1. Program Objectives

Based in Guangdong and serving the Greater Bay Area, the major aims to cultivate well-rounded socialist builders and successors with firm patriotism, sound moral cultivation and a strong sense of social responsibility. It lays a solid foundation in core IoT technologies covering both hardware deployment and software application, and precisely connects with practical application scenarios including smart home, intelligent robots, industrial Internet of Things, smart parks and intelligent monitoring. Students are enabled to grasp the development trend of the IoT industry and seize high-quality employment opportunities in the Pearl River Delta region. Targeting the front-line management and service demands of smart home and intelligent robot industries in Guangdong, the program equips students with solid general knowledge and professional theoretical foundation of IoT engineering. Graduates are endowed with strong practical application capabilities, AI information processing competence, logical thinking and innovative thinking abilities. They are proficient in applying AI tools and big data technologies to analyze and solve complex problems in smart home, intelligent robot and IoT system integration fields. Students are cultivated with scientific literacy, physical and mental health, communication skills, teamwork spirit, systematic thinking, critical thinking, entrepreneurial awareness, AI ethics awareness and lifelong learning competence. They are qualified high-quality interdisciplinary application-oriented talents capable of engaging in development, system integration, operation and maintenance and other relevant jobs in smart home, robot industry and other emerging industries.

2. Core Courses

Introduction to Internet of Things, Fundamentals of Robot Operation, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Sensor Network Principles and AI Applications, Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, C Language Programming, Digital Logic Circuits, Principles of Single-Chip Microcomputers, AI Smart Home Design, Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Electronics.

3. Career Prospects

The major boasts diverse employment prospects. It focuses on the research, development and application of Internet of Things technologies, and integrates core capabilities such as intelligent hardware deployment, wireless data transmission and intelligent management and control. Students will master practical skills including IoT system construction, equipment commissioning, robot operation, data collection and analysis. With solid professional expertise, graduates can seek careers in multiple fields such as IoT development, intelligent equipment operation and maintenance, system integration and IoT solution design.