2023-2024 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2023-2024 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Automation and Robotics (A.A.S.)


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A.A.S. Degree: 63 Hours

The Automation and Robotics program provides students with the introductory skills to be successful in a high-tech Industry 4.0 career in automated manufacturing. In this program, you will learn to develop, install, and maintain automated systems commonly used in modern manufacturing. Topics of study include electrical, mechanical, and fluid power systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), industrial robotics and industrial networking communications. Graduates of this program have opportunities to earn industry recognized credentials and are prepared to enter the industry as automation and maintenance technicians.

Note: Students will not be eligible to graduate with both an Associate of Applied Science in Automation and Robotics (AAS.ARO) and an Associate of Applied Science in Mechatronics (AAS.MEC).

General Education Requirements - 16 Credit Hours


CORE 42 is a statewide general education course of study intended to ensure that all graduates possess a common core of college-level skills and knowledge. CORE 42 specifies the basic competencies and knowledge areas that all students completing degrees at a Missouri public institution of higher education must complete. CORE 42 is comprised of dozens of courses distributed across five knowledge areas. These courses are designated with a Missouri Transfer (MOTR) course number, which guarantees the one-to-one transfer of these courses among all Missouri public institutions of higher education. Please refer to MDHE Core Transfer Curriculum for detailed information on CORE 42 courses.

All knowledge areas below, designated with the CORE 42 logo, indicate all courses in that area have been evaluated and provided a MOTR number for transfer to all Missouri public institutions of higher education.

Written Communications - 3 Credit Hours


Oral/Written Communications - 3 Credit Hours


Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 Credit Hours


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