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Program Requirements
Program credit weight: 143-146 credits
Program credit weight for Quebec CEGEP students: 117 credits
Program credit weight for out-of-province students: 143 credits
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 fundamental science, biology, will find several courses in the chemical engineering curriculum that integrate aspects of the biological sciences relevant to process industries such as food processing, fermentation, biomedical, 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 practising design engineers. Problem-solving, experimenting, planning, and communication skills are emphasized in courses throughout the core curriculum.
Certain students who take advantage of Summer session courses can complete the departmental program in three calendar years.
In some cases, students from university science disciplines have sufficient credits to complete the requirements for the B.Eng. (Chemical) program in two and a half years. Those concerned should discuss this with their adviser.
Students must obtain a grade of C 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 technical complementary courses.
Note to CEGEP students
If you have successfully completed a course at CEGEP that is equivalent to CHEM 212 or CHEM 234, you may obtain transfer credits for either or both courses by passing the McGill Science Placement Exam for the course(s). You must complete an application form available on the Science Placement Exam website and an application fee will be charged to your student account. Science placement exams take place in August and September before classes begin. If you pass the exam(s), transfer credits for the course(s) will be reflected on your transcript and your program credit requirements will be decreased to reflect these transfer credits. For information on Science Placement Exams, including application deadlines, the application form, application fee, dates, times, and location of the exams, see . If you do not pass the placement exams, you must register for CHEM 212 and CHEM 234 during your studies at McGill as outlined in your program requirements.
Required Year 0 (Freshman) Courses
29 credits
Generally, students admitted to Engineering from Quebec CEGEPs are granted transfer credit for these Year 0 (Freshman) courses and enter a 116-credit program.
For information on transfer credit for French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate exams, Advanced Placement exams, Advanced Levels and Science Placement Exams, see and select your term of admission.
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CHEM 110 General Chemistry 1 (4 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : A study of the fundamental principles of atomic structure, radiation and nuclear chemistry, valence theory, coordination chemistry, and the periodic table.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Huot, Mitchell; Gauthier, Jean-Marc; Butler, Ian Sydney; Sirjoosingh, Pallavi (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisites/corequisites: College level mathematics and physics or permission of instructor; CHEM 120 is not a prerequisite
Each lab section is limited enrolment
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CHEM 120 General Chemistry 2 (4 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : A study of the fundamental principles of physical chemistry.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Pavelka, Laura; Sewall, Samuel Lewis; Sirjoosingh, Pallavi; Huot, Mitchell; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisites/corequisites: College level mathematics and physics, or permission of instructor: CHEM 110 is not a prerequisite
Each lab section is limited enrolment
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MATH 133 Linear Algebra and Geometry (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Systems of linear equations, matrices, inverses, determinants; geometric vectors in three dimensions, dot product, cross product, lines and planes; introduction to vector spaces, linear dependence and independence, bases; quadratic loci in two and three dimensions.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Fortier, Jerome; Shen, Liangming; Pequignot, Yann Batiste; Osajda, Damian (Fall) Fortier, Jerome (Winter) Patrias, Rebecca (Summer)
3 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial
Prerequisite: a course in functions
Restriction A: Not open to students who have taken MATH 221 or CEGEP objective 00UQ or equivalent.
Restriction B: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 123, MATH 130 or MATH 131, except by permission of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
Restriction C: Not open to students who are taking or have taken MATH 134.
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MATH 140 Calculus 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Review of functions and graphs. Limits, continuity, derivative. Differentiation of elementary functions. Antidifferentiation. Applications.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Trudeau, Sidney; Fortier, Jerome; Patrias, Rebecca (Fall) Garver, Alexander (Winter) Zenz, Peter (Summer)
3 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial
Prerequisite: High School Calculus
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MATH 120, MATH 139 or CEGEP objective 00UN or equivalent
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 122 or MATH 130 or MATH 131, except by permission of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Each Tutorial section is enrolment limited
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MATH 141 Calculus 2 (4 credits)
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : The definite integral. Techniques of integration. Applications. Introduction to sequences and series.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Perret-Gentil-dit-Maillard, Corentin; Gaster, Jonah (Fall) Trudeau, Sidney; Fortier, Jerome; Fox, Thomas F (Winter) Nica, Bogdan; Xu, Peter (Summer)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MATH 121 or CEGEP objective 00UP or equivalent
Restriction Note B: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 122 or MATH 130 or MATH 131, except by permission of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
Each Tutorial section is enrolment limited
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PHYS 131 Mechanics and Waves (4 credits)
Overview
Physics : The basic laws and principles of Newtonian mechanics; oscillations, waves, and wave optics.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Ragan, Kenneth J (Fall)
Fall
3 hours lectures; 1 hour tutorial, 3 hours laboratory in alternate weeks; tutorial sessions
Corequisite: MATH 139 or higher level calculus course.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking PHYS 101, or who have taken CEGEP objective 00UR or equivalent.
