Civil EngineeringMemorial University’s civil engineering undergraduate program is broad, encompassing several distinct areas of specialization. The scope of civil engineering includes design, planning, managing and construction of highways, airports, harbours, dams, hydro developments, bridges, buildings, industrial plants, site remediation, pollution control and other environmental and water resources management projects.

Civil engineers work in all levels of government and for a wide variety of industries, from engineering consulting firms to construction companies. There are many areas of specialization; traditional areas include hydrotechnical, environmental, municipal, geotechnical, construction, structural and transportation engineering. Emerging sub-disciplines include composite materials, environmental risk assessment and management, offshore structural safety and maintenance, infrastructure engineering and real-time condition monitoring.

Co-operative Education OpportunitiesCo-operative education experiences of students within the Department of Civil Engineering have included a wide range of industries and opportunities. Examples of what our students can provide to employers include:

• Consulting – assisting in design, geotechnical, project management and cost estimating;

• Construction – providing support as site engineers in construction administration, cost estimating and project management;

• Offshore oil and gas – assisting in design, structural and stress analysis, environmental and safety issues;

• Research and development – providing support as lab assistants, performing model testing and field analysis and collection, computer simulations and assisting with the research and development of design standards and practices; and

• Government – assisting in infrastructure and municipal plans, designs, inspection, project management and environmental matters.

Term Fall Winter Spring

Year 1

Engineering One

Engineering StaticsIntroduction to Programming Engineering Graphics and Design Mechanisms and Electric Circuits Physics

ChemistryMathematicsEnglishProfessional Development Seminars

Work Term 1*

Year 2

Academic Term 3 Engineering Professionalism IMathematics for Civil Engineering IEarth Sciences for Civil EngineeringSurveying and Geomatics Materials for ConstructionDynamics

Work Term Work Term 1 Work Term 2

Academic Term 4 Mechanics of Solids IProbability and StatisticsMathematics for Civil Engineering IIApplied Environmental Science and EngineeringGeotechnical Engineering I

Year 3

Work Term Work Term 1 Work Term 2Work Term 3

Academic Term 5 Mechanics of Solids II Applied Mathematical AnalysisDesign of Concrete StructuresFluid MechanicsGeotechnical Engineering II

Work Term Work Term 2Work Term 3Work Term 4

Year 4

Academic Term 6 Thermal SciencesStructural Analysis IDesign of Concrete and Masonry StructuresHydraulicsEnvironmental Geotechniques (Elective)Construction Planning Equipment and Methods (Elective)

Work TermWork Term 3Work Term 4Work Term 5 (Optional)

Academic Term 7** Design of Steel StructuresHydrology and Water ResourceHighway EngineeringProject Planning and ControlFinite Element Structural Analysis (Elective)Reliability and Environmental Loading on Offshore Structures (Elective)Hydrotechnical Engineering (Elective)Geotechnical Engineering III (Elective)Safety and Risk Engineering (Elective)Petroleum Production Engineering (Elective)Drilling Engineering for Petroleum Exploration & Production (Elective)

Year 5

Work Term Work Term 4Work Term 5 (Optional)Work Term 6 (Optional)

Academic Term 8 (Graduation) Engineering Professionalism IICivil Engineering ProjectContract Law and Labour RelationsCoastal and Ocean Engineering Reliability Engineering (Elective)Design of Natural Gas Handling Equipment (Elective)Reservoir Engineering (Elective)Structural Building Systems (Elective)Offshore Structural Design (Elective)Municipal Engineering (Elective)Environmental Assessment, Monitoring and Control (Elective)

* Students who complete the Engineering One requirements during their first two semesters of year one may apply to undertake their first work term during the spring semester of that year.

