Engineering (first two years) at Acadia University

The Ivan Curry School of Engineering gives students a two-year start to engineering with small classes and hands-on design and prototyping, after which students usually transfer to Dalhousie University to complete one of seven disciplines (Chemical, Civil, Computer, Environmental, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical). Pathways include the two-year Certificate of Applied Science, the three-year Bachelor of Applied Science, and combined programmes with a BSc in biology, chemistry, math or physics. Co-op is available in the third and fourth years at Dalhousie.

Faculty: Ivan Curry School of Engineering  |  Duration: Two years (Certificate of Applied Science, 23 courses); three years for the Bachelor of Applied Science (30 courses)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

Sample courses include APSC 1073 Introduction to Engineering, APSC 1113 Statics, APSC 1223 Design 1, APSC 1413 Computer Programming, APSC 2113 Thermo-Fluids 1, APSC 2213 Electric Circuits 1, APSC 2413 Engineering Economics and APSC 2683 Design 2.

Career pathways

Aerospace, biomedical, civil, electrical, environmental, industrial and mechanical engineer, project manager, renewable energy engineer, robotics designer.

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