Degree Programme in Automation Engineering

DEGREE PROGRAMME IN AUTOMATION ENGINEERING

Bachelor of Engineering

Options:

Option of Project Engineering,
Engineer, 240 cr (4 years)

The objective of the Degree Programme in Automation Engineering is to train engineers for the needs of industry in Northern Finland in the way that they can develop into specialists in their field. The prerequisite for this is that the graduates, in addition to their technical know-how, also have diverse practical working skills. The degree programme gives the students good skills to work within planning, programming, commissioning and maintenance of automatic devices and systems. Traditional fields of application of automatic devices are process plants as well as bulk, electronics and construction industry.

In the degree programme the main focus is set on project management which in automation engineering comprises design, implementation and introduction of automatically working devices and machines. The graduates work in diverse design, programming, introduction and maintenance tasks in the field of industry.

Learning by doing as well as problem solving skills are emphasised in the studies. The technical and scientific development of automation technology has followed the rapid development of IT. In science, researchers develop more and more complicated methods, and device manufacturers develop more and more intelligent devices, whose operations are controlled with the help of microprocessor technology. This is emphasised when working in modern and highly equipped laboratories. The amount of laboratory exercises as well as project and planning work increase during the study years and the last year studies are mainly carried out using these working methods. The studies focus on the fields of applied automation technology, which are process, bulk, building and mechanical automation as well as information systems. The multidisciplinary degree programme includes studies in process, measurement and control technology as well as in IT and programming.

Structure of the Degree

Basic Studies and Professional Studies	180 cr
Free-choice Studies	15 cr
Practical Training	30 cr
Bachelor's Thesis	15 cr
Studies Total	240 cr

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