Undergraduate Programs
Calendar 2004-05
Calendar 2004-05
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Undergraduate Programs Calendar 2004-05 |
Faculty of Engineering, including Schools of Architecture and Urban Planning
1 The Faculty
1.1 Location
Macdonald Engineering Building 817 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC H3A 2K6 Canada Website: www.mcgill.ca/engineering Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office: Macdonald Engineering Building, Room 378 Telephone: (514) 398-72571.2 Administrative Officers
John E. GruzleskI; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Queen's), Ph.D.(Tor.), Eng.
Dean
Jim Nicell; B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D.(Windsor), P. Eng.
Associate Dean (Student Affairs)
David L. Frost; B.A.Sc.(U.B.C.), M.S., Ph.D.(Caltech), P.Eng.
Associate Dean (Academic)
Juan H. Vera; B.Mat.(Chile), Ing.Quim.(U.T.E.), M.S. (Berkeley), Dr.Ing.(Santa Maria), Ing.
Associate Dean (Research)
David Covo; B.Sc.(Arch.), B.Arch.(McG.), M.R.A.I.C., O.A.Q.
Director, School of Architecture
David F. Brown; B.A.(Bishop's), M.U.P.(McG.), Ph.D. (Sheffield)
Director, School of Urban Planning
Richard J. Munz; B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc.(Wat.), Ph.D.(McG.), Eng.
Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering
Denis Mitchell; B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D.(Tor.), F.A.C.I., Eng.
Chair, Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics
David A. Lowther; B.Sc.(London), Ph.D.(C.N.A.A.), P.Eng.
Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Arun K. Misra; B.Tech.(I.I.T., Kharagpur), Ph.D.(U.B.C.),
P. Eng.Chair, Department of
Mechanical EngineeringRobin A.L. Drew; B.Tech.(Bradford), Ph.D.(Newcastle)
Chair, Department of Mining, Metals and Materials Engineering
Jonathan Rousham
Building Administrator
Steve Yue; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Leeds)
Secretary of Faculty
Ida Godefroy
Assistant to the Dean
Judy Pharo
Faculty Student Advisor
Nancy Czemmel
Records Student Affairs Officer
Debbie Morzajew
Manager, EMF
Suse Vodopivec
Banner SIS Trainer
1.3 Historical Note
The Faculty of Engineering began in 1871 as the Department of Practical and Applied Science in the Faculty of Arts with degree programs in Civil Engineering and Surveying, Mining Engineering and Assaying, and Practical Chemistry. Diploma courses had been offered from 1859, and by 1871 the staff and enrolments had increased sufficiently to justify the creation of the Department. Continued growth led to the formation of the Faculty of Applied Science in 1878. By 1910 there were ten degree programs offered, including Architecture and Railroad Engineering. Subsequent changes in the overall pattern of the University led to the creation of the Faculty of Engineering in 1931 with a departmental structure very similar in name to that which exists at present.
1.4 The Faculty Today
The Faculty currently includes five engineering departments and two schools:
The Departments
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mining, Metals and Materials EngineeringThe Schools
Architecture
Urban PlanningThe Faculty serves approximately 2,300 undergraduate students and 700 graduate students in a wide variety of academic programs.
Undergraduate programs leading to professional bachelor degrees are offered in all Engineering Departments. These programs are designed to qualify the graduates for immediate employment in a wide range of industries and for membership in the appropriate professional bodies. Additionally, a non-professional undergraduate degree is offered in the School of Architecture for those who plan to work in related fields not requiring professional qualification. The curricula are structured to provide suitable preparation for those who plan to continue their education in post-graduate studies either at McGill or elsewhere. The professional degrees in Architecture and Urban Planning are offered at the Master's level and are described in the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Calendar.
The academic programs are divided into required and complementary sections. The required courses emphasize those basic principles which permit graduates to keep abreast of progress in technology throughout their careers. Exposure to current technology is provided by the wide variety of complementary courses which allow students to pursue in depth a particular interest. For program details refer to section 4 "Academic Programs".
An internship program involving a paid 8- to 16-month industrial work experience is available to Engineering and Science students. Generally, students will enter the internship program before starting their final year of undergraduate studies. Details can be found in section 2.9 "IYES: Internship Year for Engineering and Science". In addition, CO-OP programs are offered in Mining Engineering and in Metals and Materials Engineering.
Postgraduate programs leading to Master's and doctoral degrees are offered in all sectors of the Faculty. Numerous areas of specialization are available in each of the departments and schools. All postgraduate programs including the professional degree programs in Architecture and in Urban Planning are described in the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Calendar.
1.5 Special Facilities and Related Programs
1.5.1 Engineering Microcomputing Facility
In addition to the services provided by the Computing Centre, the Faculty, in conjunction with its departments and schools, maintains specialized computing and information resources in support of teaching and research. These vary from desktop PCs distributed throughout the Engineering complex to very high performance scientific workstations found in the research laboratories. Each unit organizes and maintains facilities that are designed around specific roles, e.g., CAD/CAM, microelectronic design, software engineering, circuit simulation, process control, polymers, structural mechanics, metal processing, etc., in addition to systems dedicated to administrative support.
The role of the Faculty is to provide access to computing resources on a 24-hour basis and to provide services that are not covered by individual units. The Faculty works in close cooperation with the McGill Computing Centre, which provides remote access to the Faculty network.
1.5.2 Bioresource Engineering
The Faculty of Engineering cooperates with the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in providing courses of instruction for a curriculum in agricultural and biosystems engineering to meet requirements for a professional degree awarded in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The second term of the penultimate year of the program is given by the Faculty of Engineering on the downtown campus. Details of the curriculum can be found under the Department of Bioresource Engineering.
Some of the courses offered by the Department of Bioresource Engineering (Subject Code ABEN) may be of interest to students in the Faculty of Engineering.
1.5.3 Department of Biomedical Engineering
Lyman Duff Medical Sciences Building 3775 University Street Montreal, QC H3A 2B4 Telephone: (514) 398-8278Engineering undergraduates who are interested in the biomedical applications of engineering techniques should contact the Chair of their department or the graduate Chair of Biomedical Engineering. Some of the courses offered by the Department (Subject Code BMDE) may be of interest to Engineering students, and may be approved as complementary courses. For more information, students should consult section Course Information and Regulations
1.6 Library Facilities
The University has numerous libraries. Specifically serving Engineering, Architecture, and Urban Planning is the Schulich Library of Science and Engineering. Other McGill libraries of interest to students in the Faculty of Engineering are: Blackader-Lauterman Library of Architecture and Art, Walter Hitschfeld Geographic Information Centre, Edward Rosenthall Mathematics and Statistics Library, and the Howard Ross Management Library. Further information is available on the Web at www.library.mcgill.ca.
2 General Information
2.1 Admission Requirements
The Faculty of Engineering offers programs leading to the degrees of B.Eng. and B.Sc.(Arch.). Enrolment in some programs is limited.
Specific information on admissions requirements for Quebec students, students from provinces of Canada other than Quebec, and applicants from outside of Canada can be found in Admission Requirements.
2.2 Exchange Programs
The Faculty of Engineering participates in a number of bilateral exchange programs that provide undergraduates with an opportunity to study in Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, United Kingdom, and US. Applicants must have completed at least one year of study and have maintained an average of 3.00 or better. Further information may be obtained from the Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office, or the Exchange Officer, Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office.
2.3 Transfer Credits
In certain cases, credit may be granted for courses passed with a grade of C or better at other universities, up to a maximum of 45 credits for Engineering and 42 credits for Architecture. For further information, please see Transfer Credits.
2.4 Advanced Credit Examinations
Please note: this exam will not be given in 2004.
Prior to their first registration, the Faculty of Engineering offers the opportunity for students entering the Faculty from a Quebec CEGEP program to receive advanced credit in MATH 262 Intermediate Calculus upon successful completion of the Advanced Credit Examination. The examination covers material that has a similarity to the syllabus of the CEGEP Calculus III course. For specific date(s) and time(s) of the examination, please refer to the Faculty of Engineering Website at www.mcgill.ca/engineering/new students.
In all engineering programs, students who are successful in the MATH 262 Intermediate Calculus examination will automatically have the number of credits required for the completion of their program reduced by three.
2.5 Registration
Students who are currently registered and intend to return to the same degree program in the following academic session are required to register following procedures outlined in this Calendar, see Registration. It is mandatory for all returning students to see a Departmental Academic Advisor in their department for course confirmation during the first two weeks of the fall term and, if changes are being made, during the first two weeks of the winter term.
Information regarding course registration is sent to new students at the time of admission. All new students must see a Departmental Academic Advisor during the advising period.
2.5.1 Registration for Continuing Education Courses
Students may register for Continuing Education courses through Minerva. Students must refer to the Centre for Continuing Education Calendar and Schedule for course information and deadlines. Language courses given through Continuing Education will not count for credits. For further information, contact the Student Affairs Office.
2.5.2 Course Withdrawal
Students may withdraw from a course without academic penalty provided they do so within the appropriate deadlines of the term. Beyond this time their names will appear on the mark reports and, in the event that they do not take the examination, they will be given a J grade.
2.6 Advising
All students are required to seek academic advising about their programs from the department in which they study. Additional information may be obtained by calling:
General Information (514) 398-7257
Architecture (514) 398-6702
Chemical Engineering (514) 398-4494
Civil Engineering (514) 398-6860
Electrical and Computer Engineering (514) 398-7344
Mechanical Engineering (514) 398-8070
Metals and Materials Engineering (514) 398-4755 ext. 4365
Mining Engineering (514) 398-4755 ext. 0573
Urban Planning (514) 398-40752.7 Student Activities
The campus offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities for students. All are encouraged to participate. Many of these are organized within the Faculty under the auspices of the Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS), or the Architectural Student Association (ASA). Both of these organizations publish handbooks describing their operations and the activities of various Faculty clubs and societies. All undergraduate students automatically become members of the EUS or the ASA, as appropriate.
2.8 Scholarships and Bursaries
Scholarships, bursaries and loans are open to students in the Faculty of Engineering. Students should consult the Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards Calendar available on the Web at www.mcgill.ca or from the Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office. Specific information concerning these awards may be obtained from the Faculty Student Advisor, Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office.
2.9 IYES: Internship Year for Engineering and Science
Employers value experience. The IYES Program allows students to gain professional work experience during the course of their undergraduate studies while at the same time earning a salary within the average range of those for entry-level professional positions. Other benefits include:
- improved chance of obtaining a job upon graduation and at a higher starting salary;
- the opportunity to test a choice of career and assess the pertinence of postgraduate study before making a long-term commitment;
- the opportunity to develop communication skills and to acquire a business perspective that cannot be learned in school and is unlikely to be gained from a summer job.
Employment through the IYES Program typically begins in January or May and continues for 8, 12 or 16 months, including a 4-month probationary training period. Employers choose the most suitable students for their organization through the application, interview and ranking process. While employed by the participating companies, students work on assignments related to their field of study. Students switch to the Internship Program from the regular program when they accept an Internship placement. Successful completion of an 8 to 16-month internship will qualify the student to graduate with the Internship Program designation, which will be noted on the student's permanent record.
STUDENT ELIGIBILITY
All students participating in this program must:
- have a good academic record (satisfactory standing),
- be registered full time in their program,
- have between 15 and 45 credits remaining to complete their undergraduate studies in the following areas of Engineering or Science:
- remain a degree candidate while on internship,
- return to complete studies at McGill (internship students will receive an automatic extension for the completion of their studies). Students are not allowed to complete their undergraduate degree during the internship period.
In addition, it is recommended that the student be able to demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills.
COST
- There is no application fee.
- Every student hired through the Program will be assessed a fee of $800. Students will be billed this amount approximately one month after starting their internship.
- Participating companies are invited to match the student's contribution in the form of a tax deductible donation to IYES.
Further information can be obtained from the website www.mecc. mcgill.ca or by sending an e-mail to info@mecc.mcgill.ca.
2.10 Calculators in Faculty Tests and Examinations
The use of calculators during tests and examinations is at the discretion of the course instructor. If a calculator is permitted in the examination, the Faculty requires that the students use a Faculty Standard Calculator, i.e., the CASIO fx-991 or the Sharp EL-546L, R, V(VB) and G only. These calculators are non-programmable, inexpensive, available through local dealers, e.g., EUS General Store in McConnell Engineering Building, and have many features of interest to Engineering students. Any model fx-991 or EL-546 is acceptable, regardless of the letter suffix which appears after the model number. All Engineering students are expected to own one of the two Faculty Standard Calculators.
