Section 84.5 - Faculty of Engineering

Programs of Study

84.1

Faculty Requirements for all BSc in Engineering Programs

84.2

First-Year Program

84.3

Required Courses and Suggested Course Sequence for Traditional Programs

84.4

Required Courses and Suggested Course Sequence for Co-op Programs

84.5

Program and Technical Electives

84.6

Complementary Studies Electives

84.5 Program and Technical Electives

84.5.1 Chemical

(1)	Of the four single-term program electives, one must be a “Science” elective selected from: BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 211, 263; EAS 100, 210; PHYS 230, 244, 271.
(2)	At least two must be Engineering Science and/or Engineering Design courses selected from: BME 320, 321 CME 421, 422, 472, 482, 484, 485 CH E 420, 458, 459, 482, 484, 485, 487, 512, 522, 534, 572, 573, 576, 580, 582, 583, 584, 594, 596 CIV E 270, 321 ECE 203, 210, 212 ENGG 404, 406 ENG M 501 ENV E 302 MAT E 211, 221, 335, 336, 341, 345, 351, 390, 471, 473, 474, 490, 491, 494, 495 MEC E 250, 443 MIN E 310 PET E 364, 365, 366, 368, 470, 473, 475
(3)	No more than one single-term program elective may be selected from the following approved list: BIOCH 200 BIOL 201, 208, 381 BOT 340 CELL 201 CHEM 211, 213, 303, 333, 479, 495 CMPE 402 EAS 201, 209 ENCS 455, 475 FOREN 355 MATH 225, 241, 300, 309, 311, 337, 371, 373, 374 MICRB 265, 311, 316 OM 352, 404, 405, 422, 426 SOILS 210, 430, 440, 450 Students may also take other courses not listed here as program electives but in this case written permission from the Department is required.
(4)	Nanoscale Engineering Elective Stream One of the four program electives should be MAT E 211. The remaining three program electives can be selected from CH E 487, 583, 584 and MAT E 495. Students interested in this elective stream should consult the Department for a course schedule.
(5)	Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Elective Stream Three of the four program electives should be CME 421, 422 and 472. The fourth program elective can be selected from the above lists (1), (2) and (3), and must be approved by the Department. Students interested in this elective stream should consult the Department for a course schedule.
(6)	Polymer Materials Elective Stream Three of the four program electives should be CME 482, 484 and 485. The fourth program elective can be selected from the above lists (1), (2) and (3), and must be approved by the Department. Students interested in this elective stream should consult the Department for a course schedule.

84.5.1.1 Chemical: Biomedical Option

The two single-term program electives must be selected from the following: CH E 484, 582 and MAT E 495.

Admission requirements for the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree program include a specific number of course units in various core subjects. This information can be found in §15.9.9II. Students in the Biomedical Option who plan to apply to the MD degree program must select their electives carefully to obtain the necessary credit for required subjects. It may also be necessary to take courses over and above those included in the Biomedical Option to meet the course unit requirements in all of the core subjects required for Medicine. Students in the Biomedical Option who plan to apply for admission to the MD degree program should contact their program advisor in the Fall term of second year for guidance on the selection of appropriate electives and any specific courses which would be in addition to those required for the engineering degree.

84.5.1.2 Chemical: Computer Process Control Option

The two single-term program electives can be selected from lists (1), (2) and (3) in §84.5.1 in consultation with the Department. At least one of these electives must be Engineering Science and/or Engineering Design.

84.5.1.3 Chemical: Oil Sands Elective

84.5.2 Civil

Five program electives are required from (1) and (2). Three must be selected from (1) and two from (2).

(1)	CIV E 406, 411, 431, 474, 481 and ENV E 421
(2)	CIV E 409, 419, 429, 439, 479, 489

84.5.2.1 Civil: Biomedical Engineering Option

Three program electives are required, with one each selected from groups (1), (2) and (3).

(1)	CIV E 431, 474, 481 and ENV E 421
(2)	CIV E 429, 439, 479 and 489
(3)	BIOL 207, BME 513, 553, CH E 484, CHEM 263, MEC E 563

84.5.3 Computer

Group I (Interdisciplinary) Electives

Two from CH E 243, MAT E 201 and MEC E 250 must be selected.

Group II Electives

The three program electives in this group must be selected from the following list:

CMPUT 250, 291, 304, 307, 325, 350, 366, 391, 411, 415, 466
ECE 303, 321, 322, 362, 380, 402, 403, 405, one of 406 and 407, 412, 413, 421, 422, 440, 442, 449, 450, 455, 456, 475.

Other courses, including 500-level graduate ECE courses, may be taken with Departmental approval.

84.5.3.1 Computer Engineering: Nanoscale System Design Option

Group I (Interdisciplinary) Electives

Two from CH E 243, MAT E 201 and MEC E 250 must be selected.

