Master of Science in Robotics, Control and Smart Systems (RCSS)

The specialized master program in Robotics, Control and Smart Systems (RCSS) provides interdisciplinary academic and educational excellence in advanced sciences and technologies with a unique educational, learning, and research environment that advances scientific understanding enabling students to develop innovative and intelligent ideas for autonomous and smart products and systems to meet today’s most pressing challenges and prepare them for careers in industry, academia, and research.

The Master of Science in Robotics, Control and Smart Systems, provides academic excellence through an interdisciplinary education in the fields with the aim to prepare graduate students for careers in industry, academia, and research (local, regional and global).

This program is facilitated by the available state of the art equipment at two Mechatronics Laboratories (Mechatronics Design Lab., Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems Lab.) in the Mechanical Engineering department and MEM/NEM facilities at Yousef Jameel Science and Technology Research Center (YJSTRC).

Program Objectives

The Master of Science in Robotics, Control and Smart Systems graduates scientists and engineers who:

1. Have broad knowledge in both the theoretical and the practical skills of the RCSS interdisciplinary field.
2. Integrate fundamental and advanced knowledge to solve complex interdisciplinary problems in the RCSS field,
3. Undertake interdisciplinary research, find new knowledge, analyze and document results, apply and communicate the results reflecting knowledge depth of the research in the RCSS field,
4. Work independently as well as collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams and be prepared to be team leaders,
5. Demonstrate competitive professional advancement, pursue higher graduate degrees, and engage in advanced academic and research in areas of their interest within the industry, research centers, and academia both in the local and global environment.

Admissions

A bachelor’s degree in engineering, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 in the major area is required as a basic requirement or admission into the RCSS master’s program. Admission is also subject to the general university requirements for graduate programs. For those students whose grade records indicate promising ability, but who otherwise do not have adequate preparation in sciences or engineering, admission may be granted under the requirement that remedial courses will be taken.

Program Structure

A total of 33 credit hours are required for the Master of Science in RCSS. The program of study should include 24 credit hours of courses, 9 credit hours of thesis work.