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 Queensland

UQ units x 2 = UBC credits
Course Name Course Code Course Credits UBC Course UBC Course Name UBC Credits
Aboriginal Architecture 0 ARCH3241 2 DES 3rd Elective 4
Advanced Computational Techniques in Engineering ENGG7302 2 MTRL 4th Technical Elective 4
Advanced Soil Mechanics CIVL4230 2 CIVL 311 Soil Mechanics II 4
Architecture Design 4 0 ARCH2200 4 ENDS 401 Environmental Design Studio III 9
Architecture Field Experience 0 ARCH3341 2 DES 3rd Elective 4
Architecture in Asia 0 ARCH3141 2 DES 3rd Elective 4
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology BIOC2000 2 CHBE 3rd Technical Elective 4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology BIOC2000 2 MTRL 4th Technical Elective 4
Biogeography & Geomorphology GEOS2103 2 EOSC 3rd Technical Elective 4
Biomaterials: Materials in Medicine CHEE4305 2 MTRL 495 Biomaterials 3
Business Management in a Carbon Constrained World ENVM3524 2 CHBE Technical Elective 4
Catchment Hydraulics: Open Channel Flow & Design CIVL3140 2 CIVL 316 Hydrology and Open Channel Flow 4
Climate Change and Environmental Management ENVM3115 2 EOSC 4th Technical Elective 4
Coal Mine Strata Control MINE4128 2 MINE 4th Technical Elective 4
Computational Mechanics 1 MECH3780 2 MECH 3rd Technical Elective 4
Computer Networks I COMS3200 2 ELEC 331 Computer Communications 4
Control Engineering 1 METR4201 2 ELEC 341 Systems and Control 4
Control Engineering 1 METR4201 2 MECH 466 Automatic Control 4
Electronic Circuits ELEC3400 2 ELEC 301 Electronic Circuits 4
Energy Resources ERTH3203 2 EOSC 4th Technical Elective 4
Energy Systems ENGY4000 2 MTRL 4th Technical Elective 4
Energy Systems ENGY4000 2 CHBE 483 Energy Engineering 3
Engineering Mechanics, Statistics & Dynamics ENGG1400 2 CHBE Technical Elective 4
Environmental Hazards GEOS3106 2 EOSC 4th Technical Elective 4
Environmental Performance of Materials MATE7001 2 MTRL 456 Environmental Degradation of Material 3
Finite Element Method & Fracture Mechanics MECH3300 2 MTRL 4th Technical Elective 4
Food Process Engineering II FOOD3008 2 CHBE 4th Technical Elective 4
Food Science FOOD2000 2 CHBE 3rd Technical Elective 4
Fundamentals of Electromagnetism and Electromechanics ELEC2300 2 ELEC 344 Applied Electronics and Electromechanics 3
Geographical Information Systems GEOM7005 2 EOSC 3rd Technical Elective 4
Geotechnical Engineering CIVL3210 2 CIVL 311 Soil Mechanics II 4
Groundwater Modelling and Management CIVL 4145 2 Quantitative Groundwater Hydrology EOSC 329 3
Hard Rock Mine Design & Feasibility MINE4124 2 MINE 4th Technical Elective 4
Hydrology and Free Surface Flows CIVL3155 2 CIVL 316 Hydrology and Open Channel Flow 4
Hydrometallurgy and Electrometallurgy MINE4204 2 MTRL 358 + MTRL 359 Hydrometallurgy I + Lab 4
Hypersonics 1 AERO4470 2 MECH 4th Technical Elective 4
Introduction to Bioinformatics SCIE2100 2 MTRL 4th Technical Elective 4
Introduction to Computer Systems CSSE2010 2 CPEN 312 Digital Systems and Microcomputers 3
Introduction to Environmental Engineering CIVL2135 2 Technical Elective CIVL 4th 3 or 4
Machine Learning COMP4702 2 ELEC 400M or ELEC 4th Topics in Electrical Engineering - MCN LNG FDMT ENG or Technical Elective 3 or 4
Machine Learning COMP4702 2 Machine Learning with Engineering Applications CPEN 355 4
Mine Geotechnical Engineering MINE4120 2 MINE 403 Rock Mechanics Design 3
Mine Waste Management & Landform Design MINE4000 2 MINE 380 Mine Waste Management 3
Mining Geomechanics MINE3121 2 MINE 303 Rock Mechanics Fundamentals 4
Modern Architecture & the Metropolis 0 ARCH2240 2 DES 323 Histories in Landscape Architecture 3
Molecular and Cell Physiology BIOM3014 2 MTRL 4th Technical Elective 4
Molecular Cell Biology I BIOL2200 2 CHBE 3rd Technical Elective 4
Nanomaterials and Their Characterization CHEE4301 2 MTRL 471 Nanofibre Technology 3
Net Shape Manufacturing MECH4304 2 MTRL 469 Casting Technology 3
Net Shape Manufacturing MECH4304 2 MECH 392 Manufacturing Processes 2
Ocean, Coastal and Estuarine Engineering CIVL6111 2 CIVL 417 Coastal Engineering 3
Polymer Engineering CHEE3301 2 CHBE 478 Polymer Science and Processing 3
Polymer Engineering CHEE3301 2 MTRL 394 Polymer and Polymer Matrix Composites 4
Principles of Biological Engineering CHEE1001 2 CHBE 2nd Technical Elective 4
Probability & Statistics STAT2003 2 MATH 302 Introduction to Probability 4
Process Systems Analysis 2 CHEE3020 2 CHBE 4th Technical Elective 4
Programming in the Large CSSE2002 2 CPEN 223 Software Design for Engineers 4
Quality Management Systems in Biotechnology BIOT3009 2 MTRL 4th Technical Elective 4
Rock Mechanics CIVL3220 2 MINE 303 Rock Mechanics Fundamentals 4
Signals, Systems & Control ELEC3004 2 ELEC 221 Signals and Systems 4
Soil Mechanics CIVL2210 2 CIVL 210 Soil Mechanics I 4
Structural Geology ERTH2004 2 EOSC 323 Structural Geology 3
Systems Engineering Principles 1 MECH3610 2 MECH 3rd Technical Elective 4
The Software Process CSSE3012 2 CPEN 333 System Software Engineering 3

Course notes

0BDES
1Can be used as Group B Technical Elective for MECH.
2Overlap with CHBE core courses, cannot be used for CHBE students.

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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