3 Academic Requirements
3.1 Degree Requirements
In order to obtain a Bachelor's degree, students must complete one of the departmental programs described in section 4 "Academic Programs".
3.1.1 Entrance Requirements
The degree programs in the Faculty of Engineering are designed for students who have completed a general and basic science program. This basic science requirement consists of two terms of calculus, chemistry, physics, one term of vectors, matrices and analytical geometry and one term of humanities or social sciences.
Students entering the Faculty of Engineering from Quebec complete these courses at CEGEP and enter a seven-term program.
Students entering from outside Quebec with a high school diploma generally enter an eight-term program and complete the basic science requirements at McGill.
Students who have completed Advanced Placement Exams, Advanced Levels, the International Baccalaureate, the French Baccalaureate, or McGill placement and/or advanced credit examinations may receive exemptions and/or credits for all or part of the basic science requirements. Similarly, students who have completed courses at other universities or colleges may receive exemptions and/or credits. Please see www.mcgill.ca/engineering/new students for specific information on transfer credits.
3.1.2 Basic Science Requirements for Students Entering from Outside Quebec
Generally, students admitted to Engineering from outside Quebec are required to complete the basic science requirements outlined below, in addition to the departmental programs described in section 4 "Academic Programs"
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Calculus courses MATH 150/MATH 152 are designed for students who have completed a course in high school calculus. Students who complete the Calculus sequence MATH 150/MATH 152 will receive exemption with credit from MATH 262 (Intermediate Calculus), in the regular Engineering program.
In the event that the student has some prior calculus, but is not sufficiently confident to proceed with MATH 150/MATH 152, the appropriate sequence is MATH 140/MATH 141.
If a student has no previous calculus exposure, MATH 150/ MATH 152 may be replaced with MATH 139/MATH 141.
Students who are uncertain as to which calculus course sequence is appropriate for them should contact Ms. Pharo, Faculty Student Advisor in the Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office (514) 398-7256.
Students who successfully complete one, or more, McGill Placement Tests will obtain credit for the equivalent(s) , i.e., CHEM 110, CHEM 120, MATH 140, MATH 141, MATH 133, PHYS 131, PHYS 142. Details are provided on the Faculty Website at www.mcgill.ca/engineering.
Students entering with advanced standing credits (Advanced Placements, Advanced Levels, International Baccalaureate examinations, McGill Placement Tests) are required to meet with the Faculty Student Advisor, Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office, to finalize their program of studies. (This must be done prior to meeting with the Departmental Advisor.) An information session will be held prior to the advising sessions to process these advanced credits. Information is available on the Faculty Website at www.mcgill.ca/engineering.
3.1.3 Architecture - Basic Science Requirements for Students Entering from Outside Quebec
Generally, students admitted to Architecture from outside Quebec are required to complete the following courses:
Students may write McGill Placement Tests to obtain credit for CHEM 110, CHEM 120, MATH 140, MATH 141, MATH 133, PHYS 131 and PHYS 142, in the event that they have studied similar material previously. Details on the advanced placement examinations are provided in Welcome to McGill. Information is also available on the Faculty Website at www.mcgill.ca/engineering/newstudents.
3.2 Degrees and Requirements for Professional Registration
Non-Professional:
Bachelor of Science (Architecture)
The first professional degree in architecture is the Master of Architecture I. The description of the M.Arch. I program can be found in the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Calendar.
Professional:
Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Software EngineeringThe B.Eng. programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers and fulfill the academic requirements for admission to the provincial engineering professional organizations. All students are encouraged to seek professional registration after graduation. To become a Professional Engineer, a graduate must pass an examination on legal aspects as well as on the principles of professional practice, and acquire two to four years of engineering experience, depending on the province. Only persons duly registered may use the title of "engineer" and perform the professional activities reserved for engineers by the provincial laws and regulations.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Software Engineering program should be eligible for accreditation (once accreditation standards for Software Engineers have been adopted).
In Quebec, the professional engineering body is the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ). In order to better prepare new graduates for the practice of their profession, McGill organizes seminars in cooperation with the Ordre on various aspects of the profession. The OIQ also has a student section. As soon as students have accumulated 60 credits in a B.Eng. program, they can join the Student Section of the OIQ. Registration is free.
For more information, visit the Websites of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, www.oiq.qc.ca, and of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers, www.ccpe.ca.
3.3 Prerequisites and/or Corequisites
Prerequisites and/or corequisites must be completed prior to course registration, if applicable. If a student has registered for a course and did not satisfy the prerequisites and/or corequisites, the course may be dropped from his/her record automatically by Minerva.
Those students who have received advance credits/exemptions or passed a placement exam, and are blocked from registration into a course due to a prerequisite and/or corequisite block, must complete a Course Authorization Form and submit it to the Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office. A Departmental advisor must sign and make a notation on the Course Authorization Form indicating that the prerequisite and/or corequisite has been satisfied.
Further information may be obtained from the Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office, Macdonald Engineering Building, Room 378.
3.4 Complementary Studies
Engineering students must complete 6 credits of additional complementary courses as follows:
The three credits under (i) are to be chosen from the following list of courses which relate to the impact of technology on society.
The course(s) under (ii) are to be chosen from:
A. Humanities and Social Sciences
Any course at the 200 level or above from the departments of:
- Anthropology (Subject Code ANTH)
- Economics (any 200 or 300 level course excluding ECON 208, ECON 217, ECON 227, ECON 259 and ECON 337)
- History (Subject Code HIST)
- Philosophy (excluding PHIL 210)
- Political Science (Subject Code POLI)
- Psychology (excluding PSYC 204, PSYC 305 and PSYC 435 but including PSYC 100)
- Religious Studies (Subject Code RELG)
- School of Social Work (Subject Code SWRK)
- Sociology (excluding SOCI 350)
or ARCH 350 The Material Culture of Canada
or ENVR 203 Knowledge, Ethics and Environment
or ENVR 400 Environmental Thought
or MATH 338 History and Philosophy of Mathematics
B. Administrative Studies and LawC. Language Courses
Any language course which is deemed by the academic advisor to have a sufficient cultural component or, in the case of a student who was not already proficient in a specific language, program credit will be given for the second of two successfully completed, academically approved 3-credit language courses.
3.5 Student Progress
The B.Eng. programs may be completed in seven terms. The B.Sc.(Arch.) program may be completed in six or eight terms, depending upon point of entry.
A student must successfully complete the B.Eng. or B.Sc.(Arch.) programs within six years of entry. Candidates admitted to a lengthened program, or to a shortened program because of advanced standing, or who are participating in the IYES program, will have a correspondingly greater or lesser period in which to complete their program. Extensions may be granted by the Committee on Standing in cases of serious medical problems or where other similarly uncontrollable factors have affected a student's progress.
3.5.1 Letter Grades
In the Faculty of Engineering, letter grades are assigned according to the grading scheme adopted by the professor in charge of a particular course. They have the designations:
Grades A, B and C indicate satisfactory results. Grade D indicates marginal results which may be acceptable for peripheral courses but not for core courses required by the program. The classification of a course as core or peripheral depends on the individual student's program and will be decided by the department concerned. Grade F is a permanent grade indicating unsatisfactory results. Grade J indicates an unexcused failure to submit assignments or an unexcused absence from an examination. It is equivalent to an F grade.
3.5.2 Incomplete Course Deadlines
Those students with a K grade (incomplete) MUST complete the course within three (3) months, after which the student will be given a grade of KF (incomplete/failed). The deadline for Fall Term courses is March 31 (January 15 for Winter graduation); for Winter Term courses it is August 15 (May 15 for Spring graduation) and for Summer Term courses it is December 1 (October 1 for Fall graduation).
If the student is unable to complete the course within the given deadlines, a request for an extension must be forwarded to the Associate Dean (Student Affairs). If an extension has already been permitted, the Faculty will make the necessary corrections.
3.5.3 Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Option
The Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Option (S/U) may be used for elective courses only.
Students must specify courses as S/U at the time of registration. The option will not be added manually to a student's record after the Drop/Add deadline or once a mark has been submitted by the Faculty. Once a mark has been submitted, this option will not be reversed.
1. "Elective" refers to that category of the complementary studies component of the program involving a Social Science/Humanities course, or a course dealing with the impact of technology on society; or to elective courses taken outside the School of Architecture by architecture students. It does not apply to the "technical complementaries" or "architectural complemen- taries", or to any other category of the Engineering or Architecture programs.2. A C grade is considered a pass under the University Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option. (Students should note that the Faculty of Engineering accepts a D grade as a pass when courses eligible for the S/U option are taken in the conventional manner.)3. Only students in satisfactory standing will be permitted to take a course under the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option. Only one course (3 credits) per term, to a maximum of 10% of a student's credits taken at McGill, may be taken this way. Grades will be reported in the normal fashion by the instructor and the grades of C and above will be converted to Satisfactory (S) and grades of D and F will be converted to Unsatisfactory (U).4. The courses taken under this option will be excluded from the GPA, but will be included in the number of credits.5. Note For Faculty of Engineering Students Only: If the S/U option is selected for a core course and not removed by the Course Change deadline, the Student Affairs Office will remove the option and notify the student of the change.Note:
To be considered for scholarships/renewal of awards, students must complete at least 27 credits in the regular academic session exclusive of courses completed under this option.
3.5.4 Course Credits
The credit assigned to a particular course reflects the amount of effort it demands of the student. One credit normally represents three hours total work per week. This is, in general, a combination of lecture hours and other contact hours such as laboratory periods, tutorials and problem periods as well as personal study hours. As a guide, the average division of time for a course is indicated in hours in the course listing after the course credit. For example, (3) (3-0-6) indicates a three-credit course consisting of three lecture hours per week, no other contact hours and six hours of personal study per week.
3.5.5 Grade Point Averages and Extra Courses
The Faculty calculates a term grade point average (TGPA). Any courses taken which lie outside the program are classified as extra, are indicated by an "X" on transcript, and do not affect the grade point average. Students must receive departmental approval for such courses, and the course must be identified and recorded prior to writing the final examination. Students
should consult the Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office for
approval.
3.5.6 Academic Standing Decisions
In the Faculty of Engineering, a decision on the student's academic standing is based on the CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) according to the criteria listed below.
- Satisfactory standing - CGPA equal to 2.00 or greater.
- Probationary standing - CGPA less than or equal to 1.99 or equal to or greater than 1.20.
- Unsatisfactory standing - CGPA less than 1.20 (if this is the student's first term, the student is normally readmitted to Probationary Standing by Faculty decision).
Note:
The Faculty makes academic standing decisions after the completion of each term (Fall, Winter, Summer) based on academic results to date. Thus, if a student has been granted permission to defer one or more examinations, the standing decision will be made regardless of such deferrals.
Please see below for further information about academic standing decisions.
Satisfactory Standing
Students in satisfactory standing may proceed, with the following conditions:
All core courses in which D or F grades were obtained must either be repeated successfully (grade C or better) or be replaced by an alternative approved course which is completed successfully.
All other courses in which F grades were obtained must either be repeated successfully at some point before graduation or be replaced by some alternative approved course which is completed successfully before graduation.
Students in poor academic standing are strongly urged to contact the Student Affairs Office to discuss their situation. Office staff are available to help guide students and to provide useful advice to help students achieve their goals. Helpful workshops are provided by Student Services, e.g., study skills, stress management, test anxiety. Students who are experiencing difficulties are encouraged to explore these avenues.
Probationary Standing
Students placed on Probationary Standing may proceed with their studies under the following conditions.
Students must reduce their credit load to a maximum of 13 credits per term and must achieve at the end of the term either a CGPA of 2.00 or better, or a term GPA (TGPA) of 2.50 or better in order to continue.
A student whose TGPA is 2.50 or better, but whose CGPA is less than 2.00, may continue on with his/her studies but will remain on Probationary Standing.
Failure to achieve either the TGPA or CGPA requirements noted above will result in the student being placed on "Unsatisfactory Standing" (see below). Students will remain on probationary standing until they achieve a CGPA equal to or exceeding 2.00, at which time their standing will be changed to "satisfactory".
Students placed on Probationary Standing who need to reduce their credit load but are unable to drop course(s) must complete a Course Authorization Form and submit it to the Student Affairs Office. The course(s) will then be deleted manually from the student's record.
Unsatisfactory Standing
Students who have been placed on Unsatisfactory Standing will be asked to withdraw from the Faculty of Engineering for a minimum of one term. Courses for which the student is currently registered will be deleted automatically from the student's record by the Faculty.
After a minimum of one term away, the student can apply for readmission. A request for readmission must be made in writing in a letter addressed to the Associate Dean, Student Affairs in the Student Affairs Office. If readmitted, the student will be placed back on Probationary Standing. Students will remain on probationary standing until they achieve a CGPA greater than or equal to 2.00, at which time their standing will be changed to "satisfactory".
While on probation during that term and subsequent terms, the student must reduce his/her credit load to a maximum of 13 credits per term, and must meet or exceed the minimum TGPA specified by the department or a CGPA greater than or equal to 2.00. The minimum TGPA requirement for each department is as follows:
- Department of Chemical Engineering:
TGPA greater than or equal to 2.50- Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics:
TGPA greater than or equal to 2.50- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering:
TGPA greater than or equal to 3.00- Department of Mechanical Engineering:
TGPA greater than or equal to 2.50- Department of Mining, Metals and Materials Engineering: TGPA greater than or equal to 2.50
- School of Architecture:
TGPA greater than or equal to 2.50Students who fail to achieve the minimum TGPA required by their department will be required to permanently withdraw from the program with no chance of readmission. In addition, students who have returned to satisfactory standing, but whose CGPA falls below 2.00 in a subsequent term, will be required to permanently withdraw from the program with no chance of readmission.
3.5.7 Repeated Courses
Students who fail to achieve the required results in a course must either repeat it successfully or complete a substitute course approved by their department. For students who fail prerequisite courses which are offered only in the Fall or Winter, the department responsible may, in appropriate cases, arrange "reading courses" during the other term or during the Summer months. Such courses taken during a Fall or Winter term constitute a normal part of the candidate's work load. If the student is on probation, these courses must be included in the workload reduction.
3.5.8 Reassessment and Reread of a Grade
In accordance with the Charter of Student Rights, and subject to the conditions stated therein, students have the right to consult any written submission for which they have received a mark and the right to discuss this submission with the examiner. If, after discussion with the instructor, a student decides to request a formal reread of a final exam, the student must apply in writing, complete the Reread form and submit it to the Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office.
The following conditions apply:
- requests for rereads in more than one course per term will not be accepted, unless permission is given by the Faculty of Engineering;
- grades may be either raised or lowered as the result of a reread;
- rereads in courses not in the Faculty of Engineering are subject to the deadlines, rules and regulations of the relevant faculty;
- any request to have term work re-evaluated must be made directly to the instructor concerned.
The deadlines to make an application for a formal reread of a final exam are:
the last working day of March for fall courses,
the last working day of July for winter courses, and
the last working day of November for summer courses.A $35 fee for each reread will be assessed directly to the student's McGill account if the result remains the same or is lowered. If the grade is increased, no charge is made.
For further information, students may consult the Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office.
3.5.9 Examination Regulations
For information regarding examination regulations and procedures in the Faculty of Engineering, please refer to the Engineering Website at www.mcgill.ca/engineering.3.5.10 Supplemental Examinations
Courses administered by the Faculty of Engineering do not have supplemental examinations; however, Engineering students may be eligible to write supplemental examinations in courses administered by the Faculties of Arts and Science (typically Humanities and Social Science courses and freshman (U0) courses.
The following conditions apply:
- students must be in satisfactory or probationary standing; those with an unsatisfactory standing are not permitted to write supplementals;
- students are permitted to write a supplemental for courses in which they have received a mark of D, F, J or U;
- students must write the supplemental exam at the time of the next supplemental examination period;
- special permission of the Associate Dean (Student Affairs), Engineering, is required if a student wishes to write supplemental exams totaling more than seven (7) credits.
- only one supplemental examination is allowed in a course;
- the supplemental result may or may not include the same proportion of class work as did the original grade. The instructor will announce the arrangements to be used for the course by the end of the course change period;
- the supplemental result will not erase the grade originally obtained; both the original mark and the supplemental result will be calculated in the CGPA;
- additional credit will not be given for a supplemental exam where the original grade for the course was a D and the student already received credit for the course.
The supplemental examination period for Fall courses is during the months of April and May, and for Winter courses and courses spanning Fall/Winter during the last week of August. It is the student's responsibility to find out the date and time of the supplemental exam. Supplemental exam applications are available from the Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office. Alternately, students may print out the Supplemental Examination Request Form from the Faculty Website and return it by mail or submit it to the Student Affairs Office.
The deadline for submission of applications is March 1 for Fall courses and July 15 for Winter courses and courses spanning Fall/Winter terms.
There is a $35 non-refundable fee per each supplemental exam, which is charged directly to the student's McGill student account.
Students should consult the Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office for more information.
3.5.11 Deferred Examinations
Students who have missed a final examination due to illness or family affliction must submit the following documentation to the Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office, Room 378, Macdonald Building:
Students must also attest that they have completed all course work up to date, which will be verified with the instructor(s). The Student Affairs Office must be informed of the reasons for absences from final examination no later than one week after the date of the final examination that was missed.
A student's signature on the Deferral Request Form will allow the Faculty to verify the authenticity of the medical certificate and the nature of the illness, or any other documentation provided. If the form is not signed, it will result in the assignment of a J grade in the course.
If a student becomes ill during a formal examination, he/she must inform the invigilator as soon as possible. If necessary, the student will be escorted to the Health Services. As stated above, the student must return to the Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office with medical certification within one week of the exam. IMPORTANT: If a student completes the exam in routine fashion, the grade received CANNOT be changed.
Students are advised that deferrals are granted ONLY for compelling reasons. If the request for deferral is denied by the Associate Dean (Student Affairs) the student will receive a "J" grade (absent) in the course. For the purpose of calculating GPAs and CGPAs, the grade of "J" is treated as an "F" (failed, 0%). Students will be contacted regarding the approval of a deferral initially via e-mail approximately two weeks after the end of examination period. A formal letter will be mailed at a later date.
Students granted a deferral will be given an "L" grade which will be replaced by a "J" should the students miss the next deferred or regular examination in the course, whichever occurs first. Students are to ONLY write the final examination but NOT redo or resubmit course material. If they wish to resubmit assignments and/or rewrite quizzes, class tests and/or mid-terms, they must appeal to the Associate Dean, Student Affairs.
If a deferral is granted, the maximum number of courses that a student may register for will be limited to ensure that no more than 18 credits of course work are to be satisfied in a single term or no more than 6 exams are to be written, whichever is greater. This will provide a student with sufficient time during the term and the exam period to properly prepare for deferred examinations.
For Engineering and Management courses, students granted a deferral MUST write the final exam the NEXT time it is offered. Students should be aware that a deferred examination might not be available until the next time the course is given (one year or longer).
For Arts and Science courses, students MUST write the supplemental examination offered during either May (for Fall courses) or August (for Winter courses). Consult the Calendar of Dates for the dates set for supplemental exams, and the supplemental examination schedule posted on the Web for the exact date and time of a specific exam. Please note, deferrals are not permitted for summer courses. Students may be permitted to withdraw from a course without refund instead.
For Continuing Education courses, students granted a deferral should contact the Centre for Continuing Education directly for more information.
For further information, refer to Deferred Examinations.
4 Academic Programs
The curricula described in the following pages, and the courses listed under Faculty of Engineering, see page 476, have been approved for the 2004-05 session, but the Faculty reserves the right to introduce changes as may be deemed necessary or desirable.
4.1 School of Architecture
Macdonald-Harrington Building, Room 201 815 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC H3A 2K6 Telephone: (514) 398-6700 Fax: (514) 398-7372 Website: www.mcgill.ca/architectureDirectorDavid CovoEmeritus ProfessorsHarold Spence-Sales; A.A.Dipl., M.R.T.P.I., F.C.I.P.Radoslav Zuk; B.Arch.(McG.), M.Arch.(M.I.T.), D.Sc. (Ukr.Acad.Art), F.R.A.I.C., F.R.S.A., F.A.R.C., O.A.Q., O.A.A.ProfessorsBruce Anderson; B.Arch.(McG.), M.Arch.(Harv.), F.R.A.I.C., O.A.Q.Vikram Bhatt; N.Dip.Arch.(Ahmedabad), M.Arch.(McG.), M.R.A.I.C.Derek Drummond; B.Arch.(McG.), F.R.A.I.C., O.A.A. (William C. Macdonald Professor of Architecture)Avi Friedman; B.Arch.(Technion), M.Arch.(McG.), Ph.D.(Montr.), O.A.Q., I.A.A.Alberto Pérez-Gómez; Dipl.Eng.(Nat.Pol.Inst.Mexico), M.A., Ph.D.(Essex) (Saidye Rosner Bronfman Professor of Architectural History)Adrian Sheppard; B.Arch.(McG.), M.Arch.(Yale), F.R.A.I.C., O.A.Q., A.A.P.P.Q.Associate ProfessorsAnnmarie Adams; B.A.(McG.), M.Arch., Ph.D.(Berkeley), M.R.A.I.C. (William Dawson Scholar)Martin Bressani; B.Sc.(Arch.), B.Arch.(McG.), M.Sc.Arch., Diplomes des études approfondies, Docteur de l'Université de Paris-Sorbonne(Paris IV)Ricardo Castro; B.Arch.(Los Andes), M.Arch., M.A.(Art History) (Ore.) M.R.A.I.C.David Covo; B.Sc.(Arch.), B.Arch.(McG.), F.R.A.I.C., O.A.Q.Robert Mellin; B.Arch., M.Sc.(Arch.)(Penn.State), M.Arch.(McG.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(U.Penn.), M.R.A.I.C., N.A.A.Pieter Sijpkes; B.Sc.(Arch.), B.Arch.(McG.)Faculty LecturerJulia BourkeCourse LecturersManon Asselin, Jean D'Aragon, Lisa Landrum, Nadia Meratla, Carlos Rueda Plata, David TheodoreAdjunct ProfessorsCécile Baird, Ewa Bieniecka, Lawrence Bird, Michael Carroll, Nathalie David, Howard Davies, Georges Drolet, Gordon Edwards, François Émond, Julia Gersovitz, Nan Griffiths, Dan Hanganu, Pierre Jampen, Richard Klopp, Phyllis Lambert, Seymour Levine, Anna Mainella, Harry Mayerovitch, Sybil McKenna, Serge Melanson, Rosanne Moss, Carl Mulvey, Joanna Nash, Harry Parnass, Louise Pelletier, Mark Poddubiuk, Louis Pretty, Daniella Rohan, Richard Russell, Robert Stanley, Sheila Theophanides, Samson Yip, Jozef ZorkoResearch AssociatesJim Donaldson, Rafik SalamaAssociate MembersClarence Epstein, Tania Martin, Irena Murray, Howard ShubertVisiting Critics and LecturersEach year visitors are involved in the teaching of certain courses as lecturers and critics. These visitors change from year to year; in 2003, they were:
Gavin Affleck, Bruce Allan, Steve Badanes, Jean Beaudoin, Thierry Beaudoin, Bruce Bolton, Raouf Boutros, Louis Brillant, Frank Carter, Mathieu Casavant, Roch Cayouette, Yvan Cazabon, Stephane Chevalier, Lily Chi, Ella Chmielewska, Rob Claiborne, Henri Cleinge, Anne Cormier, Renee Daoust, Janine Debanne, Georges Drolet, Frederic Dube, Andre Dupras, Wade Eide, Andrew Forster, Marco Frascari, Mark J. Ginocchio, Bob Hamilton, Dan Hanganu, Pat Harrop, Michael Hoeschen, Mario Iannuzzi, Robert Jutra, Rob Kastelic, Alan Knight, Anick La Bissonniere, Lucie Lafontaine, Katherine Lapierre, Michel Langevin, Francois Lemoine, David Letherbarow, Marie-Paule Macdonald, Robert Magne, Louis Martin, Paula Meijerink, Hilary Sample Meredith, Marc Neveu, Steve Parcell, Claude Pasquin, Juliette Patterson, Danny Pearl, Cameron Petkau, Celine Poisson, Patrick Quinn, Anna Radici, Jacques Rousseau, Patricia Sarrazin-Sullivan, Gilles Saucier, Murray Schafer, John Schnier, Anik Schooner, Tom Schweitzer, Steve Smith, Sudhir Suri, Georges Teyssot, Pierre Thibault, Eric Turcotte, Betsy Williamson, Shane Williamson.ARCHITECTURAL CERTIFICATION IN CANADA
In Canada, all provincial associations recommend a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit Canadian professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes two types of accredited degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture and the Master of Architecture. A program may be granted a five-year, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on its degree of conformance, with established educational standards.
