Control and Automation Engineering

Modern industrial plants require professionals with multidisciplinary technological background, allowing to integrate power, electronics, computers, and transducers.

Core Subjects

  • Electricity and electrical installations
  • Electronics and electronic circuits
  • Computer programming and digital systems
  • Components and transducers - sensors, motors, and transmitters
  • Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
  • Control systems, introduction to industrial engineering, automation, Human-Machine Interface (HMI) systems
  • Pneumatics and automation, electrical machines, and electrical control
  • Automatic drive systems
  • Data acquisition and control systems (SCADA)
  • Computer vision

As part of their final project, students, guided by experienced teaching staff supervisor, will design and build a device, machine, system or sub-system, where they will apply the skills and knowledge acquired in class as well as in labs, while drawing on professional literature, connections with relevant companies and handling practical issues.