Undergraduate program

Standard academic schedule

Technical elective courses

Complementary studies elective courses

Curriculum for Biomedical Engineering Degree

First year program

Please refer to the Engineering and Computer Science website for more information about the first year engineering standard and immersion year schedules.

Important: Some required first-year courses are only offered one time per year. You must successfully complete them before moving into the second year of your program. These courses are: ENGR 110 (traditionally offered in the fall), ENGR 120 (traditionally offered in the spring) and ENGR 141, traditionally offered in Spring.  See note 1 and 2 concerning ENGR 110 and ENGR 130.

Disclaimer: You are responsible for ensuring that all degree requirements have been satisfied as outlined in the University of Victoria Calendar. Any errors or omissions on this site do not absolve you from having to complete all of the program requirements.

Standard academic schedule

1. ENGR 130 (Introduction to Professional Practice) should be completed during the first term upon admission into the program (normally 1A, 2A or 3A). Students normally must complete ENGR 130 before undertaking their first work term.
2. Students must complete the Academic Writing Requirement, normally achieved by taking ENGR 110, before enrolling in the second work term, ENGR 002.
3. Students following the immersion year schedule will take CSC 115 in the term 1C.
4. Bridge students must take ENGR 297 in place of one technical elective.
5. Students normally register in this course in the term preceding the final term of their program (academic or work term).
6. A Complementary Studies Elective course dealing with central issues in humanities or social sciences, as required by CEAB guidelines for complementary studies, and as approved by the Faculty of Engineering’s BEng/BSEng Student Programs Committee. A current list of acceptable courses may be obtained from the BEng Office.
7. Students normally register in this course in the term preceding the final term of their academic program (academic or work term).
8. ENGR 446 is a major technical report demonstrating written communication and analytical skills.  Serving as a core component of the Mechanical Engineering program, the course is administered by the Co-op office. There are no scheduled classes and the course can be completed during a work or academic term without special permission. Students must register in ENGR 446 as they register in all other courses. The report topic must be approved by the ENGR 446 instructor at least two months prior to submission, and the report must be prepared following the style and format defined in the Report Guidelines.  University of Victoria awards credits for work terms, thus ENGR 446, as a separate credit course, cannot be satisfied with the submission of previous work used towards work term credit.

Technical electives and pathways

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a large number of Technical Electives (around 22 per year). Students in the MENG BEng program need to complete eight technical electives (12.0 units) to be chosen from the lists below.

If you complete six units in one of the listed topic areas you can request a Pathway Certificate from our departmental office.  Credits from MECH497, 498 and 499 can only be used for one Pathway. Topic areas will not be shown on your transcript.  Note that some courses appear under more than one category and can be used for more than one specialization, with a maximum of 3.0 units shared between specializations. Up to two specializations will be acknowledged by the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Some courses may appear under more than one category. Many of these technical electives are also offered in parallel with corresponding graduate courses.

Technical elective info session

Descriptions and outlines of MECH courses

Summer 2022 - Special Topics Courses

Fall 2022 - Special Topics Courses

Spring 2023 - Special Topics Courses