MA/MS in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering

Robotics is an interdisciplinary graduate program awarding the MEng, MS and PhD. Master's candidates may take a thesis or nonthesis route, while the coursework-only MEng is available only with approval from robotics faculty. The PhD prepares students for industry, research laboratories or universities. Core topics are how robots move, grasp, sense and are controlled, along with artificial intelligence and the interaction between people and machines. Required core courses cover introductory robotics, multivariable control or kinematics and dynamics, and learning-based control or sequential decision making. Remaining credits are electives picked with the major professor, and minimum didactic coursework differs for each degree. Students work closely with faculty to build their study plans in Corvallis. Applicants should read the catalog entry and contact the administering unit for detailed degree requirements, program-of-study procedures and advising contacts, and should plan coursework with a faculty advisor before starting.