Mechatronics Engineering (Thunder Bay)

Lakehead University · Thunder Bay.

Mechatronics and Robotics: blue ink subject illustration

4 years
Duration (years)
4 years (programme-specific sources; the general chapter differs)
Lakehead · Mechatronics Engineering current programme
Integrated co-op term
Work experience
Integrated co-op term
Lakehead · Mechatronics Engineering current programme
70% minimum
Academic minimum
The university publishes a 70% academic minimum, not an entering-average range.
OUInfo · Engineering AM; 2027–28

Deadlines

November 2026

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Next deadlineMonday, November 2, 2026

Winter international application recommendation
Winter 2027 entry · International applicants where the programme offers Winter entry
Recommended date; later applications may be accepted if space remains. Excludes the named Education, advanced Social Work, Nursing and JD exceptions. Current application closure controls availability.
Official deadline

Other deadline details

Not open yet; check live program statusFall 2027 applications2027 entry

Not open yet; check live program status
Lakehead's program list shows Fall 2027 programs as not yet accepting applications
The university says Fall applications usually open in mid-September of the previous year

SourceChecked Sep 9, 2026

No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by programOUAC Undergraduate application, applicants who are not Ontario high school students (Group B)2026 entry

No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by program
No single OUAC deadline
University, program, transcript, portfolio, interview, and audition dates still apply

Full source wording

Verbatim: "There is no specific Undergraduate application deadline if you are a Group B applicant. Deadlines vary at each university and sometimes depend on the program. Visit the university websites or contact the universities directly for their deadlines. If you are interested in a program but the deadline has passed, you may contact the university's admission office for help. Be aware of university-specific deadlines for submitting transcripts and portfolios, if required, and for arranging interviews and auditions. You must ensure the OUAC has enough time to process your choices before the universities' program deadlines." OUAC defines Group B as anyone who does not meet the Group A criteria, e.g. not currently taking an Ontario high school course, a Canadian outside Ontario, an international applicant, a postsecondary transfer student, or a mature applicant.

SourceChecked Aug 14, 2026

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

ENG4UEnglish
MHF4UAdvanced Functions60% min.
SCH4UChemistry
SPH4UPhysics

OSSD with six Grade 12 U/M courses, including the required courses; minimum 70% overall final average. Higher grades may be required for competitive admission.

Application steps

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
OUInfo · Engineering AM; 2027–28OUInfo · Engineering AM; 2027–28
Step 2Apply through OUAC
- Create your application and select this program.
OUACOUAC
Step 3Official secondary and postsecondary transcripts
- Provide records from every secondary and postsecondary institution attended or currently attending. Official transcripts must come directly from the issuer or through OUAC or another accepted electronic service; student or agent submissions are not official.
Lakehead official transcript requirementsLakehead official transcript requirements

Applicant pathways

Lakehead engineering discipline/campus degree choice

Mechatronics Engineering at Thunder Bay.
Select this exact discipline/campus choice. Common Year in Applied Science is a separate preparation route.

Mechatronics Engineering · Ontario entry

Ontario secondary-school applicants

ENG4U; MHF4U with at least 60%; SCH4U; SPH4U.
MCV4U is strongly recommended; another Mathematics, Science or Technological Education course is recommended.

Degree requirements

Course planning

Common undergraduate residency minimum: successfully complete at least 5.0 full-course equivalents at Lakehead in the final year. Exchange and Letter of Permission courses do not count towards those final-year 5.0 FCEs. A faculty or programme may impose a higher residency requirement.
University credit limit: at most 7.0 FCEs at the first-year level may count towards a programme or degree. Normally no first-year course may be taken in the final year or final two academic terms without written approval from the Dean.

References

Credits and degree requirements

These are common university inputs only. The selected programme’s total FCEs, required subjects, continuation and graduation averages, Indigenous-content requirements and any professional or partner conditions must also be satisfied.

