EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Note: Degree offered at Fargo, ND.

Embedded Systems Offers You a Wide Range of Opportunities

The Embedded Systems Specialization at Rasmussen College will prepare you for many programming positions within numerous companies. After you earn your Associate’s degree, you could work for companies that develop and manufacture products that are controlled by embedded microprocessors to perform specialized tasks.

Listed below are types of electronics that use Embedded System hardware:

  • MP3 Players
  • Traffic Lights
  • Microwaves
  • Automobiles
  • Cell Phones
  • Farm Equipment

When you graduate with an Associate’s degree in Software Systems Design with a Specialization in Embedded Systems, you will be ready to begin a career working with a variety of machines and hardware. The Career Services Department at Rasmussen College has been finding new careers for more than 100 years. Careers in Embedded Systems are on the rise. Earn an Associate’s degree and achieve your career goals.

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What does the career outlook look like in the Embedded Systems Field?

"The worldwide-embedded systems market was estimated to be $45.9 billion in back in 2004. The market is expected to reach $88 billion by 2009."

—"Future of Embedded Systems Technology" from the BCC Research Group


What You Will Learn While You Earn Your Associate’s Degree With a Specialization in Embedded Systems:
  • Program real-time virtual machines to mimic specific hardware operation.
  • Develop custom software for particular hardware solutions provided by manufacturers.
  • Program microcontrollers using low-level computer instructions through assembly language.
  • Develop and implement a robust set of testing criteria for software systems quality assurance.

What Your Embedded Systems Courses Will Teach You:

In Microcontroller Embedded Systems I, the fundamentals of embedded system hardware and firmware design will be explored. Issues including embedded processor selection, hardware/firmware partitioning, glue logic, circuit design, circuit layout, circuit debugging, development tools, firmware architecture, firmware design, and firmware debugging will be discussed.

In Real-time Java Programming, you will learn the skills necessary to build powerful, real-time multithreaded Java-based software. You will examine the Java concurrency model exploring its strengths and weaknesses, and will learn the semantics, extensions, and modifications to the Java programming environment that enable the Java platform (Virtual Machine) to meet the requirements and constraints of real-time development.

These are just two of the classes you will take. View Our Catalog to see what other courses will prepare you for a career in Embedded Systems.