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Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Minto 3090
613-520-5659
ocimae.ca

This section presents the requirements for programs in:

Program Requirements

Students are expected to complete the master's program within the maximum limits outlined in the Section 13.2 of the General Regulations section of this Calendar.

The requirements for course work are specified in terms of credits: one credit is one hour/week for one term (thirteen weeks).

M.A.Sc. Aerospace Engineering (5.0 credits)

M.A.Sc. Materials Engineering (5.0 credits)

M.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (5.0 credits)

Requirements:
1.  2.5 credits in courses offered by the OCIMAE.2.5
2. Participation in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering seminar series
3.  2.5 credits in:2.5
MECH 5909 [2.5]
M.A.Sc. Thesis
Total Credits5.0

M.A.Sc. Aerospace Engineering
with Collaborative Specialization in Climate Change (5.0 credits)

Requirements:
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
CLIM 5000 [1.0]
Climate Collaboration
2.  0.0 credit in:
CLIM 5800 [0.0]
Climate Seminar Series
3.  1.5 credits in courses offered by the OCIMAE.1.5
4. Participation in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering seminar series
5.  2.5 credits in:2.5
MECH 5909 [2.5]
M.A.Sc. Thesis (in the specialization)
Total Credits5.0

M.A.Sc. Materials Engineering
with Collaborative Specialization in Climate Change (5.0 credits)

Requirements:
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
CLIM 5000 [1.0]
Climate Collaboration
2.  0.0 credit in:
CLIM 5800 [0.0]
Climate Seminar Series
3.  1.5 credits in courses offered by the OCIMAE.1.5
4. Participation in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering seminar series
5.  2.5 credits in:2.5
MECH 5909 [2.5]
M.A.Sc. Thesis (in the specialization)
Total Credits5.0

M.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
with Collaborative Specialization in Climate Change (5.0 credits)

Requirements:
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
CLIM 5000 [1.0]
Climate Collaboration
2.  0.0 credit in:
CLIM 5800 [0.0]
Climate Seminar Series
3.  1.5 credits in courses offered by the OCIMAE.1.5
4. Participation in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering seminar series
5.  2.5 credits in:2.5
MECH 5909 [2.5]
M.A.Sc. Thesis (in the specialization)
Total Credits5.0

M. Eng. Aerospace (5.0 credits)

Requirements:
1.  1.5 credits from the Aerospace Restricted Course List. Up to 1.0 credit can be completed by taking courses in AERO at the 4000 level with the approval of the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies.1.5
2.  3.5 credits from any graduate level course offered by the OCIMAE3.5
Total Credits5.0
Requirements by Project (Independent Study) (5.0 credits)
1.  1.5 credits in: 1.5
MECH 5908 [1.5]
Independent Engineering Study
2.  1.5 credits from the Aerospace Restricted Course List. Up to 1.0 credit can be completed by taking courses in AERO at the 4000 level with the approval of the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies.1.5
3.  2.0 credits from any graduate level course offered by the OCIMAE 2.0
Total Credits5.0

M. Eng. Materials (5.0 credits)

Requirements:
1.  1.5 credits from the Materials Restricted Course List. Up to 1.0 credit can be completed by taking courses in materials oriented MECH at the 4000 level and MAAE at the 4000 level with the approval of the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies.1.5
2.  3.5 credits from any graduate level course offered by the OCIMAE3.5
Total Credits5.0
Requirements by Project (Independent Study) (5.0 credits)
1.  1.5 credits in: 1.5
MECH 5908 [1.5]
Independent Engineering Study
2.  1.5 credits from the Materials Restricted Course List. Up to 1.0 credit can be completed by taking courses in materials oriented MECH at the 4000 level and MAAE at the 4000 level with the approval of the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies.1.5
3.  2.0 credits from any graduate level course offered by the OCIMAE2.0
Total Credits5.0

M. Eng. Mechanical (5.0 credits)

Requirements:
1.  5.0 credits from the Unrestricted Course List. Up to 1.0 credit can be completed by taking courses in MECH at the 4000 level and MAAE at the 4000 with the approval of the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies.5.0
Total Credits5.0
Requirements by Project (Independent Study) (5.0 credits)
1.  1.5 credits in:1.5
MECH 5908 [1.5]
Independent Engineering Study
2.  3.5 credits from the Unrestricted Course List. Up to 1.0 credit can be completed by taking courses in MECH at the 4000 level and MAAE at the 4000 level with the approval of the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies.3.5
Total Credits5.0

Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering (1.5 credits)

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering (1.5 credits)

Requirements (from the master's degree):
(from the master's degree)
1.  1.5 credits in courses1.5
2. Participation in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering seminar series
3. Successful completion of the comprehensive examination according to section 9.4 and 9.5 of the General Regulations section of this Calendar
4.  0.0 credits in thesis.0.0
MECH 6909 [0.0]
Ph.D. Thesis
Total Credits1.5

Graduate Courses

In addition, graduate courses offered by departments in other disciplines may be taken for credit with approval by the department in which the student is registered.

Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. Consult the Ottawa-Carleton Joint Institute for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (OCIMAE) website for course offerings.

The following codes identify the department offering the course:

  • 'MECH' Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University
  • 'MAAJ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa
CARLETON UNIVERSITY
Aerospace Restricted List
MECH 5005 Uninhabited Aircraft Systems Design
MECH 5100 (MCG 5310) Performance and Economics of Aircraft
MECH 5101 (MCG 5311) Dynamics and Aerodynamics of Flight
MECH 5103 (MCG 5328) 3D Machine Vision: From Robots to the Space Station
MECH 5105 (MCG 5315) Orbital Mechanics and Space Control
MECH 5106 (MCG 5121) Space Mission Analysis and Design
MECH 5301 (MCG 5331) Aeroacoustics
Materials Restricted List
MECH 5604 (AMM 5364) Computational Metallurgy
MECH 5609 (AMM 5123) Microstructure and Properties of Materials
MECH 5700 (AMM 5345) Surfaces and Coatings
MECH 5701 (AMM 5369) Metallic Phases and Transformations
Unrestricted List
MECH 5000 (MCG 5300) Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics
MECH 5001 (MCG 5301) Theory of Viscous Flows
MECH 5003 (MCG 5303) Incompressible Non-Viscous Flow
MECH 5004 (MCG 5304) Compressible Non-Viscous Flow
MECH 5006 Solar Energy
MECH 5008 (MCG 5308) Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics
MECH 5009 (MCG 5309) Environmental Fluid Mechanics Relating to Energy Utilization
MECH 5104 (MCG 5314) Ground Transportation Systems and Vehicles
MECH 5107 (AMM 5317) Experimental Stress Analysis
MECH 5201 (MCG 5321) Methods of Energy Conversion
MECH 5202 (MCG 5122) Smart Structures
MECH 5203 (MCG 5322) Nuclear Engineering
MECH 5204 (MCG 5483) Fundamentals of Combustion
MECH 5205 (MCG 5324) Building Performance Simulation
MECH 5206 (MCG 5325) Wind Engineering
MECH 5300 (MCG 5330) Engineering Acoustics
MECH 5302 (MCG 5332) Instrumentation Techniques
MECH 5304 (MCG 5334) Computational Fluid Dynamics of Compressible Flows
MECH 5400 (MCG 5344) Gas Turbine Combustion
MECH 5401 (MCG 5341) Turbomachinery
MECH 5402 (MCG 5342) Gas Turbines
MECH 5403 (MCG 5343) Advanced Thermodynamics
MECH 5407 (MCG 5347) Conductive and Radiative Heat Transfer
MECH 5408 (MCG 5348) Convective Heat and Mass Transfer
MECH 5500 (MCG 5350) Advanced Vibration Analysis
MECH 5501 (MCG 5125) Advanced Dynamics
MECH 5502 (MCG 5352) Optimal Control Systems
MECH 5503 (MCG 5353) Robotics
MECH 5504 (MCG 5354) Guidance, Navigation and Control
MECH 5505 (MCG 5355) Stability Theory and Applications
MECH 5506 (MCG 5356) Neuro and Fuzzy Control
MECH 5507 (MCG 5124) Advanced Kinematics
MECH 5508 (MCG 5326) System Modelling, Dynamics and Control
MECH 5509 (MCG 5327) Nonlinear Systems Analysis & Controls
MECH 5601 (MCG 5361) Creative Problem Solving and Design
MECH 5602 (AMM 5362) Failure Prevention (Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue)
MECH 5603 (AMM 5381) Lightweight Structures
MECH 5605 (MCG 5365) Finite Element Analysis I
MECH 5606 (MCG 5366) Finite Element Analysis II
MECH 5607 (MCG 5367) The Boundary Element Method (BEM)
MECH 5704 (AMM 5374) Integrated Manufacturing Systems (CIMS)
MECH 5705 (MCG 5375) CAD/CAM
With the approval of the Department, the following courses can be placed in one of the above categories:
MECH 5800 (MCG 5480) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MECH 5801 (MCG 5489) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MECH 5802 (MCG 5483) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MECH 5803 (MCG 5488) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MECH 5804 (MCG 5384) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MECH 5805 (MCG 5482) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MECH 5806 (MCG 5486) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MECH 5807 (MCG 5487) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MECH 5808 (MCG 5376) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MECH 5809 (MCG 5382) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
