Technical Electives (updated April 2024)

PLEASE NOTE: Not all courses are offered every year  


List A : Mechatronics

COMPENG 4SL4    Fundamentals of Machine Learning
MECHTRON 4AX3   Predictive and Intelligent Control
SFWRENG 3DB3    Databases
SFWRENG 3O03    Linear Optimization
SFWRENG 3RA3    Software Requirements And Security Considerations
SFWRENG 4C03    Computer Networks and Security  
SFWRENG 4E03    Performance Analysis Of Computer Systems
SFWRENG 4F03    Parallel Computing
SFWRENG 4J03    Communications Systems
SFWRENG 4TE3    Continuous Optimization 


List B : Mechatronics 

   The research courses ELECENG 4OJ4 and MECHENG 4X04A/B
   can only be taken as List B electives with approval by the department,
   which will be reserved to students with at least very good academic
   standing.  At most one of these courses can be taken as List B elective.

COMPENG 3DQ5       Digital Systems Design  (Permission of ECE required)
COMPENG 4DN4       Advanced Internet Communications
COMPENG 4DS4       Embedded Systems
COMPENG 4TN4       Image Processing
ELECENG 3PI4       Energy Conversion  (Permission of ECE required)
ELECENG 4BD4/IBEHS 4BD4     Biomedical Instrumentation  (Permission of ECE required)
ELECENG 4OJ4       Research Project (Permission of CAS required for use as List B elective)
ELECENG 4PN4       Electric Motor Drives
ENGINEER 4EX3 A/B  Experiential Engineering Design 
ENGPHYS 3O04       Introduction to Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (excludes MECHENG 3R03)
ENGPHYS 4B03       Biosensors
ENGPHYS 4I03       Introduction to Biophotonics
ENGPHYS 4QC3       Introduction to Quantum Computing
MATLS 3M03         Mechanical Behaviour Of Materials
MECHENG 3R03       Heat Transfer  (excludes ENGPHYS 3O04)
MECHENG 4AA3       Aerodynamics
MECHENG 4B03       Topics in Product Development 
MECHENG 4E03       Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) (Permission of Mechanical engineering required) 
MECHENG 4O04       Sustainable Energy Systems
MECHENG 4Q03       Mechanical Vibrations
MECHENG 4X04A/B    Research Project (Permission of CAS required for use as List B elective)
MECHENG 4Z03       Cad/cam/cae


List C : Software Engineering 
(Software Engineering Basic Science Electives) 

ASTRON 2B03    The Big Questions
ASTRON 2E03    Planetary Astronomy
BIOLOGY 1A03   Cellular and Molecular Biology
BIOLOGY 1M03   Biodiversity, Evolution and Humanity
CHEM 1AA3      Introductory Chemistry II
EARTHSC 1G03   Earth and the Environment 
ENVIRSC 1C03   Climate, Water, and Environment 
HTHSCI 1I06    Cellular and Molecular Biology
HTHSCI 2E03    Inquiry II: Biochemistry


List D : Software Engineering 
(Software Engineering and Society Technical Electives) 

Same as List E.


List E: Software Engineering Technical Electives

COMPSCI 3AC3       Algorithms and Complexity
COMPSCI 3DM3       Introduction to Data Mining
COMPSCI 3EA3       Software Specification and Correctness
COMPSCI 3IS3       Information Security
COMPSCI 4DC3       Distributed Computing
COMPSCI 4ML3       Introduction to Machine Learning
COMPSCI 4QP3       Quantum Computing
COMPSCI 4TB3       Syntax-Based Tools and Compilers
COMPSCI 4WW3       Web Systems and Web Computing
ENGINEER 4EX3B     Experiential Engineering Design 
MECHTRON 4AX3      Predictive and Intelligent Control
SFWRENG 3FP3       Functional Programming
SFWRENG 3GB3       Game Design
SFWRENG 3GC3       Computer Graphics
SFWRENG 3MD4       Safe Software Intensive Medical Devices
SFWRENG 3SH3       Operating Systems
SFWRENG 4AD3       Advanced Databases
SFWRENG 4F03       Parallel Computing
SFWRENG 4J03       Communications Systems
SFWRENG 4TE3       Continuous Optimization


List G: Computer Science Electives

SFWRENG 3GB3       Game Design
SFWRENG 3MX3       Signals and Systems
SFWRENG 3S03       Software Testing
SFWRENG 4J03       Communications Systems