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 New South Wales

6 UNSW points = 4 UBC credits
Course Name Course Code Course Credits UBC Course UBC Course Name UBC Credits
Advanced Nanomaterials NANO3001 6 MTRL 4th Technical Elective 4
Advanced Water Engineering CVEN4507 6 CIVL 4th Technical Elective 4
Aerodynamics AERO 3630 6 MECH 481 Aerodynamics of Aircraft I 3
Algorithms and Programming Techniques COMP3121 6 CPSC 221 Basic Algorithms and Data Structures 4
Analogue Electronics ELEC2133 6 ELEC 301 Electronic Circuits 4
Applied Geochemistry GEOS3281 6 CIVL 408 Geo-Environmental Engineering 3
Applied Photovoltaics SOLA2540 6 ELEC 4th Technical Elective 4
Architectural Design Studio 4 0 ARCH1203 12 DES 302 Design Studio IV 9
Architecture in Sydney 0 BENV2255 6 DES 3rd Elective 4
Bridge Engineering CVEN9818 6 CIVL 4th Technical Elective 4
Building Information Modelling CODE2170 6 CIVL 4th Technical Elective 4
Civil and Environmental Engineering Practice CVEN3031 6 ENVE 301 Environmental Engineering Intermediate Design Project 3
Coastal Engineering CVEN9640 6 CIVL 417 Coastal Engineering 3
Composite Materials and Mechanics MECH9420 6 MTRL 494 Composite Materials 3
Composites and Functional Materials MATS4005 6 MTRL 494 Composite Materials 4
Computational Design 2 0 CODE1240 6 DES 3rd Elective 4
Computational Fluid Dynamics MECH4620 6 MECH 479 Intro to Computational Fluid Dynamics 3
Construction and Structures 2 0 ARCH1261 6 ARCH 411 Materials and Methods of Construction 3
Construction and Structures 2 0 ARCH1261 6 LARC 531 Landscape Technologies I 3
Construction Practicum CVEN4106 6 CIVL 4th Technical Elective 4
Continuous-Time Control System Design ELEC4631 6 ELEC 441 Control Systems 3
Data Structures and Algorithms COMP2521 6 CPSC 259 Data Structures and Algorithms for Electrical Engineers 4
Database Systems COMP3311 6 CPSC 304 Introduction to Relational Databases 4
Design Computing 0 CODE1161 6 DES 3rd Elective 4
Design Practice A CVEN4002 6 CIVL 446 Civil Engineering Design Project II 2
Design Practice B CVEN4003 6 CIVL 445 Civil Engineering Design project II 3
Design Studio: Big Urban Challenges BEIL6010 6 PLAN 425 Urban Planning Issues and Concepts 3
Digital Signal Processing ELEC3104 6 ELEC 442 Digital Signal and Image Processing 3
Distributed Energy Generation ELEC3111 6 ELEC 4th Advanced Technical Elective 4
Dynamics of Aerospace Vehicles, Systems and Avionics 1 AERO4620 6 MECH 4th Technical Elective 4
Electromagnetic Engineering ELEC3115 6 ELEC 311 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves 4
Energy Efficiency SOLA5057 6 APSC 4th Technical Elective 4
Engineered Surfaces to Resist Corrosion and Wear MATS4007 6 MTRL 442 Coatings and Surface Modification 4
Engineering Management MMAN4400 6 MECH 431 Engineering Economics 3
Environmental Frameworks, Law and Economics CVEN3701 6 CHBE 459 Chemical and Biological Engineering Economics 3
Finite Element Methods 2 MMAN4410 6 MECH 4th Technical Elective 4
Fracture Mechanics and Failure Analysis MATS4004 6 MTRL 485 Failure of Materials/Nondestructive Evaluation 3
Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing MATS3002 6 MTRL 382 Ceramics 4
History of Landscape Architecture 0 LAND2122 6 DES 323 Histories in Landscape Architecture 3
Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Engineering GSOE9740 6 CIVL 4th Technical Elective 4
Materials Engineering MATS4008 6 MTRL 467 Engineering Project II 4
Mechanics of Solids MMAN3400 6 MECH 360 Mechanics of Materials 3
Micromechanism of Mechanical Behaviour in Metals MATS3001 6 MTRL 365 Mechanical Behaviour of Materials 3
Modelling and Control of Mechatronic Systems MTRN3020 6 MECH 366 Modeling of Mechatronic Systems 3
Multimedia in Design Presentation 0 BENV1043 6 DES 3rd Elective 4
Network Technologies TELE3118 6 ELEC 331 Computer Communications 4
Operating Systems COMP3231 6 CPEN 331 Operating Systems 4
Operations and Projects CVEN4102 6 CIVL 4th Technical Elective 4
Phase Transformations MATS3005 6 MTRL 378 Phase Transformations 3
Planning Sustainable Infrastructure CVEN4701 6 CIVL 4th Technical Elective 4
Planning Sustainable Infrastructure CVEN4701 6 CIVL 305 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3
Power Electronics ELEC4614 6 ELEC 451 Power Electronics 4
Process Modelling and Analysis CEIC3000 6 CHBE 4th Technical Elective 4
Real Time Engineering ELEC4633 6 CPEN 432 Real-time System Design 4
Regulatory Requirements of Biomedical Technology 3 BIOM9410 6 BMEG 4th Technical Elective 4
Satellite Remote Sensing CVEN4800 6 CIVL 4th Technical Elective 4
Secondary Processing of Metals MATS4001 6 MTRL 340 Manufacturing in Materials Engineering 3
Solid State Electronics ELEC4603 6 ELEC 315 Electronic Materials and Devices 4
Steel Structures CVEN3303 6 CIVL 331 Steel and Timber Design 4
Strategic Manufacturing Management MANF6860 6 MTRL 4th Technical Elective 4
Structural Dynamics CVEN4308 6 CIVL 436 Matrix Structural Analysis and Dynamics 3
Sustainability in Construction CVEN4104 6 CIVL 300 Construction Engineering and Analysis 3
Sustainability in Construction CVEN4101 6 CIVL 4th Technical Elective 4
Sustainable Development and the Urban Environment SUSD0001 6 CIVL 250 Engineering and Sustainable Development 3
Theory of Statistics MATH2801 6 STAT 251 Elementary Statistics 3
Timber Design CVEN4309 6 CIVL 439 Design of Timber Structures 3
Water Resources Engineering CVEN3501 6 CIVL 305 Introduction to Environmental Engineering Applications 3
Wind Energy Converters SOLA5053 6 APSC 4th Technical Elective 4

Course notes

0BDES
1Can be used as Group A Technical Elective for MECH.
2Can be used as Group A Technical Elective for MECH. Credit exclusion MECH 462.
3Can be used as technical elective for BMEG.

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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