Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science: Programmed for the future
The Faculty of
Engineering and Applied Science has recently introduced new
programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels to meet the
growing needs of the province. At the undergraduate level, a new
undergraduate program in process engineering will be available to
students starting in September 2009. Two new course-based graduate
programs for both full- and part-time students in oil and gas
engineering and engineering management have also been approved for
implementation starting in September 2009.
“The initiatives the faculty has undertaken are timely, given
the growing activities in the oil and gas industries in the
province,” said Dr. John Quaicoe, dean for the Faculty of
Engineering and Applied Science. “The new programs will
produce graduates who are well qualified to contribute to the
economic development of the province.”
Process engineering
The faculty’s newest
undergraduate program, process engineering, is designed to satisfy
the needs of various processing industries, including oil and gas,
and mineral processing. This diversified program encompasses new
development, design, safety and environment, optimization, and
operation of sustainable processes for human needs. A process
engineer uses biological, chemical, and physical processing of
substances to modify their nature, their properties, and/or the
composition of mixtures to produce useful products, such as
petrochemicals, gasoline, diesel, metals and alloys. This requires
a thorough knowledge of materials, chemical and physical sciences,
and mathematics, as well as an ability to apply this knowledge in
an economical and sustainable way to engineering development.
Memorial’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science is the
only school in to offer this unique program, which focuses on the
processing of petrochemical, oil, gas, minerals, food and any other
material used to obtain valuable products.
Master of Applied Science in Oil and Gas
Engineering
The oil and gas industry is a complex one
and requires expertise in various areas and technical disciplines.
To meet this demand, the faculty has developed multidisciplinary
graduate programs in oil and gas engineering (OGE). The program
provides the latest technical knowledge on upstream, production,
and downstream aspects of oil and gas engineering such as drilling
engineering, reservoir simulation, environmental protection, risk
management, and safety. Many of the courses taught in the program
will be supported by field study and laboratory demonstrations. To
apply the concepts learned in the classroom and laboratory
environment, students will work in teams on an engineering project
for two terms.
Master of Engineering Management
The primary
goal of the program is to enable engineering graduates to gain
advanced knowledge in their field of engineering along with formal
training in business allowing them to play a major role in their
firm’s development as part of the developing knowledge
economy. This course-based master’s program will combine
business education with advanced technical education in the
students’ field of interest. The program will draw on
graduate courses in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
and the Faculty of Business Administration.
The program can be completed on a full- or part-time basis. The
core courses address important engineering management topics such
as statistical principles, organizational behaviour, marketing, and
accounting applied to decision-making in the engineering sector.
Apart from core and elective courses in business and engineering,
the program consists of an engineering management project. Issues
discussed in courses and projects are geared to be of interest for
engineering graduates associated with large companies, small and
medium enterprises, and start-up organizations.