Group II Electives

The program electives in this group must be selected from the following list:

CMPUT 313, 379

ECE 340, 370, 380, one of 406 or 407, 422, 449, 452, 455, 456, 475

Other courses, including 500-level graduate ECE courses, may be taken with Departmental approval.

84.5.3.2 Computer Engineering: Software Option

Group I (Interdisciplinary) Electives

Two from CH E 243, MAT E 201 and MEC E 250 must be selected.

Group II Electives

The two program electives in this group must be selected from the following list:

CMPUT 250, 304, 307, 325, 350, 366, 391, 410, 411, 415, 466
ECE 362, 370, 380, 405, one of 406 or 407, 440, 449, 455

Other courses, including 500-level graduate ECE courses, may be taken with Departmental approval.

84.5.4 Electrical

Group I (Interdisciplinary) Electives

Two from CH E 243, MAT E 201 and MEC E 250 must be selected.

Group II Electives

Of the six single-term program electives in this group, at least three must be from

ECE 304, 401, 402, 403, 410, 432, 433, 440, 442, 449, 450, 457, 460, 461, 471, 475, 485

and at most two program electives may be chosen from the following list of courses:

BME 513, 553, 564

ECE 405, one of 408 or 409, 412, 413, 452, 487.

The other program electives may be chosen from the following list of courses:

ECE 341, 430, 434, 456, 458, 464, 472, 474, 476, 478, 486, 489

Other courses, including 500-level graduate ECE courses, may be taken with Departmental approval.

Total lab hours per week in the Group II Electives must be a minimum of 4.5 hours. The Lab hours in a graduate course may not count towards the minimum 4.5 hours/week.

Recommendations regarding selection of program electives in various areas of study in electrical engineering are available from the Department.

84.5.4.1 Electrical: Biomedical Option

Group I (Interdisciplinary) Electives

Two from CH E 243, MAT E 201 and MEC E 250 must be selected.

Group II Electives

Of the four program electives in this group, at least two must be from.

ECE 304, 380, 401, 442, 450, 457, 460, 461, 471, 476

and the remainder from

BIOCH 200
BME 513, 553, 564
CHEM 261,263
ECE 330, 332, 430, 445, 452, 456, 458, 464, 475, 478 Admission requirements for the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree program include a specific number of course units in various core subjects. This information can be found in §15.9.9II. Students in the Biomedical Option who plan to apply to the MD degree program must select their electives carefully to obtain the necessary credit for required subjects. It may also be necessary to take courses over and above those included in the Biomedical Option to meet the course unit requirements in all of the core subjects required for Medicine. Students in the Biomedical Option who plan to apply for admission to the MD degree program should contact their program advisor in the Fall term of second year for guidance on the selection of appropriate electives and any specific courses which would be in addition to those required for the engineering degree.

84.5.4.2 Electrical: Nanoengineering Option

Group I (Interdisciplinary) Electives

Two from CH E 243, MAT E 201 and MEC E 250 must be selected.

Group II Electives

Of the five single-term program electives in this group, at least two must be from

ECE 304, 452, 457, 458, 475
and the remainder from
BME 513, 553, 564
ECE 330, 332, 380, 401, 402, 403, 405, one of 408 or 409, 410, 430, 440, 449, 455, 460, 464, 472, 474, 476, 478.

Other courses, including 500-level graduate ECE courses, may be taken in lieu of those on the latter list with Departmental approval.

Total lab hours per week in the Group II Electives must be a minimum of 3.0 hours. The Lab hours in a graduate course may not count towards the minimum 3 hours/week.

84.5.5 Engineering Physics

Of the five program electives at least two must be from:

ECE 212, 380, 450, 452, 472, 476 and the remainder from
ECE 304, 332, 401, 402, 403, 405, 410, 432, 440, 442, 450, 455, 456, 457, 458, 461, 464, 474, 475, 478, 485, 486, 489
BME 513, 564

Other courses from Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science (at the graduate or undergraduate level) can be substituted with Department approval.

84.5.5.1 Engineering Physics: Nanoengineering Option

Of the two program electives at least one must be from:

ECE 212, 380, 450, 452, 472, 476 and the remainder from

ECE 304, 332, 401, 402, 403, 405, 410, 432, 440, 442, 449, 455, 456, 458, 461, 464, 474, 475, 478, 485, 486, 489

BME 513, 564

MAT E 494, 495

Other courses from Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science (at the graduate or undergraduate level) can be substituted with Department approval.

