Mechatronics Engineering, B.S.

Engineering Technology
Ken Currie, department chair
Ken.Currie@mtsu.edu
615-898-2098

The Mechatronics Engineering degree encompasses knowledge and skills in mechanical engineering, electronics engineering, digital controls, computer programming, and project management to enable the students to analyze and design automation and robotics systems used in today’s advanced manufacturing environment. This program offers preparation in diagnostics and design of integrated industrial automation systems as well as the various aspects of project and process management, systems engineering, and risk management. This program emphasizes the latest techniques in systems approach in design and problem solving which is highly supported by today’s industry. The Mechatronics Engineering program is designed to prepare students for engineering positions as automation system designers and project managers in various industries such as automotive, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, green energy, biotechnology, healthcare, homeland security and defense, and transportation and logistics.

The Mechatronics Engineering program at MTSU is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org, under the General Criteria.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Mechatronics Engineering, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	64 hours
Supporting Courses	34 hours*
TOTAL	128-139 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the program of study may be completed in 128 hours.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:

MATH 1910 (Quant Lit)
PHYS 2110 /PHYS 2111 (Sci Lit)
CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 (Sci Lit)

Major Requirements (64 hours)

ENGR 1100 - Engineering Fundamentals 3 credit hours
ENGR 2210 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering 3 credit hours
ENGR 2100 - Introduction to Engineering Design 3 credit hours
ENGR 2110 - Statics 3 credit hours
ENGR 2120 - Dynamics 3 credit hours
ENGR 2130 - Electrical Circuit Analysis I 3 credit hours
ENGR 3510 - Electrical Circuit Analysis II 3 credit hours
ENGR 3520 - Digital Circuits Fundamentals 3 credit hours
ENGR 3530 - Electronics and Instrumentation 3 credit hours
ENGR 3540 - Introduction to Feedback Control 3 credit hours
ENGR 3550 - Fluid Mechanics 3 credit hours
ENGR 3560 - Mechanics of Materials 3 credit hours
ENGR 3590 - Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery 3 credit hours
ENGR 3915 - Technical Project Management and Soft Skills 3 credit hours
ENGR 3970 - Engineering Economy 3 credit hours
ENGR 4500 - FE Exam Preparation 1 credit hour
ENGR 4501 - Topics in Mechatronics Engineering 1 to 3 credit hours (3 credit hours required)
ENGR 4510 - Programmable Logic Controllers and Networks 3 credit hours
ENGR 4520 - Electrical Power and Machinery 3 credit hours
ENGR 4530 - Controls and Optimization 3 credit hours
ENGR 4580 - Mechatronic System Design 3 credit hours
ENGR 4590 - Automation System Design 3 credit hours

Supporting Courses (34 hours)

CSCI 1170 - Computer Science I 4 credit hours
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (3 credit hours may be counted in the True Blue Core, 1 credit hour remaining)
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
MATH 3110 - Calculus III 4 credit hours
MATH 3120 - Differential Equations I 3 credit hours
MATH 2010 - Elements of Linear Algebra 3 credit hours OR
MATH 2050 - Probability and Statistics 3 credit hours OR
MATH 3180 - Introduction to Numerical Analysis 3 credit hours OR
MATH 3260 - Differential Equations II 3 credit hours OR
MATH 4200 - Introduction to Mathematics of Investment 3 credit hours OR
MATH 4230 - Vector Analysis 3 credit hours
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2111 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory I 4 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
PHYS 2120 - Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2121 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory II 4 credit hours

Curriculum: Mechatronics Engineering

Students should consult their advisors each semester to plan their schedules.

Freshman

Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (Quant Lit)
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
ENGR 1100 - Engineering Fundamentals 3 credit hours
ENGR 2100 - Introduction to Engineering Design 3 credit hours
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Sci Lit) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Sci Lit)
PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours (Sci Lit) AND
PHYS 2111 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory I 4 credit hours (Sci Lit)

Subtotal: 34 Hours

Sophomore

Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
ENGR 2110 - Statics 3 credit hours
ENGR 2120 - Dynamics 3 credit hours
ENGR 2130 - Electrical Circuit Analysis I 3 credit hours
ENGR 2210 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering 3 credit hours
MATH 3110 - Calculus III 4 credit hours
MATH 3120 - Differential Equations I 3 credit hours
CSCI 1170 - Computer Science I 4 credit hours
PHYS 2120 - Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2121 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory II 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 33 Hours

Junior

Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
ENGR 3510 - Electrical Circuit Analysis II 3 credit hours
ENGR 3520 - Digital Circuits Fundamentals 3 credit hours
ENGR 3530 - Electronics and Instrumentation 3 credit hours
ENGR 3550 - Fluid Mechanics 3 credit hours
ENGR 3560 - Mechanics of Materials 3 credit hours
ENGR 3590 - Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery 3 credit hours
ENGR 3915 - Technical Project Management and Soft Skills 3 credit hours
ENGR 3970 - Engineering Economy 3 credit hours
ENGR 4501 - Topics in Mechatronics Engineering 1 to 3 credit hours (3 credit hours required)
MATH 2010 - Elements of Linear Algebra 3 credit hours OR
MATH 2050 - Probability and Statistics 3 credit hours OR
MATH 3180 - Introduction to Numerical Analysis 3 credit hours OR
MATH 3260 - Differential Equations II 3 credit hours OR
MATH 4200 - Introduction to Mathematics of Investment 3 credit hours OR
MATH 4230 - Vector Analysis 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 33 hours

Senior

ENGR 3540 - Introduction to Feedback Control 3 credit hours
ENGR 4500 - FE Exam Preparation 1 credit hour
ENGR 4510 - Programmable Logic Controllers and Networks 3 credit hours
ENGR 4520 - Electrical Power and Machinery 3 credit hours
ENGR 4530 - Controls and Optimization 3 credit hours
ENGR 4580 - Mechatronic System Design 3 credit hours
ENGR 4590 - Automation System Design 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours