Robotics

The minor must be completed in conjunction with an undergraduate degree in one of the following supported majors: Aerospace Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computational Engineering, Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering.

Students must have completed 24 hours or more in residence by the end of the current semester at the University of Texas at Austin to apply. (The minor is intended for students to begin in their second or third year.)

Minor Applications are closed for the 2024-2025 admissions cycle. Please check back in Spring 2025 for the next application cycle.

Overview of Application Components

• Required: Resume
• Required: A potential 4-year degree plan. See an example here.
• Required: Video Essay (a maximum of 2 minutes)
  • Prompt: Tell us about yourself. Why are you interested in robotics? How will this minor help you achieve your personal and/or career goals? What impact do you hope to make in the field of robotics?

The Minor in Robotics requires a completion of 15 credit hours (5 courses) which must include the following:

• One 3-credit hour Gateway to Robotics Course: RBT 350
  • Note that you must be accepted into the minor to enroll in this course. This course will prepare students to take robotics minor courses in areas outside of their declared major.
• The remaining 4 courses must be from different content areas and 2 out of the 4 courses must be from outside of the student’s major
• There are 5 content areas: hardware; programming; modeling & control; sensing, perception & planning; and machine learning. See course options here.

• Robotics Webpage
• Sign up for the Texas Robotics Undergraduate Student Mailing List for updates on deadlines, events, and other opportunities.
• Minor in Robotics Curriculum