84.5.6 Materials

(1)	Students in the general Materials Engineering program are required to take five program electives from the following list of courses. At least three of the five must be CME and/or MAT E courses. BIOCH 200 BIOL 107, 201 BME 410, 320, 321, 541 CELL 201 CME 421, 422, 472, 482, 484, 485 CH E 343, 446, 482, 484, 485, 582 CHEM 211, 213, 263, 303, 333, 371, 373 CIV E 221, 321, 372, 374, 421 CMPE 402 EAS 210, 224, 320 ECE 209, 457 ENGG 404, 406 ENG M 513, 514 ENV E 351 GEOPH 223 MAT E 390, 466, 468, 469, 470, 471, 473, 474, 490, 491, 494, 495 MATH 300 MEC E 250, 260, 360, 380 MIS 311 OM 352, 404, 405, 422, 426 PHYS 230, 271 STAT 265, 335, 368, 378 Other courses that are not listed may be taken as program electives, but departmental approval must be obtained first.
(2)	Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Elective Stream Three of the five program electives should be CME 421, 422 and 472. Of the remaining two program electives, one should be either CH E 446 or MAT E 470, and the other can be selected from the above list. Students interested in this elective stream should consult the Department for a course schedule.
(3)	Polymer Materials Elective Stream Four of the five program electives should be CH E 345, CME 482, 484 and 485. The fifth program elective can be selected from the above list. Students interested in this elective stream should consult the Department for a course schedule.
(4)	Structural Materials Elective Stream Four of the five program electives should be CME 472, MAT E 470, 473 and 474. The fifth program elective can be selected from the above list. Students interested in this elective stream should consult the Department for a course schedule.

84.5.6.1 Materials: Biomedical Option

84.5.7 Mechanical

(1)

One program elective must be chosen from the following:

ENG M 541 or MEC E 468, 539, 563

(2)

The remaining three program electives must be chosen from the following:

ACCTG 300
B LAW 301, 422, 444
BME 320, 321, 410, 513, 553, 564, 583
CH E 582
CMPE 402, 449
EE BE 512, 540
ENGG 404, 406, 420
ENG M 402, 406, 501, 508, 510, 514, 516, 530, 540, 541, 558
FIN 301
MARK 301
MATH 311
MAT E 345, 495
MEC E 364, 409, 415, 430, 439, 443, 464, 466, 468, 469, 480, 494/495, 537, 539, 541, 551, 553, 563, 564, 569, 585
OM 352
PET E 275, 364, 365, 366, 444
SMO 301, 321
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.

(3)

Biomedical Engineering Elective Stream

Students wishing to specialize in the area of biomedical engineering should choose their three program electives from the following courses: BME 320, 321, 410, 513, 553, 583, EE BE 512, 540, MEC E 409, 469, 585. In particular BME 320, 321, and MEC E 585 are especially recommended.

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

(4)

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:

a.	Within the Faculty of Engineering: E E 404, ENGG 402, 420, ENG M 501, 508, 510, 516, 530, 540, 541, 558. Note that some of these courses may not be offered every year. See department for details.
b.	Within the Faculty of Business: ACCTG 300, B LAW 301, FIN 301, MARK 301, OM 352, SMO 301, 321. Note that admission to FIN 301, MARK 301, SMO 301, 321 is preferentially reserved for students within that Faculty, and is available to engineering students only on a space-available basis.

Credit will only be given for one of E E 404 and ENG M 515, and for one of CIV E 592 and OM 352.

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

(5)

Aerospace Engineering Elective Stream

Students wishing to specialize in the area of aerospace engineering should choose their three program electives from the following courses: MEC E 439, 514, 520, 537, 539, 541, 569.

84.5.7.1 Mechanical (Biomedical Option)

(1)	The three program electives may be chosen from the following in addition to courses listed in §84.5.7(2): BIOCH 200 BIOL 107, 108, 207 CHEM 261, 263

84.5.8 Mining

The following courses are approved electives for the BSc program in Mining Engineering.

Courses not listed must be preapproved by the Mining Undergraduate Student Advisor. Preapproval forms can be obtained from the Department. Without a preapproval form in your file there is no guarantee you will be given credit for the course if it is not in this list.

CH E 374
CIV E 221, 303, 321, 331, 391, 431, 481
EAS 205, 221, 224, 233
ECON 355, 365, 366
ENGG 406, 420
ENG M 501, 510, 514, 530
FIN 301, 413, 422
GEOPH 223, 224
MIN E 555
OM 352, 422, 426
SMO 301, 402

Business Electives

The following Business courses are recommended program electives for the BSc program in Mining Engineering.

FIN 301, 413, 422; OM 352, 422, 426

Note: Registration in more advanced business courses requires approval of the Faculty of Business.

84.5.9 Petroleum

The two program electives should be chosen from the following:

ACCTG 300
B LAW 301, 428
CH E 343, 522, 534
CIV E 265
CME 265
EAS 204, 205, 209, 323
ECON 355, 365, 366
ECE 341
ENGG 406, 420
ENG M 530
FIN 301, 422
GEOPH 224, 326
MAT E 345
MATH 253, 300, 311, 337, 436, 438
MEC E 340
OM 352, 422, 426
PET E 470
PHYS 230
SMO 301, 321, 402, 404, 412
STAT 361, 368

Credit will only be given for one of B LAW 301 and ENGG 420, and for one of EAS 204 and EAS 205. ACCTG 300 can be used as either a program or complementary elective.

Note: That some of these courses may have prerequisites. Other courses may be taken with Department approval.

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