General information
Electrical engineering is a broad field with many engineering applications and has been proven to be among the most popular of all engineering disciplines. UOIT’s Electrical Engineering program teaches students to apply knowledge through analysis, design and implementation of electrical, power, control, electronic, biomedical, photonic, and wireless systems. The program of study includes courses in the areas of electronics, telecommunications, computers, control, and power systems. The curriculum assists students in understanding and applying the principles of electrical engineering and of the Canadian electrical engineering industry.
The specialization in Smart Grid leverages communications and networking technology to move our aging power grid into the 21st century. Students will study all aspects of the smart grid, including networking and security, smart metering, electric energy storage systems, power quality, and transportation electrification.
Engineering and Public Policy
Engineering and Public Policy (EPP) option is an interdisciplinary program that aims to provide students with strategies for developing, implementing and designing a set of insights and skills that will help them better deal with issues of technology and social/public policy that may arise in the course of their engineering careers, and to better exercise their ethical and social obligations as practicing professionals. Students study the complete engineering program and also gain essential knowledge in public policy and law. Students in this program take two semesters of Public Policy, Legal Studies, Political Science and Social Science courses for 30 credit hours after successfully completing the third year in Engineering. The regular fourth year of the engineering program is then taken in year five of the program. The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science offers EPP program options in:
Work placement/internship/co-op opportunities
The university’s proximity to some of the largest automotive and manufacturing companies in Canada provides many opportunities for work placements. In addition, a 12- to 16-month optional Engineering Internship program is available for students completing third year, and students may participate in two- to four-month work placements through the Engineering Co-op program. See course descriptions for ENGR 0998U – Engineering Internship Program and ENGR 0999U – Engineering Co-op Program for details.
Professional designation
All UOIT undergraduate engineering programs in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science have been fully accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board. (Note: The new Mechatronics Engineering program will be reviewed for accreditation in 2019-2020, to coincide with the first graduating class, as per CEAB requirements.) Each graduate is eligible to apply for licensing as a professional engineer (PEng) in any province or territory in Canada.
Program details and degree requirements
Engineering and Public Policy (EPP) is a five-year program. Students in the EPP program follow the same program map as the four-year degree program for each option with one difference. After students complete all requirements for the third year of engineering, students admitted into the EPP program would spend their fourth year at the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, where they complete the specified course sequence for students in the EPP program set out below.
Liberal Studies electives
Complementary studies, including courses in humanities, social sciences, arts, management, engineering economics, ethics and communication, are included in engineering programs to complement the technical content of the curriculum and thereby provide graduates with a broader perspective of their role in society. Inclusion of complementary studies also satisfies several accreditation criteria of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board. Courses or parts of courses covering engineering economics, ethics, and the impact of technology on society, as well as courses that develop the student’s capability to communicate orally, visually and in writing, are essential to the education of an engineer and therefore are included in all engineering programs at UOIT.
Liberal studies electives are included in each engineering program to ensure adequate coverage of subject matter that deals with central issues, methodologies and thought processes of the humanities and social sciences. Such material is required in the education of an engineer. Liberal studies electives can include, but are not limited to, courses dealing with cultural analysis; historical analysis; literature and the arts; knowledge, cognition, and moral reasoning; and social and behavioural analysis.
Foreign language and business courses may not be used as liberal studies. Courses can be approved as liberal studies electives for students in engineering programs at UOIT by the dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (or designate), in accordance with these principles.
Courses selected for the liberal studies electives must be approved by the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. Liberal studies electives are subject to change. An updated list of liberal studies electives will be maintained online at engineering.uoit.ca.
