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OVERVIEW
UPEl’s Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Design Engineering program focuses on engineering design as an engineering discipline. Sustainable design engineers are problem solvers. They use design skills, engineering knowledge, math, and science to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to modern-day problems. A sustainable solution is one that considers all factors and stakeholders. It goes beyond just providing an efficient, attractive, on-time, and on-budget solution. It also cares about how such goals are achieved and about their impact on people, the environment, and society.
Our program provides students with a solid technical foundation that supports the development of their design skills. Just as important, though, the program also provides the professional skills necessary to succeed as a professional engineer. To achieve this, we have created a unique and innovative design clinic model that is integrated throughout all program years. In the design clinics, students are immersed in hands-on, experiential learning while working on real projects for a wide range of external partners from the community, municipalities, government, industry, and others.
Mechatronics
Sustainable Energy
Focus areas
In addition to fundamental science, engineering science, and mathematics courses, students must develop skills in engineering design, communication, analysis, project management, professional ethics, and more. With a solid grounding in these fundamentals, students in Program Years 3 and 4 can enhance their technical knowledge by choosing elective courses in one of the following focus areas:
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Mechatronics
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Sustainable energy
With a strong interdisciplinary background in engineering design, strengthened by solid professional and technical skills, our graduates are well-positioned to work in a diverse range of industry sectors such as:
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Food processing
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Robotics
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Industrial automation
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Aerospace
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Automotive
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Advanced manufacturing
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Sustainable and alternative energy
… and many others. Our Bachelor of Science graduates also pursue careers in research and development by enrolling in graduate programs at UPEI.
Our student experience
You’ll draw on the experience of your classmates, other senior students, professors, and knowledgeable industry experts to solve real-world problems for partners representing all industries and sectors.
First-year students are introduced to design engineering in an intimate, activity-oriented, project-based environment. Dedicated faculty members work closely and interactively with clusters of students to solve design problems in a controlled environment for community organizations and private enterprises.
Second-year students work on mechanical and/or electrical design projects using the same iterative design process experienced during their first year but with the increased responsibility of ongoing partner consultations, reporting requirements, design drawings, analysis, and prototype development.
Third-year students’ projects shift to industry projects that involve designing and building functioning prototypes and conducting in-depth quality analysis to produce industry-sponsored prototypes capable of deployment for testing in an actual industrial environment.
Fourth-year students work on projects that involve the design and optimization of systems in a wide variety of applications related to sustainable energy and mechatronics. These projects have the potential for higher-quality design, prototypes, patents, and, in some cases, commercialization.
Course structure
Course Sequence Options
Note: Current UPEI students should refer to Student Planning in myUPEI and the UPEI Academic Calendar governing their entry year and speak to an academic advisor about course requirements. The course structure presented for this program is a recommended, unofficial progression for prospective students.
The following core design clinic courses must be taken in succession to support the students’ developing skills.
Community Design Program
Engineering 1210—Engineering Communications
Engineering 1220—Engineering Analysis
Junior Design Clinic
Engineering 2210—Engineering Projects I
Engineering 2220—Engineering Projects II
Senior Design Clinics
Engineering 3710—Project-Based Professional Practice I
Engineering 3720—Project-Based Professional Practice II
Engineering 4710—Project-Based Professional Practice III
Engineering 4720—Project-Based Professional Practice IV
The following are the course requirements for the Sustainable Design Engineering degree which can be taken over a four-year or a five-year course plan. Refer to the individual course matrices for the course sequencing for each of these plans:
Please note that a 60% minimum grade is required in each of the following courses to proceed to the next course: Engineering 1210, 1220, 2210, 2220, 3710, 3720 and 4710. Students are strongly encouraged to meet with an academic advisor early in the program to review course selection.
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