Bachelor of Applied Science and Bachelor of Software Engineering Specific Degree Requirements

The Faculty of Science provides access to two options for Engineering students; the Life Sciences Option and the Physical Sciences Option.

Notes

1. Each of the two options has a number of themes; the requirements for each theme are listed in the corresponding table for the option.
2. Students are encouraged to seek information from the co-ordinator related to combinations of electives and relationships among the courses. Enrolment concerns may need to be discussed with the academic advisor.
3. Some students in the option(s) may wish to further specialize within a given theme. As a result, a number of sub-themes have been identified and this information is available from the option theme co-ordinator.
4. Students will need to consider the terms of offering for the courses listed as well as the requisite structure. In particular, some courses require both a lecture and lab component of a course as a prerequisite. It is also important to note that the choices in the earlier courses in the option may impact the elective choices in the senior courses and that some courses require the permission of the instructor.
5. Listed in the electives of some of the themes are special topic courses; a list of the topics available in a given term is available from the department offering the special topics course.
6. Due to the overlap with the regular plan, the Earth and Environmental Sciences theme is not available to Geological Engineering students. 

The aim of the Physical Sciences Option is to provide a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) and Bachelor of Software Engineering (BSE) student with an understanding of the basic physical sciences that lie behind many engineering applications that is both broader and deeper than can normally be attained within the context of any one Engineering academic plan. The Physical Sciences Option has three theme areas, namely, Physics, Chemistry and, Earth and Environmental Sciences. Each theme has four required foundations (or core) courses plus three elective courses to be chosen from a set of at least 10 Faculty of Science courses in the theme area. Sub-themes may be followed by making judicious choices of three elective courses. This option is available to all students in the Faculty of Engineering.  

Theme 1: Physics

Required Courses

PHYS 115 or PHYS 121 or ECE 105 or NE 131, PHYS 122 or PHYS 125 or ECE 106 or NE 241 or SYDE 283, PHYS 234 or NE 332  

Plus one of:

ECE 140 or PHYS 242 or PHYS 263 or PHYS 334 or PHYS 358

Electives: choose three

PHYS 275, PHYS 334, PHYS 335, PHYS 342, PHYS 359 or NE 334, PHYS 364, PHYS 365, PHYS 375, PHYS 434, PHYS 435, PHYS 442, PHYS 454, PHYS 467, PHYS 475

Subthemes

Electromagnetic Theory

PHYS 342, PHYS 364, PHYS 365

Solid State Physics

Astrophysics

PHYS 263, PHYS 275, PHYS 375, PHYS 475

Quantum Physics

PHYS 334, PHYS 364, PHYS 365, PHYS 434

Theme 2: Chemistry

Required Courses

CHEM 123 or CHE 102 or NE 121, CHEM 209, CHEM 217, CHEM 266

Electives: choose three

CHEM 220, CHEM 221, CHEM 254 or CHE 230 or ECE 309 or ME 250 or SYDE 381, CHEM 265, CHEM 310, CHEM 313, CHEM 323, CHEM 340, CHEM 350, CHEM 356 or NE 332 or PHYS 234, CHEM 360, CHEM 370 or NE 333

Subthemes

Analytical Chemistry

CHEM 220, CHEM 221, CHEM 323 

Inorganic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

Theme 3: Earth and Environmental Sciences

Required Courses

CHEM 123 or CHE 102 or NE 121, PHYS 121 or ECE 105 or NE 131 or PHYS 115, PHYS 122 or ECE 106 or PHYS 125, EARTH 153 or EARTH 121/EARTH 121L or EARTH 122/EARTH 122L or CIVE 153 or ENVE 153 

Electives: choose three

EARTH 221, EARTH 231, EARTH 232, EARTH 235, EARTH 260, EARTH 270, EARTH 281, EARTH 333, EARTH 358, EARTH 421, EARTH 438, EARTH 440, EARTH 444, EARTH 456, EARTH 458, EARTH 459, EARTH 460, EARTH 471

Subthemes

Environmental Science

Geology

Geochemistry

Geophysics

Hydrogeology