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$63.5 millionResearch funding received by
U of T Engineering, 20112012
1873Year U of T Engineering
was established
50,000+Approximate number of U of T
Engineering graduates since 1873
Number of spin-off companies
created by U of T Engineeringresearch, 1970 to 2012
5,241Number of undergraduates
in 20122013
Number of U of T
Engineering buildings
TABlE oF ConTEnTSOur Community: Where You Belong 2Toronto: A City of Opportunity 3
Customize Your Academic Experience 4
Programs:
General First Year 6
Chemical Engineering 6
Civil Engineering 7
Electrical + Computer Engineering 7
Industrial Engineering 8
Materials Engineering 8
Mechanical Engineering9
Mineral Engineering 9
Engineering Science 10
Engineering Minors + Certifcates 11
Life Beyond the Classroom 12
PEY: More Than a Co-op 13
How to Apply 14
Money Matters 15
Stay Connected 16
U of T Engineering is
the premier engineering
school in Canada
according to all four
rankings of universities
around the world.
631Number of third-year engineering
students who went on internships
through the Professional Experience
Year (PEY), our version of co-op,
20122013
2014The year we will break ground on our brand new building,
the Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship
35.6%Percentage of major international
and national awards won by U of T
Engineering professors among all
Canadian engineering faculty, 2012
U of T Engineering
ranked 12th inthe Shanghai Jiao
Tong Academic
Ranking of World
Universities, 2013
Intrigued by these stats? Learn more at www.uoft.me/engexplore.
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Welcometo u of tengineering,Canadas topengineeringsChool
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This is the ull university experience: rich tradition,a great education, tons o ways to keep active and involved,
and lots o spirit.
Pearl Barrett General First Year
U o T Engineering has an undeniablereputation or attracting and creating the best.
Our community osters that kind o excellence.
nicholas layos Lassonde Mineral Engineering
Our community is flled with amazing peoplerom all over the world. My proessors are
antastic and very supportive.
Dayae lauren ee Mechanical Engineering
Its a welcoming and riendly community, providing the perectcollaborative environment to harvest some o the worlds best ideas.
DaviD castelino Chemical Engineering
our community: Where You Belong
No university in Canada and perhaps the world is in a better position
to oer an education that will help the brightest students meet the grand
challenges that humanity now aces.
Here youll nd a global community thats ocused on innovation and
creativity. We continue to be at the oreront o engineering research
in the groundbreaking areas we explore, the ways we collaborate and the
contributions we make to the proession. The Times Higher Education
World Ranking of Universitiesand all other international rankings
consistently rate U o T Engineering number one in Canada and
one o the best in the world. Were preparing engineers o
tomorrow like you to unlock the boundless potential o
the uture.
You will study among talented students who bring their own perspectives
and passions to the mix. Last years student body was the most diverse
in our history, with students rom eight Canadian provinces and one
territory, 98 countries and almost every continent.
The U o T Engineering community is known or being especially
supportive and tight-knit. Youll attend many o your classes with the
same group o students, making it easy or you to eel comortable very
quickly. Were proud o being the oldest engineering school in Canada
and have lots o un passing on our revered traditions to new students.
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Learn more about Toronto
rom a student perspective:
www.uot.me/cityotoronto
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I love studying and living in downtownToronto. Coming rom smaller townsmy whole lie, being able to explorea city ull o diversity has beenliberating. Even with the excitement
o a big city around you, there areparts that eel cozy. Its the best oboth worlds.
DimPho raDeBe Industrial Engineering
frienDly neighBourhooDs
More than 140 cultures shape this dynamic
metropolis. Toronto may be the ourth largest
city in North America, but your classmates will
tell you that its sae, warm and welcoming.
Hundreds o small, riendly neighbourhoods
are really what Torontos all about. Each pocket
has a special favour and character. Borderingthe campus is Chinatown, the leay Annex,
lively Kensington Market and upscale Yorkville
(epicentre o movie star sightings). A short
subway, bus, streetcar or bicycle ride away
theres Little Italy, the trendy music and ashion
scene on Queen Street West, Greektown
and Little India. The city comes alive in the
Entertainment District, and a wintertime skate
at City Hall has become a tradition you wont
want to miss.
arts & entertainment
We have something or every taste in all our
seasons: symphony to hip hop, theatre to
improv, Art Gallery o Ontario to Royal Ontario
Museum, ballet to the annual Zombie Walk.
With hundreds o indie galleries, clubs, theatres
and concerts, theres always something to do.
Festivals, cultural events and parades ll thecalendar. Each June, Toronto hosts one o
the worlds largest Pride estivals. September
brings the Toronto International Film Festival.
