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Minor in Automation

At a Glance

Boost your career with a minor in automation—learn to design and optimize smart systems, robotics, and industrial processes for greater efficiency and innovation.

Full Time
Rolling Admission

Degrees Offered

Total Credits

Minor

18-20

Overview

If you're curious to learn hands-on skills in both electrical and mechanical systems, and not currently majoring in electromechanical engineering technology, the automation minor is the best option for you.

About the Electrical Engineering Minor

With this minor, you will learn key skills to design, program, simulate, and test automated systems and programs in the engineering field. This skill will impact the efficiency of businesses and programs used on a daily basis.

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty

Akram Abu-aisheh
Professor; ECE Graduate Program Director
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Hisham Alnajjar
Dean
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Michael deAlmeida
Program Director, Audio Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Krista M. Hill
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Dongbin Kim
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Qisi Liu
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Patricia Mellodge
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Saeid Moslehpour
Professor; Program Director, Computer Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Johanna Raphael
Program Director, Electromechanical Engineering Technology; Clinical/Applied Teaching Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Brian Romano
Adjunct Faculty
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Xin Shen
Program Director, Computer & Electronic Engineering Technology; Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Hemchandra Shertukde
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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David Shuman
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Keshawn Smith
Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Kiwon Sohn
Program Director, Robotics Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Ying Yu
Department Chair; Associate Professor; Program Director for the Computer Engineering Program
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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