Introduction

Megatronics refers to a general engineering discipline based on the convergence of mechanical, electric and electronic, and computer technologies. Today, its importance in the knowledge based new industry and frontier scientific and technological fields including NT, IT and BT cannot be overemphasized. The megatronics curriculum provides instruction in interdisciplinary applied megatronics technology to foster the talented professionals who are capable of responding positively to the changing technology trends with innovative ideas and contribute to the development of society.

Aims

1. 1. Nurture the majors with the fundamental engineering knowledge and its applicability
   - Equip them with basic scientific and engineering expertise and applications necessary for the mastery of megatronics engineering
   - Strengthen the application ability to enhance the technological skills of the majors
3. 2. Cultivate the imaginative problem solving and designing abilities
   - Recognize the megatronics engineering problems and be able to attack them creatively
   - Be able to establish appropriate and innovative megatronics systems
   - Foster the ability to play a role as team members in the interdisciplinary curricula through effective communications
5. 3. Cultivate the technical expertise to carry out practical works
   - Be able to apply techniques, methods, state-of-the-art engineering tools and information technology needed for practical works
   - Be able to understand and analyze the nature of megatronics engineering data and design monographs
   - Build the professional expertise to develop one’s own technical capability through continuing education efforts
7. 4. Establish themselves as global minded engineers with superior professional attributes
   - Promote international collaborations based on the understanding of international standards and trends as well as diverse world cultures
   - Strengthen the ability to comprehensively understand the effects of megatronics engineering-derived problem solving agenda on the society in general

Careers

All electronic industrial jobs involving IT, computers, system control and optimization technology are possible career areas available to the graduates of the megatronics degree holders. Control and automation design, intelligent robot, CAD/CAM, app software development, nano convergence and intelligent system design are particularly promising and attractive industrial areas for the majors. They may also pursue advanced studies of these subjects in graduate schools.

History

1997: Established the Faculty of Mechanical, Energy and Production Engineering

2004: Opened M.S. degree program in megatronics in the Jeju National University Graduate School
2005: Restructured and renamed as the Faculty of Mechanical, Energy and System Engineering (Mechanical Engineering Majors, Megatronics Engineering Majors and Energy Engineering Majors)
2009: Renamed as the Faculty of Mechanical System Engineering (Mechanical Engineering Majors and Megatronics Majors)

2009: Authorized to establish the Departmental Megatronics Engineering Masters and Doctoral Degrees Courses
2014: Separated the Department of Megatronics Engineering from the Faculty of Mechanical System Engineering
2016: Changed the admission unit from the Department of Megatronics Engineering to the Faculty of Mechanical Mecha-Energy Chemical Engineering Megatronics Majors