Bachelor of Science in Materials Engineering

Please Note [August 27, 2024] - ADDENDA. Course requirements on this page have been updated. See Amendments to the Calendar for more information.

Engineering Disciplines

To find descriptions of the various disciplines of Engineering, visit Explore our Programs on the Faculty of Engineering website.

Admission Requirements

Academic Regulations

Program Requirements

Year 1

Requirements for Year 1 can be found in Bachelor of Science in Engineering - Qualifying Year .

Information regarding admission to a specialized program from the Qualifying Year Program can be found in Faculty of Engineering Regulations .

Year 2

Term 3

Term 4

Year 3

Term 5

CH E 314 - Heat Transfer
Complementary Studies Elective (3-0-0)
MAT E 335 - Phase Transformations I
MAT E 341 - Applied Electrochemistry
MAT E 361 - Materials Engineering Laboratory I
MAT E 374 - Computational Methods in Materials Engineering

Term 6

MAT E 303 - Principles of Nonmetallic-inorganic Materials
MAT E 336 - Phase Transformations II
MAT E 351 - Mechanical Properties
MAT E 362 - Materials Engineering Laboratory II
MAT E 473 - Processing of Materials
Complementary Studies Elective (3-0-0)

Year 4

Term 7

Term 8

ENGG 400 - The Practice of the Engineering Profession
MAT E 461 - Materials Engineering Laboratory III
MAT E 465 - Materials Design Project
MAT E 474 - Performance of Materials
Program Elective (3‐0‐0)
Program Elective (3‐0‐0)

Notes

See Program and Technical Electives below for restrictions on the three program electives.
Students who are interested in Structural Materials, Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, Functional Materials, or Polymer Materials Elective Streams should consult the Department for course schedules.

Complementary Studies and Impact of Technology on Society (ITS) Electives

See Complementary Studies and Impact of Technology on Society (ITS) Electives for a list of approved electives.

Program and Technical Electives

Students in the Materials Engineering program are required to take three program electives from the following list of courses. At least one of the three must be a CME and/or MAT E course.

Notes

CME 458 or CME 459 may only be taken with an appropriate project approved by the Department.
Other courses may be taken as program electives with written permission from the Department.

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Elective Stream

The three program electives should be CME 421 , CME 422, and CME 472 .

Students interested in this elective stream should consult the Department for a course schedule.

Polymer Materials Elective Stream

The two program electives should be CME 484 and CME 485.

Students interested in this elective stream should consult the Department for a course schedule.

Structural Materials Elective Stream

Two of the three program electives should be CME 472 and MAT E 476 . The third program elective can be one of MAT E 466 , MAT E 470 , or MAT E 471 .

Students interested in this elective stream should consult the Department for a course schedule.

Functional Materials Elective Stream

The two of the three program electives should be MAT E 491 and MAT E 494 . The third program elective can be selected from the above Program and Technical Electives list.

Students interested in this elective stream should consult the Department for a course schedule