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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

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

Fall Term 3

Course Group 2A
OR
Course Group 2B

Winter Term 4

Course Group 2A
OR
Course Group 2B

Year 3

Fall Term 5

Course Group 3A
OR
Course Group 3B
  • Complementary Studies Elective (3-0-0)
One of

Winter Term 6

Course Group 3A
OR
Course Group 3B
  • Complementary Studies Elective (3-0-0)
One of

Year 4

Fall Term 7

  • Program and Technical Elective (3-0-0)
  • Program and Technical Elective (3-0-0)
Course Group 4A
One of
One of
OR
Course Group 4B
  • ITS Elective (3-0-0)

Winter Term 8

  • Program and Technical Elective (3-0-0)
Course Group 4A
One of
One of
OR
Course Group 4B
  • ITS Elective (3-0-0)

Notes

  1. See Program and Technical Electives below for restrictions on the program electives.
  2. In each year, students take either (Group A in Fall, Group B in Winter) or (Group B in Fall, Group A in Winter).

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

One program elective must be chosen from the following

The remaining program electives must be chosen from the following

Notes

  1. Other courses, including graduate-level ENG M and MEC E courses, may be taken with Department approval. Program elective courses (including transfer courses) must be at 300-level or above unless cleared in advance by the Department or specified for particular streams.
    Note that some courses have prerequisites that must be satisfied.
  2. Must take both MEC E 494  and MEC E 495 .

Biomedical Engineering Elective Stream

Students wishing to specialize in the area of biomedical engineering should choose their program electives from the following courses:

Note

In particular, BME 320 , BME 321 , and MEC E 485  are especially recommended.

Some of these courses may not be offered every year. See department for details.

Business and Management Elective Stream

Students wishing to obtain an introduction to business and management principles should take ENG M 401  instead of ENG M 310 , ENG M 405  as their ITS elective, and ECON 204  as their complementary studies elective in Term 8. In addition, they can choose their program electives from the following:

Within the Faculty of Engineering

Note

Note that some of these courses may not be offered every year. See department for details.

Within the Faculty of Business

Notes

Note that admission to FIN 201 , MARK 201 , SEM 301  is preferentially reserved for students within that Faculty, and is available to engineering students only on a space-available basis.

Specific selection of electives should reflect the student’s specific interests and needs.

Aerospace Engineering Elective Stream

Students wishing to specialize in the area of aerospace engineering should choose their program electives from the following courses: