Automation Engineering Technology Diploma (D40120)
A course of study that prepares the students to use basic engineering principles and technical skills to develop, install, calibrate, modify and maintain automated systems. Includes instruction in computer systems; electronics and instrumentation; programmable logic controllers (PLCs); electric, hydraulic and pneumatic control systems; actuator and sensor systems; process control; robotics; applications to specific industrial tasks. The graduates of this curriculum will be prepared for employment in industries that utilize control systems, computer hardware and software, electrical, mechanical and electromechanical devices in their automation systems.
Course and Hour Requirements
Major Courses
Total Major Hours: 31
General Education Courses
| ACA 115 | Success and Study Skills |
0
|
2
| 1 |
Communications:
Select One
General Education:
Select One
Total General Education Hours: 7-8
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION: 38-39
Suggested Sequence of Courses
Fall Semester
| ACA 115 | Success and Study Skills |
0
|
2
| 1 |
| ATR 112 | Intro to Automation |
2
|
3
| 3 |
| ATR 215 | Sensors and Transducers |
2
|
3
| 3 |
| EGR 131 | Intro to Electronics Tech |
1
|
2
| 2 |
| ELC 128 | Intro to PLC |
2
|
3
| 3 |
| ELC 131 | Circuit Analysis I |
3
|
3
| 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: |
10
|
16
| 16 |
Spring Semester
| EGR 111 | Engineer Comp and Careers |
2
|
2
| 3 |
| ELC 133 | Circuit Analysis II |
3
|
3
| 4 |
| ELN 133 | Digital Electronics |
3
|
3
| 4 |
| ELN 231 | Industrial Controls |
2
|
3
| 3 |
| ISC 112 | Industrial Safety |
2
|
0
| 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: |
12
|
11
| 16 |
Summer Term
| | Communications Course |
3
|
0
| 3 |
| | Mathematics Course |
2-3
|
2
| 3-4 |
| Total Credit Hours: |
5-6
|
2
| 6-7 |
Communication Course, Mathematics Course: See Course and Hour Requirements
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION: 38-39