Seven proessional sports teams are based
here, including the Maple Leas (hockey) and
Raptors (basketball). Ski and snowboard just
an hour north o the city. And i youre daring,
harness up or EdgeWalk, a stroll around the
outside o the CN Towers observation deck
1,168 eet above ground.
an amaZing Quality of life
U o T is located in the heart o an energetic
city, renowned or its ne educational
opportunities and excellent medical
institutions, which are home to some o the
worlds top specialists. We can condently
say Toronto is a antastic place to live, study
and work. For example, did you know thatToronto was ranked the ourth most livable
city in the world (Economist Intelligence Units
2013 Liveability Ranking Report)? Toronto also
placed second in the top 10 smart cities on the
planet (Fast Companymagazine) and is ranked
the third best city o opportunity in the world
(PricewaterhouseCoopers).
toronto: a CitY oF opportunitY
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U o T Engineering oers you the most interdisciplinary engineeringeducation in Canada. You can tailor your degree through academic
options, certicates and minors, adding breadth and depth to
your studies. Academic fexibility combined with a wide range o
leadership, entrepreneurship, career development and extracurricular
opportunities means that you graduate as a well-rounded engineer,
equipped with the tools and perspective to tackle any challenge.
All o our programs are ully accredited and graduates are eligible
to become registered Proessional Engineers (P.Eng.).
sKoll Program (Bas/mBa)
I a Master o Business Administration (MBA) is in your uture, consider the Jerey Skoll
program. This joint program allows you to combine your engineering studies with an MBA
rom U o Ts prestigious Rotman School o Management. Youll graduate with both a BASc
and an MBA in less than seven years. Visit www.uot.me/skollprogram or more inormation.
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CustomiZe Your acaDemic eXPerience
Over the years, Ive developed a real interest in energy.
So being able to combine my Core Program with the
Sustainable Energy minor is a great opportunity to
learn about where the two areas intersect. Studying
in such an interdisciplinary way has given me a lot
o perspective on how I think about engineering and
where I might want to take my career ater graduation.
michael Wang Mechanical Engineering
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We oer two distinct undergraduate degrees:
The Core Programs lead to a Bachelor o
Applied Science (BASc), and Engineering
Science leads to a BASc in Engineering
Science.
uPon graDuationEarn a BASc degree
uPon graDuationEarn a BASc in Engineering Science degree
In second year, many students add a
minor to their studies (page 11) and
consider opportunities to study or work
abroad (page 12).
Diversiy your knowledge through more
oundational courses and prepare to select
a major or the last two years o your
studies.
thirDyear
Focus your studies urther and think
about how the Proessional Experience Year
(page 13) might ft into your journey.
Delve into your major (page 10) and
consider the Proessional Experience Year
internship program (page 13).
firstyear
Build your engineering oundations through
math, programming and design courses.Join a club and get to know the U o T
Engineering community.
Start EngSci with classical mechanics,
math and circuits. Youll also work with ateam to solve a real issue in Toronto through
your engineering design course, Praxis.
Through a wide range o courses,
discover which Core Program is right
or you. Ater frst year, youll transition
smoothly into second year o your
selected Core Program. See page 6
or details.
Enter directly into: Chemical Engineering; Civil
Engineering; Computer Engineering; Electrical
Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Materials
Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; or
Lassonde Mineral Engineering. See pages 6
to 9 or details.
Your frst two years will build a solid
engineering oundation while your last two
years ocus on one o eight specialized
majors. See page 10 or more inormation.
general first year core Programs engineering science
fourthyear
Showcase your knowledge, skills and
talents through a team design project
and an individual research thesis.
Apply the skills and knowledge youve
developed with the opportunity to complete
a design or research project.
Professional eXPerience year (Pey)
optional internship
I you choose to participate in the Proessional Experience Year internship program, youll take
a break rom your studies or 12 to 16 months to work in a ull-time engineering position. This
is your opportunity to put your education to work in the real world while adding invaluable
experience to your resume and earning a great salary. See page 13 or more inormation.
seconDyear
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There are three ways to enter your rst year at U o T Engineering:
General First Year, the Core Programs or Engineering Science.
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general first yearGeneral First Year, also known as TrackOne, is
an optional oundation year designed or students
interested in exploring all elds o engineering
beore joining a Core Program in second year.
Students who choose this program spend their rst year taking a wide range o engineering
courses. This approach helps you discover your interests within U o T Engineering while you
develop a strong oundation in key engineering principles. Ater youve successully completed
your rst year*, you are guaranteed a spot in the Core Program o your choice (Chemical, Civil,
Computer, Electrical, Industrial, Materials, Mechanical and Mineral) and you will continue toward
your our-year Bachelor o Applied Science degree. Your courses will be similar to those taken
by rst-year students in the Core Programs, so the transition to second year will be smooth.
This program will challenge you to think about engineering rom many dierent points o view.
The General First Year is ideal or academically strong students who are interested in conquering
this centurys major challenges through engineering, but are unsure o the careers available tograduates rom each eld, or want a clearer picture o the type o research thats conducted within
the separate programs. Youll attend special seminars that will explain how each engineering eld
contributes to society. Our proessors will show you the connections between all the engineering
disciplines so youll eel engaged and inspired to learn more. Support rom the program counsellor
will help you with your choice at the end o rst year.
