- Students must complete the following 2 core Systems Design Engineering graduate courses:
- SYDE 600 Systems Theory, Models, Research & Design
- 1 of:
- SYDE 660A Systems Design Graduate Workshop 1 - AI and Machine Learning,
- SYDE 660B Systems Design Graduate Workshop 1 – Biomedical Systems,
- SYDE 660C Systems Design Graduate Workshop 1 – Human Factors,
- SYDE 660D Systems Design Graduate Workshop 1 - Mechatronic & Physical Systems,
- SYDE 660E Systems Design Graduate Workshop 1 - Vision, Image & Signal Processing, or
- SYDE 660 Systems Design Graduate Workshop 1
- In addition to the 2 core courses, students must complete 6 Engineering graduate courses (0.50 unit weight per course) counting towards degree credit from the University of Waterloo satisfying the following criteria:
- At least 2 Systems Design Engineering courses at the 500, 600 or 700 level.
- At most 2 courses at the 500 level.
- Students in the MEng in Systems Design Engineering program may also choose to pursue one of the following five Graduate Specializations:
1. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
2. Biomedical Systems
3. Human Factors
4. Mechatronics and Physical Systems
5. Vision, Image and Signal Processing
- A Graduate Specialization is a University credential that is recognized on the student’s transcript but not on the diploma and is intended to reflect that a student has successfully completed a set of courses that together provide an in-depth study in the area of the Graduate Specialization. A student will only obtain the Graduate Specialization on their transcript if they have completed the requirements associated with the MEng degree and the requirements associated with the Graduate Specialization.
- All MEng Graduate Specializations in Systems Design Engineering consist of a set of 4 graduate (0.50 weight) level courses and this set is comprised of a mix of specified and elective courses. Specified courses are those that are prescribed as part of the Graduate Specialization. Elective courses are those that are on a list of courses designated as electives for a given Graduate Specialization. The requirements for each of the five Graduate Specializations are described below.
1. Graduate Specialization in Artificial Intelligence and
Machine Learning
- Students must satisfy the following:
- 3 Specified courses:
- SYDE 522 Machine Intelligence or SYDE 552 Computational Neurosciences
- SYDE 660A Systems Design Graduate Workshop 1 – AI and Machine Learning
- SYDE 675 Pattern Recognition
- Elective courses (at least 1 course from the following list):
- SYDE 662 Systems Design Graduate Workshop 2
- SYDE 671 Advanced Image Processing
- SYDE 672 Statistical Image Processing
- SYDE 673 Video Processing & Analytics
- SYDE 674 3D Computer Vision & Imaging
2. Graduate Specialization in Biomedical Systems
- Students must satisfy the following:
- 3 Specified courses:
- SYDE 660B Systems Design Graduate Workshop 1 – Biomedical Systems
- At least 2 from the following list:
- SYDE 544 Biomed Measure & SIP
- SYDE 684 Materials Biocompatability
- SYDE 750 Topic 20 Topics in Systems Modelling: Modeling of Biomechanical Systems
- SYDE 750 Topic 36 Topics in Systems Modelling: Assistive Tech and Rehab Eng
- Elective courses (at least 1 from the following list or an additional course from the Specified course list)
- SYDE 552 Computational Neurosciences
- SYDE 556 Simulating Neurobiological Systems
- SYDE 652 Dynamics of Multibody Systems
- SYDE 662 Systems Design Graduate Workshop 2
- SYDE 677 Medical Imaging
- Note that only one 500 level course may be used to satisfy the requirements of a Graduate Specialization. Therefore, if SYDE 544 is taken as a Specified course, then SYDE 552 and SYDE 556 cannot be taken to satisfy the Elective course requirement.
3. Graduate Specialization in Human Factors
- Students must satisfy the following:
- 3 Specified courses:
- SYDE 660C Systems Design Graduate Workshop 1 – Human Factors
- At least 2 from the following list:
- SYDE 542 Interface Design or SYDE 543 Cognitive Ergonomics
- SYDE 642 Cognitive Engineering Methods
- SYDE 644 Human Factors Testing
- Elective courses (at least 1 from the following list or an additional course from the Specified course list):
- SYDE 533 Conflict Resolution
- SYDE 662 Systems Design Graduate Workshop 2
- SYDE 740 Advanced Cognitive Ergonomics
- Note that only one 500 level course may be used to satisfy the requirements of a Graduate Specialization. Therefore, if SYDE 542 or SYDE 543 is taken as a Specified course, then SYDE 533 cannot be taken to satisfy the Elective course requirement.
4. Graduate Specialization in Mechatronic and Physical Systems
- Students must satisfy the following:
- 3 Specified courses:
- SYDE 660D Systems Design Graduate Workshop 1 - Mechatronic & Physical Systems
- At least 2 from the following list:
- SYDE 553 Advanced Dynamics
- SYDE 652 Dynamics of Multibody Systems
- SYDE 655 Optimal Control
- SYDE 682 Advanced MEMS, Physics, Design & Fabrication
- SYDE 683 Modelling, Simulation & Design of MEMS
- SYDE 750 Modelling Continuum Systems
- Elective courses (at least 1 from the following list or an additional course from the Specified course list):
- SYDE 531 Design Opt. under Probabilistic Uncertainty
- SYDE 631 Time Series Modelling
- SYDE 661 Model-based robust design
- SYDE 662 Systems Design Graduate Workshop 2
- Note that only one 500 level course may be used to satisfy the requirements of a Graduate Specialization. Therefore, if SYDE 553 is taken as a Specified course, then SYDE 531 cannot be taken to satisfy the Elective course requirement.
5. Graduate Specialization in Vision, Image and Signal Processing