This September, U of T Engineering, in collaboration with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), launches Canada’s first master and PhD-level program in engineering education – the EngEd.

EngEd gives students and faculty the opportunity to explore learning concepts at the nexus between engineering and education, from the engineer’s perspective. Research will focus on many of the distinct aspects of training engineers, such as the inherent emphasis on design, quantification, application, systems, constraints and problem solving.

“The EngEd program brings together a long legacy of innovative research and education at U of T Engineering,” said Greg Evans, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, who chaired the task force that proposed the initiative. “By focusing on cross-disciplinary collaboration, we look forward to wonderful new ideas and insights that enhance engineering education for generations to come.”

Through their coursework, students will acquire expertise in the application of educational theories within the context of engineering, and apply the use of engineering methodologies towards the promotion of learning.

Approved by U of T Engineering Faculty Council in December 2013 and by the U of T Committee on Academic Policy and Programs – the highest level of university approval – on February 25, 2014. The master and PhD in EngEd will be offered through the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE), the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE) and the Department of Civil Engineering (CivE) as well as OISE’s Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning (CTL)*.

*No offer of admissions will be made to the program pending final approval by the Quality Council.