The undergraduate Robotics Minor will provide knowledge for integrating hardware and software with algorithms to create the next generation of intelligent machines and will enhance students' undergraduate major with an additional credential in robotics to list on their resume.
Undergraduate Minor Requirements
(1) Must be a University of Utah undergraduate degree seeking student
Undergraduate minors may not be awarded without completion of an undergraduate degree at the University of Utah.
(2) Complete required pre-requisites (PHYS 2210 and MATH 2250 OR 2270 AND 2280) for certificate courses with a C or better PRIOR to enrollment in minor.
(3) Declare Full Major Status in a University of Utah major
(4) Fill out the Minor Application on the "Apply" tab
(5) Meet with the Robotics Advisor to officially declare the Minor
(6) Complete Minor requirements with a Minimum C grade and an average GPA of 2.5 or higher in all minor courses*.
Students can potentially complete the minor in the same amount of time as their B.S. degree, or within an additional semester, if they choose minor courses as their required technical electives. A project is also required.
*Students must still meet the minimum GPA and course minimum grade requirements for their undergraduate major in order to graduate, as minors cannot be awarded independently of a baccalaureate degree.
Students need full major status in a STEM major at the University of Utah, a 2.5 GPA and a C minimum grade in PHYS 2210, MATH 2250 (or 2270 and 2280) to be admitted to the undergraduate Robotics Minor program. After completing the pre-requisite courses, students should fill out the below application and meet with the Robotics advisor to declare the minor.
Robotics Minor Requirements
Complete all of the Following:
- 2 foundational courses
- 3 core courses
- 1 credit of Undergraduate Project
Total of 16-17 credits
Click each category below for more details:
Mechanical Engineering:
ME EN 3220 | Dynamic Systems and Control | 3 Credits
ME EN 3230 | Mechatronics | 4 Credits
Electrical and Computer Engineering:
ECE 3610 | Fundamentals of Robotics and Cyberphysical Systems | 3 Credits
ECE 5615 | Classical Control Systems | 3 Credits
Computer Science:
CS 4300 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 Credits
CS 4640 | Image Processing Basics | 3 Credits
Foundational Courses Credit Hour Sub-Total: 6-7 Credits
Robotics Mechanics Core Area (required)
- ROBOT 5000 | Robotics I: Mechanics | 3 Credits
(Also accepted, cross-listed CS 5310 or ECE 5650 or ME EN 5220)
And 2 additional core classes from different areas:
Robot Control Core Area
- ROBOT 5100 | Robotics II: Control | 3 Credits
(Also accepted, cross-listed CS 6330 or ECE 6651 or ME EN 5230)
Cognition Core Area
- ROBOT 5200 | Motion Planning | 3 Credits
(Also accepted, cross-listed CS 5370 or ME EN 5225) - CS 4300 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 Credits (if not used to fulfill a foundational course)
Perception Core Area
- CS 4640 | Image Processing | 3 Credits
- CS 5320 | Computer Vision | 3 Credits
Required Core Area Credit Hour Sub-Total: 9 Credits
Robot Mechanics Category Electives
- ROBOT 7000 | Manipulation and Mobility | 3 Credits
(Also accepted, cross-listed ME EN 7230 or CS 7310) - ROBOT 7010 | System Identification for Robotics | 3 Credits
(Also accepted, cross-listed ME EN 7220 or CS 7320)
Robot Control Category Electives
- ME EN 5200 or ECE 5615 (cross-listed) | Classical Control Systems | 3 Credits
- ECE 5670 | Control of Electric Motors | 3 Credits
- ME EN 5210 or ECE 5652 or CH EN 5203 (cross-listed) | State Space Control | 3 Credits
- ME EN 7200 | Nonlinear Control | 3 Credits
- ME EN 7210 | Optimal Control | 3 Credits
- ECE 5570 | Adaptive Control | 3 Credits
Cognition Category
- CS 5350 | Machine Learning | 3 Credits
- CS 5958 | Robot Learning (currently special topics) | 3 Credits
Perception Category
- CS 7640 | Advanced Image Processing | 3 Credits
- CS 5353 | Deep Learning for Image Analysis | 3 Credits
- ECE 5530 | Digital Signal Processing | 3 Credits
Human-Robot Interaction Category
- CS 6360 | Virtual Reality | 3 Credits
- ROBOT 7400 | Haptics for VR, Teleoperation, and Physical Human-Robot Interaction | 3 Credits (Cross-listed ME EN 7240)
- ROBOT 6400| Neural Engineering and NeuroRobotics | 4 Credits (Cross-listed BME 6440 or ECE 6654)
Robot Design Category
- ROBOT 6500 | Advanced Mechatronics | 4 Credits (Cross-listed ME EN 6240)
- ROBOT 5960 | Wearable Robotics (currently special topics) | 3 Credits
- ECE 5780 OR CS 5780 | Embedded System Design | 4 Credits
- ECE 5960 | Robotic Millisystems | 3 Credits
- CS 6956 | Medical Robotics | 3 Credits
Other Supporting Elective Category
- ME EN 5035 | Design of Experiments | 3 Credits
- ME EN 5100 | Ergonomics | 3 Credits
- ECE 5540 | Estimation Theory | 3 Credits
- CS 3540 | Human-Computer Interaction | 3 Credits
- ME EN 5410 | Intermediate Dynamics | 3 Credits
- CS 5340 | Natural Language Processing | 3 Credits
- ME EN 5205 | System Dynamics | 3 Credits
Elective Course Sub-Total: 0-4 Credits
ROBOT 5920 | Undergraduate Project | 1 Credit (enroll in your project advisor’s section)
Project Credit Hour Sub-Total: 1 Credit
Kelly Pearson
Robotics Graduate Student Coordinator
kelly.pearson@utah.edu
Interested students may also contact the Director of Robotics Studies, Dr. Stephen Mascaro
Declare your major with your major advisor before adding the Robotics Minor and talk to your advisor about how additional requirements may affect your graduation timeline.