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Dalhousie University Courses
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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The Department of Civil and Resource Engineering believes in instilling in its students a genuine love for knowledge, exploration and experimentation so that they become excellent life-long learners.
It offers:
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Civil Engineering,
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Environmental Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Mineral Resource Engineering as undergraduate courses.
Postgraduate programs at the department are:
MEng, MASc (Master of Applied Science) and PhD in Civil Engineering
MEng, MASc and PhD in Mineral Resource Engineering
MEng and MASc in Environmental Engineering.
MEng in CE (2 years) is oriented towards practical learning of advanced civil engineering skills, while MASc in CE (2 years) is oriented towards R&D.
Major course-areas are:
Transportation
Hydrotechnical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Materials and Structural Engineering
MEng in Mineral Resource Engineering (2 years) combines project work with theoretical knowledge, while MASc in Mineral Resource Engineering is focused on creating professional and academic researchers. MEng specializations include my design and planning, Rock mechanics and ground control, Mineral processing, Petroleum Engineering and Mining geology.
MEng in Environmental Engineering is aimed at skill upgrading for professionals, while MASc is research-oriented.
Research facilities for Civil Engineering include:
Heavy Structures Lab
Materials Testing Laboratories
Geotechnical Testing Laboratories
Petroleum Engineering laboratory
Highway Materials Testing laboratories
Hydraulic modeling laboratory
Water and Wastewater laboratories
. Research in Mineral Resources is propelled by laboratories concentrated on:
Rock mechanics
Numerical modeling
Rock sample preparation
Rock testing
Subsurface imaging
Non-destructive testing
Mine tailings
Waste treatment
Mineral processing
Computer-aided mine design
Petroleum engineering
Mining geology
Besides a Mining Computer Laboratory equipped with the latest tools.
The department’s faculty members boast of valuable teaching and research experience in their areas. Dmitry Garagash from the department has recently made a valuable contribution to the understanding of the relationship between fracking and earthquakes.
The main research areas of the department include:
Structural Engineering,
Hydrotechnical and Water Resources
Environmental Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Mineral Processing & Materials and Petroleum Engineering
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering believes in the pursuit of creating trend-setting technologies for humanity. It offers bachelor’s degrees in Computer Engineering (co-op and non co-op) and Electrical Engineering.
The postgraduate programs offered by the department are project-based MEng (2 years) and thesis- or research-based (2 years) MASc, besides PhD. MEng students are required to complete 7 courses worth of 21 credits, a seminar course and a final project. MASc students have to complete 4 courses worth of 12 credits, a seminar course and a research thesis.
The focus areas in the master’s study are
Applied electromagnetics
Biomedical engineering
Communications
Computer engineering
Microelectronics
Optics/photonics
Power and energy systems
Robotics
Signal processing
The department encourages master’s students to begin their careers as researchers early by encouraging them to publish their works in peer-reviewed journals right from the master’s level. Students also benefit from the vast experience of 5 adjunct and 5 emeritus faculty members. Dr. Mohamed was awarded the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 1906 Prize from the Standard Council of Canada in 2018.
The department has two research Chairs: Killam Chair in Wireless Technologies and CRC-II in Photonics as well as one NSERC-UFA.
The research thrust of the department lies in areas such as Applied Electromagnetics, Biomedical Engineering, Communications and Networks, Computer Engineering, Electronic Materials, Microelectronics, Ocean Engineering and Technology, Optics and Photonics, Power and Energy Systems, Robotics and Control, Sensing and Instrumentation, and Signal Processing.
The Department of Mathematics and Internetworking aims to provide world-class instruction in an area that is increasingly becoming the backbone of engineering disciplines. It is known for aiding other engineering departments in the university to push their frontiers in research and teaching.
The department offers various undergraduate courses to students from other engineering disciplines.
These include courses in:
Engineering mathematics
Computer programming
Linear algebra
Calculus
Statistics
Numerical methods
Ecosystem modeling
At the post-graduation level, the department offers MSc and PhD in Engineering Mathematics and MEng in Internetworking. The MSc in Engineering Mathematics (2 years) is offered in partnership with other engineering departments and Faculty of Computer Science. MEng (2years) in Internetworking is a course-based program that covers topics such as information formats, characteristics of transmission media, methods of connecting disparate networks, network design and evolution and future of networking technologies.
