The Bachelor of Engineering - Building Systems Engineering (BSE) program is one of the newest engineering degrees offered in the School of Engineering delivered at the honours level. Unique in Canada, this paid co-op program explores the present and future of modern buildings and their increasingly complex operational systems. The BSE program targets motivated individuals looking for challenging careers in design and integration of building systems, energy and utilities management, building operations and facilities management. Delivered using a project-based learning environment, the BSE program allows students to solve real- world problems by integrating mechanical, electrical and control engineering knowledge with environmental, business, project management concepts and team dynamics skills. The twelve months of paid co-op opportunities, strategically integrated with academic semesters, enhance students’ skills and job readiness. Graduates will be able to pursue a professional engineering career through licensing with Professional Engineers Ontario.

Program Outcomes

Apply university level mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering fundamentals to solve engineering problems involving building systems.

Apply critical thinking to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve complex engineering problems to reach substantiated conclusions that are supported by appropriate research.

Conduct investigations relating to natural science, mechanical, and building systems using methods that incorporate appropriate research and experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of information to reach substantiated conclusions.

Creatively transform ideas and concepts into robust engineering solutions that meet stakeholder/occupant requirements specifically considering health and safety risks, applicable standards and codes, and economic, environmental, cultural and societal constraints.

Design, model, analyze, simulate, implement, and integrate building systems using concurrent design principles to realize solutions that conform to design specifications and stakeholder/occupant requirements ensuring compatibility with current industry equipment and trends.

Careers

Graduates will be employed in the areas of building systems design, product development, energy and utilities management, building operations and facility management. Graduates will be eligible to pursue their professional engineering license with Professional Engineers Ontario. Graduates will be eligible for post-graduate programs nationally and internationally similar to comparable university B.Eng. and B.A.Sc. accredited engineering programs.