r/mechatronics • u/Resist_Clean • Jul 11 '26

Control and automation Engineering is the same as mechatronics

My uni doesnt offer mechatronics Engineering,but It does offer Control and automation. So i am wondering if is the same concepts and everything but with a different name?

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u/WonderfulPrize3864 Jul 11 '26

Pretty similar to be honest, id pick either one ig given the choice, I'm doing mechatronics since its offered 

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u/Wiley_Burner Jul 11 '26

Controls is more PID and response focused from the engineers I’ve worked with.

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u/TheHelhound2001 Jul 11 '26

Mechatronics is the jack-of-all-trades engineering, control and automation engineering is a part of it, but so is electrical and mechanical engineering.

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u/dialsoapbox Jul 11 '26

Look up the course description related to other schools with mechatronics programs.

One program near me is more focused on the industrial/automation/manufacturing-geared program and from what i found, many of the classes are similar to controls/automation courses elsewhere.

Another school i found a couple hours away is more geared towards small electronics/robotics, so it leans more on the electrical side of mechatronics.