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IELTS
If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 7
If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 6.5
If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 6.0
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)
If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 65
If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 60
If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 52
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 90
If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 86
If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 82
Start your career with the specialty diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Design option.
Why Mechanical Design?
Mechanical design provides exciting and challenging work opportunities in the rapidly evolving Green Economy. The global restructuring of economies toward more environmentally friendly and sustainable energy and manufacturing processes will depend on the knowledge and skills of those working in Mechanical Engineering Technology.
The Mechanical Engineering Design program provides you with the theory and skills you need to work as a qualified engineering technologist. It prepares you for the jobs of the future by teaching you about machinery design, energy productions, thermal and fluid systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, material science, instrumentation and controls, computer-aided design (CAD), and computer-aided engineering (CAE).
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Program matrix
Level 1 (15 weeks)
Common Core:
Levels 1 and 2 are common to all Mechanical Engineering options.
CHSC 1105, Engineering Materials 1
COMM 1169, Technical Communication 1 for Mechanical Engineering
MATH 1491, Basic Technical Mathematics for Mechanical
MECH 1102, Engineering Graphics 1
MECH 1120, Energy Systems
MECH 1141, Statics
MECH 1171, Computer Applications and Programming
Level 2 (20 weeks)
CHSC 2205, Engineering Materials 2
MATH 2491, Calculus for Mechanical
MECH 1210, Manufacturing Processes
MECH 2202, Engineering Graphics 2
MECH 2240, Strength of Materials
MECH 2241, Dynamics
PHYS 2149, Physics for Mechanical
Level 3 (15 weeks)
ELEX 2845, Electrical Equipment
MECH 3325, Fluid Mechanics
MECH 3340, Machine Design 1
MECH 3346, Computer Aided Engineering
MECH 3355, Fluid Power 1
MECH 3360, Engineering Management
MATH 3494, Statistics for Mechanical Technologists
MATH 3499, Ordinary Differential Equations and Linear Systems for Mechanical Engineers
Level 4 (20 weeks)
COMM 2269, Technical Communication 2 for Mechanical Engineering
ELEX 2835, Instrumentation for Mechanical Systems
MECH 0460, Ethics for Technologists
MECH 4422, Thermal Engineering
MECH 4440, Machine Design 2
MECH 4450, Mechanical Control Systems
MECH 4455, Fluid Power 2
MECH 4490, Engineering Design/Projects
MECH 4446, Design of Mechanisms
MATH 4499, Applied Differential Equations and Vector Calculus
Total Credits:, 139.0
A broad range of employment possibilities
The potential job market for mechanical engineering technologists is great. Almost every major economic sector needs people with these skills. Qualified technologists are well paid and in high demand. Graduates can work in technical sales, project management, technical communication, and many other fields in addition to the traditional engineering areas.
Some of the many employers of BCIT’s Mechanical Engineering Technologist graduates include:
BC Hydro
Cascades Containerboard Packaging
Delta Controls
Jastram Engineering Ltd.
Kongsberg Maritime
Powertech
Prism Engineering
Triumf
UBC Physics and Astronomy
Whitewater
Insurance/year: 700 CAD
