Federal University Of Santa Catarina
Automation and Control Engineering
Florianópolis, Brazil
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English
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On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) in Florianópolis, Brazil, was founded and offers free public education. UFSC created the pioneer Automation and Control Engineering programme in 1990 to train professionals in automation. The five-year programme offers 72 seats annually and covers process control, manufacturing automation, industrial computing and robotics, preparing students to design, implement, maintain automated production units.
Career Outcomes: Graduates work in engineering firms, software and equipment industries and companies using automation. Typical roles include automation engineer, control systems engineer, robotics engineer, industrial computing specialist and systems integrator roles. Keywords: automation, control systems, process control, mechatronics, automation.
The automation of production activities, whether in agriculture, industry or in the service sector, is one of the main requirements for the economic development of the country and for its effective participation in the international market. The need for qualified professionals that have an interdisciplinary vision – indispensible to the automation processes – , and are able to use the new computer technologies adequately has led UFSC to create the pioneer Automation and Control Engineering program in 1990.
The program offers 72 seats every year and during the 5-year studies the future engineer acquires qualifications to work in Process Control, Manufacturing Automation, Industrial Computing and Robotics. The training prepares students for the design, implementation, use and maintenance of automated or to-be-automated production units. Engineering companies, software and equipment industries for industrial automation and other industries using such equipment are the potential workplace for this professional.
