The Honours Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Design gives you the flexibility to shape a four-year university degree around your goals while building practical skills through internships, community engagement and hands-on projects.

Combine technical literacy, systems thinking and design thinking with interests in business, policy, sustainability, education, human-centred technology and more. 

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Build expertise throughout your studies

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Shape your multidisciplinary engineering path

The Honours Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Design gives you opportunities to develop technical literacy alongside systems thinking, design thinking, collaboration and human-centred problem-solving.

Your studies can include areas such as:

Explore AI alongside ethics, responsible innovation and the human impact of emerging technology.

Combine human-centred technology, design thinking and technical literacy to better understand how people experience digital products and systems.

Connect technical knowledge with policy and the decisions shaping how technology is used in society.

Explore digital systems, security, technology risk and the challenges of protecting information in a connected world.

Build technical understanding alongside leadership, collaboration and the skills needed to guide complex projects.

Use systems thinking and sustainability principles to explore solutions to environmental and societal challenges.

Work with a faculty advisor to build a coherent learning path around where you want to go.

Combine technology with education and community impact to help make technical subjects engaging and accessible.

Develop technical literacy, communication skills, systems thinking and an understanding of technology’s impact on society.

Explore areas that interest you while making more personalized course choices.

Use learning-path courses, electives, internships and the capstone to deepen the combination of skills that supports your goals.

• Want technical skills but don’t want the structure of a traditional engineering degree

• Enjoy solving problems from more than one perspective

• Want to combine technology with business, policy, education, sustainability or social impact

• Are still exploring where your strengths could take you

• Want hands-on experience before you graduate

• Are considering changing programs because your current degree feels too narrow

This program offers many client-based projects, 3 integrated internships, and 450 community service hours. This provides hands-on learning opportunities while connecting you with the community, whether locally or internationally. 

This program focuses on multidisciplinary learning, allowing you to create your own path or follow one of seven customizable learning paths. 

Each program learning path has been created in collaboration with industry experts to address real gaps in the job market, ensuring you graduate market-ready and prepared to become a change-maker.

This small, highly personalized program gives you direct access to faculty advisors who will help you shape a learning path that aligns with your goals. You’ll receive one-on-one guidance every step of the way in selecting your courses and gaining experience, with mentoring from professors, industry partners and peers—both in the classroom and in the field.

Complete your studies fully in English, French or a combination of both. Scholarships and financial support are available for domestic and international students, including additional opportunities for Francophone students.  

We’re committed to helping you access financial support that fits your situation. A variety of scholarships, bursaries and financial aid is available to support your studies:

Eligible Canadian students are automatically considered for admission scholarships between $1,000 and $3,000 based on their admission average (no application required).

Get additional scholarships rewarding academic excellence, leadership and community involvement.

Additional funding is available for students studying in French, including:

• French Studies Bursary
• Differential Tuition Fee Exemption Scholarship for eligible international Francophone and Francophile students

Program-specific scholarships recognize leadership, strong academic performance and community engagement at various stages of your program.

Canadian and permanent resident students in financial need can apply for bursaries.

Please note: Financial aid offerings are subject to change. Always check the university website for the most current information.

• You must have a minimum admission average of 75%.

• For students in Secondary 5, you must have a minimum admission average of 82%. 

*Please note: These minimum requirements are subject to change. Admission is not guaranteed. 

The following are required prerequisite courses for Ontario high school students:

• English 4U or Français 4U

• Advanced Functions 4U or Calculus and Vectors 4U

• One of the following:

• Biology 4U
• Chemistry 4U
• Computing 4U
• Physics 4U

Students who don’t have one of the mathematics or science prerequisites can take the replacement course at the University either the summer before or during their first year.

Students from Quebec or other Canadian provinces or territories who’ve completed high school, CEGEP or college, or students with a different academic background, such as mature or international students, are also eligible for this program (certain conditions apply). 

• Artificial intelligence ethics and responsible technology

• User experience and human-centred technology

• Cybersecurity

• Technology policy and governance

• Project management

• Sustainability and sustainable systems

• Technology consulting

• Science, technology, engineering and mathematics education

• Product and digital innovation

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