Systems Design Engineering (SYDE)
- Technical (TE) electives are taken throughout a student's undergraduate degree. Between six and seven TE courses are required.
- Society, Technology and Values (STV) electives may count towards your specialization.
- To find which TE and STV courses contribute to each specialization:
TE electives - Winter 2025
- SYDE 532 - Introduction to Complex Systems
- SYDE 535 - Computer Simulations for Societal and Environmental Systems
- SYDE 542 - Interface Design
- SYDE 543 - Cognitive Ergonomics
- SYDE 548 - User Centered Design Methods
- SYDE 552 - Computational Neuroscience
- SYDE 584 - Physiological Systems and Biomedical Design
- SYDE 599 - Health Care Operations and Practice
- SYDE 599 - Human Factors and Driving Behaviour
- SYDE 599 - Planning for the design of Waterloo hospital sustainability
STV electives - Winter 2025
- STV 100 - Society, Technology and Values
- STV 201 - Special Topics: GenAI and Policy
- STV 202 - Design and Society
- STV 208 - AI and Society
- STV 304 - Technology in Canadian Society