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Coursework Requirements

Coursework Requirements

All graduate students must fulfil the coursework requirements below.

  • MECH 6000 0.00 Graduate Seminar – is a compulsory, non-credit course that all full-time MASc and PhD students are required to enroll in every academic term throughout their program.

    To successfully complete this requirement each year, students must meet the following attendance criteria:
    • Attend 4 oral exams
    • Attend 4 Invited professional speaker events
    • Attend 12 MECH 6000 presentations

      *Students must fulfill these requirements annually in order to pass the course.

      NOTE:  For students who join the program in the Winter and Summer terms, this requirement will be prorated based on when they start the program.
  • ENG 6000 0.00 Engineering and Academic Ethics – This course is offered once per year. Graduate students are required to take this course once at the earliest applicable date over the course of their studies.
  • MECH 9001 0.00 MSc Thesis and MECH 9002 0.00 PhD Dissertation are compulsory non-credit Courses that must be taken every term over the course of your MASc/PhD studies (Continuous enrolment is mandatory).
  • In addition to MECH 6000, ENG 6000, MECH 9001/MECH 9002, MASc and PhD students must pass three (3) for-credit courses in their programs. Direct PhD students must pass five (5) for-credit courses in their program. The table below provides details on these coursework requirements.
REQUIRED COURSESMASCPHDDIRECT PHD
Two Core MECH coursesA minimum of two (2)A minimum of two (2)A minimum of four (4)
One Core MECH course or One Elective (e.g reading course, or outside MECH course)Maximum one (1)Maximum one (1)Maximum one (1)

Courses Offered in Fall 2026 and Winter 2027

Registration opens for Fall (FA26) and Winter (WI27) terms on June 25, 2026.

Registration for Summer 2026 begins on 1 April 2026

Registration in these courses is by submission of the MECH course transaction form here.

INSTRUCTORFALL 2026WINTER 2027
Core Courses are in boldCore Courses are in bold
Dr. SadekENG 6000 – Engineering and Academic Ethics
Dr. SachlosMECH 6000 – Graduate SeminarMECH 6000 – Graduate Seminar
Dr. AmirfazliMECH 6102 3.0 – Interfacial Phenomena
Dr. HansonMECH 6105 3.0 – Advanced Fluid Dynamics
Dr. CzekanskiMECH 6301 3.0 The Finite Element Method in Engineering Analysis
Dr. O’BrienMECH 6507 3.0 – Sustainable Energy Technologies
Dr. KempersMECH 6104 3.0 – Advanced Heat Transfer
Dr. CooperMECH 6106 3.0 – Radiative Transfer
Dr. RizviMECH 6406 3.0 – Fundamentals of Polymers and Soft Matter
MECH 6900C 3.0 – Directed Study: Materials
MECH 6900H 3.0 – Directed Study: Dynamics, Control and Robotics
MECH 6900J 3.0 – Directed Study: Microfluidics and Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
MECH 6900K 3.0 – Directed Study: Other areas in Mechanical Engineering
MECH 6900J 3.0 – Directed Study: Microfluidics and Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
MECH 6900K 3.0 – Directed Study: Other areas in Mechanical Engineering

Offered courses in each year are listed here.

Course Transfer
If you wish to transfer graduate course from a different institution (for which you have not received a degree), request should be submitted to the program prior to completion of the first term of study in the program.

To take a graduate course in another graduate program at York University
To request to take a graduate course in another graduate program at York University, please 1) complete a request form, 2) obtain approvals from the course director and graduate program director. 3) send the form to the program assistant in the guest graduate program for further approval.

To take a graduate course at another Ontario University
To request to take a graduate course at another Ontario university, please 1) complete the OVGS application form, 2) attach a copy of the course description, 3) provide a concise rationale for how the course(s) fit(s) your plan of study, 4) a letter of support from supervisor, and submit all these required documents to MECH Program Office no later than 30 business days before the start date of the term in which you wish to take an OVGS course.

Upon receipt approval from MECH graduate executive committee, you may proceed to submit your OVGS application to FGS via the Outgoing OVGS submission form. For more information, please visit Graduate Students Exchange and Visiting Program, or contact the Graduate Program Office.

OTHER DOCUMENTS

All students are expected to familiarize themselves with the following information: