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. 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 Melbourne

Melbourne points x 3/10 = UBC Credits
Course Name Course Code Course Credits UBC Course UBC Course Name UBC Credits
Advanced Communication Systems ELEC90051 12.5 ELEC 431 Communication Systems 3
Advanced Control Systems ELEN90064 12.5 ELEC 441 Control Systems 3
Advanced Signal Processing ELEN90052 12.5 ELEC 421 Digital Signal and Image Processing 3
Architecture Design Studio 0 ABPL30037 + any other ARCH courses 25 + 12.5 DES 302 Design Studio IV 9
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology BCMB20002 12.5 BIOC 2nd, exempt BIOC 202 Introductory Medical Biochemistry 4
Cities Past and Future 0 PLAN10001 12.5 DES 321 Topics in Architectural History I 3
Computer Systems COMP30023 12.5 CPEN 331 Operating Systems 4
Construction Analysis 0 ABPL20033 12.5 DES 232 Material Culture 3
Control Systems ELEN90055 12.5 MECH 466 Automatic Control 4
Database Systems & Information Modelling INFO90002 12.5 CPSC 304 Introduction to Relational Databases 3
Design Studio Epsilon 0 ARCH30002 + any other ARCH courses 25+12.5 DES 302 Design Studio IV 9
Economic Analysis for Engineers ENGM90011 12.5 ELEC 481 Economic Analysis of Engineering Projects 3
Electronic and Magnetic Materials MREN90003 12.5 ELEC 315 Electronic Materials and Devices 4
Electronic Circuit Design ELEN90056 12.5 ELEC 301 Electronic Circuits 4
Energy for Sustainable Development ENEN90027 12.5 CHBE 483 Energy Engineering 3
Fluid Dynamics MCEN90008 12.5 MECH 380 Fluid Dynamics 3
Food Engineering FOOD90029 12.5 CHBE 4th Technical Elective 3.75
Foundations of Algorithms COMP10002 12.5 CPSC 221 Basic Algorithms and Data Structures 4
Future Fuels and Petroleum CHEN90027 12.5 CHBE 4th Technical Elective 3.75
Global Foundations of Design 0 ABPL10004 12.5 DES 323 Histories in Landscape Architecture 3
Internet Technologies COMP90007 12.5 ELEC 331 Computer Communications 4
Intro. to Numerical Computation in C COMP20005 12.5 CHBE 230 Computational Methods 3
Introduction to Biomaterials BMEN30009 12.5 MTRL495 Biomaterials 3
Introduction to Biomechanics 1 BMEN30005 12.5 MECH 4th Technical Elective 3.75
Mechanical Systems Design 2 MCEN 30021 12.50 MECH 4th Technical Elective 3.75
Mechanics & Materials MCEN30017 12.5 MECH 260 Introduction to Mechanics of Materials 3
Mechanics for Bioengineering BMEN30010 12.5 BMEG 4th Technical Elective 3.75
Media and Urban Culture in Asia 0 ASIA20001 12.5 DES 321 Topics in Architectural History I 3
Medical Imaging BMEN90021 12.5 ELEC 471 Medical Imaging 3
Microprocessors and Interfacing COMP2121 6 CPEN 312 Digital Systems and Microcomputers 3
Numerical Methods in Engineering ENGR20005 12.5 CHBE 230 Computational Methods 3
Power Electronics ELEN90075 12.5 ELEC 451 Power Electronics 4
Probability MAST20004 12.5 MATH 302 Introduction to Probability 3
Probability and Random Models ELEN90054 12.5 STAT 357 Stochastic Signals and Systems 3.75
Software Modelling and Design SWEN30006 12.5 CPEN 321 Software Engineering 4
Software Processes and Management SWEN90016 12.5 CPEN 421 Software Project Management 4
Solid Wastes to Sustainable Resources ENEN90006 12.5 CHBE 486 Waste Management for Resource Recovery 3
Systems Modelling and Analysis MCEN30020 12.5 MECH 469 Dynamic Systems Modelling 3
Transit Oriented Development PLAN30004 12.5 DES 3rd Elective 3.75

Course notes

0BDES
1Can be used as Group B Technical Elective for MECH.
2Can 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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