References

Program facts

Academic minimum

Co-opIntegrated co-op term

Check work experience options

Courses

First Year: Fall Term (Term 1)6 listed

Mathematics 1210Calculus I for Engineers
Mathematics 1071Vectors and Matrices
Mechanical Engineering 1731Mechanical Engineering Drawing
Electrical Engineering 1236Electric Circuit Theory I
Mechatronics Engineering 1553Materials & Processes for Mechatronics
Physics 1070Semiconductor Physics

First Year: Winter Term (Term 2)6 listed

Computer Science 1411Computer Programming I
Electrical Engineering 1536Electric Circuit Theory II
Mechanical Engineering 1552Principles of Engineering Mechanics
Mathematics 1230Calculus II for Engineers
Engineering 1015Professional and Technical Communications
Mechatronics Engineering 1030Electronics

Second Year: Fall Term (Term 3)6 listed

Mechatronics Engineering 2011Microcontrollers & Digital Logic
Mathematics 2090Matrix Methods & Differential Equations
Mechatronics Engineering 2015Mechanics of Materials
Mechatronics Engineering 2017Robotics and Automation I
Electrical Engineering 2438Control Systems I
Engineering 3015Engineering Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer

Second Year: Winter Term (Term 4)5 listed

Mechatronics Engineering 2019Mechatronics Design I
Mechanical Engineering 1635Fluid Mechanics
Mechatronics Engineering 2434Sensors & Measurement
Electrical Engineering 2137Engineering Probability & Statistics
Mechatronics Engineering 2939Technology Project

Third Year: Fall Term (Term 5)5 listed

Mechatronics Engineering 3011Actuators & Power Electronics
Mechatronics Engineering 3451Kinematics & Dynamics of Machines in Mechatronics
Mechatronics Engineering 3025Robotics and Automation II
Mechatronics Engineering 3035Programming for Mechatronics Systems
Mathematics 3071Discrete Mathematics for Engineers

Third Year: Winter Term (Term 6)6 listed

Mechatronics Engineering 3017Mechatronics Design II
Electrical Engineering 3312High-Performance Embedded Systems
Electrical Engineering 3334Control Systems II
Software Engineering 3558Numerical Methods & Modeling
Mechatronics Engineering 3033Machine Design for Mechatronics
Engineering 3014Engineering Chemistry

Fourth Year: Fall Term (Term 7)4 listed

Mechatronics Engineering 4016Systems and Signal Processing
Chemical Engineering 4032Materials Science
Mechatronics Engineering 4969Degree Project
Sociology 2755Technology, Society & Indigenous Peoples in Canada

Fourth Year: Winter Term (Term 8)4 listed

Mechatronics Engineering 4173Artificial Intelligence for Mechatronics
Engineering 4539Professional Practice and Law
Engineering 3336Engineering Economics & Project Management
Mechatronics Engineering 4969Degree Project

Mapped terms

Exact four-year Mechatronics Engineering academic sequence from the 2026–27 Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics Engineering) (TB) (B) page, applied only to this held Thunder Bay programme. Years 1–2 retain the required technology-diploma milestone; Years 3–4 are degree study. Post-diploma make-up routes, older-cohort substitutions and the separate five-year co-op sequence are outside this map. Repeated printed course codes appear once with continuation notes; individual credits remain unknown. Choice slot coverage is partial.

Engineering Technology Diploma stage: Year 1

First Year: Fall Term (Term 1)

Named courses in the printed academic term. The adjacent Lec and Lab/Tut figures are contact hours, not course credit weights. Source exemptions, progression and admission-cohort notes apply. A course repeated across terms is retained in both printed positions, without implying two separate course awards. Mathematics 1071 is conditional: students with at least 60% in Grade 12 U Calculus and Vectors are exempt. It remains unassigned here. Lec and Lab/Tut columns are contact hours, not known individual credit weights. Elective selections remain partial.

Mathematics 1210Calculus I for Engineers
Mechanical Engineering 1731Mechanical Engineering Drawing
Electrical Engineering 1236Electric Circuit Theory I
Mechatronics Engineering 1553Materials & Processes for Mechatronics
Physics 1070Semiconductor Physics

First Year: Winter Term (Term 2)

Computer Science 1411Computer Programming I
Electrical Engineering 1536Electric Circuit Theory II
Mechanical Engineering 1552Principles of Engineering Mechanics
Mathematics 1230Calculus II for Engineers
Engineering 1015Professional and Technical Communications
Mechatronics Engineering 1030Electronics

Engineering Technology Diploma stage: Year 2

Second Year: Fall Term (Term 3)

Named courses in the printed academic term. The adjacent Lec and Lab/Tut figures are contact hours, not course credit weights. Source exemptions, progression and admission-cohort notes apply. A course repeated across terms is retained in both printed positions, without implying two separate course awards. Source-marked Summer Transition courses and their Engineering Technology Diploma exemptions remain applicable; the degree and diploma requirements are not interchangeable. Lec and Lab/Tut columns are contact hours, not known individual credit weights. Elective selections remain partial.