** Start of offshore oil and gas engineering electives

More information …If you would like to know more about the civil engineering undergraduate program at Memorial University, please contact:

Civil Engineering Departmental Office709-864-2705www.mun.ca/engineering/civil

Civil Engineering Program Organizational Chart

Computer EngineeringComputer engineering is a fast-changing discipline concerned with the design and analysis of computer systems applied to the solution of practical problems. Memorial University’s computer engineering undergraduate program encompasses both computer hardware and software design in applications ranging from telecommunications and information systems (such as the Internet or telephone networks) to instrumentation and robotics.

The work of computer engineers underlies nearly every aspect of our modern technological society, from the hardware and software of laptops, video game consoles and smartphones to image processing in biomedical applications and the control systems in cars and airplanes. Computer engineering combines aspects of computer science and electrical engineering with a focus on the processing (hardware, software and signal processing) and transmission (communications and networking) of information.

Co-operative Education OpportunitiesCo-operative education experiences of students within the computer engineering undergraduate program have included a wide range of industries and opportunities. Examples of what our students can provide to employers include:

• Information technology – working with software and hardware design engineers;

• Telecommunications – providing assistance in the telecommunication and computer network industries in areas of such as network planning, design and computer system maintenance;

• Computer systems – planning and design of digital hardware; and

• Controls and instrumentation – assisting in areas including microcontroller systems and instrumentation design.

Term Fall Winter Spring

Year 1

Engineering One

Engineering StaticsIntroduction to Programming Engineering Graphics and Design Mechanisms and Electric Circuits Physics

ChemistryMathematicsEnglishProfessional Development Seminars

Work Term 1*

Year 2

Academic Term 3 Engineering Professionalism IEngineering Mathematics Circuit AnalysisDigital Logic Foundations of Programming Physics of Device Materials

Work Term Work Term 1 Work Term 2

Academic Term 4 Discrete Mathematics for Computer Engineering Introduction to Systems and SignalsElectronic Circuits IMicroprocessorsData StructureI

Year 3

Work Term Work Term 1 Work Term 2Work Term 3

Academic Term 5 Probability and Random ProcessesControl Systems IElectronic Circuits IIDigital Systems Software Design

Work Term Work Term 2Work Term 3Work Term 4

Year 4

Academic Term 6 Computer ArchitectureCommunication PrinciplesCommunication Networks Algorithms: Complexity and Correctness Industrial Controls and Instrumentation Elective from Computer Science

Work TermWork Term 3Work Term 4Work Term 5 (Optional)

Academic Term 7 Computer Engineering Design Project I Introduction to Digital Signal Processing Concurrent Programming Control Systems II (Elective) Robotics and Automation (Elective)Image Processing and Applications (Elective)Process Control and Instrumentation (Elective)Elective from Computer Science

Year 5

Work Term Work Term 4Work Term 5 (Optional)Work Term 6 (Optional)

Academic Term 8 (Graduation) Engineering Professionalism IIComputer Engineering Design Project IIReal-time Operating Systems Computer Vision (Elective) Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (Elective) Offshore Structural Design (Elective) Design of Digital Signal Processing Systems (Elective) Filter Synthesis (Elective) Introduction to LSI Design (Elective) Computer and Communications Security (Elective) Digital Communications (Elective) Elective from Computer Science

* Students who complete the Engineering One requirements during their first two semesters of year one eligible to take Work Term 1 during the spring semester.

More information …If you would like to know more about computer engineering undergraduate program at Memorial University, please contact:

Computer Engineering Departmental Office709-864-2707www.mun.ca/engineering/ece

Computer Engineering Program Organizational Chart

Electrical EngineeringElectrical engineering is a diversified discipline concerned with the analysis, design and manufacture of a huge variety of devices, systems and processes involving electricity.

In recent years, the field of electrical engineering has grown and branched out into a number of specialized categories, including power generation and transmission systems, emerging sustainable energy systems, motors, batteries and control systems. Electrical engineering also includes electronics, which has branched into an even greater number of subcategories such as wireless systems, telecommunications, remote sensing, signal processing, digital circuits, instrumentation, audio, video and optoelectronics. Interdisciplinary areas like biomedical engineering and robotics are also included in the discipline of electrical engineering. The electrical engineering undergraduate program at Memorial University prepares students and graduates to work in a wide variety of roles throughout these fields.