Aerospace Restricted List
MAAJ 5010 (MCG 5310) Performance and Economics of V/Stol Aircraft
MAAJ 5031 (MCG 5331) Aero-Acoustics
MAAJ 5053 (AMM 5124) Fatigue and Damage Tolerance in Aircraft
MAAJ 5157 (MCG 5121) Space Mission Analysis and Design
Materials Restricted List
MAAJ 5003 (MCG 5103) Theory Perfectly Plastic Solid
MAAJ 5012 (AMM 5364) Computational Metallurgy
MAAJ 5052 (AMM 5122) Failure Analysis of High-Temperature Protective Coatings for Aerospace Applications
MAAJ 5100 (MCG 5110) Micromechanics of Solids
MAAJ 5107 (AMM 5117) Intro to Composite Materials
MAAJ 5108 (AMM 5118) Introduction to Plasticity
MAAJ 5206 (AMM 5126) Deformation of Materials
MAAJ 5209 (AMM 5129) Hot Working of Metals
MAAJ 5307 (AMM 5137) Special Studies in Solid Mechanics and Materials
MAAJ 5751 (AMM 5369) Metallic Phases and Transformations
Unrestricted List
MAAJ 5001 (AMM 5101) Theory of Elasticity
MAAJ 5002 (AMM 5102) Advanced Stress Analysis
MAAJ 5004 (MCG 5104) Theory of Plates and Shells
MAAJ 5005 (MCG 5105) Continuum Mechanics
MAAJ 5006 (AMM 5106) Advanced Topics in Elasticity
MAAJ 5007 (MCG 5107) Adv. Dynamics w/Applications
MAAJ 5008 (MCG 5108) Finite Element Analysis
MAAJ 5009 (MCG 5109) Advanced Topics in Finite Element Analysis
MAAJ 5013 (MCG 5125) Advanced Dynamics
MAAJ 5014 (MCG 5314) Ground Transportation Systems and Vehicles
MAAJ 5021 (MCG 5321) Methods of Energy Conversion
MAAJ 5022 (MCG 5322) Nuclear Engineering
MAAJ 5025 (MCG 5325) Wind Engineering
MAAJ 5026 (MCG 5326) System Modelling, Dynamics and Control
MAAJ 5027 (MCG 5327) Nonlinear System Analysis and Controls
MAAJ 5028 (MCG 5328) 3D Machine Vision: From Robots to the Space Station
MAAJ 5030 (MCG 5330) Engineering Acoustics
MAAJ 5042 (MCG 5342) Gas Turbines
MAAJ 5043 Advanced Thermodynamics
MAAJ 5044 Gas Turbine Combustion
MAAJ 5048 (MCG 5348) Convective Heat and Mass Transfers
MAAJ 5050 (MCG 5300) Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics
MAAJ 5051 (AMM 5130) Deformation and Fracture of Engineering Materials
MAAJ 5054 (MCG 5147) Finite-Volume Methods for Compressible Flows
MAAJ 5055 (MCG 5148) High-Performance Parallel Scientific Computing
MAAJ 5056 (AMM 5125) Materials Characterization Techniques
MAAJ 5057 (AMM 5121) Materials Selection in Engineering Design
MAAJ 5058 (MCG 5149) Non-Equilibrium Gas Dynamics
MAAJ 5059 (MCG 5309) Environmental Fluid Mechanics
MAAJ 5101 (MCG 5111) Gas Dynamics
MAAJ 5102 (AMM 5317) Experimental Stress Analysis
MAAJ 5103 (AMM 5374) Integrated Manufacturing - CIMS
MAAJ 5105 (MCG 5115) Non-Linear Optimization
MAAJ 5109 (AMM 5119) Fracture Mechanics
MAAJ 5122 (MCG 5352) Optimal Control Systems
MAAJ 5123 (MCG 5353) Robotics
MAAJ 5151 (MCG 5311) Dynamics and Aerodynamics of Flight
MAAJ 5152 (MCG 5301) Theory of Viscous Flows
MAAJ 5153 (MCG 5303) Incompressible Non-Viscous Flows
MAAJ 5154 (MCG 5304) Compressible Non-Viscous Flows
MAAJ 5155 (MCG 5315) Orbital Mechanics and Space Control
MAAJ 5156 (AMM 5381) Lightweight Structures
MAAJ 5158 (MCG 5308) Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics
MAAJ 5159 (MCG 5122) Smart Structures
MAAJ 5251 (MCG 5354) Guidance, Navigation and Control
MAAJ 5252 (MCG 5356) Neuro and Fuzzy Control
MAAJ 5253 (MCG 5366) Finite Element Analysis II
MAAJ 5254 (MCG 5483) Fundamentals of Combustion
MAAJ 5255 (MCG 5324) Building Performance Simulation
MAAJ 5301 (MCG 5131) Heat Transfer by Conduction
MAAJ 5302 (MCG 5132) Heat Transfer by Convection
MAAJ 5303 (MCG 5133) Heat Transfer by Radiation
MAAJ 5304 (MCG 5134) Heat Transfer w/Phase Change
MAAJ 5305 (MCG 5343) Advanced Thermodynamics
