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

Faculty Options

Physical Sciences Option

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

Notes

Each of the two options has a number of themes; the requirements for each theme are listed in the corresponding table for the option.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.