Course Mapping

What can I study on exchange?

You can search for courses that previous CIE students have already mapped and been approved. These tables are just a starting point for your own research about which courses could be transferred to your degree, and should not be considered an exhaustive list. The total amount of credit earned abroad is always determined by the credit equivalency formula between the host institution and UBC. Please note that project or design-based courses are not recommended to take abroad for all engineering programs. 

Not all previously evaluated courses listed are offered every session at the partner university. This is a general guideline only, please research the partner’s website for current course offerings. To see a complete list of courses that you could take on exchange, visit the partner institution’s full course listing website.

Students applying for CIE program must download and complete the Go Global Study Plan in addition to downloading the supporting documents that apply to you. 

University of Hong Kong

UHK credits divided by 2 = UBC credits
Course Name Course Code Course Credits UBC Course UBC Course Name UBC Credits
Architecture History & Theory 3 ARCH3062 6 DES 3rd Elective 3
Artificial Intelligence COMP3270 6 CPSC 322 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 3
Bioinformatics COMP3353 6 BMEG 310 Introduction to Bioinformatics 3
Bioinformatics COMP3353 6 BMEG 310 Introduction to Bioinformatics 3
Biomaterials Design and Applications BMED4601 6 MTRL 495 Biomaterials 3
Biomechanics and Biomedical Technologies BBMS3018 6 BMEG 4th Technical Elective 3
Biomedical Instrumentation and Systems BMED4500 6 ELEC 371 Biomedical Engineering Instrumentation 3
Biophotonics BMED4501 6 ELEC 474 Biophotonics 3
Blessings or Curses? World Heritage Sites in China and their Sustainability 0 CCCH9050 6 DES 321 Topics in Architectural History I 3
Buddhism, Architecture and Buddhist Architecture 0 ARCH7118 6 DES 321 Topics in Architectural History I 3
Buddhist Architecture and Art: Cross-cultural Developments 0 CCHU9075 6 DES 321 Topics in Architectural History I 3
Building Services- electrical Services ELEC4145 6 ELEC 4th Technical Elective 3
Cell and Tissue Engineering 1 BMED4604 6 BMEG 4th Technical Elective 3
Chinese House and Garden: Architecture, Landscape, and Material Culture 0 CCCH9001 6 DES 323 Histories in Landscape Architecture 3
Computer Networks ELEC3443 6 ELEC 331 Computer Communications 4
Computer Organization and Microprocessors ELEC2441 6 CPEN 312 Digital Systems and Microcomputers 3
Construction Project Management CIVL 3103 6 CIVL 4th Technical Elective 3
Construction Project Management CIVL 3103 6 CIVL 300 Construction Engineering and Management 3
Control and Instrumentation ELEC3245 6 ELEC 341 Systems and Control 4
Design 6 0 ARCH3080 + any other ARCH courses 12 + 6 DES 302 Design Studio IV 9
Designs on the Future 0 CCHU9001 6 DES 3rd Elective 3
Digital Image Processing ELEC4245 6 ELEC 421 Digital Signal and Image Processing 3
Digital System Design ELEC3342 6 ELEC 4th Technical Elective 3
Earth Retaining System CIVL 3131 6 CIVL 4th Technical Elective 3
Electric Vehicle Technology ELEC4144 6 ELEC 4th Technical Elective 3
Electronic Materials and Quantum Physics ELEC 3347 6 ELEC 315 Electronic Materials and Devices 4
Emerging Technology for VR/AR ELEC4547 6 CPEN 4th Technical Elective 3
Engineering and Technology Management 2 MECH4410 6 MECH 4th Technical Elective 3
Engineering Hydraulics CIVL 3106 6 CIVL 316 Hydrology and Open Channel Flow 4
Environmental Engineering CIVL 1105 6 CIVL 305 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3
Environmental Geotechnology CIVL 3134 6 CIVL 408 Geo-Environmental Engineering 3
Foundation Engineering CIVL 3108 6 CIVL 410 Foundation Engineering 3
Fundamentals of Engineering Design IMSE 2109 6 ENPH 3rd Technical Elective 3
