What Sets Us Apart

Our students are in demand because they graduate from a rigorous academic program with career-ready skills. These are developed from our integrated communications program, mandatory co-op program which gives students an important understanding of the research or workplace environment, and undergraduate capstone project for students with honors academic standing. 

Communications

In a set of courses closely integrated with the rest of the curriculum, students study communications topics such as written and oral presentation, reports and project documentation, computer-aided drafting, ethics and the social implications of technology.

Co-op and Thesis

Every Engineering Science student must spend at least three semesters on co-op work terms. The final industrial semester may involve a major project, which may subsequently be written up to form the undergraduate thesis. An alternative thesis mechanism allows a student to work on a project related to a faculty member's research. Learn more about co-operative education.

Engineering Science Project

ENSC 305W (Project Documentation and Group Dynamics) and ENSC 440W (Engineering Science Project) provide you with an opportunity to integrate the technical, project management, communication and people skills that you have learned over the past 4 years. Working in groups of 4-5 people, you will be responsible for proposing, conceptualizing, designing, building, and demonstrating an engineering project of reasonably large scope, complexity and impact. Topics covered include the following: creative thinking, group dynamics, dispute resolution, collaborative writing, group oral presentations, project documentation, engineering design processes, engineering standards, and entrepreneurship. By the end of the courses, you will have mastered the design process as well as the documentation and group work which enables that process.