360 | Advanced Mechatronics Design Laboratory | 2 |
| MAE 214 | Solid Mechanics | 3 |
| MAE 435 | Principles of Automatic Control | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| HUM 324 or LA 378 - see UNCA req's | 4 | |
| MAE 308 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| MAE 310 | Heat Transfer Fundamentals | 3 |
| JEM 484 | Senior Design Project in Mechatronics Engineering I | 3 |
| Approved Advised Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| HUM 414 or LA 478 | 4 | |
| STAT 225 | 4 | |
| JEM 485 | Senior Design Project in Mechatronics Engineering II | 3 |
| MAE 316 | Strength of Mechanical Components | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 128 | |
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