6 Automation BSc Degree Programs

Industrial automation is an expanding stream of engineering, with an increasingly profound influence on most industries and enterprises. This practical qualification will ensure you graduate job-ready as an industrial automation engineering technologist in many industries such as manufacturing, power generation, mechatronics, mechanical, mining, and chemical. Upon completion of this programme, you will gain skills and knowledge in the latest developing technologies in instrumentation, process control, and industrial automation.

Automation technology is essential for modern living and working environments. The course provides interdisciplinary knowledge and in-depth insights into digitalization and production design. Graduates are optimally prepared for everyday working life.

Why choose the Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechatronics Engineering Technology and Automation (META)? CPTC’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechatronics Engineering Technology and Automation (BAS-META) degree is the first Bachelor’s degree in mechatronics to be offered anywhere in the Pacific NW. Mechatronics focuses on the convergence of mechanical, electrical, and computer controls in complex systems and automation. The BAS-META builds upon associate degree coursework by adding additional engineering math and physics, as well as hands-on work with cutting edge industrial technology and practices such as IIOT, Digital Twins, Sustainable Manufacturing, and Data Analytics. The BAS-META degree has been designed to meet the needs of students who want to become: Automation engineers, Applications Engineers, Robotic Integrators, PLC Programmers, and a host of other engineering technology-related job titles.

Industrial automation represents the technology-driven business model of the 21st century. In today’s industry, engineers involved in developing new products or processes work closely with technologists who apply scientific and technical knowledge in the design, manufacturing, and repair of automation systems. Bakersfield College’s Baccalaureate Degree Program in Industrial Automation will train students with the skill set those technologists to require, meeting the needs of a host of local employers, including major companies in the agriculture, distribution, and manufacturing sectors. This degree focuses on the application of electronics and computer technology to industrial automation systems, which may apply to various categories of job titles in the following areas: • Maintenance of Industrial Equipment • Automation (Programmable Logic Controllers/PAC’s, robotics, materials and product handling, motion control motor drives, networked control systems, automated production equipment, integration of various technologies into solutions, and related areas) • Process Control and Measurement (Instrumentation, Industrial Measurement) • Quality Assurance/Quality Control • Industrial Safety and Hygiene • Technical Management (managing technical employees) • Operations Management (managing company operations) • Facilities Planning, Infrastructure, Upgrade Supervision • Operations Management • Technical Sales and Marketing • Design and Engineering Operations (positions that do not require the employee to have completed a four-year Engineering degree and/or be licensed) The program prepares students for careers in the design, operation, and management of industrial automation systems focusing on the local industries that utilize these technologies, such as petroleum production, food production, fabrication, and logistics. Significant emphasis is placed on project-based learning facilitated by significant laboratory work.

Who is automation and robotics for? For persistent, diligent students with diverse and broad interests. If you are passionate about issues related to technology, programming, physics, you have a scientific mind and are able to devote a lot of effort to study, which, however, will pay off with a solid education with the guarantee of getting a job in various companies with various profiles (such as industrial production, energy, industry construction and machinery, as well as design and research offices), choose our field of study.

The Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology degree program is a management-oriented technical curriculum built upon a balanced program of studies drawn from a variety of disciplines related to manufacturing technology.