Co-operative Education OpportunitiesCo-operative education experiences of students within the Department of Electrical Engineering have included a wide range of industries and opportunities. Examples of what our students can provide to employers include:

• Communications, offshore oil and gas, aerospace, ocean-going and underwater vehicle, renewable energy, medical and manufacturing industries – working with electrical systems design engineers, fibre-optics and microwave and satellite communications design engineers and project managers;

• Public utilities – assisting system engineers and control system designers; and

• Research and development – performing research, design, development and testing in broad areas of electrical systems designs, systems innovation and next generation technologies.

Term Fall Winter Spring

Year 1

Engineering One

Engineering StaticsIntroduction to Programming Engineering Graphics and Design Mechanisms and Electric Circuits Physics

ChemistryMathematicsEnglishProfessional Development Seminars

Work Term 1*

Year 2

Academic Term 3 Engineering Professionalism I Engineering Mathematics Circuit AnalysisDigital LogicFoundations of ProgrammingPhysics of Device Materials

Work Term Work Term 1 Work Term 2

Academic Term 4 Advanced Calculus for Engineering Introduction to Systems and SignalsElectromechanical DevicesElectronic Circuits IMicroprocessors

Year 3

Work Term Work Term 1 Work Term 2Work Term 3

Academic Term 5 Probability and Random Processes Electrical Engineering DesignBasic ElectromagneticsControl Systems IElectronic Circuits II

Work Term Work Term 2Work Term 3Work Term 4

Year 4

Academic Term 6 Electromagnetic Fields Rotating MachinesIndustrial Controls and InstrumentationCommunication Principles Power Electronics (Elective) Communication Networks (Elective)

Work TermWork Term 3Work Term 4Work Term 5 (Optional)

Academic Term 7 Electrical Engineering Project I Introduction to Digital Signal Processing Antennas (Elective) Control Systems II (Elective)Power System Analysis (Elective)Image Processing and Applications (Elective) Renewable Energy Systems (Elective) Robotics and Automation (Elective) Process Control and Instrumentation (Elective)

Year 5

Work Term Work Term 4Work Term 5 (Optional)Work Term 6 (Optional)

Academic Term 8 (Graduation) Engineering Professionalism II Filter Synthesis Electrical Engineering Design Project II Digital Systems (Elective)Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (Elective) Design of Digital Signal Processing Systems (Elective)Power System Operation (Elective)Digital Communications (Elective)

* Students who complete the Engineering One requirements during their first two semesters of year one eligible to take Work Term 1 during the spring semester.

More information …If you would like to know more about the electrical engineering undergraduate program at Memorial University, please contact:

Electrical Engineering Departmental Office709-864-2707www.mun.ca/engineering/ece

Electrical Engineering Program Organizational Chart

Mechanical EngineeringMechanical engineering is a broad field of engineering that involves the application of physical principles for analysis, design, manufacturing and maintenance of mechanical systems. Memorial University’s mechanical engineering undergraduate program encompasses academic learning in the areas of mechanics, vibration, controls, design, thermodynamics, materials and mechanical systems and basic electronics. Technical streams in mechanics and materials, mechatronics, petroleum and thermo-fluids are available in the last three terms of the program.

Graduates of the mechanical engineering program will be able to implement academic knowledge and integrated co-operative education experiences in order to succeed in industries such as automotive, aerospace, offshore oil and gas, chemical, computer, communication, manufacturing, paper and power generation. Increasingly, mechanical engineers are also needed in the environmental and bio-medical fields.

