MS Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Systems Engineering) at Arizona State University

Programme overview

This advanced degree program emphasizes system-level competency in the rapidly growing fields of robotics and autonomous systems. The systems engineering concentration is one of the concentration options in the multidisciplinary Master of Science program in robotics and autonomous systems, which emphasizes robotics, controls, autonomous systems, artificial intelligence and related fields. This concentration is appropriate for you if you wish to focus on applications in systems engineering.

What you will study

30 credit hours and a portfolio, or 30 credit hours and a thesis, or 30 credit hours including the required applied project course (RAS 593) Required Core (6 credit hours) MAE 501 Linear Algebra in Engineering (3) or RAS 501 Applied Linear Algebra for Engineers (3) MAE 547 Modeling and Control of Robots (3) or RAS 545 Robotic Systems I (3) Concentration (6 credit hours) Electives or Research (12-18 credit hours) Culminating Experience (0-6 credit hours) RAS 593 Applied Project (3) or RAS 599 Thesis (6) or portfolio (0) Additional Curriculum Information Students are required to select one of the approved culminating experiences for the concentration.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared for industry careers in positions such as: automation engineer controls engineer machine learning engineer robotics engineer systems engineer

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Applicants must have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, physical sciences, mathematics or a similar field from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree from an international institution that is officially recognized by that institution's country. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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