Program: Engineering: Concentration in Mechatronics - University of North Carolina Asheville

Apr 07, 2025

2022-2023 Catalog

The Joint NC State–UNC Asheville Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with a concentration in Mechatronics gives students the benefit of a strong foundation in the liberal arts combined with rigorous studies in engineering disciplines, allowing students to complete an engineering degree while living and working in the Asheville area. Approximately half the courses in the degree are taught by UNC Asheville faculty and the remaining half are taught by NC State faculty. Students graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with a Mechatronics Concentration from NC State and UNC Asheville.

The Mechatronics concentration prepares alumni to achieve the following career and professional accomplishments within a few years of graduation:

Attain productive professional careers in mechatronics engineering or related fields
Function in the workplace with appropriate professional and ethical responsibilities
Make decisions with accountability for the social and environmental impact of their engineering practices
Interact effectively with a diversity of individuals while viewing their own work in a broader context of our global society
Attain technical excellence by engaging in life-long learning.

All joint program students will complete the UNC Asheville Liberal Arts Core program. Students must meet with the engineering advisor on first interest and at least once a semester thereafter to ensure completion of all requirements in a timely manner.

I. Required courses in the major—71 hours:

Note: enrollment in all 300-400 level ECE, JEM, and MAE courses requires students to have matriculated into the program at NC State and declared their major at UNC Asheville. A grade of C- or higher is required in ECE 109, 200, 209, 211, 212, and 220, and MAE 201, 206, 208, and 214 to proceed to the next course.

One advisor-approved elective from:

II. Required courses outside the major—31-35 hours:

CHEM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHEM 132 - General Chemistry (3)
ECON 104 - Microeconomic Principles for Engineers (3)
MATH 191 - Calculus I (4)
Note: MATH 191 requires completion of MATH 167 or placement
MATH 192 - Calculus II (4)
MATH 291 - Calculus III (4)
PHYS 221 - Physics I (4)
PHYS 222 - Physics II (4)
STAT 225 - Introduction to Calculus-Based Statistics (4)

III. Other departmental requirements:

Senior demonstration of competency in the major, oral competency, and computer competency are satisfied by the successful completion of JEM 484 and JEM 485 , the Senior Design Projects.

Liberal Arts Core (LAC)

For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

Courses that satisfy some of the following LAC requirements can be found throughout the curriculum and may be used to fulfill multiple requirements.

Requirement	Credits
First-Year Seminar	3-4
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry	4
Humanities	12
Laboratory Science	4
Scientific Perspectives	3-4
Quantitative Perspectives	4
Social Science	3-4
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester)	0-8
Arts and Ideas	3-4
Senior Capstone	4
Diversity Intensive	6-8