Seneca Polytechnic offers HD in Electromechanical Engineering Technology - Automation (Hybrid), a higher diploma in Robotics & Automation programme in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 6 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 8,005 per semester (CAD 1,359 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Higher Diploma
Field:Robotics & Automation
Duration: 6 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,359 / semester
International tuition: CAD 8,005 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
In this three-year advanced diploma program, you will learn how to design, program, test, troubleshoot and maintain automation, robotics and mechatronics systems. With an emphasis on automation and robotics, this program blends electronics and mechanical engineering and focuses on training engineering technologists. You will acquire industry-specific skills related to the use of electrical and mechanical CAD/CAM tools, market leading PLCs, CNCs, robots and connection of smart sensors via IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) to the Cloud. You will also learn how to use VR/AR simulation tools to achieve faster design, higher productivity and quality, and enhance safety in automated manufacturing. Classes and labs will be delivered in Seneca’s Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE).
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic applicants need an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent; applicants who will be 19 or older by the first day of classes may instead be assessed as mature applicants, though the program's own subject prerequisites still apply. The subject prerequisites for this Advanced Diploma are Grade 12 English at the C or U level (or an equivalent course) and Grade 12 Mathematics at the C or U level (or an equivalent course). No formal English-language test is required of domestic applicants to this program: Seneca's institution-wide policy asks for one only from applicants to master's programs, graduate certificates and the Honours Bachelor of Aviation Technology, so Canadian citizens and permanent residents may instead clear the English and/or mathematics prerequisites through Seneca's own pre-admission test. Applicants who fall short of the subject requirements are directed to Seneca's recommended upgrading options rather than being refused outright.
Application Details
Start Date:January, May and September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through OntarioColleges.ca. For the September 2027 intake, OCAS opens for applications on 1 October 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, first offers go out from 1 November 2026, and the earliest confirmation deadline is 1 May 2027 with a CAD 200 deposit due the second Wednesday of June 2027. The January 2027 and May 2027 intakes opened on 1 October 2025 and carry no equal-consideration date, with earliest confirmation deadlines of 1 November 2025 and 1 March 2027. International applicants apply directly to Seneca, are assessed on a rolling basis with no fixed closing date, and are admitted up to the first day of classes or until a program fills, whichever comes first. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
