ENGINEERING & PUBLIC POLICY AT UOIT
Expand the engineering
degree | Expand the
opportunities
Our Vision
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Produce modern engineers- engineers for the evolving
21st century workplace
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Build strength by enforcing team work, communication
skills & multidisciplinary team work
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Learning vs. Teaching
Getting the recognition by setting our priorities and
work towards achieving our goal
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21st century Engineering Programs
Program Objectives
1- Acquire basic knowledge of engineering systems
2- Develop engineering sense
3- Be able to apply engineering knowledge to real-life
design problems
4- Recognize and appreciate the importance of the
teamwork
5- Communicate effectively.
6- Develop an understanding of the societal context
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Philosophy for Curriculum Overview
Three components are driven by the dynamic
nature of the engineering enterprise:
1. Fundamentals
2. Integration
3. Flexibility
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Engineering at UOIT
Long Term Objectives
• Is recognized for its excellent undergraduate and
graduate programs
• Is known for its excellence in producing HQP and
contributions to society
• Is a place of choice for students, faculty members
and external partners…
Our Sets at UOIT to achieve the objectives
5
Year
Fundamentals of
Math & Science
Year
Fundamentals of.
Eng. discipline
Year
Flexible Eng
component
4th Year
Flexible Eng
component
2nd
3rd
Intro to Eng
& design
Team work &
Entrepreneurship
1st
Social Conscience
Streams of Engineering Programs
Capstone design
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Faculty of Social Science and
Humanities
• At UOIT, the Faculty of Social Science and
Humanities offers a number of unique Bachelor of
Arts degrees.
• Community Development and Policy
Studies, Criminology and Justice, Forensic
Psychology, and Legal Studies
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Engineering & Public Policy
• The Impact of Technology on Society
( A course already in the first year)
• Areas on interest include:
– Legal Ethics & Professionalism
– Law and Technology
– Biotechnology Law, policy making
– Intellectual Property
– Information Law, Internet
– Advanced Patent Law
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Why a new 5-year program? Why Public
Policy?
• An extra year for courses in public
policy
• Public policy courses allows:
– to understand the meaning of
public policy in a democratic
society, and
– as practicing professionals, to
better apply technology in an
ethically and socially beneficial
and just manner
• In Canada, EPP degrees are only
at the graduate certificate and MA
level (e.g. McMaster University,
University of Toronto, University of
British Columbia).
How this will Enhance Student's
Professional Career
• Have another designation that will set
students apart from others applying for
the same jobs
• Give students the basis to understand
basic political and policy processes
that could relate to their engineering
discipline in the workplace
• Understand policy issues related to
outsourcing, privacy, piracy,
infrastructure, commerce etc.. that
relate to their engineering field
Admission requirements
• APPLY in 3rd year (2nd
semester)
• ENTRY in 4th year
• REQUIRED grades
CGPA of 3.0 or higher
• PREQUISITE SSCI
1470 Impact of Science
& Technology on
Society
1st YEAR
Engineering
courses
2nd YEAR
Engineering courses
3rd YEAR
Engineering courses
4th YEAR
Policy Studies
Courses
5th YEAR
Engineering courses
Public Policy courses
Required courses
POSC 1000U Political Science
SSCI 1200U
Introduction to Social Policy
CDPS2200U
Theories of Policy Analysis
CDPS2502U
Community Development Policy
SSCI 3200U
Public Administration
LGLS3520U
Law and Technology
SSCI 4010U
One of:
LGLS4070U
LGLS 4040U
Policy Development
Public Governance through Law; or
Law and the Environment
Electives,
two of:
POSC 2000U Canadian Politics
LGLS2120U
International Law
LGLS 2420U
Canadian Human Rights Law; OR
LGLS 3430U
International Human Rights
CDPS3203U
Urban Development
LGLS3310U
Aboriginal Issues in the Law
CDPS3300U
Building Sustainable Communities
CDPS 3100U
LGLS3530U
Political Economy of Global Development
Intellectual Property
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Thank you