Program Overview

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Faculty of Applied Sciences

The Faculty of Applied Sciences offers a range of programs, including the School of Sustainable Energy Engineering.

School of Sustainable Energy Engineering

The School of Sustainable Energy Engineering offers an interdisciplinary learning environment that empowers students to become global leaders in clean technology.

Program Requirements

The School of Sustainable Energy Engineering offers an accredited curriculum with the Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) degree. The program requirements include:

• Course Schedules
  • Standard 4-year course schedule
  • Flexible 5-year course schedule
• Technical Electives
  • List of available technical electives
• Special Topics Courses
  • List of approved special topics courses

Course Schedules

The standard 4-year course schedule includes:

• TERM 1 FALL: SEE 110 Energy, Environment, & Society, MATH 151 Calculus I, CMPT 130 Intro to Computer Programming I, SEE 100 Engineering Graphics & Software for Design, SEE 101W Process, Form & Convention in Professional Genres, PHYS 140 Mechanics & Modern Physics
• TERM 2 SPRING: SEE 111 Integrated Energy Solution I, MATH 152 Calculus II, MATH 232 Applied Linear Algebra, CMPT 135 Intro to Computer Programming II, CHEM 121 General Chemistry & Lab, PHYS 141 Optics, Electricity & Magnetism
• TERM 3 SUMMER: SEE 221 Statics & Mechanics of Materials, MATH 251 Calculus III, MATH 260 Intro to Differential Equations, SEE 230 Electric Circuits, SEE 241 Measurement, Analysis & Forecasting
• TERM 4 FALL: Co-op
• TERM 5 SPRING: SEE 222 Engineering Materials for Energy Systems, SEE 224 Thermodynamics for Energy Engineering, SEE 251 Electric Machines & Energy Conversion, SEE 231 Electronic Devices & Systems, SEE 242 Computational Methods for Engineers, SEE 225 Fluid Mechanics
• TERM 6 SUMMER: SEE 310 Integrated Energy Solution II, SEE 324 Heat & Mass Transfer for Energy Engineering, BUS 238 Intro to Entrepreneurship & Innovation (B-Soc), SEE 331 Power Electronics, SEE 341 Signals & Systems
• TERM 7 FALL: Co-op
• TERM 8 SPRING: Co-op
• TERM 9 SUMMER: SEE 351 Bioprocess Engineering Systems, SEE 352 Power Generation & Conversion, SEE 332 Power Systems Analysis & Design, SEE 354 Energy Storage, SEE 300 The Business of Engineering, SEE 342 Feedback Control Systems
• TERM 10 FALL: SEE 410W Sustainable Energy Design Project I, SEE Technical Elective I, SEE Technical Elective II, SEE 325 Mechanical Design with FEA, OR SEE 333 Network & Communication Systems, REM 350 Energy Management for a Sustainable Climate and Society (B-Soc), SEE 402 Professional Engineering Ethics and Practice
• TERM 11 SPRING: SEE 411 Sustainable Energy Design Project II, SEE Technical Elective III, GEOG Elective, Complementary Elective (B-Hum)

The flexible 5-year course schedule includes:

• TERM 1 FALL: SEE 110 Energy, Environment, & Society, SEE 100 Engineering Graphics & Software for Design, PHYS 140 Mechanics & Modern Physics, MATH 151 Calculus I
• TERM 2 SPRING: SEE 111 Integrated Energy Solution I, MATH 152 Calculus II, MATH 232 Applied Linear Algebra, PHYS 141 Optics, Electricity & Magnetism
• TERM 3 SUMMER: SEE 221 Statics & Mechanics of Materials, SEE 230 Electric Circuits, MATH 251 Calculus III, MATH 260 Intro to Differential Equations
• TERM 4 FALL: SEE 101W Process, Form & Convention in Professional Genres, CMPT 130 Intro to Computer Programming I, Complementary Elective (B-Hum), REM 350 Energy Management for a Sustainable Climate and Society (B-Soc)
• TERM 5 SPRING: SEE 224 Thermodynamics for Energy Engineering, SEE 225 Fluid Mechanics, CHEM 121 General Chemistry & Lab, CMPT 135 Intro to Computer Programming II
• TERM 6 SUMMER: SEE 324 Heat & Mass Transfer for Energy Engineering, SEE 351 Bioprocess Engineering Systems, SEE 241 Measurement, Analysis & Forecasting, BUS 238 Intro to Entrepreneurship & Innovation (B-Soc)
• TERM 7 FALL: Co-op
• TERM 8 SPRING: SEE 222 Engineering Materials for Energy Systems, SEE 242 Computational Methods for Engineers, SEE 251 Electric Machines & Energy Conversion, SEE 231 Electronic Devices & Systems
• TERM 9 SUMMER: SEE 300 The Business of Engineering, SEE 331 Power Electronics, SEE 341 Signals & Systems, SEE 352 Applied Thermodynamics and Energy Conversion
• TERM 10 FALL: Co-op
• TERM 11 SPRING: Co-op
• TERM 12 SUMMER: SEE 310 Integrated Energy Solution II, SEE 332 Power Systems Analysis and Design, SEE 354 Energy Storage, SEE 342 Feedback Control Systems
• TERM 13 FALL: SEE 402 Professional Engineering Ethics and Practice, SEE 410W Sustainable Energy Design Project I, SEE 325 Mechanical Design and Finite Element Analysis OR 333 Network and Communication Systems, SEE Technical Elective 1
• TERM 14 SPRING: SEE 411 Sustainable Energy Systems Design Project, SEE Technical Elective 2, SEE Technical Elective 3, GEOG 324 Geography of Transportation OR GEOG 362 (W) Gentrification and Urban Change OR GEOG 333 Climate Crisis: Understanding a World on Fire

Technical Electives

The available technical electives include:

• SEE 463 – Embedded Computer Systems (Dr. Amir Shabani)
• SEE 475 – Energy Harvesting Materials (Dr. Vincenzo Pecunia)
• SEE 477 – Atmospheric Fluid Dynamics and Pollution (Dr. Vahid Hosseini)
• SEE 460 – Additive Manufacturing (Dr. Manpreet Kaur)
• SEE 464 – Energy Sys Modeling for Bldgs (Dr. Mehran Ahmadi)
• SEE 476 – Advanced Power Electronics (Dr. Ignacio Galiano Zurbriggen)

Special Topics Courses

Approved Special Topics (ST) courses (SEE 475/476/477) can be counted towards the technical elective course requirement. The list of special topic courses is available upon request.