Laboratory sections have limited enrolment
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PHYS 142 Electromagnetism and Optics (4 credits)
Overview
Physics : The basic laws of electricity and magnetism; geometrical optics.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Hilke, Michael (Winter)
Winter
3 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory in alternate weeks; tutorial sessions
Prerequisite: PHYS 131.
Corequisite: MATH 141 or higher level calculus course.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking PHYS 102, or who have taken CEGEP objective 00US or equivalent.
Laboratory sections have limited enrolment
AND 3 credits selected from the approved list of courses in Humanities and Social Sciences, Management Studies and Law, listed below under Complementary Studies (Group B).
Note: FACC 100 (Introduction to the Engineering Profession) must be taken during the first year of study.
Required Non-Departmental Courses
24 credits
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CHEM 212 Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 (4 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : A survey of reactions of aliphatic and aromatic compounds including modern concepts of bonding, mechanisms, conformational analysis, and stereochemistry.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Pavelka, Laura; Vlaho, Danielle; Daoust, Michel; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Fall) Lumb, Jean-Philip; Vlaho, Danielle; Daoust, Michel; Gauthier, Jean-Marc; Huot, Mitchell (Winter) Sirjoosingh, Pallavi; Vlaho, Danielle; Daoust, Michel; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Summer)
Fall, Winter, Summer
Prerequisite: CHEM 110 or equivalent.
Corequisite: CHEM 120 or equivalent.
Restriction: Not open to students who are taking or have taken CHEM 211 or equivalent
Each lab section is limited enrolment
Note: Some CEGEP programs provide equivalency for this course. For more information, please see the Department of Chemistry's Web page ().
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CHEM 234 Topics in Organic Chemistry (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Modern spectroscopic techniques for structure determination. The chemistry of alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, and amines, with special attention to mechanistic aspects. Special topics.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Auclair, Karine (Fall) Pavelka, Laura; Moitessier, Nicolas (Winter) Pavelka, Laura; Sirjoosingh, Pallavi (Summer)
Fall, Winter, Summer
Prerequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent
Restriction: For Chemical Engineers only or permission of department.
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COMP 208 Computers in Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Computer Science (Sci) : Introduction to computer systems. Concepts and structures for high level programming. Elements of structured programming using FORTRAN 90 and C. Numerical algorithms such as root finding, numerical integration and differential equations. Non-numerical algorithms for sorting and searching.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Friedman, Nathan (Fall) Friedman, Nathan; Vybihal, Joseph P (Winter)
3 hours
Prerequisite: differential and integral calculus.
Corequisite: linear algebra: determinants, vectors, matrix operations.
Restrictions: COMP 202 and COMP 208 cannot both be taken for credit. COMP 202 is intended as a general introductory course, while COMP 208 is intended for students interested in scientific computations. Credits for either of these courses will not count towards the 60-credit Major in Computer Science. COMP 208 cannot be taken for credit with or after COMP 250.
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FACC 100 Introduction to the Engineering Profession (1 credit) *
Overview
Faculty Course : Introduction to engineering practice; rights and code of conduct for students; professional conduct and ethics; engineer's duty to society and the environment; sustainable development; occupational health and safety; overview of the engineering disciplines taught at McGill.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Razavinia, Nasimalsadat (Fall) Frost, David (Winter)
(1.5-0-1.5)
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FACC 250 Responsibilities of the Professional Engineer
Overview
Faculty Course : A course designed to provide all Engineering students with further training regarding their responsibilities as future Professional Engineers. Particular focus will be placed on three professional characteristics that future engineers must demonstrate: i) professionalism, ii) ethical and equitable behaviour, and iii) consideration of the impact of engineering on society and the environment.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Razavinia, Nasimalsadat (Fall) Razavinia, Nasimalsadat (Winter)
Restriction(s): Restricted to undergraduate students registered in the Bioengineering, Bioresource Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, and Software Engineering (Faculty of Engineering) program.
(0-0-0.5)
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FACC 300 Engineering Economy (3 credits)
Overview
Faculty Course : Introduction to the basic concepts required for the economic assessment of engineering projects. Topics include: accounting methods, marginal analysis, cash flow and time value of money, taxation and depreciation, discounted cash flow analysis techniques, cost of capital, inflation, sensitivity and risk analysis, analysis of R and D, ongoing as well as new investment opportunities.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Jassim, Raad (Fall) Jassim, Raad (Winter) Jassim, Raad (Summer)
(3-1-5)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MIME 310.
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FACC 400 Engineering Professional Practice (1 credit)
Overview
Faculty Course : Laws, regulations and codes governing engineering professional practice. Responsibility and liability. Environmental legislation. Project and organization management. Relations between engineer and client. Technical practice - analysis, design, execution and operation.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Yue, Stephen (Fall) Gehr, Ronald (Winter)
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MATH 262 Intermediate Calculus (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Series and power series, including Taylor's theorem. Brief review of vector geometry. Vector functions and curves. Partial differentiation and differential calculus for vector valued functions. Unconstrained and constrained extremal problems. Multiple integrals including surface area and change of variables.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Drury, Stephen W; Létourneau, Vincent; Mazumdar, Saikat (Fall) Roth, Charles (Winter) Jakobson, Dmitry (Summer)
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MATH 263 Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : First order ODEs. Second and higher order linear ODEs. Series solutions at ordinary and regular singular points. Laplace transforms. Linear systems of differential equations with a short review of linear algebra.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Lin, Jessica (Fall) Trudeau, Sidney; McGregor, Geoffrey (Winter) Trudeau, Sidney (Summer)
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MATH 264 Advanced Calculus for Engineers (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Review of multiple integrals. Differential and integral calculus of vector fields including the theorems of Gauss, Green, and Stokes. Introduction to partial differential equations, separation of variables, Sturm-Liouville problems, and Fourier series.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Mei, Ming (Fall) Guan, Pengfei (Winter) Nazari Zahraei Motlagh, Erfan (Summer)
* Note: FACC 100 (Introduction to the Engineering Profession) must be taken during the first year of study.
Required Chemical Engineering Courses
75 credits
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CHEE 200 Chemical Engineering Principles 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Introduction to the design of industrial processes. Survey of unit operations, and systems of units. Elementary material balances, first and second laws of thermodynamics, use of property tables and charts, steady flow processes. Relationships between thermodynamic properties, property estimation techniques. Laboratory and design exercise.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Berk, Dimitrios (Fall)
(3-1-5)
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CHEE 204 Chemical Engineering Principles 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Material and energy balances in chemical processes. Introduction to process design. Problem solving in the design of various industrial processes such as combustion, humidification, separation processes (evaporation, crystallization), and other reactive systems used in the diverse areas of chemical engineering.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Kopyscinski, Jan (Winter)
(3-2-4)
Prerequisite: CHEE 200
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CHEE 220 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Application of thermodynamic equilibrium; free energy and equilibrium; phase rule; chemical reaction equilibrium for homogenous and multicomponent/multiphase systems. Application to the design of binary distillation. Laboratory exercise.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Girard-Lauriault, Pierre-Luc (Winter)
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CHEE 231 Data Analysis and Design of Experiments (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Foundation of the design and execution of experiments based on statistical principles and of the results analysis. Topics: Data visualization, significant digits; uncertainty, precision, accuracy, propagation of uncertainty; univariate data analysis, normal distribution; sampling distribution and point estimates, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing; simple and multiple linear regression; design of experiments.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Leask, Richard L (Fall)
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CHEE 291 Instrumentation and Measurement 1 (4 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Introductions to safe laboratory practices, technical report-writing, electrically-based measurements and modern methods for instrumentation and control. Goals are that students can safely perform accurate measurements of physical variables without detailed theoretical knowledge. Common software for report writing and instrumentation are introduced and used extensively.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Dorval Courchesne, Noémie-Manuelle (Fall)
(3-3-6)
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CHEE 310 Physical Chemistry for Engineers (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Introduction to chemical kinetics, adsorption, surface tension, and electrochemistry. Topics emphasize applications of physical chemistry for chemical engineers.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Omanovic, Sasha (Winter)
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CHEE 314 Fluid Mechanics (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Fluid properties; dimensional analysis; drag; packed/fluidized beds; macroscopic energy balances, Bernoulli's equation and linear momentum theorem; flowmeters, pipeline systems, non-Newtonian fluids, microscopic balances leading to continuity and Navier-Stokes equations; boundary layer approximation; turbulence. Laboratory exercises.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Moraes, Christopher; Soleimani, Majid (Fall)