Co-operative Education OpportunitiesCo-operative education experiences of students within the Department of Mechanical Engineering include a wide range of industries and opportunities. Examples of what our students can provide to employers include:

• Offshore oil and gas – providing support in the design of individual components or systems for exploration, recovery and processing; maintenance and operation of systems; safety and reliability of component design, processes and procedures;

• Component design – designing and implementing individual mechanical components and systems and product development, such as brakes, transmission and suspension systems;

• Manufacturing – assisting engineers with layout concept and design of a manufacturing plant; designing the control system for individual components; and designing for manufacture and plant management;

• Thermo-fluids – involved in aerospace engineering, design, analysis, construction and maintenance of air-conditioning, ventilation and heating systems in buildings and vehicles; electronic component cooling for computers and televisions and heat transfer for energy generation systems;

• Control systems – design of individual controllers; design and implementation of control systems such as those used in HVAC design and power generators;

• Robotics – assisting in the design, construction and maintenance of robots to perform specified tasks; and

• Process industry – supporting engineers and technicians with design, fabrication and maintenance of systems and components involving industries such as paper and pulp, oil refining, chemical plant and water and sewage treatment facilities.

Term Fall Winter Spring

Year 1

Engineering One

Engineering StaticsIntroduction to Programming Engineering Graphics and Design Mechanisms and Electric Circuits Physics

ChemistryMathematicsEnglishProfessional Development Seminars

Work Term 1*

Year 2

Academic Term 3 Engineering Professionalism IEngineering MathematicsThermodynamics IChemistry and Physics of Engineering Materials IDynamicsProduction Technology

Work Term Work Term 1 Work Term 2

Academic Term 4 Mechanics of Solids IAdvanced Calculus for EngineeringThermodynamics IIMechanisms and MachinesFluid Mechanics I

Year 3

Work Term Work Term 1 Work Term 2Work Term 3

Academic Term 5 Probability and StatisticsChemistry and Physics of Engineering Materials IIAdvanced Mechanics of Deformable SolidsMechatronics IFluid Mechanics II

Work Term Work Term 2Work Term 3Work Term 4

Year 4

Academic Term 6** Heat Transfer IMechanical Component Design IMechanical VibrationsAutomatic Control EngineeringComputer Aided Engineering Applications (E)Offshore Petroleum Geology and Technology (E)

Work TermWork Term 3Work Term 4Work Term 5 (Optional)

Academic Term 7Mechanical Design Project IInstrumentation and Experimental DesignMechatronics IIIndustrial Materials (E)Image Processing and Applications (E)Mechanical Component Design II (E)Robotics and Automation (E)Heat Transfer II (E)Mechanical Equipment (E)Petroleum Production Engineering (E)Drilling Engineering for Petroleum Exploration & Production (E)

Year 5

Work Term Work Term 4Work Term 5 (Optional)Work Term 6 (Optional)

Academic Term 8 (Graduation) Engineering Professionalism IIMechanical Design Project IIEngineering Entrepreneurship (E)Corrosion and Corrosion Control (E)Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics (E)Pressure Component Design (E)Machine Dynamic (E)Fluid Structure Interactions (E)Modelling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems (E)Design of Natural Gas Handling Equipment (E)Reservoir Engineering (E)Downstream Processing (E)Mechanical Systems (E)Computational Fluid Dynamics (E)Advanced Fluid Dynamics (E)

* Students who complete the Engineering One requirements during their first two semesters of year one may apply to undertake their first work term during the spring semester of that year.

** Start of Technical Stream courses (1. Mechanics and Materials, 2. Mechatronics, 3. Petroleum and 4. Thermo-Fluids).

E – Elective

More information …If you would like to know more about the mechanical engineering undergraduate program at Memorial University, please contact:

Mechanical Engineering Departmental Office709-864-2708www.mun.ca/engineering/mech

Mechanical Engineering Program Organizational Chart

ONAE EngineeringMemorial University’s ocean and naval architectural engineering undergraduate program is rated one of the top programs of its kind in North America. It is the only one in the world with mandatory co-operative education. The program provides the comprehensive education needed in the design, operation and maintenance of ocean-going systems such as ships, floating structures, underwater vehicles and offshore platforms.

