The Mechatronics Engineering Academic Curriculum
The table below lists the courses and technical electives for Mechatronics Engineering. In addition to the courses listed, all engineering students are required to take complementary studies courses, as described in Complementary Studies Requirements for Engineering Students. Also, see the technical elective list below.
The term-by-term sequence academic component of the curriculum is as follows:
Term 1A (Fall)
- CHE 102 Chemistry for Engineers (3 LEC,2 LAB)
- MATH 115 Linear Algebra for Engineering (3 LEC,2 LAB)
- MATH 116 Calculus 1 for Engineering (3 LEC,2 LAB)
- MTE 100 Mechatronics Engineering (3 LEC,2 TUT,4 LAB)
- MTE 121 Digital Computation (3 LEC,2 TUT)
Term 1B (Spring Stream 4/Winter Stream 8X)
- MATH 118 Calculus 2 For Engineering (3 LEC,2 LAB)
- MTE 100B Seminar (1 SEM)
- MTE 111 Structure and Properties of Materials (3 LEC,3 TUT,3 LAB)
- MTE 119 Statics (3 LEC,1 TUT)
- MTE 120 Circuits (4 LEC,2 TUT,1.5 LAB)
- MTE 140 Algorithms and Data Structures (3 LEC,1 TUT,1.5 LAB)
Term 2A (Winter Stream 4/Fall Stream 8X)
- MTE 200A Seminar (3 SEM)
- MTE 201 Experimental Measurement & Statistical Analysis (3 LEC,1 TUT,1 LAB)
- MTE 202 Ordinary Differential Equations (3 LEC,1 TUT)
- MTE 219 Mechanics of Deformable Solids (3 LEC,1 TUT)
- MTE 262 Introduction to Microprocessors and Digital Logic (3 LEC,1 TUT,3 LAB)
- SYDE 182 Physics 2 (Dynamics) (3 LEC,1 TUT)
- CSE Complementary Studies Elective
- WKRPT 100 (stream 4) Work-term Report
Term 2B (Fall Stream 4/Spring Stream 8X)
- MTE 200B Seminar (3 SEM)
- MTE 203 Advanced Calculus (3 LEC,1 TUT,1 LAB)
- MTE 204 Numerical Methods (3 LEC,1 TUT)
- MTE 220 Sensors and Instrumentation (3 LEC,1 TUT,3 LAB)
- MTE 241 Introduction to Computer Structures & Real-Time Systems (3 LEC,1 TUT,1.5 LAB)
- SYDE 252 Linear Systems and Signals (3 LEC,1 TUT)
- WKRPT 100 (stream 8X) or WKRPT 200 (stream 4) Work-term Report
Term 3A (Spring Stream 4/Winter Stream 8X)
- MTE 300A Seminar (3 SEM)
- MTE 309 Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (3 LEC,1 TUT)
- MTE 320 Actuators and Power Electronics (3 LEC,1 TUT,2 LAB)
- MTE 321 Design and Dynamics of Machines (3 LEC,1 TUT)
- MTE 325 Microprocessor Systems and Interfacing for Mechatronics Engineering (3 LEC,1 TUT,1.5 LAB)
- SYDE 351 Systems Models 1 (3 LEC,1 TUT)
- WKRPT 200 (stream 8X) or WKRPT 300 (stream 4) Work-term Report
Term 3B (Winter Stream 4/Fall Stream 8X)
- MTE 300B Seminar (3 SEM)
- ME 351 Fluid Mechanics 1 (3 LEC,1 TUT,1 LAB)
- MTE 322 Electromechanical Machine Design (3 LEC,1 TUT,2 LAB)
- MTE 360 Automatic Control Systems (3 LEC,1 TUT,1 LAB)
- MTE 380 Mechatronics Engineering Design Workshop (1 LEC,9 PRJ)
- MSCI 261 Engineering Economics: Financial Management for Engineers (3 LEC,1 TUT)
- CSE Complementary Studies Elective
- WKRPT 300 (stream 8) Work-term Report
Term 4A (Fall)
- ECE 484 Digital Control Applications (2 LEC,1 TUT,1.5 LAB)
- MTE 400A Seminar (1 SEM)
- MTE 481 Mechatronics Engineering Design Project (9 PRJ)
- CSE Complementary Studies Elective
- Two TE Technical Electives
Term 4B (Winter)
- MTE 400B Seminar (1 SEM)
- MTE 482 Mechatronics Engineering Project (9 PRJ)
- CSE Complementary Studies Elective
- Three TE Technical Electives
Complementary Studies Electives
Four of the five complementary studies electives (CSEs) are to be chosen to include at least one from List A and at least two from List C in the lists that are part of the description of Complementary Studies Requirements.
Technical Electives
The five technical electives (TEs) are to be chosen from the list below; in some cases, it may be necessary to verify that all of the prerequisites have been met. Note that courses are available in only one of the fourth-year terms. It is possible to exchange one of the fourth-year CSEs with a TE and thus have three technical electives in 4A (and two CSEs in 4B) or to have four technical electives in 4B (and two CSEs in 4A).
Courses Offered in the 4A (Fall) Term
Choose two:
- ME 362 Fluid Mechanics 2
- ME 436 Welding and Joining Processes
- ME 459 Energy Conversion
- ME 524 Advanced Dynamics and Vibrations or SYDE 553 Advanced Dynamics
- ME 548 Numerical Control of Machine Tools 1
- ME 559 Finite Element Methods
- ME 561 Fluid Power Control Systems
- MTE 420 Power Electronics and Motor Drives or ECE 463 Design & Applications of Power Electronic Converters (offered Spring)
- MTE 421 Linear and Nonlinear Electronics
- MTE 460 Mechatronic System Integration
- MTE 544 Autonomous Mobile Robots
- MTE 545 Introduction to MEMS Fabrication
- SYDE 533 Conflict Resolution
- SYDE 543 Cognitive Ergonomics
- SYDE 556 Simulating Neurobiological Systems
- SYDE 575 Image Processing
- SYDE 584 Physiological Systems and Biomedical Design
Courses Offered in the 4B (Winter) Term
Choose three:
- ECE 327 Digital Hardware Systems
- ECE 358 Computer Networks
- ECE 457B Fundamentals of Computational Intelligence
- ECE 488 Multivariable Control Systems
- ME 452 Energy Transfer in Buildings
- ME 547 Robotic Manipulators: Kinematics, Dynamics, Control or ECE 486 Robotic Dynamics and Control
- ME 555 Computer-Aided Design
- ME 563 Turbomachines
- ME 564 Aerodynamics
- MTE 460 Mechatronic System Integration
- MTE 546 Multi-sensor Data Fusion
- SYDE 522 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
- SYDE 542 Interface Design
- SYDE 544 Biomedical Measurement and Signal Processing
- SYDE 548 User Centred Design Methods
- SYDE 572 Introduction to Pattern Recognition