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CHEE 315 Heat and Mass Transfer (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Transport of heat and mass by diffusion and convection; transport of heat by radiation; diffusion; convective mass transfer; drying; absorption; mathematical formulation of problems and equipment design for heat and mass transfer; laboratory exercises.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Servio, Phillip (Winter)
(3-2-4)
Prerequisite: CHEE 314
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CHEE 351 Separation Processes (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Concepts underlying equilibrium based separation, design of processes and equipment for distillation, absorption/stripping, liquid extraction, washing, and leaching. Consideration of mass transfer effects.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Seifitokaldani, Ali (Winter)
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CHEE 360 Technical Paper (1 credit)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : A technical paper prepared according to instructions issued by the Department.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Bisaillon, Pierre (Fall) Bisaillon, Pierre (Winter)
(0-0-3)
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CHEE 370 Elements of Biotechnology (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Biological macromolecules; cell structure and metabolism; industrially significant microbes; enzyme kinetics; introduction to molecular biology and genetic engineering, laboratory exercises.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Hoesli, Corinne (Fall)
(3-1-5)
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CHEE 380 Materials Science (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Structure/property relationship for metals, ceramics, polymers and composite materials. Atomic and molecular structure, bonds, electronic band structure and semi-conductors. Order in solids: crystal structure, disorders, solid phases. Mechanical properties and fracture, physico-chemical properties, design. Laboratory exercises.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Meunier, Jean-Luc (Fall)
(3-1-5)
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CHEE 390 Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Linear systems of algebraic equations, Gaussian elimination; non-linear algebraic systems: Taylor series, incremental search, bisection method, linear interpolation, Newton-Raphson's method; differentiation and integration; initial value problems: Euler's and Runge Kutta's methods, stiff equations, adaptive solvers; boundary value problems; curve fitting; numerical optimization; probability theory and stochastic simulation: Monte Carlo method.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Servio, Phillip (Fall)
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CHEE 400 Principles of Energy Conversion (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Fossil fuels, renewable and nuclear energy resources and use. Principles of energy conversion and thermodynamic engine cycles. Solar radiation, heat, mechanical, chemical, nuclear, and electrical energy conversion processes.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Rey, Alejandro D (Fall)
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CHEE 401 Energy Systems Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Applied engineering principles of major energy technologies, including quantitative performance evaluation, cost and environmental impact. Criteria for energy system selection. System engineering methodologies for energy, including efficiency, project scope, trade-offs, energy consumption, and environmental impact.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Dorval Courchesne, Noémie-Manuelle (Winter)
(3-1-5)
Prerequisite: CHEE 400
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CHEE 423 Chemical Reaction Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Review of fundamental concepts in chemical reaction thermodynamics and kinetics. Mass and energy balances for homogenous ideal reactors. Batch, semi-batch and continuous operation. Minimization of by-product and pollution production. Heterogenous reactions, effect of heat and mass transfer on the global rate. Laboratory exercises.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Kopyscinski, Jan (Fall)
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CHEE 440 Process Modelling (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Principles of mathematical modelling in chemical engineering: problem formulation, solution, discrete systems; difference and difference-differential equations, methods of solution; understanding system behaviour, optimization.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Rey, Alejandro D (Winter)
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CHEE 453 Process Design (4 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Analysis of design alternatives. Structure of process design systems, degrees of freedom, information flow. Computer-aided process and plant design programs, physical properties, specifications, recycle convergence, optimization, economics, scheduling of batch and continuous processes. Hazard identification in process design.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Salama, Philippe; Peters, Norman (Fall)
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CHEE 455 Process Control (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Dynamic modelling of processes, the Laplace transform, transfer functions, transient responses, first and higher-order systems, empirical determination of models, time delay approximation, open and closed loop responses, feedback control, applications of standard controller features, stability, controller tuning, frequency response analysis, feedforward and ratio control, cascade control.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Hill, Reghan James (Winter)
