The main objective of the program is to educate students to become competent Mechanical Engineer professionals. To be a competent mechanical engineer professional means that the graduates from the program should be able to demonstrate abilities in the following areas, as they are empowered by the program delivery methods and content:

• Acquisition of solid theoretical, practical, and applied knowledge in basic areas of mechanical engineering including but not limited to thermofluids, solid mechanics, design, control and vibrations, manufacturing, and data analysis.
• An appreciation of the wider societal and environmental implications of engineering practice, awareness of ethical obligations/behavior and legal matters (e.g. intellectual property), and a sense of community service. 
• Basic skills related to economics, management, business process and entrepreneurial aspects of the Mechanical Engineering profession.
• Skill sets and attitude that instills continued independent enhancement of knowledge and skills, during, and well beyond the period spent at the York University.
• Skills that allow not only to analyze and solve problems, but also to be able to investigate and define them (e.g. by system level thinking.
• Communication skills (oral, written, and multimedia) that not only allows for an individual to excel in his/her personal pursuits, but also makes the individual an effective team player in mono- as well as multi-cultural settings (the culture is referred to as professional culture as well as how it is understood socially).