Robotics Engineering

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department offers a program totaling 30 credit hours, leading to the degree of Master of Science in Engineering (Robotics Engineering).  Students desiring admission to the program must have earned a Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Computer Science with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Students whose undergraduate background is in other fields may be given conditional admission and would be required to take preparatory courses in the aforementioned fields as described in section V.

The MSE-Robotics Engineering program can be completed entirely on campus or online, or by taking a combination of on-campus and online courses. Students admitted to the program are required to take courses as specified below. All students should be familiar with the ECE Graduate Student Handbook.

Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in every semester.  Courses in which grades of C- or below have been earned cannot be used to fulfill degree requirements. Students may be placed on probation if their cumulative GPA falls below 3.0.  A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required to be eligible to receive the MSE (RE) degree.

Program Requirements

Core Courses9
Required 1
Math Mthds for Elec & Comp Eng
Intro Robot Syst
Select ONE course from the following:
Kinem, Dynam Control Robots
Mobile Robots
Specialization Courses (Select 3 courses from the following lists) 29
The following are suggested specialization areas. All three courses may be taken from one area of specialization or a combination of any of the areas. Students are free to develop their own area of specialization by selecting from any of the graduate courses listed in the ECE course list (see catalog).
Sensing and Processing
Stochastic Processes
Digital Signal Processing
Intro to Statistical DSP
Speech Processes
Digital Image Processing
Sel Top:Image Proc/Mach Vision
Robot Vision
Advanced Stochastic Processes
Robotic Embed Sys
Systems and Control
Fuzzy Systems
Modern Control Theory
Digital Control Systems
Nonlinear Control Systems
Humanoids
Advanced Robotics
Optimal Control Systems
Sys Ident and Adaptive Control
Machine Learning and Reasoning
Cloud Computing
Data Mining
Fuzzy Systems
Adv Sftwr Technq in Eng Appl
Reconfigurable Computing
Intelligent Systems
Pat Rec & Neural Netwks
Autonomous Vehicles
Intelligent Vehicle Systems
Auto Sensors and Actuators
Active Automotive Safety Sys
Mob Dev & Ubiqys Comp Sys
Embedded Systems
Mechatronics
Intro to Wireless Comm
Engineering in Virtual World
Adv Intelligent Sys
Professional Electives6
Select six credit hours
Cognates6
Select 6 credit hours
Total Credit Hours30
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Required courses must be taken in the first year.

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These are partial lists and will be expanded and updated from time to time. For a complete list of ECE courses please view the “Course Descriptions” later in this Catalog.

Professional Electives (6 credit hours)

Students may complete the professional elective requirements in several ways:

  1. Elect the thesis ECE 699 (6 credits) to work under the supervision of a faculty advisor;
  2. Take directed study by ECE 591 (3 credits), and one ECE course at the graduate level;
  3. Complete ECE 505 and ECE 510 as directed by ECE Department if undergraduate degree is not in a related discipline;
  4. Take two additional ECE courses at the graduate level.

Cognates (6 credit hours)

Students are required to select 6 credit hours of graduate-level courses from other non-ECE engineering disciplines, such as:

  • Automotive Engineering (AENG)
  • Computer Information Science (CIS)
  • Engineering Management (EMGT)
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE)
  • Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Students may also select any 500-level course from the mathematics & statistics department (MATH, STAT), excluding math subject courses for educators (MATH 508, 5386, 5387, 543, 544, 5440, 5441, 5442, 5443, 5445, 545, 546, 549, 586, 591).

Additional cognate options may be approved by the ECE department.

Enrollment in cognate courses may be dependent on prior authorization from both the non-ECE Department and the ECE department. Please confirm your cognate course selections with the ECE Department, via e-mail, prior to registering.

Preparatory Courses

Students with inadequate background in Robotics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering may be required to meet with the department graduate advisor to determine the need for preparatory courses.

For further information contact:

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Michigan-Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Road
Room 2050 IAVS, Dearborn, MI 48128-2406
Tel: 313-593-5420 
E-mail: umd-ecegrad@umich.edu

Learning Goals

  1. A strong background in theories and a good knowledge of the latest technologies in the robotics engineering discipline.
  2. An ability to conduct research in advanced engineering fields. The students will possess appropriate skills in formulating problems, designing experiments, collecting, processing, analyzing and interpreting data, designing a system, component, or process to meet desired requirements, and evaluating the system performances.
  3. An ability to learn the latest research advancement, use advanced techniques and modern engineering tools in engineering practice, evaluate different strategies to derive a feasible solution.