Control Courses at the University of Michigan

Undergraduate Courses or Graduate Courses (General) or Graduate Courses (Domain Specific) or Helpful Math Courses or Related Engineering Courses

F-16 Offerings, W-16 Offerings, F-15 Offerings, W-15 Offerings, F-14 Offerings, W-14 Offerings, F-12 Offerings, W-12 Offerings, F-11 Offerings, F-10 Offerings, W-10 Offerings, F-09 Offerings, W-09 Offerings

Undergraduate Control Classes

The term or terms when the course is offered is placed in curly brackets.

Graduate Control Classes (General)

If a course is cross-listed, the home department is listed first and then the cross-listed departments are placed in parentheses. The term or terms when the course is offered is placed in curly brackets. A course listed as odd-years or even years means that the course is taught every other year, as in 2009, 2011, etc. for odd-year courses, or 2008, 2010, etc. for even-year courses. The faculty make every effort to respect this schedule, but exceptions do occur. The courses in this list do not require background knowledge in any specific domain, such as mechanics, combustion, or aerospace.

Graduate Control Classes (Domain Specific)

These courses may require a non-trivial amount of background knowledge in a specific application domain, or may develop control methods for use in a specific application. You need to pay extra attention to prerequisites. The term or terms when the course is offered is placed in curly brackets. A course listed as odd-years or even years means that the course is taught every other year, as in 2009, 2011, etc. for odd-year courses, or 2010, 2012, etc. for even-year courses. The faculty make every effort to respect this schedule, but exceptions do occur. (Back to Top)

Detailed Descriptions

Helpful Mathematics Courses

Mathematics is the lingua franca in many of the graduate control courses. None of the control courses has a specific math course as prerequisite; instead, the relevant mathematics is taught in the course as needed. Thousands of students have made it through the control courses without taking supplemental mathematics courses. On the other hand, many students have found it helpful to sharpen their mathematical background when taking control courses as this allows them to concentrate on the application of the mathematics in an engineering setting, instead of having to learn a new mathematical concept, and how to apply it, all at the same time. The following are suggestions and are **not** disguised prerequisites. (Back to Top)

Related Courses

A well-rounded education in control systems will also include a selection of courses from stochastic processes, (fault) detection theory, networks, signal processing, real-time computing systems, and numerous other areas. See your advisor for suggestions. (Back to Top)