Global Logistics Systems IMSE 4122 6 MANU 4th Technical Elective 3
Intelligent Optimisation IMSE 3111 6 ENPH 3rd Technical Elective 3
Intelligent Optimisation IMSE 3111 6 CPEN 4th Technical Elective 3
Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms COMP2119 6 CPSC 221 Basic Algorithms and Data Structures 4
Introduction to Database Management Systems 3 COMP3278 6 CPSC 304 Introduction to Relational Databases 3
Introduction to Electronic Commerce and Financial Technology ELEC2544 6 ELEC 3rd Technical Elective 3
Investment and Trading for Engineering Students ELEC4546 6 ELEC 4th Technical Elective 3
Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics MATH1853 6 STAT 251 Elementary Statistics 3
Machine Learning 3 COMP3314 6 CPSC 340 Machine Learning and Data Mining 3
Medical Imaging BMEN90021 12.5 BMEG 4th Technical Elective 3
Medical Imaging BMED3501 6 ELEC 471 Medical Imaging 3
Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics BMED4602 6 BMEG 4th Technical Elective 3
Operations planning and control IMSE 3136 6 MANU 370 Production Systems Management II 3
Parametric Structures 0 ARCH7466 6 DES 3rd Elective 3
Power Electronics ELEC3143 6 ELEC 451 Power Electronics 4
Power Transmission and Distribution ELEC3141 6 ELEC 352 Electric Energy Systems 4
Principles of Civil Engineering Management CIVL 2108 6 CIVL 300 Construction Engineering and Management 3
Principles of Operating Systems COMP3230 6 CPEN 331 Operating Systems 4
Product Design and Development 4 MECH4412 6 MECH 4th Technical Elective 3
Product Development IMSE 2114 6 ENPH 3rd Technical Elective 3
Quality Management 5 IMSE 3109 6 MECH 3rd Technical Elective 3
Quantum Algorithms and Computer Architecture COMP3366 6 EECE 571S Electrical Engineering Seminar and Special Problems - INTRO QUANTM CMP 3
Robotic Control and Vision ELEC4252 6 ELEC 442 Introduction to Robotics 3
Robotics COMP3356 6 MANU 4th Technical Elective 3
Statistical Machine Learning STAT 3612 6 ENPH 4th Technical Elective 3
Structural Analysis CIVL 2112 6 CIVL 332 Structural Analysis 3
Systems Modelling and Simulation IMSE 3107 6 ENPH 3rd Technical Elective 3
Transportation Engineering CIVL 2111 6 CIVL 340 Transportation Engineering I 3
Vernacular Architecture of Asia 0 ARCH7161 6 DES 3rd Elective 3
Visual Communication 3 0 ARCH3060 6 DES 3rd Elective 3
VLSI Design Principles ELEC4642 6 ELEC 402 Introduction to VLSI Systems 4
Water Resources Engineering CIVL 3121 6 CIVL 415 Water Resource Engineering 3

Course notes

0BDES
1Can be used as Technical Elective for BMEG.
2Can be used as Group A Technical Elective for MECH. Credit exclusion with MECH 496.
3Students are required to complete CPSC 221 as pre-requisite at UBC before taking the course.
4Can be used as General A Technical Elective for MECH
5Can be used as Group A Technical Elective.

Why Might a Course Not be Listed?

To view pre-mapped courses from other Faculties, use the Go Global Course Search Tool to help with your planning. 

Understanding the Transfer Credits

If a course at the partner institution has an overlap in content of 80% or more with a UBC course, it may be assessed as a ‘direct equivalency’. A specific UBC course code is assigned as transfer credit in these situations. E.g., ELEC 481, CIVL 305, MECH 466.

If a course at the partner institution has less than an 80% overlap in content with a UBC course, it may be assessed as ‘unassigned departmental credit’. A more generic course code is assigned in these situations to indicate the appropriate department and year level of content. E.g., CPEN 4th, CIVL 3rd, MTRL 4th.

If you want to complete a core course on exchange, you will need to find a direct equivalency. With your Program Advisor’s approval, unassigned departmental credits may be used for your program’s technical electives.

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