Each of the Associated Universities establishes its own entrance requirements. Dalhousie University recognizes all of the Associated Universities and ensures proper standards of achievement by means of the Associated Universities Directors of Engineering Committee. The program at each Associated University contains classes fulfilling the minimum entrance requirements established by the Senate of Dalhousie University. Students who complete the applied science or engineering program at an Associated University may receive a Certificate or Diploma and are normally admitted to the programs in Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, Materials, Mechanical, or Mineral Resource at Dalhousie without examination. Students should ensure that their class selection at the Associated Universities include the discipline specific classes relevant to their program of choice. Not all Associated Universities offer all discipline specific classes, and students should contact the office of the Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering at the Sexton location, for details. Students who have completed equivalent university studies elsewhere may also be admitted subject to Dalhousie University Regulations.
Please refer to the Graduate/Professional Calendar for details of graduate programs offered by the Faculty of Engineering.
A student is permitted to repeat a failed mandatory class only once. In the case of a failed elective class, a student may choose either to repeat the class or to substitute another elective class in lieu of the failed class. In the case of a substituted class only one such substitution is allowed. A student will be dismissed if the grade achieved in the repeated mandatory class or the repeated elective class or the substituted class is less than D.
Supplementary examinations will not necessarily be available for all classes. In addition, the minimum reported final mark required to write a supplementary examination is FM. The Faculty will determine the classes in which supplementary examinations are not available and a list of those classes will be published early in the term.
The class mark resulting from a supplementary examination will replace the original class mark for all purposes.
When a supplementary examination is offered, the mark obtained on the supplementary examination will normally replace the final examination mark in calculating the class grade.
Students who are registered for a degree in the Faculty must have the approval of the Faculty to audit a class. Such approval can be obtained by submitting a written request to the Dean, who will refer the matter to the Faculty for a decision.
Students who are not registering for a degree in the Faculty must obtain the approval of the Department to audit a class.
At Dalhousie, students benefit from our unique approach to undergraduate engineering education. Renowned for innovation in education, the unique undergraduate engineering curricula at Dalhousie University provide a sound basis in Mathematics and pure Science and in Engineering Science and Design, that are a foundation for success in any engineering career. A substantial part of the work of the first and second years is common to all programs. The content of many of these classes will change very little over the course of an engineer’s career; they will become a sound basis of life-long learning.
The Faculty of Engineering has five engineering departments and one service department, the Department of Engineering Mathematics and Internetworking. Civil and Resource Engineering administers degree programs in the disciplines of Civil and Mineral Resource Engineering. The Department of Electrical Engineering administers the program in Electrical Engineering and the Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science administers degree programs in the disciplines of Environmental, Chemical, and Materials. The remaining departments are Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
At the end of Year 1, students apply for discipline choice indicating the order of their preferences. The Faculty of Engineering will inform students who have met the criteria of promotion from Year 1 to Year 2 of their conditional placement in one of the accredited programs. The curriculum for each of the basic programs combines required ‘core’ subjects essential to the field, and ‘elective’ subjects permitting considerable diversity in individual programs of study. An important part of the curriculum is a series of Complementary Studies classes. The curriculum for the first two years of Engineering at Dalhousie is indicated below. Students should refer to the appropriate departmental chapter of the calendar once a field of specialization has been determined for subsequent years.
Every engineering discipline has a defined maximum enrollment; therefore places are assigned on a competitive basis. The criterion for this competition is the average grade over all credits completed to date in the curriculum of the Diploma of Engineering.
The procedure is as follows:
| 1. | By April 30, each student must specify ordered preferences for three or more engineering disciplines. The application is for conditional acceptance into year two of an engineering discipline. | ||
| 2. | Any student who has completed all of the entry requirements for an engineering discipline, with a GPA of 3.30 or better, will be guaranteed a place in that engineering discipline. | ||
| 3. | In a single competition, students with a GPA greater than or equal to 2.00 and less than 3.30 will be assigned conditional places (year two) in engineering disciplines, proceeding in strict order of GPA, subject to discipline capacities. | ||
| 4. | Any student with a GPA of less than 2.00 will not be admitted to a discipline. | ||
Classes in the fourth and fifth years are those required to finish the Bachelor of Engineering degree.
