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MSYS 4480
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MECH 8250
Project Systems
MSYS 4490
Heat Load Analysis
MSYS 3382
Summary of Programs
BCIT’s Mechanical Engineering degree program offers a hands-on approach to develop critical and creative thinking and effective problem solving that helps students be that much more ready to solve engineering problems on the job. At the same time, the program curriculum focuses on the development of strong analytical skills in the technical disciplines of mechanics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, mechatronics and mechanical design. Prerequisite: Design Option plus additional mathematics and 70% GPA.
The Mechanical Engineering Technology program has three distinct options at the diploma level. The first year of the program consists of the same set of core courses for all options; courses in the second year vary according to the specific option taken.
The Mechanical Design option focuses on machinery design, fabrication and production technologies, thermal and fluid systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, material science, instrumentation and controls, computer-aided design (CAD), and computer-aided engineering (CAE).
The Mechanical Manufacturing option focuses on the entire product design and production cycle, including production technologies, process automation, material properties, and manufacturing management strategies such as material resources planning (MRP).
The Mechanical Systems option teaches students how to design and install energy-efficient and economically practical equipment in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. The Mechanical Systems option focuses on providing comfortable, healthy, safe environments using heating, ventilating, air conditioning, plumbing, environmental controls, and fire protection systems.
The Bachelor of Technology in Manufacturing will give you advanced knowledge and skills in automation, robotics, manufacturing processes, new-product design, project planning, and business management.
The Mechatronics and Robotics program is a unique, multidisciplinary combination of courses that blends knowledge from the fields of electronics, mechanics, and computer programming to provide you with both theoretical understanding and practical skills.
Courses
All the Mechanical Engineering programs share a common first year of studies. In the first year of the program, emphasis is put
on building the foundations of engineering in topics such as communications, mathematics, applied and natural science. Other courses introduce 2D and 3D computer-aided design, machine shop practice and computing.
In the second year of the program, there is an emphasis on learning key engineering concepts and how those concepts may be applied to solving real-life problems. You will be challenged with higher-level problems and applications in mechanical engineering, culminating in a final project that encompasses many topics that you have learned.
Mechanical term structure
Each year of the program is divided into two terms – the first term runs from September to December (about 15 weeks) and the second term runs from January to the end of May (about 20 weeks) with a one week break in the middle. In level 4 of the program, some courses run for half a term (about 10 weeks) while most courses run for the whole term.
The program matrix below will show how courses are structured over terms and you will be able to access course descriptions and course outlines.