The Master’s programme in Robotics and Control is interdisciplinary with courses that cover important aspects of modern robotics, such as autonomous systems, field robotics, artificial intelligence, computer vision, mobile robots, embedded systems, modelling and control systems. Lectures, lab work, projects and assignments are closely connected to ongoing research at Umeå University.
The education consists of lectures, group exercises, seminars, laboratory work, assignments, and projects. Many courses contain a large portion of laboratory work to provide hands-on experience using the state of the art software and hardware. Your study focus may be put on artificial intelligence, related robotics or control related robotics, depending on your interests. It is also possible and encouraged to personalize the program by selecting additional courses according to own interests and including them in the diploma. All instruction is in English.
Typically the students study two courses in parallel for a period that is a half of a semester. Each study period ends with an exam period. Every course has three written examination opportunities each year. The programme also includes a one-semester project work of 30 ECTS. It is defended orally and documented in the form of a written Master's Thesis.
Year 1:
Artificial Intelligence – basics. Artificial Intelligence – methods and applications. Linear Control Systems. Mechatronics. Adaptive Control. Project course in Machine Vision. Image Processing. Modeling in Robotics. Eligible courses.
Year 2:
Electronics profile: Student Conference in Electronics and Mechatronics. Telerobotics and Applied Sensor Fusion. Optimal Control for Linear Systems. Control Methods for Robot Applications. Eligible courses. Thesis work.
Computing Science profile: Student Conference in Computing Science. Eligible courses. Thesis work.
With a Master's degree in Robotics and Control you can conduct research and develop new and advanced technologies. This can for example be unmanned vehicles, high level automation of construction machinery, mining equipment, process control in factories, computer vision related products, simulation softwares, advanced sensor systems, and wearable systems.
There is an increasing need for engineers who can design, build, and maintain complex, automated, and intelligent systems of today and of the future.
A Master degree in Robotics and Control also makes you eligible for PhD studies and opens up possibilities for an academic career in robotics and control systems.
