Thanks for your perspective. My son is looking at Miami(OH)'s new RE program. Theirs is a blend of required ME, EE, and CS classes with students adding an additional 2-3 courses in one of the 3 areas.
My biggest concern, as a parent, would be having him be a jack of all trades, master of none at the end of his BsE and having a hard time getting hired or into a Masters program.
Re:Getting Started in Robotics
by aramachandran7 on Saturday January 02, 2021 @08:48PM
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Yeah exactly - the key is having a strong advising network to make sure you’re on the right track throughout your time in undergraduate.
It depends on how the university structures their program, but for us it’s extremely open-ended, besides a few basic fundamental courses. They essentially want you to choose a concentration and pursue that concentration in your robotics projects throughout the 4 years.
It’s a risky choice for us, as unless you have some cool projects to show at the end you could end up ‘not concentrating in anything’ in particular, as robo is such a general field. But if you know what you want to do the flexibility can be nice.