Program completion requirements

• 30 credits of coursework

Program guidelines

All Mechatronics Design MEng students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credits for their degree and the program is designed to be completed within 12 months (September to August). Below is a general overview of the 12 month program. Note that all core courses are only offered once per year, so it is not possible to take them in a different term than what is listed below. If students wish to take a technical elective (T.ELEC) in term 2 instead of term 1, that is also permitted, however it will make your term 2 course load heavier. Registration for graduate students opens on June 16, 2020. All students are expected to register for their courses as soon as possible to maintain their spot in the program.

Core Courses:

All core courses are mandatory, so students must register for core courses as listed below unless they have prior credit.

¹ Students who have exceptions for core content should prepare a proposal plan of substitute courses. This list needs to be submitted to students@mech.ubc.ca for approval. Substitute courses must primarily be 500 level from Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, and Electrical and Computer Engineering Departments.

² The project must be solicited from industry or a research laboratory. A one page project description must be submitted to the Mechatronics MEng Program Director for approval in order to register in the MECH 526 or MECH 527 project course. Students will be registered into the project course when it gets closer to Summer Term once the proposal has been approved. The project must demonstrate the application of knowledge from solid mechanics, vibrations, kinematics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, control theory and circuit theory in the machine design project (MECH 526) or electronics/software design project (MECH 527).

An industrial project must have a principal supervisor at the company and an academic sponsor from UBC. The project must be submitted in a UBC Master of Engineering format (similar to UBC MASc) to the supervisor who will arrange an oral defense with another faculty member or senior researcher. The final report with the assessment by the supervisor must be submitted to the Mechatronics MENG coordinator, who will assign the final grade.

Note: Starting from 2020W, MEng students in Mechatronics Design are not permitted to participate in the co-op program. However, if the student finds an industrial sponsor or an academic supervisor with an acceptable project, it is possible to take both MECH 526 and 527 in 8 Months long period as a COOP or INTERN student in industry or at the university laboratory, with the permission from program director. Such projects are usually taken by a team of two students.

Technical Electives:

All Mechatronics Design MEng students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credits for their degree, which requires students to choose a minimum of 12 credits of technical electives. Approved technical electives can be found in the tables below. Important things to note about registering for technical electives:

• Students are responsible for choosing and registering themselves in their chosen technical electives.
• Graduate students are restricted to taking a maximum of 6 credits of undergraduate (300 or 400 level) courses throughout their program.
• Every technical elective listed below may not be offered every year, depending on departmental resources, so if you do not see it on SSC during registration, please check with the relevant department directly about availability.

³ Students wishing to register in MECH 420, MECH 421, and/or MECH 423 should contact students@mech.ubc.ca for registration assistance. Seats in these courses are first reserved for 4^th year mechatronics students; MEng students will only be offered registration in these courses after the first week of August if seats are available.

Students are strongly encouraged to choose technical electives offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, however are permitted to take up to 6 credits from the courses listed below offered by the Department of Computer Science, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Note that it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they meet the prerequisites for any electives you choose, and your ability to register in the below courses is at the offering department’s discretion.

Mechatronics MEng Project Guidelines

MEng students may take either MECH 526 or MECH 527 as their mechatronics project course. (Mechatronics MEng students take analog/digital electronics, software engineering, computer control of machines and processes as core requirements.)

Students must find a project sponsor from industry or a research laboratory at the university. The project must contain design and/or development of mechatronics machines/systems with the following content:

• MECH 526 Mechatronic System Design Project I (6): The project must demonstrate the application of mechanical engineering principles (solid mechanics, thermo – dynamics/heat transfer, fluid mechanics or vibrations) to design a machine or a mechanical system.
• MECH 527 Mechatronic System Design Project II (6): The project must demonstrate the application of electronics, sensors-actuators, or software to design a system.

The project is expected to be 4 months in length and is worth 6 credits. A one page or shorter proposal must be submitted to Prof. Altintas for approval and registration in one of the project courses. The project may start at any time, but usually starts in May after completing 24 credits of regular courses. If completing the project in industry, it is expected that the student will be paid by the industrial sponsor. If completing the project in a UBC research laboratory, the faculty member may pay the student, but it is not compulsory.

Upon completing the project, MEng students will need to present the project and submit a project report to the respective academic supervisor.

Final Project Report Guidelines: The Master of Engineering report must be written in a Master of Applied Science format. You don't need to include a detailed literature review.

