Interdisciplinary Minor in Robotics
Dr. Ralph Grove, Minor Adviser
The Interdisciplinary Minor in Robotics combines courses and faculty from several departments to provide students an introduction to the field of Robotics. Through a variety of courses and a capstone project, students will learn fundamental principles of robotics and have a chance to apply them with a hands-on project.
- Students will have a basic understanding of robot control systems, sensors, motion, circuits, and the overall design of robots.
- Students will be able to design and develop autonomous robots and robot control software.
- Students will develop an understanding of how advances in robotics technology can be used in diverse real-life applications.
- Students will be learn to work on an interdisciplinary team developing a technical product.
The minor allows flexibility to choose courses that complement each student’s major studies. The curriculum also encourages breadth by requiring students to take some courses outside of their own major.
The minor has been designed for students with a major in one of the STEM fields, but it is open to any JMU student who has an interest and is willing to complete the required courses and prerequisites.
Students interested in the minor are urged to contact the minor advisor to discuss a plan of study.
|Basic Preparation 1||11-12 Credit Hours|
|CS 139 Algorithm Development
or ISAT 252 Programming and Problem Solving 2
|MATH 231 or 235 Calculus I
or GISAT 151 Topics in Applied Calculus in ISAT
| GSCI 101&104 Physics, Chemistry and the Human Experience 3
or PHYS 240 + Lab University Physics I (with any Physics Lab)
or GISAT 152 Topics in Applied Physics in ISAT
|Core Course - choose one||3 Credit Hours|
|CS 354 Introduction to Autonomous Robotics
or PHYS 386 Robots: Structure and Theory
|Electives - at least six credits 4||6 Credit Hours|
| CS/ISAT 344 Intelligent Systems
CS 444 Artificial Intelligence
MATH 238 Differential Equations
MATH 248 Numerical Methods
MATH 341 Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
PHYS 371 Introduction to Digital Electronics
PHYS 372 Microcontrollers and Their Applications
|Supervised Robotics Project Course||3-4 Credit Hours|
|CS 497 or ENGR 431/432 or ISAT 493 or PHYS 497||3-4|
|TOTAL CREDITS FOR MINOR||23-25|
1 A Basic Preparation course may be waived by the minor advisor if a student has completed a comparable course or experience.
2 Must be an ISAT 252 section taught using a procedural programming language (e.g., Python)
3 Must be an approved section of GSCI 101&104, with a robotics theme
4 At least one elective must be from a different department from the introductory course.
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