Megha Jain (let), a General First Year student,
works with Civil Engineering student Gordon
Dri on a rootop garden project or Engineering
Strategies & Practice. This design course
brings teams o rst-year engineering students
together with real clients to recommend
solutions that address everyday challenges.
chemical
Chemical engineers combine their knowledgeo chemistry, biology, math and physics
with engineering to solve practical problems
and create products and processes.
Chemical engineering is central to addressing major issues our society is acing: sustainability,
stewardship o the environment and health. Our proessors are at the oreront o research
on reducing greenhouse gases, inventing renewable uels and materials, creating articial
organs, developing, preserving and ortiying ood, improving the eciency and sustainability o
manuacturing processes, and using micro-organisms to clean contaminated wastes.
U o T regularly ranks as the best university in Canada to study chemical engineering and oers
one o the top programs in the world. In your upper years, youll have a chance to explore our
eight research clusters: Biomolecular & Biomedical Engineering; Bioprocess Engineering;
Chemical & Materials Process Engineering; Environmental Science & Engineering; Inormatics;
Paper & Pulp; Surace & Interace Engineering; and Sustainable Energy.
Your program will teach you to design, build, evaluate and improve products, systems and
processes. Innovative courses and laboratories that simulate industrial processes will enable you
to put theory into practice. Youll learn in a teaching acility called the Unit Operations Lab, which
is lled with large-scale industrial equipment, including a two-storey distillation column. In your
ourth year, youll be part o a student team that will design an industrial processing plant rom
concept to implementation in just 10 weeks.
Maher Zghondi (let) and April Zhang are
two Chemical Engineering students workingin a tissue engineering lab within a larger
research group called BioZone. BioZone
explores innovative research areas where
engineering and biology intersect, such
as bioremediation, bioreactors and ood
engineering. Mahers project ocuses on the
eect o nanotopography on the migration and
alignment o Human Tracheal Epithelial cells.
* General First Year students who achieve a minimum average o 60 per cent in both semesters are guaranteed entry
to the Core Program o their choice in second year.
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civil
Momo Sun and her classmate work with John
MacDonald, Engineering Technologist in the
Civil Engineering Structural Testing Facility.
This massive lab is used to understand how
materials like steel and concrete behave under
various conditions and testing scenarios. This
lab ensures that important building materialscan withstand environmental stresses o all
kinds, like natural disasters.
Civil engineering ocuses on the design,
construction and maintenance o everything
urban, rom roads to power plants.
Students in the Civil Engineering program choose courses in areas like Environmental
Engineering, Structural Engineering, Building Science, Transportation and Planning, and
Geomechanics Engineering. In each o these areas, Toronto is a living lab or our students.
Your work here will prepare you to create solutions that will directly impact quality o lie
everywhere: rebuilding deteriorating urban inrastructure; creating structures to withstand natural
disasters; developing advanced technologies or complex transportation networks; supplying clean
water and disposing o waste water; and, building alternative energy systems.
You will learn in some o the worlds most advanced acilities. Your program begins with math,
computing, chemistry, physics, applied structural mechanics, fuid mechanics, hydraulics,
materials, surveying, geology, computer graphics and engineering ecology. Upper-year courses
will provide hands-on experience, like our one-o-a-kind land surveying camp north o Toronto.Youll complete your program with a comprehensive design project aimed at solving a real
engineering problem. U o Ts Department o Civil Engineering is consistently ranked number one
in Canada and among the top 10 in the world.
electrical + comPuter
Computer Engineering students Mehrad
Khalesi (let) and Pranay Kumar U Jaincollaborate in the Mobile Applications Lab at
U o T. They are contributing to a series o
apps that help users test their hearing ability
relative to others o the same age. The Mobile
Applications Lab provides an opportunity or
students and researchers rom across U o T
to develop intelligent applications or the
mobile market.
Electrical and computer engineers dealwith two key issues o our time: the creation
and distribution o energy; and the
communication o digital inormation.
Your proessors are conducting leading-edge research on the most rapidly developing technology
the world has ever seen: harnessing natural energy rom the sun, wind, earth and sea; building
groundbreaking biomedical devices that will improve quality o lie; and revolutionizing digital
society. Multi-touch sensing is just one o the pioneering technologies developed here. When
you choose Electrical or Computer Engineering, youll have the opportunity to shape the uture o
technology.
In the rst two years o both programs, youll study engineering design, communication, math,
digital systems, electronics, communication systems, computer architecture and sotware. In
upper years, youll ocus on one o six general areas: Photonics & Semiconductor Physics;
Sotware; Electromagnetics & Energy Systems; Analog & Digital Electronics; Communications,
Signal Processing & Control; and Computer Hardware & Networks.
At U o T, the Electrical and Computer Engineering programs are housed within the same
department. We are the only university with a critical mass o researchers who are world-leading
experts in both electrical and computer engineering. Our program is the highest-ranked and
largest in Canada, with more than 80 proessors.
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inDustrialIndustrial engineers improve the way
people interact with technologies and
systems. They help organizations run
saely, eciently and protably.
