Prospective students

Undergraduate

At the University of Victoria, you can customize your mechanical engineering degree with technical electives. Focus on your areas of interest to make your degree unique.

Our class sizes are smaller than at many other universities. You'll develop real relationships with your professors and classmates. Get the support and recognition that make the difference.

Real-life learning through co-op

At UVic, learning extends beyond the classroom. Through co-operative education (co-op), you’ll alternate terms in class with paid work terms. You'll graduate with work experience, a great resume, contacts in your field and some extra cash in your pocket.

You’ll automatically be registered in co-op and get job search guidance and training from the co-op team. Learn more about co-op in the Faculty of Engineering.

Graduate

Our department is known for its innovative research and excellent academic programs. Several of our faculty have held national awards, NSERC chairs and other distinguished awards. Our research areas include:

• integrated energy systems (system modeling, fuel cells, wave/wind/tidal devices, hybrid vehicles, optimization and control of energy systems)
• bioengineering (lab-on-chip, diagnostic sensors, rehabilitation devices, heat valves)
• advanced materials and manufacturing (crystal growth, microscopy, micromachining, rapid prototyping)
• robotics and mechatronics (micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), haptics, teleoperation, control of multirobot systems, artificial intelligence for robotics and computer vision, optics)
• thermofluids and transport phenomena (microfluidics, cryogenics, acoustics, experimental and computational fluid dynamics)
• dynamics and control (autonomous and remotely operated vehicles, networked and distributed control systems, MPC and distributed MPC)
• computer-aided design and manufacturing (optimization, tool path generation, micromachining)
• aerospace systems (unmanned air vehicles, advanced composites, structural health monitoring)

As a graduate student, you can take part in the optional co-op or work experience program. Learn about co-op for graduate students.