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CHEE 456 Design Project 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Introduction to a process design and economic evaluation of projects, including environmental and safety aspects, for a major industrial operation. The following topics are also covered: plant site selection and social acceptability, plant ergonomics, ethics in engineering design, process safety, loss prevention and risk mitigation, green process design. Students work in small groups under an experienced plant design supervisor.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Kopyscinski, Jan; Coulombe, Sylvain; Yargeau, Viviane (Fall) Yargeau, Viviane; Kopyscinski, Jan (Winter)
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CHEE 457 Design Project 2 (5 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Introduction to a process design and economic evaluation of projects, including environmental and safety aspects, for a major industrial operation. The following topics are also covered: plant site selection and social acceptability, plant ergonomics, ethics in engineering design, process safety, loss prevention and risk mitigation, green process design. Students work in small groups under an experienced plant design supervisor.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Kopyscinski, Jan; Coulombe, Sylvain; Yargeau, Viviane (Fall) Kopyscinski, Jan; Coulombe, Sylvain; Yargeau, Viviane (Winter)
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CHEE 474 Biochemical Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Bioreactor design for biotechnology and environmental applications; microbial growth kinetics; application of transport phenomena and selected chemical engineering unit operations. Bioreactor instrumentation and performance optimization. Air and media sterilization processes. Selected operations of downstream processing and product recovery.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Hoesli, Corinne (Fall)
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CHEE 484 Materials Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Processes for forming and producing engineering materials such as amorphous, semicrystalline, textured and crystal-oriented substances and composites. Phase transformations, nucleation and growth. Effect of processing variables on the properties of the finished article. Process of blending and alloying. Shaping and joining operations. Vessel equipment design for chemical engineering applications.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Meunier, Jean-Luc (Winter)
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CHEE 491 Instrumentation and Measurement 2 (4 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Measurement devices, valves, controllers and actuators; common failure modes and error sources; P&ID; static and dynamic responses; first and higher-order instrument responses; calibration and biases; frequency response analysis; chemical analysis; elements of spectroscopy; optical measurements; NI-LabVIEW integration project for a set of typical instruments used in chemical engineering.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Moraes, Christopher (Winter)
Technical Complementaries
9 credits
The purpose of this requirement is to provide students with an area of specialization within the broad field of chemical engineering. Alternatively, students use the technical complementaries to increase the breadth of their chemical engineering training.
List A
3-9 credits from the following:
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CHEE 301 Resource Recovery from Waste (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Introduction to the concept of seeing human-generated waste material and energy as valuable resources and to the emerging practices related to resource recovery. Topics: Distribution, availability and geopolitics of natural resources; why do we produce waste?; waste hierarchy; cradle-to-grave, cradle-to-cradle concepts; incentives for recovery; when waste becomes resource: classifying waste (material, energy), challenges associated with large-scale recovery; thermodynamics of waste recovery; resource recovery from residual biomass, wastewater, waste electric/electronic equipment, municipal solid waste, mining industry and flue ashes; waste thermal and mechanical energy harvesting and energy storage; environmental, health and safety considerations, local regulations and international exchanges.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Coulombe, Sylvain (Winter)
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CHEE 452 Particulate Systems (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Study of operations involving multiphase systems with one of the phases finely sub-divided as bubbles, drops or particles. Applications in environmental engineering, grinding, agglomeration, settling, fluidization.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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CHEE 510 Advanced Separation Processes (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Introduction to thermodynamics of ideal multicomponent vapour-liquid equilibrium concepts; distillation of multicomponent mixtures; numerical solution of the MESH equations (mass balances, equilibrium expression, components, summations and enthalpy balances) for distillation columns operating under realistic conditions; introduction to non-ideal thermodynamics; gas absorption; simulation using commercial process simulation software.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
(3-0-6)
Prerequisite(s): CHEE 351
Restriction: Restricted to Chemical Engineering students
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CHEE 511 Catalysis for Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Introduction to catalytic processes for the production of sustainable fuels and chemicals. Topics: From fossil fuel to renewable fuel. Syngas vs. platform route. Biomass upgrading. Renewable natural gas. CO2 as chemical building block. Theory of photo- and electro-catalysis.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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CHEE 512 Stem Cell Bioprocess Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Introduction to stem cell biology. Cell growth models applicable to stem cells and their progeny. Upstream processing (cell culture systems, bioreactors), downstream processing (cell separation, purification) and quality management (current good manufacturing practice, regulations) applied to therapeutic cells.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Hoesli, Corinne (Winter)
(3-0-6)
Prerequisite(s): MATH 262 and CHEE 370 or BIOL 200, or Permission of Instructor.