Graduates of the ocean and naval architectural engineering program will be able to implement academic knowledge and integrated co-operative education experiences in specialized marine environments including research and development, design, ship production, operations, offshore exploration and production, classification and regulation.

Co-operative Education OpportunitiesCo-operative education experiences of students within the Department of Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering have included a wide range of industries and opportunities all around the world, including Canada, Europe, the United States of America and Australia. Examples of what our students can provide to employers include:

• Shipbuilding – assisting naval architects with design, construction, re-fit, shore based activities, and maintenance of ocean-going vessels;

• Vessel design – supporting engineers through design, structural analysis, hydrodynamic and stability assessments and performance evaluation;

• Offshore oil and gas – assisting in the construction, design, operations and performance evaluation of offshore structures and related systems;

• Classification – supporting engineers with surveying and design standards;

• Research and development – providing support in areas such as model testing, Arctic exploration, design standards development and environmental and green technology development;

• Ocean engineering – assisting with design of underwater vehicles and ocean equipment;

• National Defence – supporting designers, constructors, engineers and research operators in the field of national defence; and

• Reliability and safety – assessing safety and reliability of ocean going vehicles, design inspection and maintenance strategies.

Term Fall Winter Spring

Year 1

Engineering One

Engineering StaticsIntroduction to Programming Engineering Graphics and Design Mechanisms and Electric Circuits Physics

ChemistryMathematicsEnglishProfessional Development Seminars

Work Term 1*

Year 2

Academic Term 3 Ocean/Naval DesignOcean Engineering HydrostaticsEngineering Professionalism IThermodynamics IDynamics Calculus III

Work Term Work Term 1 Work Term 2

Academic Term 4 Resistance and PropulsionMarine Fluid DynamicsMechanics of Solids IThermodynamics IIOrdinary Differential Equations I

Year 3

Work Term Work Term 1 Work Term 2Work Term 3

Academic Term 5 Ship Structures IMarine PropulsionStochastic Processes in Ocean EngineeringVector Calculus Intermediate Physical Oceanography

Work Term Work Term 2Work Term 3Work Term 4

Year 4

Academic Term 6Ship Structures II Floating Ocean Structures DesignMarine Engineering SystemsMarine Cybernetics Marine Vibrations

Work TermWork Term 3Work Term 4Work Term 5 (Optional)

Academic Term 7Ocean Systems Design Small Craft Design (Elective) Marine Materials Marine HydrodynamicsDynamics and Manoeuvring of Ocean VehiclesFinite Element Structural Analysis (Elective) Reliability and Environmental Loading on Offshore Structures (Elective) Finite Element Analysis (Elective) Petroleum Production Engineering (Elective) Drilling Engineering for Petroleum Production and Production (Elective)

Year 5

Work Term Work Term 4Work Term 5 (Optional)Work Term 6 (Optional)

Academic Term 8 (Graduation) Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering Project Advanced Marine Vehicles (Elective) Submersible Design (Elective)Arctic Ocean Engineering (Elective) Engineering Entrepreneurship (Elective)Engineering Professionalism IISafety and Risk Engineering (Elective)Subsea Pipeline Engineering (Elective)Offshore Structural Design (Elective) Coastal and Ocean Engineering (Elective)

* Students who complete the Engineering One requirements during their first two semesters of year one eligible to take Work Term 1 during the spring semester.

More information …If you would like to know more about the ocean and naval architectural undergraduate engineering program at Memorial University, please contact:

Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering Departmental Office709-864-2706www.mun.ca/engineering/ona

ONAE Engineering Program Organizational Chart

Process EngineeringMemorial’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science is the only school in Canada to offer process engineering. This unique discipline is based on the principles of clean and green engineering and sustainable resource development. It is a broad field of engineering that encompasses the development, design, optimization and operation of sustainable processes for human needs.

Process engineering places emphasis on the processing and production of petrochemicals, oil, gas, minerals, food and any other materials used to obtain valuable products.Students and graduates of the process engineering program will be able to implement academic knowledge and integrated co-operative education experiences in a sustainable, efficient, safe and environmentally conscious manner to large-scale industrial development.

