The UDEM Mechatronics Engineering Program was created in response to specific requests from the industry and is backed by the quality of its professors, the access to state-of-the-art technology, and a clear practical approach that enables students to participate in projects such as Mini Baja and the Tecnos award. Additionally, our students are pre-approved to participate in an exchange program with leading universities in the engineering field, such as Rice, Konstanz and UT (PANAM), among others.

Objective

To shape innovative, enterprising professionals, able of integrating knowledge of Mechanics, aiming at the synergistic integration of mechanics, electronics, control theory, and computer science within product design and manufacturing, in order to improve and/or optimize its functionality; they will also be capable of assessing on the technical and financial feasibility of newly implemented products and processes, thus generating a cycle of improvement.

Enrollment Profile

The candidates who enter this program have a natural capacity for the exact sciences and possess good analytical skills. They are interested in applying science, technology, and common sense for the benefit of society and enjoy designing and constructing objects for everyday use.

Graduation Profile

Upon completion of their undergraduate degree, the students will have the following knowledge, skills, and attitudes:

Knowledge of: 

• Design of mechanical elements. 
• Design of machinery. 
• Electronic Design. 
• Integration of computer systems to automatic systems.

Skills for: 

• Mastering the principles of operation of mechanisms, devices, machines, power sources, and measuring, control and protection devices. 
• Performing new applications of electro-mechanical components, devices or systems, either in productive or services' processes, in order to improve their performance, using the design methodologies of engineering. 
• Performing technological studies with the detailed knowledge gained from research and development, testing and plans for market launching of new electro-mechanical materials, components, devices or systems usable in productive or services' processes. 
• Assessing the performance of electro-mechanical components, devices or systems used in existing productive or services' processes, as well as applying physical, economic, and mathematical concepts and models. 
• Creating opportunities for new businesses, derived from successful innovative applications of electro-mechanical components, devices or systems, in productive or service processes, and methodologies for the development of new products.

Attitudes: 

• The desire for continuous improvement in all processes and products involved in their area of knowledge. 
• Generation of a high performance technological environment that improves the competitiveness of production or services' processes by means of innovative proposals for mechanical components, devices or systems by applying methodologies from a portfolio of projects. 
• Ethical conduct in their professional activities: using both their knowledge of their profession and their moral values to identify the common good and try to achieve it. 
• Critical assessment of their work: the maturity to objectively assess the results of their work in order to detect areas for possible improvement. 
• Leadership: mastery of the process of motivating and orienting people so as to channel their efforts towards attaining the goals of the business. 
• Critical thought: intellectual ability and readiness to analyze and assess opinions, affirmations, results, changes, etc., both in their professional activities and in their everyday life. 
• Creativity: Generating innovative and useful ideas with their acquired knowledge (tools for enterprising people, brainstorming, reverse method, etc.). 
• Result oriented: the ability to see problems as opportunities for achieving favorable results.

Each UDEM curriculum is made up of two blocks of courses:

Professional studies, these are the specialized, professional courses that make each degree plan unique.

General studies, these are the courses that provide a general and interdisciplinary overview.

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CREDIT SUMMARY
MANDATORY	AREA	CREDITS
	General studies	42
	Professional studies	279
	Total mandatory credits	321
ELECTIVE	AREA	CREDITS
	General studies	18
	Elective courses for professional concentration	18
	Elective courses in other disciplines	12
	Total elective credits	42
TOTAL CREDITS		363

Mechatronics Engineers (IMT) are prepared to work in the development of new products and services; in projects that increase energy efficient use; in robotics, industrial automation and remodeling of machines and tools, among others.

Mechatronics Engineers are also prepared to work in different branches of manufacturing, such as: textile, apparel and leather, wood and their products, paper, printing and editorial, chemical products, non-metallic minerals, basic metallic industries, metallic products, machinery and equipment, biotechnology, and the food industry.

They can also work in the construction industry, mining, agriculture, transportation, warehousing, and communications.

Martha Salomé López 

de la Fuente

IMA Academic Program Director

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martha.lopez@udem.edu.mx

Building 6, office 6317

 

T. (81) 8215-1000, ext. 1851

01 800-801-UDEM, ext. 1851