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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

UC Santa Cruz to Offer Robotics Degree and Game Research Ph. D.

UC Santa Cruz has just announced recruitment for a degree in robotics beginning in the fall of 2011.  The interdisciplinary degree which will combine electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering components, will be the first such degree program in the UC system.  Demand is expected to be high, and will prepare students for careers in biotechnology, computer hardware, and instrumentation in addition to robotics.  For more information on the announcement, visit http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2011/04/12/ucsc-creates-ucs-first-robot-major.html.

UC Santa Cruz's Center for Games and Playable Media is also one of a few universities offering a Ph. D. degree in game research.  http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_17820494?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com&nclick_check=1

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