1. Abstract of the work
2. Introduction (1-2 page): purpose and what you have done
3. Present the work
4. Conclusion
   Appendix: codes, design drawing, tables, etc.

Formatting templates can be found here:

MS Word: https://researchcommons.library.ubc.ca/thesis-formatting-tips-tricks-and-resources/
LaTeX: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/dissertation-thesis-preparation/style-guides-computer-tools

Defense

The presentation should be about 20 minutes, followed by a 10-minutes Q&A.

You need to defend the work to:

• Your academic supervisor
• Additional supervisor from industry if any, or one more faculty/Postdoctoral Fellow/senior Ph.D. Your advisor can select.

Students should receive a numeric grade (out of 100%) based on their final report and the defense. The report should be submitted to the examiners (supervisor and another faculty member selected by your supervisor) one week before the defense.

The grades should be reported to Dr. Altintas by the respective supervisor after the defense. Grades should be entered into the system by Dr. Altintas  at least 5 days prior to the tuition & fee deadline. Students should time their defense accordingly (around 2 weeks before the tuition & fees deadline)

For students who are completing all degree requirements in Summer term:

All grades will need to be entered at least 5 days prior to the tuition & fees deadline and programs will need to be closed before the same deadline to avoid additional tuition charged. We won’t be able to close your program until your degree requirement is complete and grades have been entered for all your courses, which means we cannot remove the tuition charge until late August/early September. Should you complete all of your graduation requirements by the end of August, the fee will get removed and you will be able to apply for graduation for November.

Contacts

All registration enquiries should be directed to students@mech.ubc.ca.

Director: Dr. Yusuf Altintas, Kaiser 3102

Program completion requirements

• 30 credits of coursework

Program guidelines

All Mechatronics Design MEng students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credits for their degree and the program is designed to be completed within 12 months (September to August). Below is a general overview of the 12 month program. Note that all core courses are only offered once per year, so it is not possible to take them in a different term than what is listed below. If students wish to take a technical elective (T.ELEC) in term 2 instead of term 1, that is also permitted, however it will make your term 2 course load heavier. Registration for graduate students opens on June 16, 2020. All students are expected to register for their courses as soon as possible to maintain their spot in the program.

Core Courses:

All core courses are mandatory, so students must register for core courses as listed below unless they have prior credit.

¹ Students who have exceptions for core content should prepare a proposal plan of substitute courses. This list needs to be submitted to students@mech.ubc.ca for approval. Substitute courses must primarily be 500 level from Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, and Electrical and Computer Engineering Departments.

² Students must take either MECH 526 or MECH 527 as their mechatronics project course. Students who are unable to find projects in the summer/fall are permitted to take two graduate courses (equivalent to 6 credits) to satisfy the project requirement on a case by case basis. Students must submit your request along with a rationale to students@mech.ubc.ca for approval.  Please also provide a brief timeline outlining your plans to complete the MEng program.

Technical Electives:

All Mechatronics Design MEng students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credits for their degree, which requires students to choose a minimum of 12 credits of technical electives. Students are responsible for choosing and registering themselves in their chosen technical electives. Approved technical electives can be found in the tables below. Important things to note about registering for technical electives:

• Graduate students are restricted to taking a maximum of 6 credits of undergraduate (300 or 400 level) courses throughout their program.
• Every technical elective listed below may not be offered every year, depending on departmental resources, so if you do not see it on SSC during registration, please check with the relevant department directly about availability.

¹ Seats MECH 420 and/or MECH 421 are first reserved for 4^th year undergraduate mechatronics students; MEng students will only be offered registration in these courses after the first week of August if seats become available. Students wishing to register in these courses should register on the waitlist first if one is available. If you are unable to register for the waitlist, please contact students@mech.ubc.ca for registration assistance.

Students are strongly encouraged to choose technical electives offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, however are permitted to take up to 6 credits from the courses listed below offered by the Department of Computer Science, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Materials Engineering. Note that it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they meet the prerequisites for any electives you choose, and your ability to register in the below courses is at the offering department’s discretion.

Note: Students who wish to take technical electives that are not on the registration guide must submit a request to students@mech.ubc.ca for approval.

Mechatronics MEng Project Guidelines

Students must take either MECH 526 or MECH 527 as their mechatronics project course. Students may find a project sponsor from industry or within a research laboratory at UBC. An industrial project must have a principal supervisor at the company and an academic sponsor from UBC. The project must contain design and/or development of mechatronics machines/systems with the following content:

• MECH 526 Mechatronic System Design Project I (6): The project must demonstrate the application of mechanical engineering principles (solid mechanics, thermo – dynamics/heat transfer, fluid mechanics or vibrations) to design a machine or a mechanical system.
• MECH 527 Mechatronic System Design Project II (6): The project must demonstrate the application of electronics, sensors-actuators, or software to design a system.

The project is expected to be 4 months in length and is worth 6 credits. A one page or shorter proposal must be submitted to the Program Director for approval and registration (by Student Services) in one of the project courses by the end of April. The project may start at any time, but usually starts in May after completing 24 credits of regular coursework. If completing the project in industry, it is expected that the student will be paid by the industrial sponsor. If completing the project in a UBC research laboratory, the faculty member may pay the student, but it is not compulsory.

Upon completing the project, MEng students will need to present the project and submit a project report to the respective academic supervisor.

Final Project Report Guidelines: The project report must be written in a Master of Applied Science format, however, you do not need to include a detailed literature review. The report must be submitted to the examiners (supervisor and another faculty member selected by your supervisor) one week before the defense.

1. Abstract of the work
2. Introduction (1-2 page): purpose and what you have done
3. Present the work
4. Conclusion
   Appendix: codes, design drawing, tables, etc.

Formatting templates can be found here:

MS Word: https://researchcommons.library.ubc.ca/thesis-formatting-tips-tricks-and-resources/
LaTeX: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/dissertation-thesis-preparation/style-guides-computer-tools

Defense: The presentation should be about 20 minutes, followed by a 10-minutes Q&A.

The examining committee should include:

• The academic supervisor
• One additional supervisor from industry or a faculty member/Postdoctoral Fellow/senior Ph.D. The supervisor will select.

Students will receive a numeric grade (out of 100%) based on their final report and the defense. Following the defense, the grade should be reported to the Program Director by the respective supervisor. Grades should be entered into the system by the Program Director at least one week prior to the tuition & fee deadline of the following term. Students should time their defense accordingly before the last day of August.

Note: Starting from 2020W, MEng students in Mechatronics Design are not permitted to participate in the co-op program. However, if the student finds an industrial sponsor or an academic supervisor with an acceptable project, it is possible to take both MECH 526 and 527 in 8 Months long period as a COOP or INTERN student in industry or at the university laboratory, with the permission from program director. Such projects are usually taken by a team of two students.

For students who are completing all degree requirements in Summer term:

All grades will need to be entered at least 5 days prior to the tuition & fees deadline and programs will need to be closed before the same deadline to avoid additional tuition charged. We won’t be able to close your program until your degree requirement is complete and grades have been entered for all your courses, which means we cannot remove the tuition charge until late August/early September. Should you complete all of your graduation requirements by the end of August, the fee will get removed and you will be able to apply for graduation for November.

Contacts

All registration enquiries should be directed to students@mech.ubc.ca.

Director: Dr. Yusuf Altintas, Kaiser 3102

MEng Mechatronics Design Program

Program Requirements

All Mechatronics Design MEng students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credits for their degree and the program is designed to be completed within 12 months (September to August).  The link below provides a general overview of the 12 month program. Note that all core courses are only offered once per year, so it is not possible to take them in a different term than what is listed. If students wish to take a technical elective (T.ELEC) in term 2 instead of term 1, that is also permitted, however it will make your term 2 course load heavier. Registration for graduate students opens in June of each year (registration dates). All students are expected to register for their courses as soon as possible to maintain their spot in the program.

2022 Program Requirements and Registration Guide

Detailed program requirements, including a list of acceptable courses, can be found in the Program and Registration Guidelines:

• MEng in Mechatronics Design Program & Registration Guidelines

For students who are completing all degree requirements in Summer term:

All grades will need to be entered at least 5 days prior to the tuition & fees deadline and programs will need to be closed before the same deadline to avoid additional tuition charged. We won’t be able to close your program until your degree requirement is complete and grades have been entered for all your courses, which means we cannot remove the tuition charge until late August/early September. Should you complete all of your graduation requirements by the end of August, the fee will get removed and you will be able to apply for graduation for November.

Contacts

Registration Enquiries: all enquiries should be directed to students@mech.ubc.ca.

