Curriculum
The Department's teaching approach combines hands-on activities with traditional academic teaching to give students the balance of practical and analytical skills needed to become successful engineers. Mastery of fundamental engineering concepts and application of practical design skills are particularly emphasized. The undergraduate program is fully accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers.
A sample list of the general mechanical curriculum is below. Please note that the Department evaluates its programs and courses on an ongoing basis, so the curriculum is subject to change.
This curriculum list is unofficial. The official curriculum for a cohort (a group of students starting the same program in the same year) is determined by taking the appropriate UBC Calendar curriculum listing for four sequential years, beginning in the year a student starts the program. Current students with questions about their curriculum should check Vista 
or consult an advisor.
Year 2
APSC 201 (3) Technical Communication (taught as part of MECH 222 & 223)
MATH 253 (3) Multivariable Calculus (taught as part of MECH 222)
MATH 256 (3) Differential Equations (taught as part of MECH 221)
MECH 220 (4) Technical Skills Practicum
MECH 221 (13) Engineering Science I
MECH 222 (7) Engineering Science II
MECH 223 (7) Mechanical Design
Total Credits: 40
Year 3
MECH 305 (6) Data Analysis and Mechanical Engineering Laboratories
MECH 325 (4) Mechanical Design I
MECH 326 (3) Mechanical Design II
MECH 327 (3) Thermal Systems Design
MECH 328 (3) Mechanical Engineering Design Project
MECH 329 (3) Materials for Mechanical Design
MECH 360 (3) Mechanics of Materials
MECH 368 (3) Engineering Measurement and Instrumentation
MECH 375 (3) Heat Transfer I
MECH 380 (3) Fluid Dynamics
MECH 392 (2) Manufacturing Processes
Total Credits: 36
Year 4
APSC 450 (2) Professional Engineering Practice
EECE 365 (3) Applied Electronics and Electromechanics
MECH 364 (4) Mechanical Vibrations
MECH 431 (3) Engineering Economics
MECH 457 (6) Mechanical Engineering Design Project (Capstone Design Program)
MECH 466 (4) Automatic Control
Technical Electives (12)
Complementary Studies Electives (6)
Total Credits: 40
Learn More:
First year engineering-wide curriculum
UBC Calendar official program listing
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