The lab resources for Internetworking include a number of state-of-the-tools that are accessible remotely.
The Department of Industrial Engineering is geared towards designing systems that maximize productivity, efficiency and quality.
The department offers BEng in Industrial Engineering (co-op and non co-op).
At the postgraduate level, it offers MASc, MEng and PhD in Industrial Engineering. MASc (2 years) constitutes a minimum of 4 courses worth of 12 credits, a seminar, and a thesis, while MEng (2 years) requires students to complete a minimum of 7 courses (21 credits), a seminar and a project.
Industrial Engineering Methodologies
Industrial Work Systems Design
Occupational Ergonomics
Supply Chain Management
Operations Research
Stochastic Processes and Control
Simulation of Industrial Systems
Linear and Integer Programming
Distribution Management
Capital Investment and Capacity Expansion Planning
Queueing Theory and Maintenance Engineering and Management
Are the main courses offered to the master’s students.
Research at the department is helped by
Ergonomics Laboratory
MARIN (Maritime Activity and Risk Investigation Network)
Information Systems Research Lab
Operations Research and Ergonomics
Are amongst the major research areas of the department.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering relies on out-of-the-box thinking, innovation and a dynamic learning environment to create technologies that would make the world a better place.
The department offers BEng in ME (co-op) which is a 5-year program and BEng in ME (non co-op), which is a 4-year program.
It also offers
MASc
MEng and PhD in ME.
MASc (2.3 years) is a research-based program, while MEng (1.3 years) is a professional program. MASc requires at least 4 courses, a seminar and a thesis, while MEng requires a student to complete a minimum of 7 courses, a seminar and a project.
The main areas of study and research for the master’s students are:
Stress analysis
Heat transfer
Multiphase flow
Fluid and thermal power
Robotics
Design and manufacturing.
Innovation at the department is propelled by research facilities such as:
Advanced Control and Mechatronics Lab
Advanced Tribology Laboratory
Biomass Conversion & CFB Laboratory
Intelligent Grinding Laboratory
Lab of Applied Multiphase Thermal Engineering (LAMTE)
Powder Metallurgy Research Facility
Renewable Energy Storage Lab and Smart Materials Centre.
Dr. Ted Hubbard from the department was recently awarded with the Wighton Fellowship which is one of the most prestigious in Canada. The major research areas at the department are Systems and design, Energy and heat transfer, Fluids, Applied mechanics and dynamics, Bio-medical engineering and Marine hydrodynamics and offshore engineering.
The Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science (PEAS) was set up on July 1, 2005. For undergraduate programmes, a BEng program in Chemical Engineering is offered. The graduate programmes on offer are masters (MEng, MSc and MASC) and doctoral (PhD) levels in disciplines for Biological and Chemical Engineering and Food Science. Graduates from the department are prepared for professional careers in related to process industries, including oil and gas, food and minerals. The department places undue emphasis on the development of a sustainable environment.
The Msc in Food Science and Technology provides coursework and research opportunities in fields like
Food process technology
Food microbiology
Edible oils
Engineering design
Post-mortem biochemistry of muscle foods
Proteins and enzymes
Food rheology
Beverage science.
The MEng, Msc, and PhD programs in Biological Engineering address environment, food and other biomaterial production and processing, renewable energy and reusable resources.The programs give emphasis on optimizing design performance in the dealings of biological materials and systems while ensuring sustainability and protection of the environment.
The Meng, Msc, PhD programmes in Chemical Engineering provide opportunities to students for research in traditional areas of environmental control, plastics and polymers, pulp and paper, instrumentation and process control, petrochemicals, petroleum and natural gas processing, and energy conversion and utilization, as well as the growing fields of biotechnology, food processing, composite materials, corrosion and protective coatings, and manufacture of microelectronic components.
The School of Biomedical Engineering strives to create a healthier society through cutting-edge research in most pressing health problems and by proposing biomedical solutions. The school conducts some biomedical courses for undergraduate students of various engineering programs.
