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Full	Carleton Engineering – Mechatronics OUAC CEM Remove	Waterloo Public Health (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WHE Remove	Ottawa Biomedical Mechanical Engineering (4 years) OUAC OEC Remove	York (Markham) First Year Engineering OUAC YMG Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–85%“80–85% (regular and co-op)”	80–87%“Low 80s (Regular system of study), Mid-80s (Co-op system of study)”	80–85%“80-85%”	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	MCV4U MHF4U SCH4U SPH4U	ENG4U	MCV4U MHF4U SBI4U SCH4U SPH4U	ENG4U MCV4U MHF4U SCH4U SPH4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	Advanced Functions (MHF4U) Calculus (MCV4U) Chemistry (SCH4U) Physics (SPH4U) 2 best 4U/M courses +3 more on the program page	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 75%) Any Grade 12 U Mathematics (min. 70%)	ENG4U or FRA4U MHF4U MCV4U SPH4U SCH4U +3 more on the program page	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U MCV4U MHF4U SCH4U +7 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Engineering, BEng, Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op), BEng (Co-op)	—	Bachelor of Applied Science, BASc, Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op), BEng (Co-op)	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	37	63	50
What you study	Artificial Intelligence Computer Engineering Electronic & Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering	Health Informatics Others in Subjects Related to Medicine Social Policy	General or Integrated Engineering Interdisciplinary Studies Mechanical Engineering Medical Technology	Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Electronic & Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
What it is	Mechatronics engineering combines mechanical systems, electronics, and computer control to design machines and devices that think and move. You'll study how motors, sensors, and software work together in everything from robots to medical equipment. The co-op option lets you alternate between study terms and paid work terms, giving you real industry experience alongside your degree.	This program teaches you how to improve health at the population level by studying disease prevention, health policy, and data systems. You'll learn to analyse health trends, design public health programs, and use technology to track and manage health outcomes. The co-op option means you alternate between classroom study and paid work placements in real health organizations, giving you direct experience in the field and making it suit students who want hands-on learning alongside theory.	You study the engineering principles behind medical devices and equipment, combining mechanical engineering with biology and healthcare applications. Unlike pure mechanical engineering, this program integrates biomedical sciences so you design systems that work inside or on the human body. It suits students interested in engineering who also want to apply their skills directly to medicine and health technology, with mandatory paid work terms built into the degree.	In your first year, you take core math, physics, chemistry, and engineering courses alongside introductory modules in civil, computer, electrical, mechanical, software, and space engineering. This gives you time to explore which engineering discipline suits you before specializing in upper years. The program includes paid work terms, alternating with school, so you gain industry experience while studying.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	York University — Markham on OUInfo

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