The program information below was valid for the spring 2020 term (May 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020). This is the archived version; the most up-to-date program information is available through the current Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.
The Graduate Studies Academic Calendar is updated 3 times per year, at the start of each academic term (January 1, May 1, September 1).
Graduate Studies Academic Calendars from previous terms can be found in the archives.
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Minimum requirements
- Students in the Master of Engineering (MEng) in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering program may complete the requirements for the GDip in Fire Safety in conjunction with their MEng requirements.
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Courses
- Students must complete the following courses:
- Mandatory courses:
- ME 671 Fundamental Fire Dynamics
- ME 672 Advanced Fire Dynamics
- ME 673 Fire Modeling
- Specific courses: 3 from the following list:
- ME 720 Special Topics in Solid Mechanics: Fire Resistance
- ME 765 Special Topics in Fluid Mechanics: Advanced Concepts in Design for Fire Safety 1
- ME 765 Special Topics in Fluid Mechanics: Advanced Concepts in Design for Fire Safety 2
- ME 770 Special Topics in Numerical Methods, Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer: Fire Risk Analysis or CIVE 601 Engineering Risk and Reliability
- ME 770 Special Topics in Numerical Methods, Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer: Fire Testing
- General courses: 2 additional Faculty of Engineering graduate courses (subject to the approval of the Department).
- All courses are 600 and 700 level courses and students are not allowed to take more than 2 500 level courses (courses open to both undergraduates and graduates) out of their 8 required courses.
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Link(s) to courses