Our Industrial Engineering program is the nest o its kind in Canada. Proessors bring their
research into the classroom, which allows you to take part in groundbreaking work that has
practical implications.
You will begin by learning engineering basics: statistics, operations research and human-
centred systems design. In your upper years, youll take courses in engineering psychology and
human perormance, scheduling and healthcare systems. Ater second year, you can choose
to take courses in the ollowing areas: Human Factors; Operations Research; and Inormation
Engineering. In your ourth year, youll tackle a year-long, hands-on project aimed at solving a
clients real-world problem. Through your courses, youll develop strong problem-solving skills
and become procient at leading teams.
Ater you graduate, your ability to see the big picture can be used to streamline an operating
room, distribute products worldwide, improve customer relations online, or analyze trades on the
stock market. Industrial engineering is closely tied to business, and many o our grads go on to
MBA programs, become management consultants, or pursue careers in hospital administration.
For her Proessional Experience Year
internship, Steanie Kischak (let) is working
in the Healthcare Human Factors lab at
Toronto General Hospital. Steanie helps
to evaluate the design and usability o new
medical devices and systems by observing
how medical proessionals use them duringstaged scenarios. Her observations and
recommendations help to make technologies
more eective, sae and intuitive to use.
materials
Next-generation materials are theoundation or sustainable and energy-
ecient technologies o the 21st century.
You will learn rom proessors who create advanced materials or high-eciency energy storage
and conversion technologies, lower the cost o solar cells using silicon extracted rom rice
husk, and develop lightweight and high-perormance materials or aerospace and automotive
applications.
This is where advanced engineering and cutting-edge science meet. Youll study how to design
and manipulate the structure and properties o materials at a molecular and atomic level. Youll
begin with a oundation in chemistry, physics and math, then add specialized engineeringknowledge in nanotechnology, biomaterials, adaptive polymers, advanced semiconductors,
photovoltaics and orensics. Your upper years will allow you to ocus on one o our research
themes: Nanomaterials & Nanotechnology; Biomaterials & Bioengineering; Materials in
Manuacturing; and Materials Processing & Sustainable Development.
Ours is the largest academic unit o its discipline in Canada. Upon graduation, you will join a
close-knit network o almost 2,000 alumni around the world.
Magda Michalowska makes precise
adjustments to equipment in the OrganicOptoelectronics Lab. Recently, a research
team in this lab acilitated a breakthrough in
materials engineering by developing the worlds
most ecient, fexible organic light-emitting
diode (OLED) on plastic. Say hello to impact-
resistant, ultra thin, lightweight and fexible
displays and screens that are more energy
ecient and less expensive than ever beore.
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mechanical
DaYae Lauren Ee (let) and Sanchit Mathur
work together at a station in the Robotics
Laboratory. They are learning about principles
in mechatronics, kinematics, task-based design
and instrumentation by programming industrial
robots to complete simple manipulations.
Mechanical engineers ocus on how
things work. Most objects rom cars
to medical devices are designed using
mechanical engineering principles.
Our program is world-renowned or an applied, practical curriculum. Theory is augmented
with hands-on learning in labs and in the eld. Youll take courses in physics, risk assessment,
thermodynamics, biomechanics and sustainable energy. You will also learn about the physical
principles o an objects design: its appearance; how the individual components work; and
how to manuacture it and make it sae, economical, ecient, easy to use and environmentally
responsible. Ater second year, youll specialize in one o the ollowing areas: Mechatronics;
Manuacturing; Solid Mechanics & Design; Energy & Environment;or Bioengineering. In ourth
year, youll be part o a student team working with an industry client to solve a real problem acing
their company.
Mechanical engineers understand the world as parts in motion, and theyre always in demandin the marketplace. Our graduates pursue traditional careers in areas like automotive design
and power generation, plus a vast array o non-traditional jobs like designing communication
systems, computers, low-carbon technologies, nanotechnology, composite materials and physical
structures that can withstand earthquakes and wind.
mineral
Nicholas Layos prepares or an upcoming
presentation on synthetic rock mass modellingin a brand new lab at the Lassonde Institute or
Mining. The newly renovated building eatures
a device that monitors energy being generated
by exterior solar panels and compares it with
usage in the lab.
Everything that humans use is either caught,grown or mined. Mineral engineering is the
applied science o our interaction with the planet.
What sets the Lassonde Mineral Engineering program apart is our broad approach to the
discipline: here, you learn mineral exploration, mine design and management, mineral processing
and mining nance. Your courses will cover topics in chemical, civil, materials, mechanical and
computer engineering, as well as math, physics and geology. Youll be taught by researchers
and engineering proessionals working in the Lassonde Institute o Mining, a new $20-million
international centre o excellence at U o T. Your degree will provide you with the expertise to lead
the way in making mining more sustainable, sae and productive. Ater rst year, the class sizes
are small. In ourth year, youll be part o a team o students and industry engineers tasked withnding a solution to a real-world engineering problem.
