The BS in Robotics program prepares students for careers working with robots and other cyber-physical systems. These systems involve both physical hardware components and software-based computation and control.
| Program Requirements | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|
| Liberal Studies Requirements | 72 |
| Major Requirements | 108 |
| Open Electives | 12 |
| Total hours required | 192 |
Learning Outcomes
- Model a computational problem, select appropriate algorithms and data structures for a solution, justify the correctness of the algorithm, and implement an application solving the problem.
- Analyze and select an algorithm based on system effects.
- Prototype and implement a functional robotic solution to a problem.
- Select the hardware (e.g., sensor, actuators, controllers, etc.) and integrate feedback control algorithms to implement a cyber-physical system.
Liberal Studies Requirements
Liberal Studies Requirements
Honors program requirements can be found in the individual Colleges & Schools section of the University Catalog. Select the appropriate college or school, followed by Undergraduate Academics and scroll down.
| First Year Program | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Quarter | ||
| LSP 110 or LSP 111 | DISCOVER CHICAGO or EXPLORE CHICAGO | 4 |
| Focal Point | ||
| LSP 112 | FOCAL POINT SEMINAR | 4 |
| Writing | ||
| WRD 103 | COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC I 1 | 4 |
| WRD 104 | COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC II 1 | 4 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Not Required | ||
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Race, Power, and Resistance | ||
| LSP 200 | SEMINAR ON RACE, POWER, AND RESISTANCE | 4 |
| Junior Year | ||
| Experiential Learning | ||
| Required in major 1 | ||
| Senior Year | ||
| Capstone | ||
| Required in major 1 | ||
- 1
Students must earn a C- or better in this course.
Learning Domains
Arts and Literature (AL)
- 3 Courses Required
Historical Inquiry (HI)
- 2 Courses Required
Math and Computing (MC)
-
Not Required
Philosophical Inquiry (PI)
- 2 Course Required
Religious Dimensions (RD)
- 2 Course Required
Scientific Inquiry (SI)
- 1 Lab Course Required
Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry (SCBI)
- 3 Courses Required
Note
Specified required courses within Liberal Studies may have grade minimums (e.g. C- or better). Please consult your advisor or your college and major requirements.
Courses offered in the student's primary major cannot be taken to fulfill LSP Domain requirements. If students double major, LSP Domain courses may double count for both LSP credit and the second major. Students who choose to take an experiential learning course offered by the major may count it either as a general elective or the Experiential Learning requirement.
In meeting learning domain requirements, no more than one course that is outside the student’s major and is cross-listed with a course within the student’s major, can be applied to count for LSP domain credit. This policy does not apply to those who are pursuing a double major or earning BFA or BM degrees.
Major Requirements
Major Requirements
First Year
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CSC 241 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I 1 | 4 |
| CSC 242 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II | 4 |
| CSE 101 | ROBOT PROTOTYPING | 4 |
| MAT 140 | DISCRETE MATHEMATICS I | 4 |
| MAT 150 | CALCULUS I | 4 |
| MAT 151 | CALCULUS II | 4 |
- 1
Students with one semester programming experience may take CSC 243 and one(1) Major Elective in lieu of CSC 241 and CSC 242.
Second Year
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CSC 300 | DATA STRUCTURES I | 4 |
| CSC 301 | DATA STRUCTURES II | 4 |
| CSC 373 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS I | 4 |
| CSE 332 | ANALOG AND DIGITAL CIRCUITS | 4 |
| CSE 333 | DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING | 4 |
| CSE 299 | HARDWARE PROJECTS | 4 |
| WRD 204 | TECHNICAL WRITING | 4 |
Third Year
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CSC 374 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS II | 4 |
| CSE 351 | EMBEDDED SYSTEMS I | 4 |
| CSE 361 | MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS | 4 |
| CSE 375 | INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS | 4 |
| MAT 220 | APPLIED LINEAR ALGEBRA | 4 |
| MAT 349 | APPLIED PROBABILITY | 4 |
| CSE 302 | ROBOT KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS | 4 |
| CSE 370 | PERCEPTION AND ESTIMATION | 4 |
Fourth Year
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CSC 380 | FOUNDATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | 4 |
| CSE 303 | PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING FOR ROBOTS | 4 |
| CSE 393 | CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PRACTICUM I | 4 |
| CSE 394 | CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PRACTICUM II | 4 |
| Eight (8) credit hours of Major Electives | 8 | |
Major Electives
Major electives may be selected from the following list of courses:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 191 | GENERAL BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS | |
| BIO 192 | GENERAL BIOLOGY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS | |
| BIO 193 | GENERAL BIOLOGY III FOR SCIENCE MAJORS | |
| CHE 140 | UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY I | |
| CHE 142 | UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY II | |
| CHE 144 | UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY III | |
| MAT 141 | DISCRETE MATHEMATICS II | |
| MAT 152 | CALCULUS III | |
| MAT 260 | MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS I | |
| MAT 261 | MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS II | |
| MAT 304 | DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | |
| MAT 305 | GRAPH THEORY | |
| MAT 348 | APPLIED STATISTICAL METHODS | |
| MAT 381 | FOURIER ANALYSIS AND SPECIAL FUNCTIONS | |
| MAT 384 | MATHEMATICAL MODELING | |
| MAT 385 | NUMERICAL ANALYSIS I | |
| MAT 386 | NUMERICAL ANALYSIS II | |
| PHY 231 | LINEAR ELECTRIC CIRCUITS | |
| PHY 170 | UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I | |
| PHY 171 | UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II | |
| PHY 172 | UNIVERSITY PHYSICS III | |
| PHY 270 | UNIVERSITY PHYSICS IV | |
| PHY 300 | METHODS OF COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS I | |
| PHY 301 | METHODS OF COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS II | |
| PHY 320 | ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM I | |
| PHY 321 | ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM II | |
| PHY 370 | ELECTRONICS | |
| or any 300-level CSC, CSE, CSEC, DS, SE course. | ||
Open Electives
Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.
Degree Requirements
Students in this degree must meet the following requirements: