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 Sydney

Sydney credit points x 0.625 = 1 UBC credit
Course Name Course Code Course Credits UBC Course UBC Course Name UBC Credits
Architectural History/Theory 1 BDES 1011 6 DES 421 or DES 3rd Design Theory 3.75
Architecture Studio 3A BDES 3026 + any other ARCH courses 12 + 6 DES 302 Design Studio IV 9
Australian Architecture DAAE 2001 6 DES 3rd Elective 3
Biomaterials 0 BMET3961 6 MTRL 495 Biomaterials 3
Biomedical Image Analysis 1 BMET5933 6 BMEG 420 Medical Imaging 3
Biomedical Instrumentation BMET3802 6 ELEC 371 Biomedical Engineering Instrumentation 3
City Form and Development BADP2002 6 DES 422 or DES 3rd Urbanism by Design 3.75
Communications Electronics and Photonics ELEC3405 6 ELEC 4th Technical Elective 3.75
Computer Vision and Image Processing AMME4710 6 IGEN 4th Technical Elective 3.75
Control ELEC3304 6 ELEC 341 Systems and Control 4
Data Communications and the Internet ELEC3506 6 ELEC 331 Computer Communications 4
Database Systems 1 INFO2120 6 CPSC 304 Introduction to Relational Databases 3
Designing for Environmental Quality BADP 3001 6 DES 3rd Elective 3.75
Electrical and Optical Sensor Design ELEC5516 6 ELEC 462 Sensors and Actuators in Microsystems 3
Electrical Energy Conversion Systems ELEC 3206 6 ELEC 342 Electro-Mechanical Energy Conversion and Transmission 4
Electricity Networks ELEC3203 6 ELEC 342 Electro-Mechanical Energy Conversion and Transmission 4
Electronic Circuit Design ELEC3404 6 ELEC 301 Electronic Circuits 4
Engineering Computations for Civil Engineers CVEN2002 6 CIVL 301 Modelling and Decision-Making in Civil Engineering 3
Engineering Electromagnetics ELEC3104 6 ELEC 311 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves 4
Engineering Methods AMME3060 6 MECH 462 Finite Element Analysis 3
Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering ELEC3802 6 ELEC 371 Biomedical Engineering Instrumentation 3
Global Engineering Field Work + E-Business Analysis and Design CIVL5330 + ELEC3610 12 IGEN 330 Intermediate Engineering Design 6
Internet Software Platforms ELEC3609 6 ELEC 3rd Technical Elective 3.75
Introduction to Biomechatronics AMME5790 6 ELEC 472 Biomechatronics 4
Introduction to Building Construction DESA 3011 6 DES 3rd Elective 3.75
Introduction to Mechanobiology 0 BMET3962 6 BMEG 4th Technical Elective 3.75
Light and Sound BADP 2003 6 DES 3rd Elective 3.75
Manufacturing Engineering MECH2460 6 MTRL 340 Manufacturing in Materials Engineering 3
Materials CIVL2110 6 CIVL 320 Civil Engineering Materials 3
Mechanics of Solids AMME2301 6 MECH 360 Mechanics of Materials 3
Nanomaterials in Medicine BMET5931 6 MTRL 4th Technical Elective 3.75
Nanotechnology in Biomedical Engineering BMET5958 6 ELEC 464 Nanotechnology and Nature 3
Operating Systems Internals COMP3520 6 CPEN 331 Operating Systems 4
Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence ELEC 3612 6 CPEN 355 Machine Learning with Engineering Applications 4
Power Electronics and Applications ELEC3204 6 ELEC 451 Power Electronics 4
Project Scope, Time and Cost Management CIVL3805 6 CIVL 300 Construction and Engineering management 3
Sustainable Architectural Practice DAAE 3001 6 DES 3rd Elective 3.75
System Dynamics and Control AMME3500 6 ELEC 341 Systems and Control 4
Transport Systems CIVL2700 6 CIVL 340 Transportation Engineering 1 3
Vibration and Acoustics AMME5510 6 MECH 463 Mechanical Vibrations 4

Course notes

0Can be used as Technical Elective for BMEG.
1Require students to take the fully in-person lecture with the lab.

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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