Mechatronics Engineering 2011Microcontrollers & Digital Logic
Mathematics 2090Matrix Methods & Differential Equations
Mechatronics Engineering 2015Mechanics of Materials
Mechatronics Engineering 2017Robotics and Automation I
Electrical Engineering 2438Control Systems I
Engineering 3015Engineering Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer

Second Year: Winter Term (Term 4)

Named courses in the printed academic term. The adjacent Lec and Lab/Tut figures are contact hours, not course credit weights. Source exemptions, progression and admission-cohort notes apply. A course repeated across terms is retained in both printed positions, without implying two separate course awards. Source-marked Summer Transition courses and their Engineering Technology Diploma exemptions remain applicable; the degree and diploma requirements are not interchangeable. Lec and Lab/Tut columns are contact hours, not known individual credit weights. Elective selections remain partial.

Mechatronics Engineering 2019Mechatronics Design I
Mechanical Engineering 1635Fluid Mechanics
Mechatronics Engineering 2434Sensors & Measurement
Electrical Engineering 2137Engineering Probability & Statistics
Mechatronics Engineering 2939Technology Project

BEng degree stage: Year 3

Third Year: Fall Term (Term 5)

Mechatronics Engineering 3011Actuators & Power Electronics
Mechatronics Engineering 3451Kinematics & Dynamics of Machines in Mechatronics
Mechatronics Engineering 3025Robotics and Automation II
Mechatronics Engineering 3035Programming for Mechatronics Systems
Mathematics 3071Discrete Mathematics for Engineers

Third Year: Winter Term (Term 6)

Mechatronics Engineering 3017Mechatronics Design II
Electrical Engineering 3312High-Performance Embedded Systems
Electrical Engineering 3334Control Systems II
Software Engineering 3558Numerical Methods & Modeling
Mechatronics Engineering 3033Machine Design for Mechatronics
Engineering 3014Engineering Chemistry

BEng degree stage: Year 4

Fourth Year: Fall Term (Term 7)

Named courses in the printed academic term. The adjacent Lec and Lab/Tut figures are contact hours, not course credit weights. Source exemptions, progression and admission-cohort notes apply. A course repeated across terms is retained in both printed positions, without implying two separate course awards. Published elective slots: Elective Course I; Complementary Studies Elective Course II. Sociology 2755 is required but may be taken at any point in Year 3 or 4, so no fixed term is assigned here. Lec and Lab/Tut columns are contact hours, not known individual credit weights. Elective selections remain partial.

Mechatronics Engineering 4016Systems and Signal Processing
Chemical Engineering 4032Materials Science
Mechatronics Engineering 4969Degree Project

Fourth Year: Winter Term (Term 8)

Named courses in the printed academic term. The adjacent Lec and Lab/Tut figures are contact hours, not course credit weights. Source exemptions, progression and admission-cohort notes apply. A course repeated across terms is retained in both printed positions, without implying two separate course awards. Published elective slots: Elective Course II; Complementary Studies Elective Course III. The source repeats Mechatronics Engineering 4969 from the preceding printed term. Each code is listed once in this map, with the repeated position recorded here; no separate course award or new credit value is inferred. Lec and Lab/Tut columns are contact hours, not known individual credit weights. Elective selections remain partial.

Mechatronics Engineering 4173Artificial Intelligence for Mechatronics
Engineering 4539Professional Practice and Law
Engineering 3336Engineering Economics & Project Management

Elective choices

Third Year: Fall Term (Term 5): Complementary Studies Elective Course I.
Fourth Year: Fall Term (Term 7): Elective Course I; Complementary Studies Elective Course II.
Fourth Year: Winter Term (Term 8): Elective Course II; Complementary Studies Elective Course III.
Complementary-studies and engineering/science electives must follow the appropriate approved list and source-specific conditions. Listed options may not be offered every year; the same course is not treated as universally required merely because it appears in an elective menu.

Study locations

Teaching location and format: Thunder Bay.Lakehead · Mechatronics Engineering current programme

References

Careers

Career examples

Mechatronics Engineer
Aeronautical Engineer
CAD Product Design Engineer
Mechanical Design Engineer
Project Manager

Scope and qualifications

Some examples require further study, professional registration, examinations or experience. A preparatory or undecided entry route does not itself grant the later professional qualification.

Career examples in the university’s Engineering - Mechatronics profile, the exact held source linked to this record. The list covers this profile’s programme family and its named options; it is not a measured graduate-outcome list or a qualification granted by every credential or campus route.