These include:
Technology in Medicine
Polymeric Biomaterials,
Biomechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering.
The school offers MASc and PhD programs in Biomedical Engineering. MASc (2 years) requires six half credit courses (over first 8 months), a thesis proposal presentation and a thesis.
The main course-streams available are
Human Body Dynamics and Orthopedic Biomechanics
Biomaterials Design, Drug Delivery and Prosthodontics
Biomechanics of Tissues and Tissue Engineering,
Respiratory Engineering,
Medical Imaging
Signal Processing.
The department’s Dr. Sarah Wells was recently awarded for her contribution to teaching and learning, Dr. Michael Lee for his distinguished academic service and Dr. Rob Adamson for breakthroughs in basic research.
The Faculty of Computer Science has dedicated itself to producing technologies and creating solutions that cater to the challenges of the present while opening the doorway to the leadership of the future.
The faculty offers:
Bachelor of Applied Computer Science
Bachelor of Computer Science degrees.
It also offers a variety of graduate programs that include:
Master of Computer Science or MCS (2 years)
PhD in Computer Science
Master of Electronic Commerce or MEC (2 years)
Master of Health Informatics or MIH (2 years full-time and 4 years part-time)
Master of Applied Computer Science or MASc in CS (16 months) with three-degree stream options
MCS requires 4 graduate courses in CS and a thesis. This degree is oriented towards research in areas such as big data analytics & machine learning, systems & networks, and human-computer interaction & visualization. MEC offers project, research paper and thesis options for the degree with courses related to technical, business, law and policy and research method courses.
MIH does not require any prior degree in health informatics and is designed for students with a bachelor in medicine or related disciplines. It has an internship and thesis stream with coursework dedicated to the Management of health information and health data analytics, designing health information systems, evaluating health IT outcomes, health information research, and understanding and use of new health informatics technologies.
MASc offers internship, entrepreneurship and project stream with core courses in systems, communications and data management. Research at the department is powered by Institute of Big Data Analysis and DeepSense, which is a unique partnership for ocean research between academia, government and the industry. The department’s Stan Matwin was awarded the 2019 Canadian Artificial Intelligence Association (CAIAC) Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr Luis Targo has recently earned a Canada Research Chair.
The research thrust of the department lies in
Big Data Analytics
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Human-Computer Interaction
Visualization & Graphics
Systems
Networks & Security
Algorithms & Bioinformatics.
The various departments of pure sciences fall under the Faculty of Science.
The Department of Biology offers MSc (2 years) and PhD (4 years) in Biology besides a number of undergraduate courses.
Main research themes at the department are:
Molecular
Cellular & Developmental Biology
Ecology & Evolution
Genetics & Genomics
Marine Biology.
The Department of Chemistry offers
BSc, MSc and PhD in Chemistry.
It has a special Dalhousie Chemistry Mass Spectrometry Facility.
The Department of Earth Sciences offers a variety of undergraduate courses in Earth Sciences and MSc (2 years) and PhD (4 years) programs in Earth Sciences.
Its main research areas are:
Tectonic Geodynamics
Earth Surface Processes
Geochronology
Sedimentology
Stratigraphy
Petroleum Geoscience
Petrology
Marine Geology
Geophysics
Mineral Deposits
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers
BSc/BA in Mathematics
Statistics or Actuarial Science
MSc (2 years) and PhD (4 years) in Mathematics or Statistics
The department has research groups dedicated to :
Analysis
Applied Mathematics
Categories
Algebra
Topology
Environmental Statistics
General Relativity and Cosmology
Graphs and Games
Number Theory and Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics
The Department of Oceanography offers
BSc/BA in Ocean Science.
MSc (2 years) and PhD (4 years) in Ocean Science programs
Research areas at the department include
Biological oceanography
Chemical oceanography
Geological oceanography
Physical oceanography
The Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science offers:
BSc/BA in Physics and Atmospheric Science
MSc (2 years) and PhD (4 years) in Physics and Atmospheric Science
MSc (2 years) and PhD (4 years) in Medical Physics