B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology
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Automation concentration
The automation concentration of the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology program builds a comprehensive specialty in machine and process automation. Course work contains a wide base of critical competencies in automation, including programmable logic controllers (PLCs), sensors, actuators, mechanical design and system integration.
The automation concentration is a direct result of input by the department's Industrial Advisory Board. An automation teaching laboratory provides a home for both mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology classes and industry training short courses.
What You Can Do With This Degree
Career employment opportunities include design and development, direct manufacturing support, quality control and assurance, sales, and management. Companies large and small, in this region and outside of it, provide a wide range of opportunities for graduates. Starting salaries of recent graduates are in the $50,000 - $60,000 range.
Courses Associated With This Degree
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MET 341 Manufacturing Analysis
- Description: Organizational and functional requirements for effective production. Analysis of industrial specifications, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, costs, and group technology. Writing assembly production plans.
MET 351 Introduction to Automation
MET 416 Applied Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
- Description: Techniques and practices of computer-integrated manufacturing as applied in a broad range of industry.
MET 438 Machine Design II
- Description: Applies mechanics to the design of machine elements and structures. Emphasizes basics of gears, springs, brakes, clutches, and bearings.
MET 455 Auto Systems Integration
- Description: Applies sensors and devices and their integration with PLCs and computers into automated devices and systems.