<p>Is it a good idea? It’s more in-depth than mechatronics.</p>
<p>Depends what you mean by “in-depth”. It might be more fundamental and less specific/applied, but it’s not “in-depth” in the sense that it would help you understand robotics and automation better than by taking a course in mechatronics. “In-depth” is relative. Every course/program has a finite duration and you can fill it with a finite amount of courses, so the “in-depthness” you end up with varies, but it can mean different things (knowing more about robotics/automation vs. knowing more about the basics of mechanical and electrical things). Also, don’t forget that where ever you may go to work, you’ll always work with other engineers and in a team or a complex project you’ll also always work on tasks that are best fit for your skills and interests. Thus it can be a very good idea to specialize, after you understand how large and in-depth even “the application domain of a subfield of another subfield of a field” or so can get.</p>
<p>Or another way to put it, a duel major in EE/ME has more breadth, while mechatronics has more depth (it’s more specialize).</p>
<p>Nothing wrong with a duel degree, but your time may be better spent working on a specialization (and making yourself more unique). If you can get the duel degree, while working to specialize in a field, or the better…something to think about…</p>