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Electrical Engineering Technology (Co-op)-Diploma
Electrical Engineering Technology (Co-op)-Diploma

Electrical Engineering Technology (Co-op)-Diploma

  • ID:FC10103
  • Level:Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

  • OSSD with courses from the College (C), University (U),

  • University/College (M), or Open (O) stream WITH:

  • Mathematics ONE OF:

    • Grade 12 Mathematics for College Technology* (C)

    • Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors* (U)

    • Grade 12 Advanced Functions (U)

    • Grade 12 Foundations for College Mathematics (C) 

  • (Note: minimum final grade required is 65)

  • Grade 11 or Grade 12 Physics (C) or (U)

  • OR

  • Academic and Career Entrance Certificate (ACE) WITH:

  • Core Mathematics

  • (Note: minimum final grade required is 65)

  • Physics

  • OR

  • Pre-Technology Ontario College Certificate AND:

    • minimum final grade of 'C+' or 65 in the required Mathematics

  • OR

  • Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate (GED) AND:

  • Mathematics ONE OF:

    •  Grade 12 Mathematics for College Technology* (C)

    • Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors* (U)

    • Grade 12 Advanced Functions (U)

    • Grade 12 Foundations for College Mathematics (C)

  •  (Note: minimum final grade required is 65) 

  • Grade 11 or Grade 12 Physics (C) or (U)

  • OR

  • Mature Applicant with standing in the required courses and grade stated above

  • Note: 

  • *Grade 12 Mathematics for College Technology (C) or Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors (U) preferred.

  • Applicants who lack required courses may be admitted to the program subject to appropriate prior upgrading.

English requirements

  • Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to demonstrate proficiency in English by one of the following methods:

  • A Grade 12 College Stream or University Stream English credit from an Ontario Secondary School, or equivalent, depending on the program's Admission Requirements

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test with a minimum score of 79 for the Internet-based test (iBT), with test results within the last two years

  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic test with an overall score of 6.0 with no score less than 5.5 in any of the four bands, with test results within the last two years. SDS Program Requirements 

  • Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) test with an overall score of 60 with no score less than 50 in any of the four bands, with test results within the last two years

  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE) with a minimum score of 53, with test results within the last two years

  • A Cambridge English Test (FCE/CAE/CPE) with an overall score on the Cambridge English Scale of 169 with no language skill less than 162, with test results within the last two years

  • An English Language Evaluation (ELE) at Fanshawe College with a minimum score of 70% in all sections of the test, with test results within the last two years

  • Fanshawe College ESL4/GAP5 students: Minimum grade of 80% in ESL4/GAP5 Level 8, 75% in ESL4/GAP5 Level 9, or 70% in ESL4/GAP5 Level 10

Other requirements

  • Grade 12 Business and Technological Communication (O)

  • Grade 11 or Grade 12 Chemistry (C) or (U)

  • Grade 11 or Grade 12 Manufacturing Technology (C)

  • Grade 11 or Grade 12 Computer Engineering Technology (M)

  • Grade 11 or Grade 12 Communications Technology (M)

  • It is recommended that students in the Academic and Career Entrance Certificate (ACE) program take a Technical or Apprenticeship Mathematics course within the ACE program.

Course Information

Skillfully working with the systems that power our world is a vital, respected and in-demand career option. If learning specialized skills that will prepare you for a dynamic career interests you, light up your future now with Fanshawe’s Electrical Engineering Technology program (Co-op).

Because electrical engineering is a hands-on profession, you’ll take your new theoretical skills into real lab situations where you’ll work on electrical, electronic, and digital components in our electrical engineering courses. The co-op component of the program will provide eight months of real world electrician training and an upgrade to a prestigious Advanced Diploma. You’ll use cutting-edge technology in your electrician courses to help solve the electrical problems that are vital to our electrical world. As you move through the program, you can specialize in an area of your choice.

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Level 1

  • Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

  • MATH-1188, Math 1, 4, ,

  • ELEC-1130, DC Electricity, 5, ,

  • COMP-1471, Programming & Analytical Techniques, 3, ,

  • WRIT-1039, Reason & Writing 1-Technology, 3, ,

  • SKLS-1021, Applied Project, 1.5, ,

  • LAWS-1038, Law, Ethics & Occupational H&S, 3, ,

Level 2

  • Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

  • MATH-1189, Calculus 1, 4, ,

  • ELEC-3068, AC Electricity, 4, ,

  • DIGL-1024, Digital 1-Fundamentals, 4, ,

  • ELNC-1107, Electronic Devices, 5, ,

  • CADD-1072, Computer Aided Design, 3, ,

Level 3

  • Gen Ed - Take a 3 credit General Education elective course.

  • Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

  • CNTL-1015, Automation, 3, ,

  • ELEC-1133, Applied Electrical Code, 1.5, ,

  • ELEC-1131, Electrical Machines 1, 3.5, ,

Level 4

  • Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

  • MATH-3074, Calculus 2, 4, ,

  • TELE-1022, Telecommunications, 4, ,

  • ELEC-3069, Electrical Machines 2, 4, ,

  • DIGL-3024, Digital 2-Digital Systems, 4, ,

  • MGMT-1007, Project Management, 3, ,

Level 5

  • Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

  • MATH-5020, Calculus 3, 4, ,

  • ELEC-1132, Electrical Systems Design E-Code, 5, ,

  • CNTL-5015, PLC Applications-Adv, 4, ,

  • ELNC-3035, Power Electronics, 4, ,

  • ELEC-3070, Electrical Power Systems, 4, ,

Level 6

  • Gen Ed - Take a 3 credit General Education elective course.

  • Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

  • Group 1

  • TELE-3013, Structured Cabling, 1.5, ,

  • MGMT-3076, Capstone 1 Electrical Technology, 1, ,

  • INST-1009, Instrumentation, 1.5, ,

  • COOP-1020, Co-operative Education Employment Prep, 1, ,

  • Group 2

  • Take CNTL-3017, ELEC-3071 or CNTL-3018

  • CNTL-3017, Industrial Robots, 3, ,

  • ELEC-3071, Renewable Energy, 3, ,

  • CNTL-3018, Circuit Design & Fabrications, 3, ,

Level 7

  • Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

  • Group 1

  • CNTL-1016, Process Control-Intro, 5, ,

  • METH-3025, Quality Assurance, 3, ,

  • MGMT-5078, Capstone 2 Electrical Technology, 3, ,

  • COMM-3070, Technical Comm for Technologists, 2, ,

  • Group 2

  • Take TELE-5008 or CNTL-3019

  • TELE-5008, Telecommunications-Adv, 4, ,

  • CNTL-3019, Integrated Automation Systems, 4, ,

  • Group 3

  • Take COMP-3099 or ELEC-3072

  • COMP-3099, Embedded Systems, 4, ,

  • ELEC-3072, Variable Frequency Drive, 4, ,

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Graduates of this program are very versatile and may work in an engineering design office with manufacturers of automated equipment, or in the plant engineering departments of process industries such as steel, paper, plastic and chemical. Other opportunities exist with power utilities and with computer and instrumentation manufacturers. Graduates generally work in design but may also be involved in technical sales, maintenance and supervision.

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Insurance/year: 835.98 CAD

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