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M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Track

A student may pursue an M.S. with a thesis or non-thesis option. The minimum number of credits is 30.  Per track requirements, three courses are required, plus an additional three courses from a restricted selection (see track courses for details).  Students in the Mechanical Engineering M.S. Robotics Track must satisfy departmental degree requirements as well, which in addition to the track requirements includes:

A sample program of study meeting these requirements for a thesis M.S. student is shown below, Table 1.  Please refer to the ME Graduate Advising Guide for specific details of ME requirements or contact Candace Christensen.  For more information about the ME Robotics Track and Admission, please contact Mark Minor (minor 'at' mech.utah.edu) or John Hollerbach (jmh 'at' cs.utah.edu).

Table 1.  Example M.S. (Thesis Option) program of study for the ME Robotics Track.
Non-thesis students would substitute additional courses for thesis credits in order to meet M.S. Non-Thesis degree requirements. 

Year 1 Fall Semester Year 1 Spring Semester
Number Title Credits Number Title Credits
ME 6220 Introduction to Robotics 3 ME 6960 Introduction to Robot Control 3
CS 6370 Geometric Computation and Motion Planning 3 CS 6964 Image Processing for Graphics and Vision 3
      ME 6975 Thesis Credits 3

Semester Total:

6

Semester Total:

9

 

Year 2 Fall Semester Year 2 Spring Semester
Number Title Credits Number Title Credits
CS 6350 Machine Learning 3 ME 7230 Advanced Manipulation and Locomotion 3
ME 6975 Thesis Credits 3 ME 7240 System Identification for Robotics 3
      ME 6975 Thesis Credits 3
 

Semester Total:

6  

Semester Total:

9


Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Track

At the doctoral level, the Mechanical Engineering (ME) Robotics Track  requires three core courses plus an additional four courses from a restricted selection (see track courses for details).  Robotics Track students must also satisfy ME department requirements, which essentially requires that a minimum number of credits must be from both ME graduate courses and ME courses at the 7000 level.  Per the ME Graduate Advising Guide, the total number of courses and credits required for the Ph.D. degree is dependent upon the highest degree earned prior to entering the Ph.D program.   Table 2 summarizes these requirements, but students should refer to the ME Graduate Advising Guide for full details. 

A sample program of study for a Post M.S. doctoral student in the Robotics Track is shown below, Table 3.  Note that since the number of ME courses in the Robotics Track is limited at this time, it is thus necessary to actually complete 27 graduate course credits as indicated.  Please contact Candace Christensen if you have questions about ME degree requirements.  For more information about the ME Robotics Track and Admission, please contact Mark Minor (minor 'at' mech.utah.edu) or John Hollerbach (jmh 'at' cs.utah.edu).

Table 2.  Mechanical Engineering degree requirements.  Refer to the ME Graduate Advising Guide for full details.

ME PhD Degree Requirements Post MS Post BS
Minimum total credit hours 38 68
Minimum approved graduate course work 24 54
Minimum ME graduate course credits 18 30
Minimum ME graduate course credits at 7000 level. 8 18
Maximum ME EN 6050 Independent Study credits 10 10
Minimum ME EN 7970 Ph.D. Dissertation credits 14 14

Table 3.  Example Doctoral Student (Post M.S.) program of study for the ME Robotics Track . 

Year 1 Fall Semester Year 1 Spring Semester
Number Title Credits Number Title Credits
ME 6220 Introduction to Robotics 3 ME 6960 Introduction to Robot Control 3
CS 6370 Geometric Computation and Motion Planning 3 CS 6964 Image Processing for Graphics and Vision 3

Semester Total:

6

Semester Total:

6

 

Year 2 Fall Semester Year 2 Spring Semester
Number Title Credits Number Title Credits
CS 6350 Machine Learning 3 ME 7230 Advanced Manipulation and Locomotion 3
ME 6??? ME Elective course 3 ME 7240 System Identification for Robotics 3
ME 7970 Dissertation Credits 3 ME 7970 Dissertation Credits 3

Semester Total:

9

Semester Total:

9

 

Year 3 Fall Semester Year 3 Spring Semester
Number Title Credits Number Title Credits
ME 7??? ME Elective Course 3 ME 7970 Dissertation Credits 4
ME 7970 Dissertation Credits 4      

Semester Total:

7

Semester Total:

4

 


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