6.4 Mechanical Engineering Program Regulations


6.4.1 Mechanical Engineering Major

  • The full-time 141 credit hour Bachelor of Engineering (Co-operative), Mechanical Engineering Major, requires eight academic terms and four work terms.

  • The 141 credit hours shall normally be taken in the academic terms and order as set out in Table 4 Mechanical Engineering Major.

  • Work terms shall normally be taken in the order as set out in Table 4 Mechanical Engineering Major.

Table 4 Mechanical Engineering Major

Term

Required Courses

Elective Courses

Engineering One

Chemistry 1050 or 1200

ENGI 1010, 1020, 1030, 1040

3 credit hours in English at the 1000 level or any Critical Reading and Writing course

Mathematics 1000, 1001, 2050

Physics 1050, 1051

Students who are expecting to successfully complete the Engineering One requirements by the end of the Winter semester may apply to undertake a work term during the Spring semester. In this case, the prerequisite course ENGI 200W is expected to be successfully completed during the Fall semester. All other students are expected to successfully complete ENGI 200W in the Winter semester of Engineering One.

In addition to meeting the requirements outlined below, a student must successfully complete four Complementary Studies courses as described under Description of Program, Complementary Studies.

Fall

Academic Term 3

ENGI 3101, 3424

ME 3101, 3102, 3301, 3401

 

Winter

ENGI 001W or 002W

 

Spring

Academic Term 4

ENGI 4430

ME 4302, 4402, 4501, 4601

 

Fall

ENGI 001W or 002W or 003W

 

Winter

Academic Term 5

ENGI 4421

ME 5103, 5201, 5502, 5602

 

Spring

ENGI 002W or 003W or 004W

 

Fall

Academic Term 6

ME 6202, 6303, 6403, 6701, 6702

Students in the Biomedical Technical Stream must also take Human Kinetics and Recreation 2311 in Academic Term 6.

Students in the Petroleum Technical Stream must also take Process Engineering 6202 in Academic Term 6

Winter

ENGI 003W or 004W or 005W (optional)

 

Spring

Academic Term 7

ME 7203, 7704

6 credit hours from Technical Stream Required Courses, Academic Term 7

For students in the Biomedical Technical Stream, one Technical Stream Required Course is replaced by Human Kinetics and Recreation 2311, taken in Academic Term 6.

For students in the Petroleum Technical Stream, one Technical Stream Required Course is replaced by Process Engineering 6202, taken in Academic Term 6.

3 credit hours from Technical Stream Elective Courses.

One free elective which must be a 2000-level or higher course from any academic unit. Selection of a course must be approved by the Head of the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering and must be completed before Academic Term 8.

Fall

ENGI 004W or 005W (optional) or 006W (optional)

 

Winter

Academic Term 8

ENGI 8152

ME 8705

3 credit hours from Technical Stream Required Courses, Academic Term 8

6 credit hours from Technical Stream Elective Courses


6.4.1.1 Technical Streams

    • A student must select one of the Technical Streams in the areas of Biomedical, Mechanics and Materials, Mechatronics, Petroleum, and Thermo-Fluids.

    • Technical Stream required courses must be chosen according to the student's stream as outlined below in the Technical Stream Required Courses Table.

    • Technical Stream elective courses must be chosen according to the student's stream as outlined below in the Technical Stream Elective Courses Table.

      A student must choose one course in Academic Term 7 and two courses in Academic Term 8 according to the student's stream from the Technical Stream Elective Courses Table or other courses as approved by the Head of the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering.

    • The selection of a course as a technical stream course from outside these lists requires the approval of the Head of the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering.

Technical Stream Required Courses Table

Stream

Academic Term 6

Academic Term 7

Academic Term 8

Biomedical

Human Kinetics and Recreation 2311

Medicine 6250

Human Kinetics and Recreation 4703

Mechanics and Materials

 

ME 7104

ME 7703

ME 8604

Mechatronics

 

ME 7205

ME 7703

ME 8305

Petroleum

Process Engineering 6202

Process Engineering 7291

Process Engineering 8291

Thermo-Fluids

 

ME 7404

ME 7405

ME 8406

Technical Stream Elective Courses Table

Stream

Elective Courses

Biomedical

Electrical and Computer Engineering 7410

Electrical and Computer Engineering 8410

ME 7204

ME 7205

ME 7603

ME 8504

Mechanics and Materials

ME 7105

ME 7603

ME 8106

ME 8304

ME 8605

ME 8606

Mechatronics

Electrical and Computer Engineering 7200

Electrical and Computer Engineering 7410

Electrical and Computer Engineering 8410

Electrical and Computer Engineering 8610

ME 7204

ME 8304

Petroleum

Civil Engineering 8580

ME 7405

ME 7503

ME 8106

Process Engineering 7171

Process Engineering 8292

Process Engineering 8276

Thermo-Fluids

ME 7503

ME 7603

ME 8407

ME 8504

ME 8505

ME 8506