The Architectural Engineering Academic Curriculum
The Architectural Engineering academic curriculum is detailed in the following sections. A total of 10 approved electives must be completed:
- Two Complementary Studies Electives
- One Natural Science Elective
- Seven Technical Electives
The term-by-term academic component of the curriculum is as follows:
Term 1A (Fall)
Term 1B (Spring)
Term 2A (Winter)
Term 2B (Fall)
- AE 205 Solid Mechanics 2
- AE 223 Differential Equations and Balance Laws
- AE 225 Environmental Building Systems Studio
- AE 265 Structure and Properties of Materials
- AE 299 Seminar
- WKRPT 200 Work-term Report
- Approved elective
Term 3A (Spring)
Term 3B (Winter)
Term 4A (Spring)
- AE 400 Project Studio 1
- AE 491 Engineering Law and Ethics
- AE 498 Seminar
- Three approved electives
Term 4B (Winter)
- AE 425 Project Studio 2
- AE 499 Seminar
- Five approved electives
Electives
Students are responsible for selecting their own combination of electives, in keeping with their ultimate career objectives after graduation. The combination must satisfy the requirements of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE). This includes having to meet minimum requirements in mathematics, natural sciences, engineering sciences, engineering design, and complementary studies.
Exceptions to the electives and requirements listed in the following sections (and links) require approval of the Architectural Engineering director, or Civil and Environmental Engineering associate chair, undergraduate studies. Some courses of interest may require prerequisite knowledge that is not part of the core curriculum in Architectural Engineering. Students may require extra courses or may need to seek enrolment approval from the course instructor if the prerequisites have not been satisfied.
Complementary Studies Electives
Students are required to complete two Complementary Studies Electives (CSEs) from the Complementary Studies Course Lists for Engineering:
- One course from List A
- One course from List A, C, or D
Natural Science Electives
Students are required to complete one Natural Science Elective (NSE) from the following list:
Technical Electives
Students are required to complete seven technical electives (TEs) within the following requirements:
- Three TEs must be from List 1
- Two TEs must be from List 2
- The remaining two TEs may be from either List 1, 2, or 3
The Technical Elective lists for Architectural Engineering are provided below. Note that the offering of these courses is contingent upon sufficient demand and/or available teaching resources. There may be courses added and changes made to the content. Special Topics Courses (AE 495 and AE 497) are offered as resources and faculty availability permit. Further information is available from the CEE Undergraduate Office or CEE website.
TE List 1 - Architectural Engineering Technical Electives
- AE 301 Building Enclosure Systems
- AE 315 Building Structural Systems
- AE 405 Building Performance Measurement Lab
- AE 450 Building Service Systems
- AE 495 Design Intensive Special Topics in Architectural Engineering
- AE 572/ME 572 Building Energy Analysis
- AE 573/ME 573 HVAC Systems, Equipment, and Energy Efficiency
- ARCH 570 Special Topics in Building Technology and Environmental
- ME 452 HVAC Load Analysis and Design Fundamentals
TE List 2 - Engineering Design Intensive Technical Electives
TE List 3 - Engineering Technical Electives
Specializations
The Faculty of Engineering recognizes two specializations with the Architectural Engineering BASc degree. Students who satisfy the specialization requirements (courses and grades) will have the specialization designation shown on their transcript and diploma. Specializations are intended to recognize success in a concentration of electives within the Architectural Engineering degree specification. In other words, specializations focus the selection of electives required for the base degree and do not require extra courses.
Each specialization requires students to select TEs with a common theme. Students are responsible for meeting the TE requirements of the Architectural Engineering degree when pursuing a specialization. Each specialization requires the successful completion of a minimum number of TEs specified by the specialization with a minimum average of 60%. Students must declare a specialization for it to be recognized as part of their degree and appear on the transcript and diploma.
The specialization course requirements are provided below.
Building Structures Specialization
The Building Structures Specialization requires a minimum of five TEs from the list below, of which one must be CIVE 413 or CIVE 414.
- From TE List 1:
- AE 315
Building Structural Systems
- From TE List 2:
- From TE List 3:
Building Systems Specialization
The Building Systems Specialization requires a minimum of four TEs from the list below.
- From TE List 1:
- AE 301 Building Enclosure Systems
- AE 315
Building Structural Systems
- AE 405
Building Performance Measurement Lab
- AE 450
Building Service Systems
- AE 572/ME 572 Building Energy Analysis
- AE 573/ME 573 HVAC Systems, Equipment, and Energy Efficiency
- ME 452
HVAC Load Analysis and Design Fundamentals