Co-operative Education OpportunitiesCo-operative education experiences of students within the Department of Process Engineering include a wide range of industries and opportunities. Examples of what our students can provide to employers include:

• Process engineering drawings and design – conceptual design, PFDs, P&IDs, technical option feasibility selection, equipment design and sizing, material selection, instrumentation and controls design, safety and risk analysis, life-cycle analysis, material and energy balances and economic analysis;

• Metal and mineral engineering – assisting employers with greener methods of mining and processing alloys and materials;

• Petroleum and petrochemical engineering – helping improve/enhance recovery from oil and gas fields both onshore and offshore and in remote and harsh locations as well as to help develop better ways to produce unconventional oil and gas resources;

• Chemical engineering – specific courses in chemical unit operations, transport phenomena, and reaction/separation processes make students useful in process design, optimization and operations;

• Pharmaceutical/nutraceuticals – designing and operating equipment in pharmaceutical production (chemical and biological) and process optimization;

• Food engineering – assisting to enhance quality and extend the life of food products and food processing facilities;

• Environmental engineering – developing new methods, tools, and technologies for environmental management, pollution prevention, pollution control and mitigation;

• Production – maintaining production levels or advising in the purchase and layout of equipment, process operation and/or production;

• Biotechnology – areas of application include medical, biofuels and biochemical and bioprocessing; and

• Reliability and safety – assessing safety and reliability of processes and design inspection and maintenance strategies.

Term Fall Winter Spring

Year 1

Engineering One

Engineering StaticsIntroduction to Programming Engineering Graphics and Design Mechanisms and Electric Circuits Physics

ChemistryMathematicsEnglishProfessional Development Seminars

Work Term 1*

Year 2

Academic Term 3 Engineering Professionalism IEngineering MathematicsIntroduction to Process EngineeringThermodynamics IChemistry and Physics of Engineering Materials IGeneral Chemistry II

Work Term Work Term 1 Work Term 2

Academic Term 4 Advanced Calculus for EngineersProcess Engineering ThermodynamicsProcess Mathematical MethodsProcess Engineering CalculationsFluid Mechanics I

Year 3

Work Term Work Term 1 Work Term 2Work Term 3

Academic Term 5 Probability and StatisticsMass TransferProcess Heat TransferProcess Equipment Design IChemistry and Physics of Engineering Materials II

Work Term Work Term 2Work Term 3Work Term 4

Year 4

Academic Term 6**

Process Modeling and AnalysisChemical Reaction EngineeringProcess Equipment Design IIFluid Mechanics II Offshore Petroleum Geology and Technology (Elective) Sustainable Engineering in Processing Industries (Elective)

Work TermWork Term 3Work Term 4Work Term 5 (Optional)

Academic Term 7Process Dynamics and Control Process Engineering Design Project I Process Plant Design and Economics Petroleum Production Engineering (Elective)Drilling Engineering for Petroleum Exploration and Production (Elective) Safety and Risk Engineering (Elective)Process Simulation (Elective)

Year 5

Work Term Work Term 4Work Term 5 (Optional)Work Term 6 (Optional)

Academic Term 8 (Graduation) Engineering Professionalism IIProcess Engineering Design Project IIDesign of Natural Gas Handling Equipment (Elective)Reservoir Engineering (Elective)Downstream Processing (Elective)Corrosion and Corrosion Control (Elective)Reliability Engineering (Elective)Industrial Pollution Control/Pollution Prevention (Elective) Mining and Metallurgical Process Engineering (Elective)

* Students who complete the Engineering One requirements during their first two semesters of year one eligible to take Work Term 1 during the spring semester.

** Start of technical stream in either Petroleum or Process Engineering.

More information …If you would like to know more about the ocean and naval architectural undergraduate engineering program at Memorial University, please contact:

Process Engineering Departmental Office709-864-2709www.mun.ca/engineering/process

Process Engineering Program Organizational Chart