Mechanical Engineering provides the student with fundamental training in the areas of statics, dynamics, and mechanics of materials; thermodynamics and fluid dynamics; material properties and metallurgy; analysis and synthesis of mechanical systems; and mechatronics and controls. Practical applications and advanced engineering design are introduced. All undergraduate students within the College of Engineering are required to complete a first-year common core. Students that secure admission to a specific upper-year discipline must follow the program of study that was in place at the time of their admission to an upper-year academic discipline, recognizing that course and program changes may result in modification to the original program of study. It is recommended that students contact the Engineering Student Centre to confirm their program of study on a regular basis.

The mechanical engineering profession offers a wide variety of career paths, including opportunities in the following: designing and manufacturing vehicles, from automobiles to spacecraft designing and developing advanced renewable energy systems like wind turbines and solar collectors designing mechanical devices for biomedical applications working in all aspects of the energy supply and delivery systems: power generation, pipelines, and petroleum production designing heating, ventilating, air conditioning and building envelopes for efficient energy use designing and controlling robotic systems Today’s mechanical engineers typically work in large multi-disciplinary teams. As skilled problem-solvers, they combine an in-depth understanding of physics, chemistry and mathematics with applied engineering science and the art of design.