Toronto is the mining nance capital o the world. Its also home to the largest group o mining
company headquarters 1,600 within ve kilometres o campus. Our students are in demand
and are usually in a position to choose rom several attractive job oers upon graduation. Through
the program, youll be able to ocus on areas like: Mining Geomechanics; Geological Engineering;
Urban Inrastructure; Geotechnical;and Applied Geology.
Youll nd alumni o this program all over the globe, miles underground and in the skyscraper
boardrooms o the worlds most powerul companies. They locate diamond deposits, nd oil, build
massive tunnels, crunch the numbers or multi-billion-dollar hydroelectric projects and design
underground cities.
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aerosPace
engineering
Proessors rom the internationally
recognized University o Toronto
Institute or Aerospace Studies
(UTIAS) will teach you all aspects
o aircrat and spacecrat
engineering rom fight dynamics
and aerospace propulsion to
advanced materials and design.
engineering mathematics,
statistics & finance
This rst-o-its-kind undergraduate
program teaches the nancial
theory that governs the dynamics o
nancial instruments and markets.
Youll gain a strong understanding
o how math and statistics apply
to practice in quantitative nance
through the use o engineering tools
such as optimization.
BiomeDical systems
engineering
The rst undergraduate program
o its kind in Canada, this
interdisciplinary major builds
a strong oundation in both
engineering and the lie sciences.
Graduates apply their knowledge to
the understanding, diagnosis and
treatment o diseases and health-
related conditions.
engineering
Physics
This program attracts students who
recognize the creative potential o
combining physics with engineering.
You can customize your studies
across a wide spectrum o
theoretical and experimental
physics courses.
electrical & comPuter
engineering
In our highly integrated world,
electrical and computer engineering
are increasingly linked; this major
will give you the background and
fexibility to integrate knowledge
o both elds in order to develop
emerging technologies and invent
new ones.
infrastructure
engineering
Physical inrastructure is a defning
eature o civilization. In this
major, you will learn to create
sae, sustainable, economical
and resilient structures and
transportation systems. Your
inrastructure designs will
prooundly impact the economy,
community and quality o lie.
energy systems
engineering
This major addresses the global
need or more proessionals in
this eld. Our economy depends
on aordable energy. Youll learn
to tackle problems were acing in
energy generation, storage and
management and will gain an
understanding o energy issues
rom a public-policy perspective.
nanoengineering
The rst undergraduate program
o its kind, this major transcends
the traditional boundaries between
physics, chemistry and biology. You
will learn how controlling shape and
size on a nanoscale enables the
design o smaller, aster and better-
perorming materials, components
and systems.
engineering science majors
One o the most distinguished engineering
programs in the world, Engineering
Science attracts top students who arelooking or an academic challenge. This
enriched program is widely regarded as
an innovator in engineering education.
During your rst two years, youll be immersed in a quick-paced, high-level study o
undamental math, science, computing and the humanities, along with a breadth o engineering
topics. This multidisciplinary oundation o skills and knowledge is ollowed by two years o
accelerated, discipline-specic inormation. In the third and ourth years, youll choose one o
eight majors, described below.
As an Engineering Science student, youll nd yoursel part o a close-knit community o
academically talented, hard-working, creative and highly motivated individuals. Together, you
will share in one o the most intellectually stimulating learning environments available worldwide.
Upon graduation, about hal o our students pursue research graduate studies at schools
like Caltech, Harvard, MIT, Stanord and other internationally renowned universities.
Approximately 5 per cent pursue proessional degrees in areas such as law and medicine.
Many enter the workorce ater graduation in a wide range o elds and are eligible to become
licensed proessional engineers. Our graduates are in high demand with employers, who nd
Engineering Science students condent in pursuing any challenge.
engineering science
How do you make city streets saer or dea
cyclists? David Urness (let), Katlin Kreamer-
Tonin (middle) and Kenneth Kim (right) present
their solution at the annual Praxis Showcase
as part o their rst-year Engineering Science
design course. Together, they engineered a
small helmet-mounted system that displaysvisual cues in response to important trac
sounds, like car horns and emergency vehicles.
Their system uses amplitude detection to
dierentiate between classes o urban sounds.
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Visit www.uot.me/academicchoice to hear
students talking about the benets o minors.
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engineering minors + certificatesChoosing an engineering minor or certicate is an ecient and powerul
way to graduate with an extra set o credentials, or just explore an
area o interest, while earning your BASc. You can also take a minor
through the Faculty o Arts & Science, where youll nd thousands o
options like cinema studies and French. Doors to more interesting
and better jobs tend to open when youre doing something you love.