Masters degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree, which, when earned sequentially, comprise an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
Since all provincial associations in Canada recommend any applicant for licensure to have graduated from a CACB-accredited program, obtaining such a degree is an essential aspect of preparing for the professional practice of architecture. While graduation from a CACB-accredited program does not assure registration, the accrediting process is intended to verify that each accredited program substantially meets those standards that, as a whole, comprise an appropriate education for an architect.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
McGill's professional program in architecture is structured as a four and a half year, or nine-term, course of study divided into two parts.
The first part, for students entering with the Diploma of Collegial Studies in Pure and Applied Science or the equivalent, is a six-term design program leading to a non-professional degree, Bachelor of Science (Architecture). [Most students from outside Quebec are admitted to an eight-term B.Sc.(Arch.) program and enter a first year which includes courses outlined in section 3.1.3 "Architecture - Basic Science Requirements for Students Entering from Outside Quebec".]
The second part, for students with the B.Sc.(Arch.) degree, is a one and a half year, or three-term, program leading to the professional Master of Architecture I degree. The professional M.Arch.I is accredited by the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB), and is recognized as accredited by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) in the USA.
Students in the B.Sc.(Arch.) program who intend to proceed to the professional degree must satisfy certain minimum requirements including:
1. complete the B.Sc.(Arch.) degree, including the series of required and complementary courses stipulated for professional studies, with a minimum CGPA of 3.00;2. submit a portfolio of work executed in the sequence of six design studios, as well as samples of professional and personal work;3. complete the minimum period of relevant work experience according to the current Work Experience Guidelines.Further information on the professional M.Arch.I program is available on the Web at www.mcgill.ca/architecture.Student Exchanges
A limited number of qualified students may participate in an exchange with Schools of Architecture at other universities which have agreements with the McGill School of Architecture, for a maximum of one term in the second year of the B.Sc.(Arch.) program. These include: Facultad de Arquitectura, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, Venice, Italy; Fakultät für Raumplanung und Architektur, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria; The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Institut Supérieur d'Architecture, Saint-Luc Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; École d'architecture de Grenoble, Grenoble, France; École d'architecture Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France; Facolta di Architettura Civile Politecnico di Milano (Boviso); Virgina Polytechnic Institute and State University, Faculty of Architecture; Alexandria Centre for Architecture and Urban Studies (M.Arch. only), Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Facultad de Arquitectura; Technologico de Monterrey (Campus Queretero), Departamento de Arquitectura; University of Florida, School of Architecture.
ANCILLARY ACADEMIC FACILITIES
Laboratories and Workshops
Architectural Workshops - David Speller, Technician.
Communications Laboratory, including Photo Lab - Carrie Henzie, Media Technician.
Computers in Architecture Laboratory and the Apple Design and Modeling Centre - Professors Robert Mellin and Richard Russell.
Building Science Resource Centre - Dr. Avi Friedman.
Library
Blackader-Lauterman Library of Architecture and Art, located in the Redpath Library - Marilyn Berger.
Collections
Visual Resources Collection, including slides, film, video and other materials - Dr. Annmarie Adams.
Canadian Architecture Collection, housed in the Blackader-Lauterman Library - Irena Murray.
Orson Wheeler Architectural Model Collection - Professor Pieter Sijpkes.
Materials Resource Centre - Dr. Avi Friedman.
CURRICULUM FOR THE B.Sc.(Arch.) DEGREE
Architectural Complementaries4.2 Department of Chemical Engineering
M.H. Wong Building, Room 3060 3610 University Street Montreal, QC H3A 2B2 Telephone: (514) 398-4494 Fax: (514) 398-6678 Website: www.mcgill.ca/chemengChairRichard J. MunzPost-RetirementJ.-M. Charrier; Dipl.Ing., E.N. S.A.M.(Paris), M.S.,Ph.D.(Akron), Ing.W.J. Murray Douglas; B.Sc.(Qu.), M.S.E., Ph.D.(Mich.)ProfessorsDavid G. Cooper; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Tor.)John M. Dealy; B.S.(Kansas), M.S.E., Ph.D.(Mich.), Eng.Musa R. Kamal; B.S.(Ill.) M.S., Ph.D.(Carnegie Mellon), Eng.Richard J. Munz; B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc.(Wat.), Ph.D.(McG.), Eng.Alejandro D. Rey; B.Ch.Eng.(CCNY), Ph.D.(Berkeley) (James McGill Professor)Juan H. Vera; B.Mat.(Chile), Ing.Quim.(U.T.E.), M.S.(Berkeley), Dr.Ing.(Santa Maria), Ing.Bohumil Volesky; M.Sc.(Czech. Tech. Univ.), Ph.D.(W.Ont.)Martin E. Weber; B.S.E.(Prin.), Sc.D.(M.I.T.), P.Eng.Associate ProfessorsDimitrios Berk; B.Sc.(Bosphorus), M.E.Sc.(W.Ont.), Ph.D.(Calg.), P.Eng.Jean-Luc Meunier; Dipl. Ing., EPFL(Lausanne), M.Sc., Ph.D., INRS(Varennes), Ing.Assistant ProfessorsSylvain Coulombe; B.Sc., M.Eng.(Sherb.), Ph.D.(McG.)Reghan James Hill; B.Eng., Ph.D.(Cornell)Richard L. Leask; B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. (Wat.), Ph.D.(Tor.)Corey Leclerc; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Minnesota)Milan Maric; B.Sc.(McMaster), B.Eng.& Mgmt(McMaster), Ph.D.(Minnesota)Sasha Omanovic; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Zagreb)Phillip Servio; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Minnesota)PAPRICAN Adjunct ProfessorGeorge J. Kubes; B.Eng., M.Eng.(Prague), Ph.D.(Bratislava)Adjunct ProfessorsPierre Bisaillon, Wayne Brown, Peter Csakany, Mario Davidovsky, Serge Guiot, David J. McKeagan, Carlos Miguez, Patrice Nadeau, Norman Peters, Bassam Sarkis, Jana Simandl, Roger C. Urquhart, Paula Wood-Adams.The central purpose of engineering is to pursue solutions to technological problems in order to satisfy the needs and desires of society. Chemical engineers are trained to solve the kinds of problems that are typically found in the "chemical process industries", which include the chemical manufacturing, plastics, water treatment, pulp and paper, petroleum refining, ceramics, and paint industries as well as substantial portions of the food processing, textile, nuclear energy, biochemical and pharmaceutical industries. The technological problems and opportunities in these industries are often closely linked to social, economic and environmental concerns. For this reason, practitioners of chemical engineering often deal with these questions when they are working in management, pollution abatement, product development, marketing and equipment design.
The discipline of chemical engineering is distinctive in being based equally on physics, mathematics and chemistry. Application of these three fundamental sciences is basic to a quantitative understanding of the process industries. Those with an interest in the fourth major science, biology, will find several courses in the chemical engineering curriculum which integrate aspects of the biological sciences relevant to process industries such as food processing, fermentation and water pollution control. Courses on the technical operations and economics of the process industries are added to this foundation. The core curriculum concludes with process design courses taught by practicing design engineers. Problem-solving, experimenting, planning and communication skills are emphasized in courses throughout the core curriculum.
By means of complementary courses, students can also obtain further depth in technical areas and breadth in non-technical subjects. Some students elect to complete a minor in biotechnology, management, materials engineering, computer science, environmental engineering or chemistry.
The solution to many environmental problems requires an understanding of technological principles. A chemical engineering degree provides an ideal background. In addition to relevant material learned in the core program, a selection of environmental complementary courses and minor programs is available. The involvement of many chemical engineering staff members in environmental research provides the opportunity for undergraduate students to carry out research projects in this area.
The curriculum also provides the preparation necessary to undertake postgraduate studies leading to the M.Eng. or Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering. Students completing this curriculum acquire a broad, balanced education in the natural sciences with the accent on application. Thus, for those who do not continue in chemical engineering, it provides an exceptionally balanced education in applied science. For others, it will form the basis of an educational program that may continue with a variety of studies such as business administration, medicine or law. Versatility is, then, one of the most valuable characteristics of the graduate of the chemical engineering program.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
For those who have completed the Quebec CEGEP-level program in Pure and Applied Sciences, the Chemical Engineering Program comprises 111 credits as outlined below. Certain students who take advantage of summer session courses can complete the departmental programs in three calendar years. Students who have passed Chemistry 202 or 302 at the CEGEP level may be exempt from course CHEM 212 or CHEM 234, respectively (Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 and Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry), the corresponding courses are transferred from required courses to electives.
For appropriately qualified high school graduates from outside Quebec, an extended credit program is available, as described in section 3.1.2 "Basic Science Requirements for Students Entering from Outside Quebec".
In some cases students from university science disciplines have sufficient credits to complete the requirements for the B.Eng. (Chemical) program in two years. Those concerned should discuss this with their advisor.
Students must obtain a C grade or better in all core courses. For the Department of Chemical Engineering, core courses include all required courses (departmental and non-departmental) as well as complementary courses (departmental). A grade of "D" is a passing grade in other complementary courses and in any elective courses taken.
CURRICULUM FOR THE B.ENG. DEGREE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
For students starting their B.Eng. studies in September who have completed the Quebec Diploma of Collegial Studies, a program for the first two terms of study is given below:
Students entering their second year of study or who are starting in January must plan their program of studies in consultation with their Departmental advisor.
Additional information can be found on the Faculty Website at www.mcgill.ca/engineering, as well as in section 3.1.2 "Basic Science Requirements for Students Entering from Outside Quebec".
TECHNICAL COMPLEMENTARIES
A minimum of 9 credits of complementary courses must be chosen from a list of technical complementaries approved by the Department. The purpose of this requirement is to provide students with an area of specialization within the broad field of chemical engineering. Alternatively, some students use the technical complementaries to increase the breadth of their chemical engineering training.
At least two (2) technical complementary courses are to be selected from those offered by the Department (list below). Permission is given to take the third complementary course from other suitable undergraduate courses in the Faculty of Engineering.
The Technical Complementary courses currently approved by the Department are as follows::
Courses CHEE 481 and CHEE 581 comprise a Polymeric Materials sequence. Additional courses in this area are available in the Chemistry Department (e.g., CHEM 455) or at the graduate level (CHEE 681 to CHEE 684). The Department has considerable expertise in the polymer area.
Courses CHEE 370 and CHEE 474 make up a sequence in Biochemical Engineering-Biotechnology. Students interested in this area may take additional courses, particularly those offered by the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and courses in biochemistry and microbiology. The food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries are large industries in the Montreal area and these courses are relevant to these industries and to the new high technology applications of biotechnology.
The third area in which there is a sequence of courses is Pollution Control. The Department offers two courses in this area: CHEE 471 and CHEE 472. As some water pollution control problems are solved by microbial processes, course CHEE 474 is also relevant to the pollution control area. Likewise as the solution to pollution problems frequently involves removal of particulate matter from gaseous or liquid streams, course CHEE 452 is also relevant. Additional courses in this area are listed under section 5.7 "Environmental Engineering Minor".
A Minor in Biotechnology is also offered in the Faculties of Engineering and of Science with emphasis on Molecular Biology and Chemical Engineering Processes. A full description of the program appears in section 5.2 "Biotechnology Minor".
Note that many of the technical complementaries are offered only in alternate years. Students should, therefore, plan their complementaries as far ahead as possible. With the approval of the instructor and academic advisor, students may also take graduate (CHEE 500- level) courses as technical complementaries.
ELECTIVE COURSES
Students who have obtained exemptions for courses, i.e., for CEGEP courses equivalent to CHEM 212 or CHEM 234, or who take more than the minimum requirements for the degree, may choose university-level courses in any field. Approval of an elective course requires only that no timetable conflicts are created and that it not be a repetition of material already covered in the curriculum or already mastered by the student.
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
The Curriculum Committee is composed of three students, elected by their classes, and two staff members. This Committee provides a forum for all matters involving undergraduate student/staff interactions. While the primary concern is with matters of curriculum and courses (their content, evaluation, scheduling, etc.), the Committee has also taken up a number of other matters in recent years, e.g., working space, facilities (equipment and libraries), etc.
CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
The Chemical Engineering Student Society has for many years been affiliated both with the CSChE (Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering) and with the AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers). For a nominal fee students receive Canadian Chemical News, a monthly publication, and the AlChE Student Members Bulletin as well as other privileges of student membership in the two societies. The student chapter also organizes a series of local social, educational and sporting events. For example, recent events have included student-professor banquets and Christmas parties, dances, speakers, broomball games and joint meetings with the Montreal Section of the CSChE. The latter gives students a chance to mix with practising chemical engineers.
4.3 Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Macdonald Engineering Building, Room 492 817 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC H3A 2K6 Telephone: (514) 398-6860 Fax: (514) 398-7361 Website: www.mcgill.ca/civilChairDenis MitchellEmeritus ProfessorsPhilip J. Harris; B.Sc.(Man.), M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.), F.E.I.C., F.C.S.C.E., Eng.Richard G. Redwood; B.Sc.(Eng.)(Bristol), M.A.Sc.(Tor.), Ph.D.(Bristol), F.C.S.C.E., F.I.Struct.Eng., Eng.Stuart B. Savage; B.Eng.(McG.), M.S.Eng.(Cal.Tech.), Ph.D.(McG.), F.R.S.C.ProfessorsVincent H. Chu; B.S.Eng.(Taiwan), M.A.Sc.(Tor.), Ph.D.(M.I.T.), Eng.M. Saeed Mirza; B.Eng.(Karachi), M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.), F.A.C.I., F.E.I.C., F.C.S.C.E., Hon. F.I.E.P., Eng.Denis Mitchell; B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D.(Tor.), F.A.C.I., F.C.A.E., F.C.S.C.E., Eng. (William Scott Professor of Civil Engineering)Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen; B.M.E.(Vietnam), M.C.E.(A.I.T.), D.A.Sc.(Montr.), Eng.A. Patrick S. Selvadurai; M.S.(Stan.), Ph.D., D.Sc.(Nottingham), F.E.I.C., F.I.M.A., F.C.S.C.E., P.Eng.Suresh C. Shrivastava; B.Sc.(Eng.) (Vikram), M.C.E.(Del.), Sc.D.(Col.), Eng.Associate ProfessorsLuc E. Chouinard; B.Ing., M.Ing.(Montr.), B.C.L.(McG.), Sc.D.(M.I.T.), Eng.Susan J. Gaskin; B.Sc.(Queen's), Ph.D.(Canterbury)Subhasis Ghoshal; B.C.E. (Jadavpur), M.S.(Missouri), Ph.D.(Carnegie Mellon)Ronald Gehr; B.Sc.(Eng.)(Rand), M.A.Sc.,Ph.D.(Tor.), P.Eng.Ghyslaine McClure; B.Ing.(Montr.), S.M.C.E.(M.I.T.), Ph.D.(Montr.), Eng.James Nicell; B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D.(Windsor), P.Eng. (William Dawson Scholar)Yixin Shao; B.S., M.S.(Tongji), Ph.D.(Northwestern)Assistant ProfessorsMurtaza Haider; B.Sc.(Peshawar), M.A.Sc., Ph.D.(Tor.) (joint appoint. with School of Urban Planning)Colin Rogers; B.A.Sc.(Waterloo), M.A.Sc., Ph.D.(Sydney), P.Eng.Adjunct ProfessorsSofia Babarutsi, Jean Pierre Desmarais, Serge Guiot, John Hadjinicolaou, Jalal Hawari, Paul Henshaw, Graham Holder, Emmanuel Le Colletter, Zoubir Lounis, Pierre Lundahl, Kenneth MacKenzie, Charles Manatakos, Thanh Son Nguyen, Paul Rodrigue, Sandro Scola, William Taylor, Jan Vrana, Monica Wagner, Ronald ZaloumCivil engineers have traditionally applied scientific and engineering knowledge to the task of providing the built environment, from its conception and planning to its design, construction, maintenance and rehabilitation. Examples include buildings, bridges, roads, railways, dams, and facilities for water supply and treatment, and waste disposal. With the aging and deterioration of an already vast infrastructure, its maintenance and rehabilitation has become an increasingly important role of the civil engineering profession. Also, with worldwide concern about the detrimental impact of human activities on the environment, civil engineers are now in the forefront of developing and providing the means for both prevention and remediation of many aspects of environmental pollution.
The program in Civil Engineering is comprehensive in providing the fundamentals in mechanics and engineering associated with the diverse fields of the profession, in offering choices of specialization, and in fully reflecting the advances in science, mathematics, engineering and computing that have transformed all fields of engineering in recent years. The resulting knowledge and training enables graduates to not only enter the profession thoroughly well prepared, but also to adapt to further change.
The required courses ensure a sound scientific and analytical basis for professional studies through courses in solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, soil mechanics, environmental engineering, water resources management, structural analysis, systems analysis and mathematics. Fundamental concepts are applied to various fields of practice in both required and complementary courses.
By a suitable choice of complementary courses, students can attain advanced levels of technical knowledge in the specialized areas mentioned above. Alternatively, students may choose to develop their interests in a more general way by combining complementary courses within the Department with several from other departments or faculties.
Students who wish to extend their knowledge in certain areas beyond the range that the program complementary courses allow, can also take a Minor program. Minors are available in fields such as Arts, Economics, Management, Environmental Engineering, and Construction Engineering and Management. These require additional credits to be taken from a specified list of topics relating to the chosen field. Further information on the various Minor programs may be found in section 5 "Minor Programs and Choice of Electives or Complementary Courses". Details of how the Minors can be accommodated within the Civil Engineering program will be made available at the time of preregistration counselling.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Considerable freedom exists for students to influence the nature of the program of study which they follow in the Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics. A variety of advanced complementary courses is offered in five main groupings:
Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Transportation Engineering.Guidance on the sequence in which required core courses should be taken is provided for students in the form of a sample program which covers the entire period of study. The technical complementary courses selected, usually in the last two terms of the program, will depend upon the student's interests. All students must meet with their advisor each term to confirm the courses for which they are registered.
Courses taken in Term 3 or later will depend on a student's interests and ability. Information and advice concerning different possibilities are made available in the Department prior to registration. All programs require the approval of a staff advisor. Programs for students transferring into the Department with advanced standing will be dependent upon the academic credit previously achieved, and such a program will be established only after consultation with a staff advisor.
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Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Undergraduate Programs Office Lorne Trottier Building, Room 2060 3630 University Street Montreal, QC H3A 2B2 Telephone: (514) 398-3943 Fax: (514) 398-4653 Website: www.ece.mcgill.caChairDavid A. LowtherAssociate Chair, Undergraduate AffairsJonathan P. WebbAssociate Chair, Graduate AffairsBenoit ChampagneEmeritus ProfessorsEric L. Adler; B.Sc.(Lond.), M.A.Sc.(Tor.), Ph.D.(McG.), F.I.E.E.E., Eng.Pierre R. Bélanger; B.Eng.(McG.), S.M., Ph.D.(M.I.T.), F.I.E.E.E., Eng.Maier L. Blostein; B.Eng., M.Eng.(McG.), Ph.D.(Ill.), F.I.E.E.E., Eng.Gerry W. Farnell; B.A.Sc.(Tor.), S.M.(M.I.T.), Ph.D.(McG.), F.I.E.E.E., Eng.Tomas J.F. Pavlasek; B.Eng., M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.), Eng.Nicholas C. Rumin; B.Eng., M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.), Eng.Post-RetirementClifford H. Champness; M.Sc.(Lond.), Ph.D.(McG.)ProfessorsPeter E. Caines; B.A.(Oxon.), D.I.C. Ph.D.(Lond.), F.R.S.C., F.I.E.E.E., F.C.I.A.R. (James McGill Professor) and (Macdonald Professor)Frank D. Galiana; B.Eng.(McG.), S.M., Ph.D.(M.I.T.), F.I.E.E.E., Eng.Geza Joos; B.Sc.(C'dia), M.Eng. Ph.D.(McG.)Peter Kabal; B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D.(Tor.)Tho Le-Ngoc; M.Eng.(McG.), Ph.D.(Ott.), F.I.E.E.E.Harry Leib; B.Sc.(Technion), Ph.D.(Tor.)Martin D. Levine; B.Eng., M.Eng.(McG.), Ph.D.(Lond.), F.C.I.A.R., F.I.E.E.E., Eng.David A. Lowther; B.Sc.(Lond.), Ph.D.(C.N.A.A.), F.C.A.E., Eng.Boon-Teck Ooi; B.E.(Adel.), S.M.(M.I.T.), Ph.D.(McG.), Eng.Gordon Roberts; B.A.Sc.(Wat.), M.A.Sc., Ph.D.(Tor.), Eng., F.I.E.E.E. (James McGill Professor)Jonathan Webb; B.A., Ph.D.(Cantab.)Associate ProfessorsBenoit Champagne; B.Eng., M.Eng.(Montr.), Ph.D.(Tor.)James Clark; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Br.Col.)Jeremy R. Cooperstock; A.Sc.(U.B.C.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Tor.)Frank Ferrie; B.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.)Vincent Hayward; Dip.d'Ing.(ENSM, Nantes), Doc.Ing.(Orsay), Eng.Steve McFee; B.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.)Hanna Michalska; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Warsaw), Ph.D.(Lond.)David V. Plant; M.S., Ph.D.(Brown) (James McGill Professor)Richard Rose; B.Sc.,M.S.(Illinois), Ph.D.(GIT)Ishiang Shih; M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.)Assistant ProfessorsRamesh Abhari; M.A.Sc.,(Tehran),Ph.D(Tor.)Tal Arbel; M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.)Jan Bajcsy; B.Sc.(Harv.), M.Eng., Ph.D.(Prin.)Benoit Boulet; B.Sc.(Laval), M.Eng.(McG.) Ph.D.(Tor.) (William Dawson Scholar)Lawrence Chen, B.Eng.(McG.), M.A.Sc., Ph.D.(Tor.)Mark Coates; B.Eng.(Australia), Ph.D.(Cambridge)Mourad El-Gamal; B.Sc.(Cairo), M.Sc.(Nashville), Ph.D.(McG.)Dennis Giannacopoulos; M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.)Warren Gross; B.A.Sc. (Wat.), M.A.Sc.,Ph.D. (Tor.)Anas Hamoui; M.Eng. (McGill),Ph.D.(Tor.)Roni Khazaka; M.Eng.,Ph.D.(Carlton)Andrew Kirk; B.Sc.(Brist.), Ph.D.(London) (William Dawson Scholar)Fabrice Labeau, M.S., Ph.D.(Louvain)Shie Mannor ; B.A.,B.Sc.,Ph.D.(Haifa)Milica Popovich; B.Sc.(Colo.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Northwestern)Ioannis Psaromiligkos; B.Sc.(Patras), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Buffalo)Zilic Zeljko; B.Eng.(Zagreb), M.S.c, Ph.D.(Tor.)Visiting ProfessorLorne Mason; B.Eng., Ph.D.(Sask.)LecturersKenneth L. Fraser; B.Eng., M.Eng.(McG.)Danny Grant; M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.)Donglin Ma; M.Eng.,(Beijing), Ph.D.(McG.)Richard Vickers; B.Sc.(Wales)Associate MembersMartin Buehler; M.Sc., Ph.D.(Yale)Philipe Depalle; D.E.A.(Le Mans & ENS Cachan, Ph.D.(Le Mans & IRCAM)Gregory Dudek; B.Sc.(Queen's), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Tor.)Alan C. Evans; M.Sc.(Surrey), Ph.D.(Leeds)William R. Funnell; M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.)Henrietta L. Galiana; M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.)Jean Gotman; M.E.(Dartmouth, N.S.), Ph.D.(McG.)Robert E. Kearney; M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.)Bernard Segal; B.Sc., B.Eng., M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.)Adjunct ProfessorsRay Bartnikas, Eduard Cerny, Charalambos Charalambous, Philippe Depalle, Robert DiRaddo, Cedric Guss, Maurice Huneault, Cheng K. Jen, Alexandre Jouan, Michael Kaplan, Karim Khordoc, Irene Leszkowicz, Miguel Marin, Donald McGillis, Radu Negulescu, Douglas O'Shaughnessy, Norbert Puetz, Farouk Rizk, Robert Sabourin, Ian Sinclair, Lucjan Wegrowicz.The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers undergraduate degree programs in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering (Honours), Computer Engineering, and Software Engineering. All programs provide students with a strong background in mathematics, basic sciences, engineering science, engineering design and complementary studies, in conformity with the requirements of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB).