MAAJ 5306 (MCG 5136) Special Studies in Fluid Mech and Heat Transfer
MAAJ 5309 (MCG 5375) CAD/CAM
MAAJ 5340 (MCG 5344) Gas Turbine Combustion
MAAJ 5352 (MCG 5332) Instrumentation Techniques
MAAJ 5354 (MCG 5334) Computational Fluid Dynamics of Compressible Flow
MAAJ 5356 (MCG 5306) Theory of Subsonic Flows
MAAJ 5357 (MCG 5307) Theory of Supersonic Flows
MAAJ 5401 (MCG 5141) Statistical Thermodynamics
MAAJ 5408 (MCG 5551) Theorie d'Ecoulement Visqueux
MAAJ 5451 (MCG 5341) Turbomachinery
MAAJ 5452 (AMM 5144) Superalloys and Ceramix-Metal Matrix Composites
MAAJ 5457 (MCG 5347) Conductive and Radiative Heat Transfer
MAAJ 5459 (MCG 5349) Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer
MAAJ 5509 (AMM 5159) Advanced Production Planning and Control
MAAJ 5550 (MCG 5350) Advanced Vibration Analysis
MAAJ 5555 (MCG 5355) Stability Theory & Application
MAAJ 5557 (MCG 5124) Advanced Kinematics
MAAJ 5607 (MCG 5167) Nuclear Reactor Engineering
MAAJ 5608 (AMM 5168) Industrial Organization
MAAJ 5609 (MCG 5169) Advanced Topics in Reliability Engineer
MAAJ 5652 (AMM 5362) Failure Prevention
MAAJ 5655 (MCG 5365) Finite Element Analysis I
MAAJ 5656 (MCG 5367) The Boundary Element Method
MAAJ 5657 (MCG 5361) Creative Problem Solving and Design
MAAJ 5659 (AMM 5123) Microstructure and Properties of Materials
MAAJ 5701 (MCG 5171) Applied Reliability Theory
MAAJ 5703 (MCG 5173) Systems Engineer and Integration
MAAJ 5707 (MCG 5177) Robot Mechanics
MAAJ 5709 (AMM 5179) Manufacturing System Analysis
MAAJ 5802 (AMM 5182) Theory of Elastic Instability
MAAJ 5804 (MCG 5184) Mechatronics
MAAJ 5409 (MCG 5552) Theorie de Turbulence
MAAJ 5500 (MCG 5557) Méthodes numeriques en mécanique
MAAJ 5501 (MCG 5151) Laminar Flow Theory
MAAJ 5502 (MCG 5152) Theory of Turbulance
MAAJ 5505 (MCG 5155) Inviscid Flow Theory
MAAJ 5506 (MCG 5156) Measurement of Fluid Mech
MAAJ 5507 (MCG 5157) Num Comp:Fluid Dyn and Heat Tran
MAAJ 5700 (MCG 5170) Computer-Aided Design
MAAJ 5750 (AMM 5345) Surfaces and Coatings
MAAJ 5805 (MCG 5185) Multivariable Digital Control
MAAJ 5806 (MCG 5186) Non-Linear Disc Dyn and Control
MAAJ 5851 (MCG 5380) Safety and Risk Assessment of Nuclear Power
MAAJ 5901 (MCG 5191) Combustion in Premixed Systems
MAAJ 5902 (MCG 5192) Combustion in Diffusion System
With the approval of the Department, the following courses can be placed in one of the above categories:
MAAJ 5011 (AMM 5138) Advanced Topics in Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
MAAJ 5308 (MCG 5138) Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering
MAAJ 5310 Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5311 (MCG 5471) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5312 (MCG 5472) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5313 (MCG 5473) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5314 (MCG 5474) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5315 (MCG 5475) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5316 (MCG 5476) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5317 (MCG 5477) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5318 (MCG 5478) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5319 (MCG 5479) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5402 (MCG 5370) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
MAAJ 5403 (MCG 5470) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5852 (MCG 5483) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5853 (MCG 5488) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5854 (MCG 5384) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5855 (MCG 5482) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5857 (MCG 5487) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5858 (MCG 5376) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAAJ 5850 (MCG 5480) Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering