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The attached submission from the School of Engineering Science 

with regard to the Industrial Internship requirement has the approval of the 

Faculty of Applied Sciences Undergraduate Studies Committee. 

Would you please place this item on the next agenda of the 

Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies. 

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T1ie School of Engineering Science intends to require three 

semesters of work instead of one 

as

a requirement for graduation. 

These changes are reflected in the attached new calendar description. 

The calendar wording has also been changed to show the start 

of the second phase of our program (Core B). 

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The B.A.Sc. Program in Engineering Science 

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Students who study Engineering Science develop skills in systems design 

along with a high level of scientific knowledge. The program is demanding 

and is aimed at the superior student. The goal of the, program is to produce 

well educated, innovative engineer/scientists who have entrepreneurial skills 

and attitudes and who are oriented to the new technologies. Entry to the 

program is on a competitive basis and once admitted to Engineering Science, 

students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 ('B') to 

remain in the program. 

To obtain the degree, students undertake a basic core program of pure,? 

applied and engineering sciences followed by studies in a specialized option. 

The School of Engineering Science began offering courses in September, 

1983. The overall plan for the School is to have three major areas of 

concentration. They are: 

Core A - Computing, microelectronics and communications. 

Core B - Industrial automation, control and robotics and computer-aided 

--design- -and manufac-turi-ng.------------------------------------ -------- 

Core C - Chemical and biochemical processing and biotechnology. 

At present, Core A is fully operational and the first students have just 

been enrolled in Core B. Core C will be phased in over the next few years. 

In all Engineering Science courses, computers receive major emphasis as 

tools for learning, conceptualization, design and analysis. Built into the 

program are courses on social impacts of technology, finance, management, 

design methods and entrepreneurship intended to complement scientific 

studies. A special, integrated communications course taken throughout the 

eight academic semesters ensures that all S.F.U. Engineering Science 

graduates have the communication skills necessary to be effective as 

engineers. 

Industrial Internship 

Every student in the Engineering Science program must complete an 

internship involving at least three work semesters and a thesis project. 

This results in a combination of work in an appropriate industrial or 

research setting with study in the chosen option. Intensive specialized 

study is coupled with a project under the direction of a practicing engineer 

or scientist. 

Typically, following the sixth academic semester, the student will be 

placed in a job appropriate to his/her stated interests and will work on a 

major project associated with the job. In the fall semester of the fourth 

year, the student will take courses to help complete work on that project and 

prepare a formal thesis proposal. The thesis is to be written in the final 

semester of the program when the student will be taking classes part-time and 

working part-time on the thesis project. When appropriate, other patterns of 

work and study can be adopted. 

The School also offers the opportunity to participate in additional work 

semesters throughout the program to give students further valuable experience 

and the chance to investigate their career choices. The internships will be 

administered through the School Internship Co-ordinator whose responsibility 

is to find and maintain appropriate work placements. 

Requirements for the Bachelor of A 

pplied 

Science Degree 

1.A minimum of 160 semester hours credit in basic science, general studies, 

engineering science, specialized engineering and science, plus project and 

laboratory work. 

2. A Graduation Grade Point Average of at least 3.0 calculated on the required 

160 semester hours, or on the 80 semester hours of upper division credit. 

3.

Completion of an internship. This consists of three semesters of 

practical experience in an appropriate industrial or research setting 

during which intensive study in a concentration is combined with a project 

under the direction of a practicing engineer or scientist. The internship 

may take place within the University but in most cases the work site will 

be remote from the university and the supervisor will be a member of the 

external organization. 

ENSC 498-3 Engineering Science Thesis Proposal is normally taken during 

the seventh academic semester. ENSC 498-3 must be completed before 

graduation. During ENSC 499-9 the student engages in supervised study and 

practical work in research, development or advanced engineering. A 

project thesis based on this activity must be submitted. 

4.

A specialized program of study must be completed in one of six options: 

Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering Physics, 

Biomedical Engineering, Robotics & Control Engineering and Manufacturing 

Systems Engineering. These are listed below on a semester-by-semester 

basis although there is no strict requirement to follow the sequence of 

these typical programs. However, any semester's registration less than 15 

semester hours must be approved by the Director and students departing 

from these sequences must be careful about scheduling and prerequisite 

problems they may face in subsequent semesters. 