Restriction: Course open to U3 Chemical Engineering undergraduate students and graduate students registered with Chemical Engineering and the McGill Graduate Certificate in Regenerative Medicine program, M.Eng. in Biological and Biomedical Engineering program.
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CHEE 515 Material Surfaces: A Biomimetic Approach (3 credits) +
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Investigation of the factors that cause biological surfaces to have superb functionalities; chemical and physical concepts responsible for the respective interfacial phenomena, such as surface tension, thermodynamics, kinetics, electrical double layers, adsorption, and surface wetting; comparison of nature's solutions to engineering problems with synthetic approaches.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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CHEE 521 Nanomaterials and the Aquatic Environment (3 credits) +
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Environmental impacts and applications of nanomaterials. Topics: physicochemical characterization of nanoparticles in aquatic media, colloid chemistry for understanding nanoparticle aggregation and mobility in the environment, mechanisms of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by nanomaterials, nanomaterials for environmental remediation and water treatment, methodologies for assessing nanoparticle toxicity, novel research developments.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
3-0-6
Offered each year, one year by the Department of Chemical Engineering and one year by the Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics.
Prerequisite(s): CHEE 315 or CIVE 225 or MIME 356 or equivalent; and CHEE 310 or CIVE 430 or CHEM 233 or equivalent; or permission of instructor.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CIVE 521.
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CHEE 541 Electrochemical Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Electrochemical systems: electrodes, reactors. Electrochemical stoichiometry, thermodynamics and kinetics. Mass and charge transport. Current and potential distribution in an electrochemical reactor. Electrocatalysis. Fuel cells technology. Batteries. Industrial electrochemical processes. Electrochemical sensors. Biomedical electrochemistry. Passivity, corrosion and corrosion prevention. Electrocrystalization. Experimental Methods.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Omanovic, Sasha (Fall)
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CHEE 543 Plasma Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Description of the plasma state and parameters, plasma generation methods, and of the related process control and instrumentation. Electrical breakdown in gases and a series of discharge models are covered. Plasma processing applications such as PVD, PECVD, plasma polymerisation and etching, environmental applications, nanoparticle synthesis, spraying and sterilization are treated.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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CHEE 561 Introduction to Soft Tissue Biophysics (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Soft tissue structure and function: tissue, cell, and molecular scales. Interstitial solute transport, modeling effective transport properties (diffusivity, partitioning). Poroelastic mechanics, modeling of mechanical properties (modulus, permeability). The electrical double layer, electrostatic component of modulus, modeling electrokinetic phenomena (streaming potential, electroosmosis). Applications: biomechanics, mechanobiology, tissue engineering, functional assessment, biomedical entrepreneurship.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
(3-1-5)
Prerequisite: CHEE 315 or permission of the instructor
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CHEE 563 Biofluids and Cardiovascular Mechanics (3 credits) +
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Basic principles of circulation including vascular fluid and solid mechanics, modelling techniques, clinical and experimental methods and the design of cardiovascular devices.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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CHEE 571 Small Computer Applications: Chemical Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : The use of small computers employing a high level language for data acquisition and the control of chemical processes. Real-time system characteristics and requirements, analog to digital, digital to analog conversions and computer control loops are examined. Block level simulation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor
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CHEE 582 Polymer Science & Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Application of engineering fundamentals to the preparation and processing of polymers emphasizing the relationship between polymer structure and properties. Topics include: polymer synthesis techniques, characterization of molecular weight, crystallinity, glass transition, phase behaviour, mechanical properties, visco-elasticity, rheology, and polymer processing for use in blends and composite materials.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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CHEE 584 Polymer Processing (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Survey of polymer processing operations with emphasis on the application of polymer rheology and transport phenomena to predict performance, including polymer rheology and constitutive equations, mixing, extrusion, injection molding, coating flows, fiber spinning, film blowing, blow molding, compression molding, thermoforming and composites processing.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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CHEE 585 Foundations of Soft Matter (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Introduction to soft condensed matter. Atomic and molecular origins of hydrodynamics and elasticity. Microscale order and disorder, phase transitions and dynamics. Polymer solutions, melts and gels. Surfactants, self-assembled structures, and fluid membranes. Colloidal dispersions, their dynamics, gels and crystals. Liquid crystals. Integration of the foregoing topics with modern experimental techniques in soft-matter research.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Hill, Reghan James (Fall)
