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  "college": "sierra-college",
  "edition": "2025-2026",
  "departmentName": "Mechatronics",
  "id": "mechatronics--electro-mechanical",
  "name": "Electro-Mechanical",
  "award": "Skills Certificate",
  "department": "mechatronics",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/archive/2025-2026/departments/mechatronics/#Electro-Mechanical",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "Completion of the skills certificate provides students with the underlying principles and hands-on techniques of basic electronics and basic mechanics, thereby preparing them for entry-level electro-mechanical technician positions. Emphasis is on use of electronic test equipment for troubleshooting as well as tools and processes of manufacturing as applied to industrial materials. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree."
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "title": "Required Courses",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "MECH 0001",
          "title": "The Science of Electronics",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MECH 0010",
          "title": "Fundamentals of Electronics",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MECH 0044",
          "title": "Mechatronic Processes and Materials",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "9"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}