The curriculum of the undergraduate program of the department of materials engineering in the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, was fully analyzed in this paper. After comparative analyses of the courses, academic direction, part of the syllabus and teaching methods, it was found that UBC's curriculum basically biases the traditional metal materials, at the same time keeps up with the times and develops new research and academic directions as well. During the arrangement of the courses, UBC pays attention to the basic knowledge and its application in the research and development of materials. UBC trained their students with the idea of more general materials science and engineering, which is a good reference for the training of undergraduate students of materials science and engineering in China and can be used as a reference for the optimization of curriculum system in China.