Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Minto 3090
613-520-5659
ocimae.ca
This section presents the requirements for programs in:
- M.A.Sc. Aerospace Engineering
- M.A.Sc. Materials Engineering
- M.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
- M.A.Sc. Aerospace Engineering with Collaborative Specialization in Climate Change
- M.A.Sc. Materials Engineering with Collaborative Specialization in Climate Change
- M.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering with Collaborative Specialization in Climate Change
- M. Eng. Aerospace
- M. Eng. Materials
- M. Eng. Mechanical
- Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
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 Credits | 5.0 |
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 Credits | 5.0 |
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 Credits | 5.0 |
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 Credits | 5.0 |
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 OCIMAE | 3.5 | |
Total Credits | 5.0 |
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 Credits | 5.0 |
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 OCIMAE | 3.5 | |
Total Credits | 5.0 |
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 OCIMAE | 2.0 | |
Total Credits | 5.0 |
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 Credits | 5.0 |
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 Credits | 5.0 |
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 courses | 1.5 | |
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 Credits | 1.5 |
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 |