Learning outcomes

The primary objective of  the " polytechnic " minors organized by the Faculté des Sciences Appliquées is to allow students taking a baccalaureate in engineering science, if they so wish, to acquire, through a polytechnic major/minor, basic training in two specialist areas of engineering science, and thus to broaden their technical range of skills, or prepare for a master's in engineering science in a domain which spans the various basic courses offered at baccalaureate level. 

The disciplinary objectives of the minor in mechanics are to allow the student to acquire the basic concepts of theoretical and applied mechanics. For precisely, s/he will need to:

  • Master this discipline via project and laboratory-based learning.
  • Develop a deeper grasp of continuum mechanics (solids and fluid mechanics), in order to master the techniques of scale model studies and mathematical modeling required by these disciplines. 
  • Develop a deeper understanding of thermodynamics, both from a theoretical point of view (a deep understanding of thermodynamics, both from a theoretical point of view (understanding macroscopic concepts starting with kinetic theory of gases) as well as an applied point of view  (technical and energetic thermodynamics).
  • Acquire specialized training in machine design.

On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :

  • Acquérir une formation polyvalente permettant de s’orienter sans difficultés dans les multiples technologies associées à l’activité de l’ingénieur mécanicien.


  • Développer une connaissance approfondie de la mécanique des milieux continus (mécanique des solides et des fluides), pour maîtriser les techniques de modélisation physique et mathématique requises par ces disciplines.


  • Développer une connaissance approfondie de la thermodynamique, tant du point de vue théorique (appréhension des concepts macroscopiques à partir de la théorie cinétique des gaz) que du point de vue appliqué (thermodynamique technique et énergétique).


  • Acquérir une expertise en modélisation mathématique et en simulation numérique.


  • Accroître ses compétences en conception des machines et fabrication mécanique.