| • | ENGI 1101 Engineering Design and Graphics I | ||
| • | MATH 1280 Engineering Mathematics I | ||
| • | ENGM 1081 Computer Methods | ||
| • | CHEM 1021 Engineering Chemistry I | ||
| • | PHYC 1280 Physics I | ||
| • | ENGI 1202 Mechanics of Materials | ||
| • | MATH 1290 Engineering Mathematics II | ||
| • | ENGM 1041 Applied Linear Algebra | ||
| • | PHYC 1290 Physics II | ||
| • | CHEM 1022 Engineering Chemistry II | ||
| • | BIOL 1030 Biology for Engineers | ||
| • | HSTC 1800 History of Engineering I | ||
| • | ENGM 2101 Applied Vector Calculus | ||
| • | ENGM 2032 Probability and Statistics | ||
| • | ECED 2000 Electric Circuits | ||
| • | ENGI 2102 Thermo-Fluid Engineering I | ||
| • | ENGI 2203 Engineering Design II | ||
| • | HSTC 1801 History of Engineering II | ||
| • | ENGM 2022 Applied Differential Equations | ||
| • | Three discipline-specific electives | ||
| • | PEAS 2201 Fundamentals of Process Engineering | ||
| • | PEAS 2202 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering | ||
| • | CHEM 2441 Organic Chemistry | ||
| • | ENGI 2400 Mechanics II: Dynamics | ||
| • | MINE 2200 Geology for Engineers | ||
| • | ENGI 2103 Thermo-Fluid Engineering II | ||
| • | ECED 2001 Circuit Analysis | ||
| • | ECED 2200 Digital Circuits | ||
| • | IENG 2005 Engineering Economics | ||
| • | PEAS 2201 Fundamentals of Process Engineering | ||
| • | PEAS 2202 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering | ||
| • | CHEM 2441 Organic Chemistry | ||
| • | IENG 2005 Engineering Economics | ||
| • | Any two electives from the following: | ||
| • | ECED 2001 Circuit Analysis | ||
| • | ECED 2200 Digital Circuits | ||
| • | PEAS 2201 Fundamentals of Process Engineering | ||
| • | PEAS 2202 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering | ||
| • | ENGI 2400 Mechanics II: Dynamics | ||
| • | CHEM 2441 Organic Chemistry | ||
| • | MINE 2200 Geology for Engineers | ||
| • | ENGI 2103 Thermo-Fluid Engineering II | ||
| • | PEAS 2201 Fundamentals of Process Engineering | ||
| • | PEAS 2202 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering | ||
| • | CHEM 2441 Organic Chemistry | ||
| • | ENGI 2400 Mechanics II: Dynamics | ||
| • | IENG 2005 Engineering Economics | ||
| • | ENGI 2103 Thermo-Fluid Engineering II | ||
| • | MINE 2200 Geology for Engineers | ||
| • | IENG 2005 Engineering Economics | ||
| • | Any one elective from the following: | ||
| • | ECED 2001 Circuit Analysis | ||
| • | ECED 2200 Digital Circuits | ||
| • | PEAS 2201 Fundamentals of Process Engineering | ||
| • | PEAS 2202 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering | ||
| • | ENGI 2400 Mechanics II: Dynamics | ||
| • | CHEM 2441 Organic Chemistry | ||
| • | ENGI 2103 Thermo-Fluid Engineering II | ||
The elective choices are summarized in the table below.
| Discipline-Specific Electives | Environmental | Chemical | Civil | Electrical | Industrial | Mechanical | Materials | Mineral Resource | |
| ECED 2001 | Circuit Analysis | 1 | * | ** | |||||
| ECED 2200 | Digital Circuits | 1 | * | ** | |||||
| PEAS 2201 | Fundamentals of Process Engineering | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | ** | |||
| PEAS 2202 | Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | ** | |||
| ENGI 2400 | Mechanics II: Dynamics | 1 | * | 1 | ** | ||||
| CHEM 2441 | Organic Chemistry | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | ** | |||
| MINE 2200 | Geology for Engineers | 1 | * | 1 | |||||
| IENG 2005 | Engineering Economics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| ENGI 2103 | Thermo-Fluid Engineering II | 1 | * | 1 | ** | ||||
| * any two electives for Industrial ** any one elective for Mineral Resource | |||||||||
The Faculty of Engineering offers a Bachelor of Engineering Co-operative Education program (B. Eng Co-op) that integrates academic study with university approved industrial experience. Graduation from this program requires satisfactory performance in both areas. The schedule of study and work terms varies according to the discipline, details of which are outlined below.
B.Eng Co-op is a selective program. Students interested in participating in the Engineering Co-op Program must apply, via the Engineering Co-op website, by December 15th for the following programs: Chemical, Environmental, Materials and Mechanical, and by May 15th for Civil, Electrical, Industrial and Mineral Resource.
Co-operative education is based on the principle that an academic program combined with work experience in alternating terms, is desirable for effective professional preparation. Work term employment, which varies from sector to sector and location to location, allows students to acquire experience in their areas of career interest, while study terms are devoted primarily to fundamental and theoretical studies. These practical experiences and academic studies complement each another.