Director: Dr. Yusuf Altintas, Kaiser 3102

MEng Mechanical Engineering Program completion requirements

Program Requirements:

All MEng MECH students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credits for their degree. Of these 30 credits, students will choose 24 credits from a restricted list of courses, and complete a mandatory 6-credit design project. Detailed stream-specific requirements, including a list of acceptable courses, can be found in the following section.

When choosing courses, students should keep in mind the following general MEng requirements:

• At least 24 credits must be at the 500-level.
• A minimum of 18 of the 24 credits must be in the program area at the 500-level, including the project.
• A maximum of 6 credits may be taken at the 300-/400-level.
• A maximum of 6 credits of 500-level directed studies courses may be counted toward the program requirements.

For more information on general MEng requirements, please refer to the Academic Calendar: http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/index.cfm?tree=12,195,838,0

Students are expected to choose one of these streams:

• Computational Modeling and Simulation
  This program of coursework focuses on fundamental computational methods and their applications in engineering modeling and simulation.
• Design and Product Development
  This program of coursework focuses on technical product design.
• Energy and Environment
  This program of coursework focuses on the technical aspects of energy conversion systems and their relation to environmental and health impacts.
• Micro and Nano Mechanical Engineering
  This program of coursework focuses on the fundamentals of micro- and nanoscale phenomena and their application to engineering systems.

Please scroll down for stream details.

Contacts

All registration enquiries should be directed to students@mech.ubc.ca.

Director: Dr. Kendal Bushe

MEng Streams

MEng Mechanical Engineering Program completion requirements

Program Requirements:

All MEng MECH students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credits for their degree. Of these 30 credits, students will choose 24 credits from a restricted list of courses, and complete a mandatory 6-credit design project. Detailed stream-specific requirements, including a list of acceptable courses, can be found in the following section.

When choosing courses, students should keep in mind the following general MEng requirements:

• At least 24 credits must be at the 500-level.
• A minimum of 18 of the 24 credits must be in the program area at the 500-level, including the project.
• A maximum of 6 credits may be taken at the 300-/400-level.
• A maximum of 6 credits of 500-level directed studies courses may be counted toward the program requirements.

For more information on general MEng requirements, please refer to the Academic Calendar: http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/index.cfm?tree=12,195,838,0

Students are expected to choose one of these streams:

• Computational Modeling and Simulation
  This program of coursework focuses on fundamental computational methods and their applications in engineering modeling and simulation.
• Design and Product Development
  This program of coursework focuses on technical product design.
• Energy and Environment
  This program of coursework focuses on the technical aspects of energy conversion systems and their relation to environmental and health impacts.
• Micro and Nano Mechanical Engineering
  This program of coursework focuses on the fundamentals of micro- and nanoscale phenomena and their application to engineering systems.

Please scroll down for stream details.

Contacts

All registration enquiries should be directed to students@mech.ubc.ca.

Director: Dr. Kendal Bushe

MEng Streams

MEng Mechanical Engineering Program

Program Requirements:

All MEng MECH students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credits for their degree. Of these 30 credits, students will choose 24 credits from a restricted list of courses, and complete a mandatory 6-credit design project. Detailed stream-specific requirements, including a list of acceptable courses, can be found in the PDF Requirements and Registration Guides below.

When choosing courses, students should keep in mind the following general MEng requirements:

• At least 24 credits must be at the 500-level.
• A minimum of 18 of the 24 credits must be in the program area at the 500-level, including the project.
• A maximum of 6 credits may be taken at the 300-/400-level.
• A maximum of 6 credits of 500-level directed studies courses may be counted toward the program requirements.

For more information on general MEng requirements, please refer to the Academic Calendar: http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/index.cfm?tree=12,195,838,0

2022 Program Requirements and Registration Guides

Students are expected to choose one of the streams below. These guides list the detailed requirements and courses related to each stream, and can be used to register for your stream of choice:

• Computational Modeling and Simulation - Program & Registration Guide
  This program of coursework focuses on fundamental computational methods and their applications in engineering modeling and simulation.
• Design and Product Development - Program & Registration Guide
  This program of coursework focuses on technical product design.
• Energy and Environment - Program & Registration Guide
  This program of coursework focuses on the technical aspects of energy conversion systems and their relation to environmental and health impacts.
• Micro and Nano Mechanical Engineering - Program & Registration Guide
  This program of coursework focuses on the fundamentals of micro- and nanoscale phenomena and their application to engineering systems.

Contacts

Registration Enquiries: all enquiries should be directed to students@mech.ubc.ca.

Director: Dr. Kendal Bushe