The UCSC robotics engineering program prepares graduates for rewarding careers at the interfaces between electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering. UCSC robotics engineering graduates will have a thorough grounding in the principles and practices of robotics and control, and the scientific and mathematical principles upon which they are built; they will be prepared for further education (both formal and informal) and for productive employment in industry.

The program objectives of the UCSC B.S. in robotics engineering are:

🗸 Graduates who choose to pursue a career in industry, government, or academia will become successful engineers, scientists, or educators who demonstrate strong leadership, technical, and team skills, and a commitment to continuing professional development.
🗸 Graduates who choose to pursue advanced degrees will gain admission to graduate programs and will be successful graduate students.

Program Learning Outcomes

Student Outcomes

✔ An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics

✔ An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors

✔ An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences

✔ An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts

✔ An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives

✔ An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions

✔ An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.