Bioengineering minor
I you want a career in pharmaceuticals, health care delivery or
agriculture, you can prepare through the Bioengineering minor. This
program explores a range o areas such as bioprocess engineering,
environmental microbiology, tissue engineering, biomaterials,
nanotechnology related to medicine and the environment, and
biomechanical engineering.
engineering Business minor
This minor represents a powerul collaboration between U o T
Engineering and the Universitys prestigious Rotman School o
Management. A program thats unique in Canada, it provides an
overview o the world o nance, economics, business management
and marketing rom an engineering perspective. This minor will give
you a range o business-oriented opportunities when you graduate
and can be a springboard to starting your own company.
environmental engineering minor
Through this program, youll delve into topics such as ecology
and ecological impact, waste management, water and wastewater
treatment, environmental microbiology, water resources engineering,
hydrology, preventive engineering, lie-cycle analysis, design or the
environment, and the social and environmental impact o technology.
roBotics & mechatronics minor
With this minor, youll explore technologies that turn robotic and
mechatronic systems into viable consumer products. Coursework
covers micro-electromechanical systems and nanotechnology,
advanced techniques or signal processing and systems control, and
new system-level principles underlying embedded systems. This
minor builds on the strengths o our new Institute or Robotics &
Mechatronics.
sustainaBle energy minor
The need or greener, more sustainable energy resources is critical
as is the need or more engineering expertise in sustainability. This
extremely popular minor ocuses on the sustainable use o energy,
energy demand management and public policy related to sustainability.
engineering certificates
I you want to explore more than one topic outside your main area o
study, consider pursuing our undergraduate certicates:
Engineering Business
Entrepreneurship
Global Engineering
Mineral Resources
Nuclear Engineering
Preventative Engineering & Social Development
To obtain a minor or certicate, you need to complete a specic number o credits rom a
set o designated courses. For example, i youre interested in the Engineering Business
minor, you would take courses in engineering economics, accounting and nance,
competitive strategy and people management, plus two additional courses. When you
graduate, your minor will appear on your transcripts. www.minors.engineering.utoronto.ca
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leaDershiP
As an engineering proessional, youll manage people, projects and
change. The Engineering Leaders o Tomorrow program oers
workshops, lectures and certicates that empower you to take charge.
Youll learn how to make good decisions and guide a team. The rst
centre o its kind or engineering in Canada, our Institute or Leadership
Education in Engineering ocuses on helping students develop their
leadership potential as part o their program and outside class.
entrePreneurshiP
Turn your ambition into business know-how. Our proessors, many
o whom have launched their own successul companies, make
ideal mentors, ready to provide you with hands-on expertise and
support. Sharpen your business skills through the Entrepreneurship
certifcate or with a minor in Engineering Business (see page 11).
The new Entrepreneurship Hatchery is a hothouse or entrepreneurial
undergraduate engineers like you. At the Idea Market, a panel
o seasoned entrepreneurs can help you move your product rom
prototype to market.
communications
To succeed in your studies and as a proessional engineer, youll need
strong writing and speaking skills. Our Engineering Communication
Program will teach you how to be an eective communicator. When
you express your ideas via reports, essays, proposals, case studies,
presentations, memos and even emails youll be condent that your
words are clear and easy to understand. You can book a one-on-one
appointment with a tutor, attend workshops and tutorials, use online
teaching tools and access how-to outlines.
stuDent cluBs
With more than 800 U o T clubs and student organizations, and nearly
90 Engineering clubs, its hard not to get involved. Join the Formula
SAE race-car team, the Concrete Canoe design team or Engineers
Without Borders. I youre eeling adventurous, how about the human-
powered vehicle design team, climbing club or one o our many sports
and special-interest teams? Take part in the proud traditions o a school
thats almost 140 years old. Develop or discover your talents while
having un and orming riendships that will last a lietime. Whatever your
interests and hobbies, theres a student group that shares your views
and will make you eel welcome.
summer research
Summer research opportunities are open to all Engineering students.
As a valuable member o a research team, youll gain hands-on
experience while making great connections with your proessors and
other researchers around the world. Even better, your name could
appear on a groundbreaking research paper. Imagine the excitement
o working alongside engineers who are shaping the uture o the
proession and perhaps the world.
stuDy aBroaDI you want to study abroad, well help you do it. For example, take an
energy course taught in India by one o our proessors in the summer,
or complete a ull semester at one o our partner universities, like the
National University o Singapore. Your options are unlimited: study
physics in New Zealand, or neuroscience in Brazil. Link up with global
contacts and gain an edge in the workorce many industries now
demand international experience and cross-cultural competency.
Visit our website to watch videos and learn
more about these great opportunities:
www.uot.me/beyondacademics
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life BeYond the ClassroomYour education is more than lectures and labs. Long beore you graduate,
youll be creating your own distinct brand o excellence. On top o an
impressive track record o achievements, youll have an international
network o riends, contacts and mentors.
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PEY QuiCK FaCts
PEY is optional. I you decide to go on
PEY, you can intern ater your second
or third year.
On average, students on PEY earn a
salary o $45,000. In 2013, the highest
PEY salary was over $72,800.
Approximately 70 per cent o PEY
students return to nish their degree
with a job oer in hand.
On average, new grads with PEY
experience can negotiate a starting
salary at their rst ull-time job that is
15 per cent higher than those without
PEY experience.
