Program Overview

Program Overview

Materials Engineering students develop in-depth knowledge of the entire life cycle of materials to solve process-design problems and materials-selection solutions for diverse applications. In addition to this, students also have specialist knowledge on the extraction, processing, response, and failure of engineered materials.

Student Skills

Materials Engineering students are innovative and constantly driven by their curiosity. Here are some highlights of what our Co-op students can do for your organization:

• Assist in the removal and purification of useful materials
• Devise design and specification of materials and their processing history to achieve specific properties or performance
• Conduct materials processing, characterization and failure analysis

Sample Courses

• Transport Phenomena II - Heat Transport
• Manufacturing in Materials Engineering
• Hydrometallurgy Behaviour of Materials
• Structure and Properties Laboratory

Career Opportunities

Our students find themselves in a variety of roles in sectors including:

• Sustainability
• Bioengineering
• Biomaterials
• Fuel cells
• Automobiles
• Nanomaterials
• Manufacturing
• Aerospace
• Mining

Class Profile

• Availability: May, Sept, Jan
• Median Salary (CAD): $3,913
• Work Terms: 4 or 8 months
• UBC Campus: Vancouver
• Options:
  • Biomaterials Engineering
  • Manufacturing and Performance Engineering
  • Minerals and Metals Extraction Engineering

Program Options

The following options are available:

• Biomaterials Engineering
• Manufacturing and Performance Engineering
• Minerals and Metals Extraction Engineering

University Location

The University of British Columbia is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass'). UBC Okanagan is situated on traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next.