As of Fall 2025, the Design Concentration is no longer available.
The Design聽Concentration is comprised of five (5)聽courses in the area of design, including the completion of an interdisciplinary project.
Required Courses (6 credits)
Two of the five are the Required courses from the list below:
MECH 498. Interdisciplinary Design Project 1.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Mechanical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Completion of an individual project on an interdisciplinary theme with emphasis on a balanced combination on analysis and synthesis.
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MECH 499. Interdisciplinary Design Project 2.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Mechanical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The individual project initiated in is continued and finalized in this course.
- (1-2-6)
- Corequisite: MECH 498.
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Complementary Courses (9-10 credits)
Three courses聽from the list below:
Course information not available.
ARCH 515. Sustainable Design.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Architecture (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
This course will address sustainable design theory and applications in the built environment with students from a variety of fields (architecture, urban planning, engineering, sociology, environmental studies, economics, international studies). Architecture will provide the focus for environmental, socio-cultural and economic issues.
- Prerequisite: ARCH 377 or permission of instructor.
- (3-0-6)
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CHEE 453. Process Design.
Credits: 4
Offered by: Chemical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The role of the chemical engineer. Steps in the preparation of a process design. Detailed information about most common chemical engineering equipment. Materials of construction. Analysis of process control and application to large systems. Structure of process design systems. Safety, environmental control in plant design. Process design costing and return on investment. Computer-aided process and plant design programs.
- (3-3-6)
- Corequisite(s): CHEE 315; CHEE 351
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MECH 497. Value Engineering.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Mechanical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Value Engineering is an in-depth analysis of an industrial product or process with a view to improving its design and/or performance to increase its worth. This is a workshop type of course. Projects will be supplied by industrial firms and students will work in teams with industrial personnel.
- (0-8-1)
- Prerequisites: MECH 393 and completion of 45 credits
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Course information not available.
MECH 528. Product Design.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Mechanical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A study of the design issues present in product life cycle demands. Computer-aided systems. Rapid prototyping. Design for manufacturability. Integration of mechanics, electronics and software in products. Effect on design of product cost, maintainability, recycling, marketability.
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): Permission of the instructor
- **This course will be held on July 14-26, 31, August 1, 2 and there will be an exam due on August 16, 2020.
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the first lecture day and withdrawal is the second lecture day.
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MECH 530. Mechanics of Composite Materials.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Mechanical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Fiber-reinforced composites. Stress, strain, and strength of composite laminates and honeycomb structures. Failure modes and failure criteria. Environmental effects. Manufacturing processes. Design of composite structures. Computer modelling of composites. Computer techniques are utilized throughout the course.
- (3-0-6)
- Corequisite: MECH 321 or equivalent/instructor's permission.
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Course information not available.
MECH 543. Design with Composite Materials.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Mechanical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Material systems/selection process. Cost vs. performance. Laminate layup procedures. Theory and application of filament winding of composite cylinders. Regular oven and autoclave oven curing, analysis of resulting material performance. Practical design considerations and tooling. Analysis of environmental considerations. Joining techniques. Analysis of test methods. Theory of repair techniques.
- (3-3-3)
- Prerequisite: MECH 530
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Course information not available.
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MECH 565. Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Equipment.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Mechanical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Pipes and piping systems, pumps, and valves. Fans and building air distribution systems. Basic thermal design methods for fins and heat exchangers. Thermal design of shell-and-tube and compact heat exchangers.
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): MECH 240, MECH 309 or MATH 317, MECH 331, MECH 341, MECH 346 or permission of the instructor.
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Course information not available.
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MECH 579. Multidisciplinary Design Optimization.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Mechanical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A comprehensive introduction to important algorithms in sensitivity analysis and multidisciplinary design optimization of large systems. Topics include: unconstrained and constrained optimization, sensitivity analysis, gradient-free optimization, multi-objective optimization, and various multidisciplinary algorithms and approaches for design optimization.
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite(s): MECH 309
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Course information not available.
Note: Students should see their Academic Advisor and complete the聽Request for Course Authorization form聽to add this concentration.