Welcome to the School of Engineering!

The School of Engineering currently offers a Bachelor's Degree in 7 disciplines, with an 8th option to enter as undeclared.

• Biological Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Engineering Systems & Computing
• Environmental Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering
• Undeclared

There are many elective choices within all of the engineering disciplines. Four of the programs have categorized the electives in streams for students who wish to strengthen their knowledge in a particular area of study. The available streams are listed below:

Biological Engineering:

• Process Design
• Food Engineering
• Biomaterials

Biomedical Engineering:

• Biomechanics
• Pharmaceutical Processing
• Biosignals 

Computer Engineering

• Internet of Things
• Software Design
• Circuit design and VLSI
• Robotics and AI

Engineering Systems & Computing

• Biomedical
• Control Systems
• Robotics and Mechatronics
• Embedded Systems
• Human-centred Computing

Environmental Engineering

• Water/Wastewater Treatment Design
• Air Emission Control
• Watershed system Design
• Remote Sensing / GIS

Water Resources Engineering

• Water Conservation
• River Restoration
• Storm Water Management
• Meteorology and Geology

Mechanical Engineering

• Sustainable Energy
• manufacturing
• Mechatronics
• Biomedical

The University of Guelph has numerous co-op placement opportunities available to Engineering students.

See below for information relating to each of our Engineering disciplines.

• Biological Engineering  |  co-op stream
• Biomedical Engineering  |  co-op stream
• Computer Engineering  |  co-op stream
• Engineering Systems & Computing  |  co-op stream
• Environmental Engineering  |  co-op stream
• Mechanical Engineering  |  co-op stream
• Water Resources Engineering  |  co-op stream

How Co-op Works

Students begin their co-op placements during the second summer of their degree program. The first work term is a 4-month placement, while the second and third work terms can be taken as an 8-month placement with one employer, or two 4-month placements with different employers. Taking two 4-month placements allows students to gain a variety of experience, while the employers like the option of having a co-op student for a longer term of 8 months.

All of our co-op placements are paid work experience!

Students receive compensation from their employer for co-op work terms. The rate of pay will vary depending on a number of factors including the industry, the student’s program of study, and work term level. For your reference, a Co-operative Education Salary Guide is available on our website, which provides hourly rates (averages and ranges) for each degree program. These averages are based on jobs students held in 2019 and change yearly in response to econmic conditions.