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Mechanical Engineering Co-op Information for Employers

Adding Value to Your Team

The University of Guelph’s innovative Mechanical Engineering program is designed around a framework of sustainability. The courses prepare students to design and develop processes and systems that improve our environment, technology and quality of life. The program emphasizes the principles of physics and materials science, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. Students learn about the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the design, production, and operation of machines and tools. By emphasizing collaboration and integration, students acquire practical design-based skills that allow them to apply effective solutions in the workplace.

Students can obtain a degree of specialization in one of the areas below:

  • Wind and solar energy
  • Mechatronics
  • Food and beverage engineering
  • Manufacturing system design
  • Biomechanics

University of Guelph Advantage

  • Students begin their first work term after completing two years of their academic program and mastering the core skills needed to integrate into the workplace
  • Co-op students complete a full semester course focused on job search skills and professionalism in the workplace
  • Students are available for four or eight-month work terms
  • Recruitment timelines are flexible, and employers can find the right student through our efficient, streamlined employment process

Student Strengths

 Knowledge

Solid knowledge of machine design, digital electrical and electromechanical systems and systems analysis.

 Application

Hands-on experience in our well-equipped machine shop, with a focus on safety training. Application of computer-aided design using SolidWorks and AutoCAD by their first work term.

 Collaboration

Participation in interdisciplinary design groups focused on developing effective problem solving, communication and teamwork skills.

Mechanical Engineering Work Term Schedule

YEAR
 

FALL

 

WINTER

 

SUMMER

ONEAcademicAcademicOff
TWOAcademicAcademicWork
THREEAcademicWorkWork
FOURAcademicAcademicWork
FIVEWorkAcademic 

Mechanical Engineering Course Sequencing

Please see the current undergraduate calendar for more information.

Fall

  • General Chemistry I
  • Introduction to Programming
  • Engineering and Design I
  • Calculus I
  • Physics with Applications

Winter

  • Engineering Mechanics I
  • Engineering Analysis
  • Calculus II
  • Introductory Electricity and Magnetism
  • 1 restricted elective

Summer

Off

Fall

  • Engineering and Design II
  • Material Science
  • Engineering Systems Analysis
  • Engineering Mechanics II
  • Applied Differential Equations
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Introduction to Co-operative Education

Winter

  • Kinematics and Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Electric Circuits
  • Numerical Methods
  • Probability and Statistics for Engineers
  • Introduction to Manufacturing Processes

Summer

Work Term One

Fall

  • Thermodynamics
  • Electromechanical Devices
  • Machine Design
  • Engineering Economics
  • Science and Technology in a Global Context
  • 1 restricted elective

Winter

Work Term Two

Summer

Work Term Three

Fall

  • Mechanical Vibration
  • 5 restricted electives

Winter

  • Engineering and Design III
  • Systems and Control Theory
  • Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Applied Fluids and Thermodynamics
  • 2 restricted electives

Summer

Work Term Four

Fall

Work Term Five

Winter

  • Mechanical Engineering Design IV
  • 3 restricted electives

 

See Undergraduate Calendar for list of Restricted Electives