The program in Electrical Engineering gives students a broad understanding of the key principles that are responsible for the extraordinary advances in the technology of computers, micro-electronics, automation and robotics, telecommunications and power systems. These areas are critical to the development of our industries and, more generally, to our economy. A graduate of this program is exposed to all basic elements of electrical engineering and can function in any of our client industries. This breadth is what distinguishes an engineer from, say, a computer scientist or physicist.
The program in Electrical Engineering (Honours) is designed for students who wish to pursue postgraduate work and look to a career in advanced research and development. The technical complementaries are selected from graduate courses, facilitating the transition to postgraduate studies. Students in this curriculum benefit from smaller classes and have more contact with professorial staff and graduate students. However, the program is quite demanding. Students are expected to register for at least 14 credits per term; they may register for a smaller number only with the permission of the Chair of this Department. Students in the Honours program must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.00. Those who fail to maintain this standard are transferred to the regular program.
The program in Computer Engineering provides students with greater depth and breadth of knowledge in the hardware and software aspects of computers. Students are exposed to both theoretical and practical issues of both hardware and software in well-equipped laboratories. Although the program is designed to meet the growing demands by industry for engineers with a strong background in modern computer technology, it also provides the underlying depth for graduate studies in all fields of Computer Engineering.
The Department, jointly with the School of Computer Science, offers a Bachelor of Software Engineering program*. Graduates of this program should be eligible for accreditation (once accreditation standards for Software Engineers have been adopted). This program offers students the opportunity to focus their studies on the skills needed to design and develop complex software systems. This emerging field of engineering is a major component of the growing Information Technology (IT) sector of the economy, in which the demand for qualified personnel continues to outstrip supply. Graduates of this program will have a solid foundation for careers in the software industry. [*The School of Computer Science offers a B.Sc. Major program in Software Engineering, which will not lead to accreditation. For further information on the B.Sc. program see Computer Science (COMP).]
In addition to technical complementary courses, students in all three programs take general complementary courses in social sciences, administrative studies and humanities. These courses allow students to develop specific interests in areas such as psychology, economics, management or political science.
Entry into the Honours Program
The Honours program is a limited enrolment program and entry is highly competitive. There is no direct entry to the Honours program in the first year. Students may enter the Honours program in the following ways:
- Students from CEGEP will be admitted, on the basis of their grades, at the start of the third term.
- Students from outside Quebec will be admitted, on the basis of their grades, at the start of the fifth term.
Though not required to do so, students in the Honours program or wishing to enter the Honours program are encouraged to take the following advanced math and physics courses:
To remain in the Honours program and to be awarded the Honours degree, a student must have completed at least 14 credits in each term since entering Electrical and Computer Engineering, except for the final two terms of their degree, and maintained a CGPA of at least 3.00 since entering Electrical and Computer Engineering. In either of their final two full terms (i.e., Fall and Winter, or Winter and Fall) students may drop below 14 credits, provided the combined load for the two terms is at least 16 credits. For more information, please contact the Departmental office at (514) 398-7344.
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* Enhanced Power Concentration
The Institute for Electrical Power Engineering was recently established as a province-wide centre for electrical power engineering education. It is funded by industry, mostly Hydro-Quebec, and provides a comprehensive program and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, and a point of contact between industry and universities involved in power engineering.
This program is open to students in the regular Electrical Engineering program only.
The benefits of the Concentration are:
- a complete and up-to-date final year program in electrical power engineering, with industry-sponsored and supported courses;
- access to industry-sponsored projects, internships and new employment opportunities.
Eligibility criteria:
to be considered in September 2004, the applicant must:
- be registered in the B.Eng. program (regular Electrical Engineering);
- have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.70;
- have completed or be registered in ECSE 361 (Power Engineering);
- be able to complete the degree requirements by Spring 2005;
- agree to follow the curriculum requirements set out below.
Selection criteria:
The number of students selected, expected to be between 5 and 10, will be the subject of a specific agreement between the University and the Institute. Selection criteria to the Institute will be based on CGPA and on the curriculum vitae. The selection process for the scholarship may involve an interview with the committee presided by Hydro-Quebec. There is a possibility of an internship with Hydro-Quebec.
Curriculum requirements for selected students:
Generally, unless the University has authorized specific substitutions, students must complete the degree requirements set out in the 2004-05 Undergraduate Programs Calendar with the following specifications:
Technical Electives and Laboratories:All students must take (or have taken) the following courses (18 credits):** Enhanced ITT Specialization in Telecommunications
The International Institute of Telecommunications (IIT) was established in Montreal as a centre for telecommunications education. Funded by government and industry, it provides state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and a point of contact between local telecommunications industries and universities.
This progam is open to students in the regular Electrical Engineering program only.
The benefits of the specialization are:
- a guaranteed project lab (ECSE 494) in telecommunications, at IIT or with an IIT company; and
- permission to take ECSE 496 at IIT.
To complete the specialization, students must take six courses as Technical Complementaries:
In addition, students must take ECSE 491 (Communications Systems Lab) and complete ECSE 494 (Electrical Engineering Design Project) in telecommunications, at IIT or with an IIT company.
There may be an enrolment limitation in this specialization in any given term.
CURRICULUM FOR THE B.ENG. DEGREE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING
4.5 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Macdonald Engineering Building, Room 351 817 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC H3A 2K6 Telephone: (514) 398-6296 Fax: (514) 398-7365 Website: www.mcgill.ca/mechengChairArun K. MisraEmeritus ProfessorsRomuald Knystautas; B.Eng., M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.), Eng.Michael P. Paidoussis; B.Eng.(McG.), Ph.D.(Cantab.), Eng., F.I.Mech.E., F.A.S.M.E., F.A.A.M., F.C.S.M.E., F.R.S.C., F.C.A.E. (Thomas Workman Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering)Post-RetirementGlen Bach; B.Sc.(Alta.), M.Sc.(Birm.), Ph.D.(McG.)Lucjan Kops; B.Eng., M.Eng., D.Sc. Eng.(Krakow Tech.U.), Eng., M.C.I.R.P., F.A.S.M.E., F.C.S.M.E., M.S.M.E.ProfessorsAbdul M. Ahmed; B.Sc.(Dhaka), M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.), Eng. (Thomas Workman Professor of Mechanical Engineering)Jorge Angeles; B.Eng., M.Eng.(UNAM Mexico), Ph.D.(Stanford), Eng., F.A.S.M.E., F.C.S.M.E. (James McGill Professor), F.R.S.C.Bantwal R. Baliga; B.Tech.(I.I.T., Kanpur), M.Sc.(Case), Ph.D.(Minnesota)Wagdi Habashi; B. Eng., M. Eng.(McG.), Ph.D.(Cornell), P. Eng., F.A.S.M.E. (NSERC-Bombardier Industrial Research Chair)John H.S. Lee; B.Eng.(McG.), M.Sc.(M.I.T.), Ph.D.(McG.), Eng.Dan Mateescu; M.Eng.(Poli.Univ.Buch.), Ph.D.(Rom. Acad. Sci.), Doctor Honoris Causa (Poli.Univ.Buch.), F.C.A.S.I., A.F.A.I.A.A. (Aerospace Program Coordinator)Arun K. Misra; B.Tech.(I.I.T.,Kharagpur), Ph.D.(U.B.C.), P.Eng.Martin Ostoja-Starzewski; Eng.(Krakow Tech.U), M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.), F.A.S.M.E. (Canada Research Chair)Stuart J. Price; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Bristol), P.Eng.Associate ProfessorsMartin Buehler; M.Sc., Ph.D.(Yale) (William Dawson Scholar)Luca Cortelezzi; M.Sc., Ph.D.(Caltech)David L. Frost; B.A.Sc.(U.B.C.), M.S., Ph.D.(Caltech), P.Eng.Tim Lee; M.S.(Portland State), Ph.D.(Idaho)Larry B. Lessard; B.Eng.(McG.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Stanford), P.Eng. (Undergraduate Program Coordinator)Meyer Nahon; B.Sc.(Queen's), M.Sc.(Tor.), Ph.D.(McG.), P.Eng. (Graduate Program Director)James A. Nemes; B.Sc.(Maryland), M.S., D.Sc.(GWU) (William Dawson Scholar)Peter Radziszewski; B.Sc.(U.B.C.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Laval)Inna Sharf; B.A.Sc.,(Tor.), Ph.D.(Tor.), P.Eng.Vince Thomson; B.Sc.(Windsor), Ph.D.(McMaster) (Werner Graupe Professor of Manufacturing Automation)Paul J. Zsombor-Murray; B.Eng., M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.), Eng. F.C.S.M.E.Assistant ProfessorsAndrew J. Higgins, B.Sc.(Ill.), M.S., Ph.D.(Wash.)Pascal Hubert; B.Eng., M.Sc.(École Polytechnique), Ph.D.(U.B.C.), Eng. (Canada Research Chair)József Kövecses; M.Sc. (U. Miskolc), Ph.D.(Hung. Acad. Sci.), P.Eng.R. Mongrain; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Montr.), Ph.D.(Ecole Polytechnique), Eng.Laurent Mydlarski; B.A.Sc.(Waterloo), Ph.D.(Cornell), Eng.Siva Nadarajah; B.Sc.(Kansas), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Stanford).Evgeny V. Timofeev; M.Sc., Ph.D.(S.T.U. St. Petersburg).Srikar T. Vengallatore; B.Tech(B.H.U.), Ph.D.(M.I.T.)Laboratory SuperintendentsD. Chellan, G. Savard, G. TewfikAssociate MembersR.E. Kearney; B.Eng., M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.), Biomedical Engineering UnitB.H.K. Lee; B.Eng., M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.)M. Tanzer; M.D., Orthopaedic SurgeryAdjunct ProfessorsH. Attia, R.G. Edwards, S. Girgis, A. Hemami, Z. Liu, K. Mackenzie, W.D. May, C.A. Rabbath, R. Sumner, G.A. Wagner, T. Yee, D. ZorbasMechanical engineers are traditionally concerned with the conception, design, implementation and operation of mechanical systems. Typical fields of work are aerospace, energy, manufacturing, machinery, and transportation. Because of the very broad nature of the discipline there is usually a high demand for mechanical engineers.
Many mechanical engineers follow other career paths. Graduate studies are useful for the specialists working in research establishments, consulting firms or in corporate research and development.
To prepare the mechanical engineer for a wide range of career possibilities, there is a heavy stress in our curriculum on the fundamental analytical disciplines. This is balanced by a sequence of experimental and design engineering courses which include practice in design, manufacture and experimentation. In these courses students learn how to apply their analytical groundwork to the solution of practical problems.
Specialist interests are satisfied by selecting appropriate complementary courses from among those offered with a specific subject concentration, such as management, industrial engineering, computer science, controls and robotics, bio-engineering, aeronautics, combustion, systems engineering, etc.
The Department offers an Honours Program which is particularly suitable for those with a high aptitude in mathematics and physics and which gives a thorough grounding in the basic engineering sciences. The complementary courses in this program can be utilized to take courses with applied engineering orientation, such as those offered in the regular program, or if preferred, to obtain an even more advanced education in engineering science.
Concentrations in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechatronics and Design are available for students in either the Regular or Honours programs who wish to specialize in these areas.
While the program is demanding, there is time for many extra-curricular activities. Students are active in such professional societies as CASI (Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute), SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), and ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) and in various campus organizations.
Relations between faculty and students are extremely close. Social functions, at which students and professors meet to exchange views and get to know each other better, are organized frequently.
CURRICULUM FOR THE B.ENG. DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (REGULAR)
Students entering in September or January must plan their program of studies in accordance with the regulations posted on the Faculty Website at www.mcgill.ca/engineering. After registering, students must consult with their academic advisor.
Additional information can be found in section 3.1.2 "Basic Science Requirements for Students Entering from Outside Quebec".
CURRICULUM FOR THE B.ENG. DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (HONOURS)
Students entering in September or January must plan their program of studies in accordance with the regulations posted on the Faculty Website at www.mcgill.ca/engineering. After registering, students must consult with their academic advisor.
Additional information can be found in section 3.1.2 "Basic Science Requirements for Students Entering from Outside Quebec".
LIST OF COMPLEMENTARY COURSES (DEPARTMENTAL)(Each is 3 credits)
TYPICAL PROGRAM OF STUDIES FOR REGULAR OR HONOURS
For students starting their B.Eng. studies in September 2004 who have completed the Quebec Diploma of Collegial Studies, a program for the first two terms of study is given below. Students will be advised by the Department whether they should follow Stream A or Stream B.
STREAM A:
Term 1 (Fall)STREAM B:
Term 1 (Fall)For all Minors and Concentrations, students should complete a special form available from the Undergraduate Program Secretary indicating their intention to take the Minor or the Concentration.
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING CONCENTRATION
Students in this Concentration should take five courses in the area of Aeronautical Engineering.
Required Courses(6 credits:All courses must be passed at a level C or better.
Students should also discuss the matter with their advisor and complete a special form indicating their intention to take this Concentration.DESIGN CONCENTRATION
The Design Concentration is comprised of six courses as follows:
MECHATRONICS CONCENTRATION
Students in this Concentration should take six courses in the area of Control, Robotics and/or CAD/CAM. They must take the following four required courses:
4.6 Department of Mining, Metals and Materials Engineering
Wong Building, Room 2160 3610 University Street Montreal, QC H3A 2B2 Website: www.mcgill.ca/minmet Metals and Materials - Telephone: (514) 398-1040 Fax: (514) 398-4492 Mining - Telephone: (514) 398-2215 Fax: (514) 398-7099ChairRobin A.L. DrewEmeritus ProfessorsGordon W. Smith; B.Eng., M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.), Eng.William M. Williams; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Brist.), Ph.D.(Tor.), Eng. (Henry Birks Emeritus Professor of Metallurgy)ProfessorsGeorge P. Demopoulos; Dipl. Eng.(NTU Athens), M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.), Eng.Robin A.L. Drew; B.Tech.(Bradford), Ph.D.(Newcastle)James A. Finch; B.Sc.(Birm.), M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.), Eng. (Industry Professor of Mineral Processing)Raynald Gauvin; B.Ing., Ph.D.(Montr.), Eng.John E. Gruzleski; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Qu.), Ph.D.(Tor.), Eng. (Gerald G. Hatch Professor of Mining and Metallurgy)Rod I.L. Guthrie; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Lond.), D.I.C., A.R.S.M., Eng. (William C. Macdonald Professor of Mining and Metallurgy)Ralph Harris; B.Sc.(Qld), M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.)Farmaraz (Ferri) P. Hassani; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Nott.), C.Eng.(U.K. Reg.) (George Boyd Webster Professor of Mining Engineering) (Director, Mining Engineering Program)John J. Jonas; B.Eng.(McG.), Ph.D.(Cantab.), F.A.S.M., Eng. (Henry Birks Professor of Metallurgy)Hani S. Mitri; B.Sc.(Cairo), M.Eng., Ph.D.(McMaster), Eng.Jerzy Szpunar; B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., D.Sc.(Krakow)Steve Yue; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Leeds)Associate ProfessorsMichel L. Bilodeau; B.A.Sc.(Montr.), M.Sc.App., Ph.D.(McG.), Eng.Mainul Hasan; B.Eng.(Dhaka), M.Sc.(Dhahran), Ph.D.(McG.)Janusz A. Kozinski; B.A., M.Eng., D.Sc.(Krakow) (William Dawson Scholar)André Laplante; B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc.(Montr.), Ph.D.(Tor.), Eng.Frank Mucciardi; B.Eng., M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.), Eng.Jacques Ouellet; B.A.Sc.(Laval), M.A.Sc, Ph.D.(Montr.), Eng.Faculty LecturersJohn Mossop; B.Eng.(McG.)Florence Paray; B.Eng.(CSP), M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.)Adjunct ProfessorsMarc Betournay, William Caley, Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, Elhachmi Essadigi, Bryn Harris, Ahmad Hemami, Mohamad Jahazi, Raad Jassim, Joel Kapusta, Eric Lifshin, Martin Pugh, John H. Root, Viwek Vardya, Albert E. WraithCO-OP ProgramsDirectorFrank MucciardiWork-term Coordinators
Genevieve Snider (Materials)
Michel Vachon (Mining)The Department of Mining, Metals and Materials Engineering offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Engineering degree in Materials Engineering or Mining Engineering. In addition to regular courses and laboratories, the curriculum includes seminars, colloquia and student projects reinforced by field trips to industrial operations.
The equipment operated by the Department is the best available. On the materials side there is a full range of laboratory facilities for extractive and process metallurgy as well as excellent materials characterization and processing facilities. In mining engineering the Department has rock engineering laboratories to test the mechanical properties of both rock and backfill materials and computer-aided mine design facilities.
Materials Engineering (CO-OP).
The Materials Engineering degree is a cooperative program leading to a B.Eng. and includes formal industrial work periods. It is built around a strong background of mathematics, basic sciences, computer skills and applications, and specific engineering and design courses to provide up-to-date training in metals/materials engineering. Students take core courses covering processing, fabrication, applications and performance. The program conforms with requirements of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) and is designed to offer students the best training for employment in Canada's large and vital metallurgical and manufacturing industries. The basic courses are supplemented by complementary courses which provide a good choice of specialties for the graduating engineer. The course structure is reinforced with laboratory exercises. Graduates find employment in a wide range of industries which include the mineral/metal producing and processing sectors, as well as the aerospace and manufacturing industries. Students in the CO-OP program benefit from the practical learning experience arising from work-term employment in meaningful engineering jobs. Students also benefit from the non-tangible learning experience arising from the increased responsibilities required to obtain and successfully complete the work terms.
Mining Engineering (CO-OP).
McGill, which has the oldest mining engineering program in Canada, has always been noted for the excellence of its courses and for the training it provides in mining technology, mineral economics and mining practice. Graduates in mining engineering are in demand not only in Canada but throughout the world. Technical developments have been rapid in recent years. These offer a challenge to the imaginative student with a strong engineering interest. The Department offers a cooperative program leading to the B.Eng. degree in Mining Engineering. The CO-OP program is offered in collaboration with the Département des génies civil, géologique et des mines at École Polytechnique in Montreal, and includes formal industrial work periods. Students registered at McGill are required to take a series of technical mining courses at École Polytechnique in the latter part of the program. These courses are designated as such in the program outline (Subject Code MPMC).
Scholarships
The Department offers Entrance Scholarships each year, valued at $3,000; these scholarships are renewable. A substantial number of other scholarships and bursaries are awarded by the Department as well as by the Canadian Mineral Industry Education Foundation.
Student Advising
Students entering the Mining or Materials Engineering programs must plan their schedule of studies in consultation with one of the departmental advisors: Professors Laplante and Yue (Materials) or Mr. J. Mossop (Mining).
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A fee of $500 is assessed by the University for each Industrial Training course.
CURRICULUM FOR THE B.ENG. DEGREE IN MINING ENGINEERING - CO-OP PROGRAM
Technical Courses
Courses selected from those listed below or any other approved technical course(s). Note: not all courses are given annually; verification with course instructor is advised.
A fee of $300 is assessed by the University for each Industrial Work Period course.
4.7 School of Urban Planning
Macdonald-Harrington Building 815 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC H3A 2K6 Telephone: (514) 398-4075 Fax: (514) 398-8376 Email: admissions.planning@mcgill.ca Website: www.mcgill.ca/urbanplanningDirectorDavid F. BrownEmerita ProfessorJeanne M. Wolfe; B.Sc.(Lond.), M.Sc.(W.Ont.), M.A.(McG.)ProfessorJane M. Glenn; B.A., LL.B.(Qu.), D. en Droit(Stras.)Associate ProfessorsDavid F. Brown; B.A.(Bishop's), M.U.P.(McG.), Ph.D.(Sheffield)Raphaël Fischler; B.Eng. (V. Tech. Eindhoven), M.S. Arch.S., M.C.P.(MIT), Ph.D.(U.C. Berk.)Assistant ProfessorsMadhav G. Badami; B.Tech., M.S.(I.I.T., Madras) M.E.Des.(Calg.), Ph.D.(UBC) (joint appoint. with McGill School of Environment)Lisa Bornstein; B.Sc.(U.C.Berk.),M.R.P.(C'nell), Ph.D.(U.C.Berk.)Murtaza Haider; B.Sc.(Peshawar), M.A.Sc., Ph.D.(Toronto) (joint appoint. with Civil Engineering)Associate MemberGordon O. Ewing; M.A.(Glas.), M.A., Ph.D.(McG.)InstructorFrançois Dufaux; B.Arch.(Laval), M.U.P.(McG.)Adjunct ProfessorsDavid Farley; B.Arch.(McG.), M.Arch., M.C.P.(Harvard)Mario Polèse; B.A.(CUNY), M.A., Ph.D.(Penn.)Guest LecturersCameron Charlebois, Ella Chmielewska, Luc Danielse, Marc Denhez, Andrew Hoffmann, Peter Jacobs, Brenda Lee, Léon Ploegaerts, Damaris Rose, Alain Trudeau, Ray Tomalty, Martin WexlerModern urban planning developed into a profession in the early decades of the twentieth century, largely as a response to the appalling sanitary, social and economic conditions of rapidly developing industrial cities. Initially, the disciplines of architecture, civil engineering and public health provided the nucleus of concerned professionals; beautification schemes and infrastructure works marked the early stages of public intervention in the nineteenth century. Architects, engineers and public health specialists were joined by economists, sociologists, lawyers and geographers as the complexities of the city's problems came to be more fully understood and public pressure mounted for their solution. Contemporary urban and regional planning techniques for survey, analysis, design and implementation developed from an interdisciplinary synthesis of these various fields.
Today, urban planning can be described as the collective management of urban development. It is concerned with the welfare of communities, control of the use of land, design of the built environment, including transportation and communication networks, and protection and enhancement of the natural environment. It is at once a technical and a political process which brings together actors from the public, private and community spheres. Planners participate in that process in a variety of ways, as designers and analysts, advocates and mediators.
McGill University was the first institution in Canada to offer a full-time planning program. An interdisciplinary program was established in 1947, in which students combined a master's degree in Urban Planning with one in a related field. An autonomous program was established in 1972. It became the School of Urban Planning in 1976.
Students come to the School from diverse backgrounds, the physical sciences, the traditional professions, such as architecture and engineering, and the social sciences. Alumni of the School work as planners and designers at various levels of government, in non-profit organizations and with private consulting firms. Their expertise ranges from historic preservation to transportation planning, from housing development to computer imaging. They devote their efforts in increasing numbers to environmental planning and sustainable development.
The School is a partner in the Montreal Interuniversity Group "Urbanization and Development", a consortium recognized by CIDA as a Centre of Excellence, which is devoted to the study of urban problems and the formulation of policies in developing regions. Faculty and students collaborate actively with members of other McGill departments, notably Architecture, Geography, Civil Engineering and Law, and with colleagues at other institutions in Canada and abroad.
The objective of the School is to produce qualified professional urban planners for the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Training is provided at the postgraduate level; the degree offered is the Master of Urban Planning (M.U.P.). Upon completion of the two-year program of studies, graduates are expected to have acquired basic planning skills, a broad understanding of urban issues, and specialized knowledge in a field of their own choice.
The program of study offered by the School is fully recognized by the Ordre des Urbanistes du Québec (O.U.Q.) and the Canadian Institute of Planners (C.I.P.). Graduates can become full members of these professional organizations after meeting their internship requirements.
For details of the M.U.P. admission requirements and curriculum, consult the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Calendar, available on the Web at www.mcgill.ca.
The following 500-level courses are taught by the faculty of the School:
5 Minor Programs and Choice of Electives or Complementary Courses
Minors are coherent sequences of courses which may be taken in addition to the courses required for the B.Eng. degree. Minor programs normally consist of 18-24 credits, allowing 9-12 credits of overlap with the degree program. The real credit cost to the student is typically 9 to 15 credits, representing one term beyond the B.Eng. degree program. All courses in a Minor program must be passed with a grade of C or better.
Students of the Faculty have a considerable variety of complementary course choices, which fall into the categories of technical and complementary studies. Students should refer to their respective departments for information concerning complementary course selections. Departments also publish, in this Calendar and in separate documents, information regarding the choice of courses. Students should also consult their course advisors.
General information concerning Minors that are designed for students registered in the Faculty of Engineering is listed below. In addition, students are also permitted to register for Minor Concentrations offered through the various departments in the Faculty of Arts. Students are advised to seek approval from the specific department in the Faculty of Arts as well as the Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office, Room 378, Macdonald Engineering Building, prior to embarking on these Minors.
5.1 Arts Minor
Engineering students may obtain a Minor in Arts as part of their B.Eng. degree by satisfying the 24-credit requirement described below. In general, complementary studies courses given in the Faculty of Arts and listed under: (i) - "3 credits of studies of the Impact of Technology on Society" and (ii) - "the remaining credits to be elective social science and humanities courses" (see section 3.4 "Complementary Studies"), may be used to satisfy some of these requirements. In no case will more than 9 credits taken from these complementary studies requirements be credited towards the Minor in Arts.
Requirements
1. The program must consist of 24 credits as follows:a) at least two areas of concentration from within the Faculty of Arts must be chosen, with the minimum number of credits in any one area being 6;b) at least 12 credits must be at the 300 or above level.2. All courses in the Minor program must be passed with a grade of C or better.3. The selection of courses for the Minor is to be done in consultation with the Minor Advisor, Ms. Judy Pharo, Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office.For further information, contact Professor B. Haskel, Political Science, or Ms. J. Pharo, Student Affairs Office, Faculty of Engineering.
5.2 Biotechnology Minor
The Faculties of Engineering and of Science offer a Minor in Biotechnology for students interested in taking additional courses in this area. For Engineering students, the Minor has been designed specifically for students within the Chemical Engineering Department; however, other Engineering students are invited to contact the Minor program supervisor, Professor Bennett, or Ms. Judy Pharo, Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office, for further information.
Students should identify an interest in the Minor to their academic advisor and the supervisor of the program during the U1 year, and at the time of registration for the U2 year. With the agreement of the academic advisor, students should submit their course list to the program supervisor who will certify that the proposed program conforms to the requirements for the Minor.
The Biotechnology Minor Program is administered for the Faculties of Engineering and of Science by Prof. H. Bennett, Sheldon Biotechnology Centre (Lyman Duff Building), phone (514) 398-3998. A full description of the Minor program appears under the Faculty of Science, Biotechnology (BIOT).
A Chemical Engineering student may complete the Biotechnology Minor by taking BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOL 202, MIMM 211, BIOT 505, plus one course from the list of additional courses not including MIME 310. The Department of Chemical Engineering permits students in the Minor program to complete BIOT 505 as one of their technical complementary requirements. The total course credit required for the Chemical Engineering student is 15 credits beyond the 111-credit B.Eng. program.
5.3 Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Minor
The Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering offer a Minor Program in Chemistry, of particular interest to Chemical Engineering students, and a Minor in Chemical Engineering, of interest to Chemistry students (described under the Faculty of Science). The Minor in Chemistry consists of 25 credits as follows:
1. Required courses, 10 credits: CHEM 212, CHEM 233 and CHEM 234 (or CEGEP equivalent)2. At least 15 credits from the following list, two of which must be laboratory courses (* indicates lab). Note that CHEM 212 is a prerequisite for most of the courses listed below. If students take CHEM 222* instead of CHEM 234, they will receive credit for one of the two laboratories that are required but they must have a total of 25 Chemistry credits for the Minor.Inorganic ChemistryPlease consult the program coordinators for more information: Professor D. Cooper (Chemical Engineering) and Dr. G. Wilczek (Chemistry). A passing grade for courses within the Minor is a C.
5.4 Computer Science Courses and Minor Program
The School of Computer Science offers an extensive range of courses for Engineering students interested in computers. The course explicitly for Engineering students (COMP 208) and other courses in the core of the various Engineering programs are listed below. Descriptions of these and other Computer Science courses can be found on Class Schedule or in the Courses section.
COMP 202 Introduction to Computing 1
COMP 208 Computers in Engineering
COMP 250 Introduction to Computer Science
COMP 302 Programming Languages and ParadigmsEngineering students may obtain a Minor in Computer Science as part of their B.Eng. degree by satisfying the 24-credit requirement described below. In general, some complementary courses within Engineering departmental programs may be used to satisfy some of these requirements, but the Minor in Computer Science will require at least 12 extra credits from Computer Science (COMP) courses beyond those needed for the B.Eng. degree. Students should consult their departments about the use of complementaries, and credits that can be double counted.
Students should see the Undergraduate Secretary in the Lorne Trottier Building, Room 2060, to obtain the appropriate forms and to make an appointment to see the Minor Advisor for approval of their course selection. Forms must be approved before the end of the Add/Drop period of the student's final term.
For further information, please check the School of Computer Science Website, www.cs.mcgill.ca/acadpages/undergrad.
Minor in Computer Science for Engineering Students
The program must consist of 24 credits, from courses passed with a grade of C or better, as follows:
Required Course(3 credits)Complementary Courses(21 credits)Note:
A. COMP 202 and COMP 208 (compulsory for some Engineering students) do not form part of the Minor.B. COMP 202 is a prerequisite for COMP 203. Students with a substantial high level language programming course may forego this prerequisite. Some additional make-up effort may be needed at the start of the course.C. COMP 208 cannot be taken for credit with or after COMP 250.5.5 Construction Engineering and Management Minor
Students in the Faculty of Engineering may obtain a Minor in Construction Engineering and Management by completing 24 to 25 credits chosen from the required and complementary courses listed below. By a careful selection of complementary courses, a Civil Engineering student may obtain this Minor by completing as few as 9 additional credits. Students in other departments would typically require 12 to 15 additional credits to complete the Minor. For further information, contact Professor L. Chouinard at (514) 398-6446, Room 484, Macdonald Engineering Building.
Prerequisites:Requirements:
The 24 to 25 credits listed below must be completed with a grade of C or higher in order to fulfill the requirements of the Minor.
1. Management and Law:15 credits, as follows:2. Either 3 or 4 credits,as follows:3. Other Construction-Related Complementaries:6 credits
Any two of the following:Total requirement: 24 or 25 credits
5.6 Economics Minor
The Minor consists of 18 credits in courses given in the Economics Department. It consists of required courses and complementaries. In addition, it is presumed that all Engineering students will have a sufficient background in statistics. Engineering Economy, MIME 310, does not form part of this minor. For more information see the Department of Economics, Room 443, Leacock Building.
Required Courses(9 credits)
Mining Engineering students will be permitted to include Mineral Economics (MIME 526) among these 18 credits.
* Students may, with consent of instructor, take ECON 250D1/ ECON 250D2 Introduction to Economic Theory: Honours, in place of ECON 230D1/ECON 230D2.** This requirement is waived for students who choose ECON 330D1/ECON 330D2 from the list of complementaries. Students may not take both ECON 209 and ECON 330D1/ ECON 330D2.
5.7 Environmental Engineering Minor
The Environmental Engineering Minor is offered for students of Engineering and the Department of Bioresource Engineering (formerly Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering) wishing to pursue studies in this area.
The Minor program consists of 21 credits in courses. Up to a maximum of 12 credits of course work in the student's B.Eng. program may double-count with the Minor.
To complete the Minor in Environmental Engineering, students must obtain a grade of C or better in all approved courses in the Minor; and satisfy the requirements of the Minor and of their departmental program.
The Environmental Engineering Minor Program is administered by the Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics. Further information may be obtained from Professor S. Ghoshal, Room 475C, Macdonald Engineering Building.
Note:
Not all courses listed are offered every year. Students should consult with the department concerned about the courses that are offered in a given year.
Minor Requirements(21 credits)
3 credits (minimum) Non-Engineering courses, from the course lists below:
(Environmental Engineering Minor)Non-Engineering Course List
(Environmental Engineering Minor)5.8 Minor in Environment
Environmental studies involve the interactions between humans and their natural or technological environment. Environmental problems are frequently comprehensive and complex, and their satisfactory solutions require the synthesis of humanistic, scientific, and institutional knowledge.
The Minor in Environment is offered and administered by the McGill School of Environment (MSE). Inquiries should be directed to Mr. Peter Barry, MSE Program Coordinator, E-mail: info.mse@ mcgill.ca or telephone: (514) 398-4306.
Since the program comprises a total of 18 credits for the Minor, additional credits beyond those needed for the B.Eng. degree are required. Students wishing to receive the Minor should prepare a program and have it approved by both their regular Engineering Advisor and the MSE Advisor. For program details, see Minor in Environment.
5.9 Management Courses and Minor Program
Many engineers begin to assume management functions within a few years of graduation. They can, at this stage, take up the study of economics, behavioural science and other management subjects. Students wishing to include such studies in their undergraduate program can take suitable courses from Engineering and Management as listed below.
Engineering Economy MIME 310 introduces the concept of costs into evaluations of engineering projects and architectural proposals. Prerequisite to entry to this Minor is a grade C or better in MIME 310.
Several additional courses are available, subject to timetable requirements, from the core program of the Faculty of Management. Other courses from the Management core program have considerable overlap with Engineering courses and thus are not available to Engineering students.
Note:
Course MGCR 211, a course in statistics, and a course in micro-economics are prerequisite for MGCR 341. If included in the Minor in Management, MGCR 423 should be taken at the end of the program.
Engineering students may obtain a Minor in Management by completing 15 credits of courses from the following list of Faculty of Management courses with a grade of C or better. Successful completion of this Minor is noted on a student's transcript.
Required Courses(6 credits)Complementary Courses(9 credits)An Engineering course deemed equivalent by the Faculty of Management may be substituted for course MGCR 373. There are three courses in Engineering that qualify: CIVE 208, MECH 474 and MPMC 326. It should be noted that MGCR 373 does not count as a technical complementary course.
A student embarking on the Minor must be prepared to take credits additional to the normal Engineering program. The student may choose the non-technical complementary course(s) required in his/her program from list B above, but under no circumstances will more than 6 credits of non-technical complementary courses count towards both the Engineering program and the Minor. Students considering this Minor should consult their advisor or the Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office.
5.10 Materials Engineering Minor
Engineering students may obtain a Minor in Materials Engineering by completing 24 credits chosen from the required and complementary courses listed below. By a careful selection of complementary courses, Engineering students may obtain this Minor with a minimum of 15 additional credits. It should be noted that some departments (e.g., Mechanical Engineering) will allow their students to take courses from this list providing they complete the Minor prior to graduation. For further information, please contact the coordinator, Prof. J. Szpunar, Room 2M020, Wong Building.
Required Courses(15 credits)Complementary Courses(9 credits)5.11 Mathematics Minor
The Minor in Mathematics for students in the Faculty of Engineering requires satisfactory passes in 24 credits of approved courses in Mathematics not including the following:
At least 18 credits must be chosen from the Mathematics and Statistics courses approved for the Mathematics Majors or Honours program, or from MATH 249, MATH 363, MATH 381, MATH 386. The remaining credits may be chosen from mathematically allied courses.
In addition to an Engineering Advisor, each student in the Minor program must have an Advisor designated by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, normally beginning in the U2 year. The selection of courses for the Minor is to be done in conjunction with the Minor Advisor. Please consult the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for an Advisor.
5.12 Physics Minor
Students in Honours Electrical Engineering may obtain a Minor in Physics as part of their B.Eng. degree by satisfying the 18-credit requirement listed below:
Students who take PHYS 357 and PHYS 457 can omit PHYS 271 from their normal Electrical Engineering program. Candidates must go to the Department of Physics at registration time in their U3 year to fill out a Minor Program Form.
5.13 Technological Entrepreneurship Minor
Engineering students may obtain a Minor in Technological Entrepreneurship by completing 6 courses (18 credits) as listed below. Up to two courses (6 credits) may be double-counted for credit towards the Humanities and Social Sciences Complementary Courses.
This Minor is offered jointly by the Faculties of Engineering and Management. It will appeal to those students who have a concept, process or product idea in mind and who want to explore the opportunity of commercializing it. It will also be of interest to students who have a general interest in entrepreneurship and intend to pursue a career in small and medium-sized high technology/ engineering companies.
Students considering the Minor should consult Ms. Judy Pharo, Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office, e-mail: judy.pharo @mcgill.ca.
--------------------------------START OF REVISION----------------Complementary Courses(18 credits)--------------------------------END OF REVISION ------------------------5.14 Software Engineering Minor
This Minor will prepare an engineering student for a career in software engineering. It will provide a foundation in basic computer science, computer programming and software engineering practice.
The Minor consists of 24 credits (8 courses). Up to four of the courses (12 credits) may be double-counted for credit towards the B. Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. Students in other programs may double-count up to three courses (9 credits).
Students considering this Minor should contact Ms. Judy Pharo, Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office, e-mail: judy.pharo @mcgill.ca.
Required Courses(9 credits)
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