Students interested in participating in the Co-op Program, should be aware that work terms exist in a variety of public and private settings. To improve the likelihood of a successful job search, students must begin the employment process at least four months prior to the start of the work term. Students will be assisted by the Dalhousie University Engineering Co-op Office, and efforts will be made to find a work term for each student eligible for the Co-op Program. There are, however, no assurances that each student will secure a Co-op position. Students with high CGPAs, enthusiasm, and professional potential have typically had the greatest success in securing Co-op work terms. For other regulations pertaining to the co-op program, please refer to the Policies section of the Engineering Co-op website.
Each discipline has a specific work and study term schedule which students are required to follow (see the study and work sequence chart below). Work terms do not begin until third year of the program. All programs end on an academic term rather than a work term to allow for the formal integration of workplace and classroom learning.
Study and Work Sequences |
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|
Discipline |
Fall |
Winter |
Summer |
Fall |
Winter |
Summer |
Fall |
Winter |
| Mineral Resource |
Study |
Study |
Work |
Work |
Study |
Work |
Study | |
| Civil |
Study |
Study |
Work |
Work |
Off |
Work |
Study | Study |
|
Electrical |
Study |
Work |
Study |
Work |
Study |
Work |
Study |
|
|
Industrial |
Study |
Work |
Study |
Work |
Study |
Work |
Study |
Study |
|
Chemical, Environmental, Materials, Mechanical |
Work |
Study |
Work |
Study |
Work |
Work |
Study |
Study |
| 1. | Are registered in the Bachelor of Engineering Program; | ||
| 2. | Have attained a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.3 (or equivalent) in the Diploma of Engineering program; | ||
| 3. | Have completed all requirements for a Diploma of Engineering or equivalent (ie. Have no deficiencies at the beginning of the term in which the job search starts); | ||
| 4. | Are eligible to work in Canada; | ||
| 5. | Have met all the academic pre-requisites for the particular co-op term, including passing all previous work terms; | ||
| 6. | Have successfully completed the Co-op Orientation Workshop; | ||
| • | register for the work term course(s); | ||
| • | submit Co-op work permit applications if they are international students; | ||
| • | maintain a minimum CGPA of 2.3; | ||
| • | have met all the academic pre-requisites for the particular co-op term; | ||
| • | submit a signed Co-op Agreement Form; | ||
| • | be registered as a full-time co-operative education students in their program; | ||
| • | be able to complete three work terms in the schedule prescribed by their discipline; | ||
| • | adhere to the job search regulations in the Policies section of the Engineering Co-op website; | ||
| • | keep the Co-op Office informed of their employment status; | ||
| • | maintain professional conduct at all times with respect to employers and co-op staff; | ||
| • | refrain from deliberately misrepresenting themselves in academic or employment matters pertaining to the co-op program; | ||
| • | receive a passing grade for all previous work terms; | ||
| • | meet performance expectations of previous co-op employers. | ||
Students who opt out of co-op will not be re-admitted.
The employment process is highly competitive; students are competing for jobs with their classmates and with students in other co-op programs across the country. Factors such as academic performance, skills, motivation, maturity, attitude, professional conduct, flexibility and performance potential, determine whether or not a student is offered employment. To be successful, students must review the job and interview notices daily, apply to an adequate number of opportunities, check and respond promptly to all Co-op Office correspondence, conduct their own job search, and maintain realistic expectations of job content, geographic locations and salary. Students should be aware that some co-op employers conduct criminal and/or driving record checks or other screening procedures. In some cases, it is the student’s responsibility to have such procedures completed.
Work term employment agreements are between the student and the employer. Dalhousie University is not a party to these agreements and assumes no financial or legal responsibility with regard to events or actions by either party that affect the employment situation for any co-op student (e.g., layoffs, intellectual property issues, confidentiality agreements, strikes, etc.). Students are responsible for knowing all the terms and conditions of employment before accepting a job.
| • | abide by the policies and procedures of their employer as well as the policies and procedures of the University and the Co-op Office; | ||
| • | fulfill the entire time commitment required for each co-operative education work term; | ||
| • | attempt to resolve with the employer any difficulties which arise during the work term and notify the Co-op Office immediately if they cannot be resolved; | ||
| • | contact the Co-op Office prior to making any decision affecting their employer and/or employment; | ||
| • | assist the Co-op Office with scheduling a work site meeting with the supervisor; | ||
| • | maintain professional conduct with all co-workers, clients and supervisors. | ||
| 1. | A work site meeting between the supervisor, the student and a representative of the Co-op Program. | ||
| 2. | Engineering-in-Training (EIT) Monthly experience records. | ||
| 3. | A work term report. | ||
| 4. | A performance appraisal completed by the supervisor. | ||
Students must achieve a satisfactory grade for each item in order to achieve a passing grade for the work term. The specific guidelines for each of these items are available from a variety of sources including the Co-op Office and Engineering Departmental websites.
To graduate with a “Co-operative Education” designation on their degree, students must successfully complete three work terms.