Manufacturing is the most intensive research and development economic sector in Canada, accounting for 75% of all private-sector research expenditures.
The courses in this minor draw on an array of engineering skills, leadership and multi-disciplinary knowledge — all of which can be leveraged in a wide range of sectors, including biomedical, automotive, aviation, aerospace, energy and others. The minor provides a strong foundation in advanced manufacturing which can lead to a career in industry or graduate degrees.
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Enrolment
All undergraduate engineering students are eligible to pursue the Advanced Manufacturing Minor.
Advanced Manufacturing Minor enrolment form.
Requirements
Students in the Advanced Manufacturing Minor must successfully complete a minimum of six one-semester courses, including mandatory and elective courses.
Of the three electives you may choose, at least two must be from the advanced category. In all cases, you must ensure you meet the requirements of your Engineering degree program or major.
1. Choose one of the following foundational courses:
- MIE 304H1: Introduction to Quality Control
- MIE 221H1: Manufacturing Engineering
- MIE 364H1: Methods of Quality Control & Improvement
- MSE 351H1: Design & Simulation of Materials Processes
- CHE 324H1: Process Design
2. Choose one of the following focused courses:
- MIE 519H1: Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
- MIE464H1: Smart Materials and Manufacturing
3. Choose one of the following business management/leadership courses:
- TEP234H1: Entrepreneurship and Small Business
- TEP 343H1: Engineering Leadership
- TEP 442H1: Cognitive & Psychological Foundations of Effective Leadership
- CHE 488H1: Entrepreneurship & Business for Engineers
- JRE 420H1: People Management & Organizational Behaviour
4. Choose three electives, two of which must be from the advanced category (thesis/design projects may count as advanced electives):
Introductory Electives
- CHE 441H1: Engineering Materials
- MIE 243H1: Mechanical Engineering Design
- MIE 304H1: Introduction to Quality Control
- MIE 342H1: Circuits with Applications to Mechanical Engineering Systems
- MIE 354H1: Business Process Engineering
- MIE 364H1: Quality Control & Improvement
Advanced Electives
- AER 525H1: Robotics
- CHE 562H1: Applied Polymer Chemistry, Science & Engineering
- CHE 462H1: Food Engineering
- CHE 475H1: Biocomposites: Mechanics & Bioinspiration
- CHE 561H1: Risk-based Safety Management
- ECE 470H1: Robot Modeling & Control
- FOR 424H1: Innovation & Manufacturing of Sustainable Materials
- MIE 368H1: Analytics in Action (formerly MIE 465)
- MIE 410H1: *Finite Element Analysis (formerly MIE 510)
- MIE 422H1: Automated Manufacturing
- MIE 440H1: Design of Innovative Products
- MIE 441H1: Design Optimization
- MIE 443H1: Mechatronic Systems: Design & Integration
- MIE435H1: Early-stage Design Methods
- MIE 469H1: Reliability & Maintainability Engineering
- MIE 540H1: Product Design
- MIE 562H1: Scheduling
- MIE 566H1: Decision Making under Uncertainty
- MSE 419H1: Fracture & Failure Analysis
- MSE 431H1: Forensic Engineering
- MSE 438H1: Computational Materials Design
- MSE 543H1: Composite Materials Engineering
- MSE 455H1: Process Simulation and Computer Design
- MSE 461H1: Engineered Ceramics
- MSE468H1: Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Engineering Materials
- Thesis or Design Project courses with approval of the Director of the Minor