From advanced physics to machine movement to artificial intelligence, the MRE program delivers a rounded and demanding four-year program that covers every aspect of the field. Many of the MRE instructors are award-winning educators, having received student-nominated teaching awards while leading the newly developed MRE courses.
From advanced physics to machine movement to artificial intelligence, the MRE program delivers a rounded and demanding four-year program that covers every aspect of the field.
Queen’s MRE program brings globally leading hardware and software into the classroom, letting students get hands-on with some of the planet’s most sophisticated equipment.
MRE Curriculum Pre-Requisite Flow Chart
| Fall | Winter | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | APSC 101/102 Engineering Practice (Modules 1 and 2) | MREN 103 Mechatronics & Robotics Design I |
| APSC 111 Physics I | APSC 112 Physics II | |
| APSC 131 Chemistry and Materials | APSC 172 Calculus II | |
| APSC 143 Intro. to Computer Programming | APSC 174 Introduction to Linear Algebra | |
| APSC 162 Engineering Graphics | APSC 182 Applied Engineering Mechanics | |
| APSC 171 Calculus I | MREN 178 Data Structures and Algorithms | |
| Second Year | MREN 241 Fluid Mechanics & Fluid Power | MREN 203 Mechatronics & Robotics Design II |
| MTHE 237 Differential Equations | MTHE 228 Complex Analysis | |
| MECH 229 Kinematics and Dynamics | MREN 223 Signals and Systems | |
| ELEC 221 Electric Circuits | MREN 230 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer | |
| ELEC 271 Digital Systems | ELEC 252 Electronics I | |
| MECH 221 Statics and Solid Mechanics | ELEC 274 Computer Architecture | |
| **Transfer students only: MREN104 Mechatronics and Robotics Design Project | ||
| Third Year | MREN 318 Sensors and Electric Actuators | MREN 303 Mechatronics & Robotics Design III |
| MECH 350 Automatic Controls | MREN 320 Introduction to Industrial Automation | |
| ELEC 326 Probability and Random Processes | MREN 348 Introduction to Robotics | |
| ELEC 371 Microprocessor Interfacing and Embedded Systems | ELEC 372 Numerical Methods and Optimization | |
| ELEC 353 Electronics II OR MECH 321 Solid Mechanics II |
ELEC 373 Computer Networks OR MECH 323 Machine Design I |
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| Complementary Studies #1 | APSC 221 Economics & Business | |
| Fourth Year | MREN 403 Mechatronics & Robotics Design IV (2 terms, Fall and Winter) | |
| MREN 410 Intelligent Machines and Autonomous Systems (Fall term) | ||
| Two Complementary Studies (term dictated by timetable) | ||
| Three Free Technical Electives (any course at the 200, 300 or 400 level from the Engineering Calendar, timetable permitting) | ||
| Five Primary Technical Electives (example concentration themes below) | ||
| Automation | Robotics |
|---|---|
| MECH 423 Introduction to Microsystems | ELEC 436 Electric Machines and Control |
| MECH 465 Computer Aided Design | ELEC 444 Modelling and Computer Control of Mechatronic Systems |
| MECH 457 Additive Manufacturing | ELEC 472 AI and Interactive Systems |
| MECH 495 Ergonomics and Design | ELEC 475 Computer Vision with Deep Learning |
| ELEC 436 Electric Machines and Control | ELEC 446 Mobile Robotics |
| ELEC 475 Computer Vision with Deep Learning | CMPE 454 Computer Graphics |
| ELEC 431 Power Electronics | |
| ELEC 345 Sensor Fabrication Technologies | |
| Biomedical | Intelligent Systems |
| MECH 393 Biomechanical Product Design | ELEC 425 Machine Learning and Deep Learning |
| MECH 394 Frontiers in Biomechanical Engineering | ELEC 472 AI and Interactive Systems |
| MECH 478 Biomaterials | ELEC 475 Computer Visition with Deep Learning |
| MECH 495 Ergonomics and Design | CMPE 351 Advanced Data Analytics |
| MECH 496 Musculoskeletal Biomechanics | CMPE 325 Human Computer Interaction |
| ELEC 408 Biomedical Signal & Image Processing | CMPE 452 Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms |