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Year 1

Students admitted into the Engineering program directly from secondary school will take the first-year Engineering curriculum.

Other students will need to contact Engineering Advising for advice on their first-year program.

Students proceeding to second year will have the option of continuing their Engineering program at the UBC Okanagan campus in Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, or transferring to the UBC Vancouver campus* into one of the following programs: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Geological Engineering, Integrated Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Mining Engineering. Admission to a selected program is dependent on performance in first year.

 Year One CurriculumCredits
APSC 169Fundamentals of Sustainable Engineering Design3
APSC 171Engineering Drawing and CAD/CAM3
APSC 172Engineering Analysis I3
APSC 173Engineering Analysis II3
APSC 176Engineering Communication3
APSC 177Engineering Computation and Instrumentation3
APSC 178Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves3
APSC 179Linear Algebra for Engineers3
APSC 180Statics3
APSC 181Dynamics3
APSC 182Matter and Energy I3
APSC 183Matter and Energy II3
 Total Credits36

*Criteria must be met and include completion of 36 credits of first year UBC Okanagan Campus Applied Science. The admission process is competitive, with limited seats available.

 


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