[aramachandran7]

I’m currently an undergrad student considering studying robotics eng. at my university. (Olin College of Engineering)

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.

[brewdad]

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.

[aramachandran7]

Yeah exactly - the key is having a strong advising network to make sure you’re on the right track throughout your time in undergraduate.