Experiential Learning – Educating the Whole Engineer
Explore the variety of ways we are educating the whole engineer.
The Pivot
The Pivot is the first program of its kind that will transform McMaster Engineering’s undergraduate experience into a rich experiential learning opportunity to prepare students to be flexible in a rapidly changing world and to meet challenges not yet imagined.
Co-Op
The Engineering Co-op Program provides undergraduate and graduate students with the opportunity to gain valuable engineering work and experiential learning opportunities before they graduate. In 2018/2019, over 2,100 students participated in over 3,200 4-month co-op work terms across the globe.
Clubs, Groups & Teams
There are over 60 engineering clubs, teams, committees, conferences, and competitions students can join to enhance technical and non-technical skills. Getting involved in these experiential learning opportunities enriches student life and contributes to social development and academic success.
MacChangers
MacChangers is a co-curricular experiential program at McMaster University that pairs multidisciplinary teams with community members to propose innovative solutions to local challenges facing the Hamilton community, as well as the global community.
Summer Research Program
McMaster Engineering has the largest undergraduate engineering research program in Canada. In 2018, more than 269 of our undergraduates (7%) were mentored by professors. The NSERC Research Experience Award and Dean’s Excellence Awards give students the opportunity to spend their summers working in labs with professors, researchers and entrepreneurs across campus.
1P13
In the fall of 2020, McMaster Engineering introduced a new first-year, experiential learning-focused, project-based design course, called Integrated Cornerstone Design Projects in Engineering (1P13). In this course, students are exposed to a series of design projects that develop both technical and professional skills.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INTEGRATED CORNERSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS IN ENGINEERING COURSE (1P13)
Entrepreneurship
McMaster Engineering is supporting an infrastructure that’s helping to launch Hamilton’s next generation of star entrepreneurs. With the support of key partners, we are seeing the number of student-born start up companies continue to grow. In 2016, one third of the 27 companies housed in The Forge, McMaster University’s start-up incubator, were engineering students.
Grand Challenge Scholars Program
The Grand Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP) is an experiential learning initiative that spans across students’ entire undergraduate careers. The first of its kind in Canada, the GCSP is designed to prepare the next generation of students for addressing the grand challenges facing society.