Watch Elmiras PEY video
at www.uot.me/discoverpey
$45,000
70%
15% higher starting salary
averagesalary
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Pey: more than a Co-opHal way through your degree, youll have the opportunity to participate
in the Proessional Experience Year (PEY) program, the most highly regarded
paid internship in the country. PEY is a ull-time engineering job that lasts 12 to
16 months. Each year, students have access to more than 1,000 PEY positions.
elmiras story
I had the tremendous privilege o spending my PEY
placement in Ghana as a Junior Fellow in international
development with Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
Canada. EWB partnered me with YGL, a Ghanaian private
company that is socially and environmentally minded. It
enables smallholder and low-income cocoa armers to
sell their crop at a premium price as organic and certied
products. In partnership with YGL, I helped armers become
business oriented and market ready.
I encouraged innovation and helped to build the capacity
o YGL while making a leap in my own leadership journey.
My PEY placement complemented my
engineering education at U o T. It gave
me the opportunity to put my learning to
practice. The engineers motto is simple:
Theres always a better way o doing
things. And we have the tools to not
only shape physical and technological
inrastructure, but also infuence the
social and political landscape.
Overall, this experience made me more condent in my ability to apply my engineeringskills to the worlds most complex problems in innovative ways. Ater graduation, Im
passionate and excited to pursue a career path that constantly challenges the status quo
in eorts to make things better.
elmira reisi Engineering Science, Energy Systems Major
PEY goes ar beyond a traditional work experience program, where jobs
usually last our months just about the length o a summer job and
barely enough time to learn the ropes. PEY helps you understand the
practical side o your studies, gives you insight into your own interests
and helps you develop your skills as an engineer. Youll be treated as a
proessional, responsible or managing diverse teams and spearheading
key projects. The U o T Engineering brand carries a lot o weight with
employers. Major organizations like Apple, Ontario Power Generation,
Procter & Gamble, Environment Canada and CIBC routinely hire
PEY students, as do smaller, entrepreneurial companies. Your PEY
experience can also take you abroad; this year, nearly 40 internships
took place in companies like Aga Graphics in Belgium, Brigham and
Womens Hospital in the United States, Marvell in the United States
and Alstom Power in Switzerland.
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hoW to aPPly
When you apply to U o T Engineering, we careully consider
both your academic perormance and activities outside the
classroom. The application process consists o six steps:
reQuireD seconDary school BacKgrounD*
canaDa
ontario: English (ENG4U); Advanced Functions (MHF4U);Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U); Chemistry (SCH4U);Physics (SPH4U); and an additional U or M course
alBerta/nW territories/nunavut: Pure Math 30; Math 31;Chemistry 30; Physics 30; and English 30 or ELA 30-1
British columBia/yuKon: Pre-Calculus 12; Calculus 12 orAP Calculus; Chemistry 12; Physics 12; and English 12
manitoBa: Pre-Calculus Math 40S; AP Calculus (i available);Chemistry 40S; Physics 40S; and ELA 40S
neW BrunsWicK: Advanced Math with Intro Calculus 120;Math 121 or 122; Chemistry 121 or 122; Physics 121 or 122;and English 120, 121 or 122
neWfounDlanD/laBraDor: Math 3207; Math 3204 or 3205;Chemistry 3202; Physics 3204; and English 3201
nova scotia: Pre-Calculus 12 or AP Calculus; Advanced Math 12
or Math 12; Chemistry 12; Physics 12; and English 12
Prince eDWarD islanD: Mathematics 621A or 621B;Mathematics 611B; Chemistry 611 or 621; Physics 621; and English 621
sasKatcheWan:Pre-Calculus 30; Calculus 30; Chemistry 30;Physics 30; and English ELA A30 + B30
QueBec cegeP: 12 academic courses including one course inPure & Applied Science, one course in Algebra, and two courseseach in Calculus, Chemistry, Physics and English. 24 courses withprerequisites will be considered or advance standing credit.
1. revieW the aDmission reQuirements
Admission requirements depend on what country you live in and your
educational system. Please review the required courses below to
determine whether you meet the requirements. We encourage you to
apply i you have an average o 80 per cent or higher. We pay special
attention to your grades in prerequisite courses.
2. aPPly online through the ontariouniversities aPPlication centre (ouac)
Visit www.ouac.on.ca and choose the correct application based on your
situation: Ontario high school students should use Form 101; all otherstudents use Form 105. Create an account, complete your application,
pay the OUAC application ee and submit it prior toJanuary 15
or Ontario high school students and byJanuary 31 or all other
applicants. I youre a part-time or transer student, please visit our
website or more inormation.
3. comPlete your suPPlemental forms online
Ater you apply, we will send you details about the Engineering
Applicant Portal. This online resource will tell you what parts o your
application are complete and what were still waiting on. The Applicant
Portal also contains your Student Profle Form (SPF); the SPF is your
opportunity to help us better understand your strengths outside the
classroom. Applications are reviewed in the order that we receive the
SPFs, so we encourage you to complete yours as soon as possible.
4. aPPly for resiDence online
I you want to live in residence, you must complete the Universitys
common residence application (MyRes) by March 31. This step allows
you to tell the University which residences you want to live in. Well send
you more inormation on how to complete this application. Read about
the Residence Guarantee at www.uot.me/engresidence.
5. senD your suPPorting Documents
To get a ull picture o your academic history, we require your transcripts
rom every institution you attended rom grade 9 to present. We will
let you know what weve received and what we still require (along with
submission deadlines) through the Engineering Applicant Portal. We
cannot consider your application until we have all supporting materials.
6. revieW the status of your aPPlicationregularly
The best way or you to keep current on the status o your application
is to check the Engineering Applicant Portal regularly. For Ontario
high school students, most admissions decisions are made in three
rounds: February, March and May. For non-Ontario high school students,
decisions are made on an ongoing basis rom January to May, with most
decisions made between February and May.
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money matters
financial aiD & scholarshiPs
As an applicant to U o T Engineering, youll automatically be considered
or admission scholarships. These are awarded on the basis o
academic excellence and, in some cases, nancial need. At the end o
your rst, second and third years o study, you can apply or a range o
in-course scholarships.
We are committed to ensuring that no admitted domestic student1 is
unable to enrol in or complete their studies due to lack o nancial
means. This commitment led to the creation o a unique nancialaid program called University o Toronto Advance Planning or
Students (UTAPS). Through a non-repayable grant, UTAPS covers
unmet nancial need ater a student has received a maximum amount
o support through government assistance (e.g., OSAP or Ontario
students).
costs
Fees or ull-time studies are in Canadian Dollars. For more inormation,
please visit www.ees.utoronto.ca.
Domestic international
tuition $12,3632 $37,7813
inciDental fees $1,4754
$1,4754 5
resiDence & meal Plan $7,630$16,899 $7,630$16,899
BooKs & suPPlies $1,500$2,000 $1,500$2,000
1. International students are not eligible or need-based nancial aid
2. 20132014 academic ees
3. 20142015 proposed academic ees (subject to Governing Council approval)
4. 20132014 incidental ees; 20142015 ees are subject to change
5. International students are also required to purchase Health Insurance through UHIP
(roughly $700 per year)
Below, youll nd basic inormation about costs and nancial aid to get you
started. We invite you to explore detailed inormation and resources on our
website that will provide a more complete picture o nancing your education.
international
american system: Grade 12 at an accredited high school and scoreson SAT Reasoning Tests or ACTs. Students must also present eitherIB, AP or SAT Subject Test results in Math, Physics and Chemistry.
British PatterneD: Three A-Levels including Mathematics andPhysics. Chemistry is strongly recommended as the third A-Level.Applicants are required to present at least AS-Level Chemistry.
inDian system: Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics at the grade12 level. Completion o the All India Senior School Certicateawarded by CBSE, or the Indian School Certicate awarded byCISCE, or Year 12 State Board Exams with excellent results.
international Baccalaureate (iB) DiPloma: Mathematics(recommended at higher level); Physics and Chemistry at either level.
* U o T Engineering does not grant transer credit or AP, IB or A-Level Exams. Visit our
website i your educational system is not outlined here.
english facility reQuirements
I your rst language is not English, you must present proo o English
acility prior to admission consideration, unless you have completed
our years o ull-time study in an English language school in a country
where the predominant language is English. For applicants who are
required to present proo o English acility and are taking grade 12
English (i.e., ENG4U), you must achieve at least a 60 per cent in this
course. For details on required scores and acceptable tests, please visit
www.adm.utoronto.ca/et.
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Welcome tothe engineeringneighBourhooD
BA Bahen Centre or Inormation Technology
DC Donnelly Centre or Cellular and Biomolecular Research
EA Engineering Annex / Electro-Metallurgy Lab Building
EL Electrometallurgy Lab
FI Fields Institute
GB Galbraith Building
HA Haultain Building
MB Lassonde Mining Building
MC Mechanical Engineering Building
PT D.L. Pratt Building
RS Rosebrugh Building
SF Sandord Fleming Building
WB Wallberg Building
CEIE Future site o the Centre or Engineering Innovation
& Entrepreneurship
taKe a tour
The best way to experience U o T Engineering is to visit in person. We invite you and your amily to explore
our acilities and meet our students on a guided tour. Visit www.uot.me/tourengineering to sign up. Your
tour will start in the Engineering Welcome Centre, which is open rom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday.
We are located in the Galbraith Building, at 35 St. George Street, in room 173.
From the labs where
innovation happens every
day to the spaces where
our students unwind,
U o T Engineerings
classrooms, services and
research centres span 15
buildings on campus
all within walking distance
o each other and one
(U o Ts Institute or
Aerospace Studies) o
campus. The map identies
a ew o the buildings
youll encounter when you
come or a tour, including
the site where our newest
building, the Centre orEngineering Innovation
& Entrepreneurship (CEIE),
will be built.
For an interactive campus
map, please visit
map.utoronto.ca.
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