Robotics/Automated Systems Engineering Technology, A.A.S.

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Campus Offered: Council Bluffs

The Robotics/Automated Systems Engineering Technology program of study prepares students for a technical-level career in robotic automation, design, installation and service. Students learn on and with the same robots, controllers, and programming languages used by automated manufacturing companies. Graduates are trained for entry-level jobs in the ever-expanding robotic automation industry. Graduates of this program are awarded an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree.

Students must complete the curriculum described below:

Recommended Course Sequence

First Semester

ELT 215 - Motors and Controls 2.0 Credit(s)
ELT 196 - Circuit Analysis I 5 Credit(s)
IND 109 - Equipment Safety and Operation 3.0 Credit(s)
IND 197 - Industrial Engineering Technology Orientation 3.0 Credit(s)
MAT 743 - Technical Math 3.0 Credit(s) ¹

Semester Total: 16.0 Credits

Second Semester

ATR 113 - Industrial Robotics 3.0 Credit(s)
ATR 114 - Industrial Robotics Lab 2.0 Credit(s)
ELT 250 - Programmable Logic Controllers 3.0 Credit(s)
ELT 251 - Programmable Logic Controllers Lab 2.0 Credit(s)
ELT 201 - Circuit Analysis II 5.0 Credit(s)
Technical Elective 3.0 Credits²

Semester Total: 18.0 Credits

Summer

ATR 119 - Engineering Graphics and Design 3.0 Credit(s)
or
EGT 400 - PLTW - Introduction to Engineering Design 3.0 Credit(s)
or
EGR 400 - PLTW - Introduction to Engineering Design 3.0 Credit(s)
WEL 149 - Arc Welding 3.0 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 6.0 Credits

Third Semester

ATR 124 - Application Planning and Layout 3.0 Credit(s)
ATR 133 - Fluid Power Systems 2.0 Credit(s)
ATR 140 - Applied Robotics Lab I 6.0 Credit(s)
ELT 252 - Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers 3.0 Credit(s)
ELT 253 - Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers Lab 2.0 Credit(s)
ENG 110 - Writing For The Workplace 3.0 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 19.0 Credits

Fourth Semester

ATR 147 - Applied Robotics Lab II 6.0 Credit(s)
ATR 152 - Robot Controller Maintenance 2.0 Credit(s)
Technical Elective 3.0 Credit(s) ^₂
MGT 195 - Workplace Empowerment 3.0 Credit(s)
SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3.0 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 17.0 Credits

Total Semester Hours Required 76.0

Notes:

¹ May substitute for MAT 102 or higher.

²Technical Electives must be selected from the following subjects:

Technical Electives

ATR 113 Industrial Robotics

ATR 114 Industrial Robotics Lab

CAD 139 Introduction to CAD/CAM
ELE 326 Basics of Wiring

ELE 227 Electrical Blueprint Reading
ELT 252 Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers

ELT 253 Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers Lab
EGR 160 PLTW -Engineering I

HCR 208 Boilers and Hydronic Systems

HCR 458 Alternative Energy Sources
LEO 230 Fundamentals of Light and Lasers

LEO 360 Lasers in Manufacturing
MFG 145 Light Machining for Maintenance Trades

MFG 156 Introduction to CAD/CAM

MFG 222 Machine Operations I

NET 790 PC Support I
SER 195 Advanced Solar Energy: Photovoltaic

WEL 148 Arc Welding

WTT143 Mechanical Power Transmissions

WTT 202 Advanced Wind Energy