Master of Engineering in Robotics, Control and Smart Systems

Bachelor’s degree from accredited university, acceptable GPA, English proficiency test (TOEFL/IELTS), two recommendation letters, personal statement

Program Structure
A total of 33 credit hours are required for the Master of Engineering in RCSS. The program of study should include 33 credit hours of courses.

Courses (33 credit hours):
I. Group I (6 credit hours)
A minimum of 6 credit hours are required from this list of courses:

RCSS 501/5201 – Robotics: Kinematics, Dynamics and Control (3 cr.)
RCSS 502/5202 – Embedded Real Time Systems (3 cr.)
RCSS 503/5203 – Modern Control Design (3 cr.)
RCSS 504/5204 – Applied Estimation (3 cr.)
II. Group II (18 credit hours)
A minimum of 18 credit hours are required from this list of courses:

RCSS 521/5221 – Intelligent and Autonomous Robotic Systems (3 cr.)
RCSS 522/5222 – Mechatronics Innovations and Experimental Robotics (3 cr.)
RCSS 523/5223 – Bioinspired Robotics and Multi Robotic Systems (3 cr.)
RCSS 524/5224 – Robotics and Intelligent Automated Manufacturing (3 cr.)
RCSS 531/5231 – Teleoperation, Haptic Systems and Collaborative Control (3 cr.)
RCSS 532/5232 – Robust and Optimal Control (3 cr.)
RCSS 533/5233 – Nonlinear and Adaptive Control (3 cr.)
RCSS 534/5234 – Networked Control Systems: Design and Applications (3 cr.)
RCSS 541/5241 – Smart Systems and Computational Intelligence (3 cr.)
RCSS 542/5242 – MEMS/NEMS Technology and Devices (3 cr.)
RCSS 543/5243 – Image Analysis and Computer Vision (3 cr.)
RCSS 544/5244 – Sensors, Perception and Smart Systems (3 cr.)
RCSS 545/5245 – Advanced Artificial Intelligence (3 cr.)
RCSS 592/5930 – Selected Topics in RCSS (3 cr.)
III. Group III (3 credit hours)
RCSS 593/5980 – Capstone Project (3 cr.)
IV. Group IV (6 credit hours)
Select (6 credits) from the above two groups or from other graduate courses in engineering, physical sciences, or management subject to advisor and director’s approval. No more than one 400-level course in engineering or other related areas, not in the student’s undergraduate major, may be taken for graduate credit subject to advisor and director’s approval.