Engineers need a global perspective to design solutions for the world’s most pressing problems. They need to collaborate across cultures and promote ethical and sustainable practices to challenge global development issues such as climate change, environmental degradation and health crises.
The Certificate in Global Engineering is for students interested in understanding trends in globalization and how engineers can influence and improve conditions around the world. Courses focus on the effects of emerging technologies in both developed and developing economies, global energy systems, innovative finance techniques, current theories in international development and foreign aid.
Students who complete the requirements of the Certificate in Global Engineering are considered University of Toronto Global Scholars.
Having an Environmental Engineering Minor and Global Engineering Certificate listed under my Energy Systems Engineering Major on my resume helped highlight my interests within the energy sector and demonstrated my commitment to those interests. Pursuing the minor and certificate at U of T Engineering helped guide my course selection and prioritize courses that were likely to interest me because they aligned with the minor and certificate.
Lauren Streitmatter, U of T Engineering alumna
Eligibility
All undergraduate engineering students are eligible to participate in this certificate, which is hosted by the Centre for Global Engineering (CGEN), a multidisciplinary research institute at the University of Toronto.
Enrolment
Students can self-enrol in this program on ACORN (Enrol and Manage tab) using the program code at the top of this page. Students who complete the requirements of the certificate will receive a notation on their transcript upon graduation.
Requirements
The requirements for a Global Engineering Certificate in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering are the successful completion of the following courses below.
Two of the following courses:
- APS 299Y0Y: Summer Research Abroad
- APS 510H1: Innovative Technologies & Organizations in Global Energy Systems (CS elective)
- APS 420H1: Technology, Engineering & Global Development (HSS elective) (or previous course code APS520H1)
- APS 530H1: Appropriate Technology & Design for Global Development
- TEP 435H1: The Measure of All Things: Sensors and Data for Sustainable Development
- Global engineering-themed capstone (APS 490Y1, ECE 496Y1, MIE 490Y1, CIV 498H1) or thesis as approved by the Director of the Centre for Global Engineering
One elective from the following courses:
- APS 330H1: Interdisciplinary Studies for Sustainability & Innovation
- GGR 112H1: Geographies of Globalization, Development & Inequality
- ANT 204H1: Anthropology of the Contemporary World (HSS elective)
- ENV 333H1: Ecological Worldviews (HSS elective)
- JGU 216H1: Globalization & Urban Change (HSS elective)
- POL 201H1: Politics of Development (HSS elective)
- POL 208H1: Introduction to International Relations (HSS elective)
- CDN 268H1: Canada & Globalization (HSS elective)