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  BASc Mechanical Engineering

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        If it moves, a mechanical engineer designed it! Mechanical engineers are responsible for a wide range of mechanical, thermal and biomedical systems and devices, from computer parts to power plants, from manufacturing systems to spacecraft. This is a broad-based area of engineering, and graduates find work in almost every industrial sector, including high tech, aerospace, manufacturing, auto, energy, biomedical and consulting.

        This program is offered in English and in French.

        French courses are available in first year and almost all of second year. Most third and fourth year courses are offered in English only.

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        Co-operative education is available with this program.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                                                                     Title                                                                      Units  
        Compulsory First-Year Courses:                                                                                                                    
        CHM 1311                                                                 Principles of Chemistry                                                    3 Units
        ENG 1112                                                                 Technical Report Writing                                                   3 Units
        GNG 1103                                                                 Introduction to Engineering Design                                         3 Units
        GNG 1105                                                                 Engineering Mechanics                                                      3 Units
        GNG 1106                                                                 Fundamentals of Engineering Computation                                    3 Units
        MAT 1320                                                                 Calculus I                                                                 3 Units
        MAT 1322                                                                 Calculus II                                                                3 Units
        MAT 1341                                                                 Introduction to Linear Algebra                                             3 Units
        MCG 1101                                                                 Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering                                     1 Unit 
        MCG 1102                                                                 Mechanical Drafting                                                        2 Units
        PHY 1122                                                                 Fundamentals of Physics II                                                 3 Units
        Compulsory Second-Year Courses:                                                                                                                   
        CVG 2140                                                                 Mechanics of Materials I                                                   3 Units
        ELG 2336                                                                 Electric Circuits and Machines for Mechanical Engineering                  3 Units
        GNG 2101                                                                 Introduction to Product Development for Engineers and Computer Scientists  3 Units
        MAT 2322                                                                 Calculus III for Engineers                                                 3 Units
        MAT 2384                                                                 Ordinary Differential Equations and Numerical Methods                      3 Units
        MCG 2101                                                                 Introduction to Design of Mechanical Systems                               3 Units
        MCG 2108                                                                 Dynamics                                                                   3 Units
        MCG 2130                                                                 Thermodynamics I                                                           3 Units
        MCG 2131                                                                 Thermodynamics II                                                          3 Units
        MCG 2360                                                                 Engineering Materials I                                                    3 Units
        MCG 2361                                                                 Engineering Materials II                                                   3 Units
        STA 2391                                                                 Probability and Statistics for Engineers                                   3 Units
        Compulsory Third-Year Courses:                                                                                                                    
        ELG 3336                                                                 Electronics for Mechanical Engineers                                       3 Units
        GNG 4170                                                                 Engineering Law                                                            3 Units
        MAT 3320                                                                 Mathematics for Engineers                                                  3 Units
        MCG 3110                                                                 Heat Transfer                                                              3 Units
        MCG 3130                                                                 Dynamics of Machinery                                                      3 Units
        MCG 3131                                                                 Machine Design                                                             3 Units
        MCG 3145                                                                 Advanced Strength of Materials                                             3 Units
        MCG 3306                                                                 System Dynamics                                                            3 Units
        MCG 3307                                                                 Control Systems                                                            3 Units
        MCG 3340                                                                 Fluid Mechanics I                                                          3 Units
        MCG 3341                                                                 Fluid Mechanics II                                                         3 Units
        Compulsory Fourth-Year Courses:                                                                                                                   
        3 course units from:                                                     3 Units                                                                  
          GNG 4120                                                               Technology Entrepreneurship for Engineers and Computer Scientists                 
          GNG 4930                                                               Internship in Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Mechanical Engineering         
          HIS 2129                                                               Technology, Society and Environment Since 1850                                    
          PHI 2394                                                               Scientific Thought and Social Values                                              
        MCG 4308                                                                 Mechanical Vibration Analysis                                              3 Units
        MCG 4322                                                                 Mechanical Engineering Capstone Project                                    6 Units
        MCG 4328                                                                 Manufacturing                                                              3 Units
        MCG 4340                                                                 Mechanical Engineering Laboratory                                          3 Units
        9 course units of technical electives from the list of optional courses  9 Units                                                                  
        3 complementary electives course units at the undergraduate level 1      3 Units                                                                  
        3 course units of science electives                                      3 Units                                                                  
        Total:                                                                   132 Units                                                                
        
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        Complementary elective courses at the undergraduate level includes GNG 2101, GNG 4170, and GNG 4120, but excludes all courses offered by the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Engineering as well as all courses that have a science, mathematics or engineering content.

        For a complete list of courses please refer to the list of complementary elective courses on the Faculty of Engineering website.

        List of Optional Courses

        Course List
          Code                                        Title                                             Units  
          Stream A: Fluid Mechanics - Heat Transfer:                                                  
          MCG 4104                                    Building Energy Systems                           3 Units
          MCG 4110                                    Fluid Machinery                                   3 Units
          MCG 4111                                    Internal Combustion Engines                       3 Units
          MCG 4126                                    Energy Conversion                                 3 Units
          MCG 4128                                    Basic Nuclear Engineering                         3 Units
          MCG 4139                                    Computational Methods in Fluid and Heat Transfer  3 Units
          MCG 4325                                    Gas Dynamics                                      3 Units
          MCG 4345                                    Aerodynamics                                      3 Units
          
          Course List
            Code                                               Title                                                  Units  
            Stream B: Solid Mechanics - Design and Synthesis:                                                       
            MCG 4102                                           Finite Element Analysis                                3 Units
            MCG 4107                                           Dynamics II                                            3 Units
            MCG 4127                                           Computational Methods in Mechanical Engineering        3 Units
            MCG 4155                                           Advanced Engineering Materials                         3 Units
            MCG 4329                                           Reliability and Maintainability in Engineering Design  3 Units
            
            Course List
              Code                                         Title                          Units  
              Stream C: CAD/CAM - Industrial Engineering:                               
              MCG 4130                                     Industrial Planning            3 Units
              MCG 4132                                     Robot Mechanics                3 Units
              MCG 4133                                     Automation Design and Control  3 Units
              MCG 4134                                     Robot Design and Control       3 Units
              MCG 4136                                     Mechatronics                   3 Units
              
              Course List
                Code                        Title                                              Units  
                Other Technical Electives:                                                   
                GNG 4128                    Introduction to Nuclear Engineering                3 Units
                MCG 4100                    Thesis                                             6 Units
                MCG 4135                    Deformation and Fracture of Engineering Materials  3 Units
                MCG 4137                    Micro and Nano Systems                             3 Units
                MCG 4142                    Corrosion: Principles, Prevention and Control      3 Units
                MCG 4143                    Product Design and Development                     3 Units
                MCG 4144                    Introduction to Composite Materials                3 Units
                MCG 4190                    Selected Topics I                                  3 Units
                MCG 4191                    Selected Topics II                                 3 Units
                MCG 4192                    Selected Topics III                                3 Units
                MCG 4193                    Selected Topics IV                                 3 Units
                MCG 4220                    Thesis                                             6 Units
                
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