(3-0-6)
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CHEE 587 Chemical Processing: Electronics Industry (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Introduction to semiconductors and elementary semiconductor devices. Chemical processes and unit operations in the manufacture of microelectronic components with emphasis on silicon chip fabrication, fundamentals of crystal growth, photolithography, deposition of thin films, dopant diffusion, plasma and chemical etching, packaging. Safety and environmental concerns. Sustainability practices in this industry.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Berk, Dimitrios (Winter)
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CHEE 591 Environmental Bioremediation (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : The presence and role of microorganisms in the environment, the role of microbes in environmental remediation either through natural or human-mediated processes, the application of microbes in pollution control and the monitoring of environmental pollutants.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Yerushalmi, Laleh (Winter)
(3-0-6)
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CHEE 593 Industrial Water Pollution Control (3 credits) +
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Wastewater constituents of concern; legislation pertinent to wastewater treatment; wastewater sampling and analysis techniques; process analysis and selection; physical, chemical and biological processes; advanced wastewater treatment methods; integration of sciences and engineering principles to design wastewater treatment processes.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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CIVE 430 Water Treatment and Pollution Control (3 credits) +
Overview
Civil Engineering : Principles of water and sewage treatment. Water and sewage characteristics; design of conventional unit operations and processes; laboratory analyses of potable and waste waters.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Gehr, Ronald (Fall)
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CIVE 521 Nanomaterials and the Aquatic Environment (3 credits) +
Overview
Civil Engineering : Environmental impacts and applications of nanomaterials. Topics: physicochemical characterization of nanoparticles in aquatic media, colloid chemistry for understanding nanoparticle aggregation and mobility in the environment, mechanisms of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by nanomaterials, nanomaterials for environmental remediation and water treatment, methodologies for assessing nanoparticle toxicity, novel research developments.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Ghoshal, Subhasis (Fall)
3-0-6
Offered each year, one year by the Department of Chemical Engineering and one year by Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Prerequisite(s): CHEE 315 or CIVE 225 or MIME 356 or equivalent; CHEE 310 or CIVE 430 or CHEM 233 or equivalent; or permission of instructor.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEE 521.
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MECH 534 Air Pollution Engineering (3 credits) +
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Pollutants from power production and their effects on the environment. Mechanisms of pollutant formation in combustion. Photochemical pollutants and smog, atmospheric dispersion. Pollutant generation from internal combustion engines and stationary power plants. Methods of pollution control (exhaust gas treatment, absorption, filtration, scrubbers, etc.).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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MECH 563 Biofluids and Cardiovascular Mechanics (3 credits) +
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Basic principles of circulation including vascular fluid and solid mechanics, modelling techniques, clinical and experimental methods and the design of cardiovascular devices.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Mongrain, Rosaire (Fall)
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MIME 515 Material Surfaces: A Biomimetic Approach (3 credits) +
Overview
Mining & Materials Engineering : Investigation of the factors that cause biological surfaces to have superb functionalities; chemical and physical concepts responsible for the respective interfacial phenomena, such as surface tension, thermodynamics, kinetics, electrical double layers, adsorption, and surface wetting; comparison of nature's solutions to engineering problems with synthetic approaches.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Cerruti, Marta; Kietzig, Anne-Marie (Fall)
+ Students may choose only one course in each of the following sets:
- CHEE 515 or MIME 515
- CHEE 521 or CIVE 521
- CHEE 563 or MECH 563
- CHEE 593 or CIVE 430
List B
0-6 credits from the following:
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BIEN 320 Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics (3 credits)
Overview
BIEN : Basic mechanics of biological building blocks, focusing on the cytoskeleton, with examples from pathology. At the macromolecular level: weak/variable crosslinking and hydrolysis driven athermal processes. At the cellular/tissue level: cell architecture and function. Discussion of modern analytical techniques capable of single-molecule to tissue scale measurements.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Ehrlicher, Allen (Winter)
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BIEN 330 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (3 credits)
Overview
BIEN : The history, scope, challenges, ethical considerations, and potential of tissue engineering. In vitro control of tissue development, differentiation, and growth, including relevant elements of immunology compared to in vivo tissue and organ development. Emphasis on the materials, chemical factors, and mechanical cues used in tissue engineering.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Kinsella, Joseph (Winter)
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BIEN 340 Transport Processes in Biological Systems (3 credits)
Overview
BIEN : Fundamental principles of mass transport and its application to a variety of biological systems. Membrane permeability and diffusive transport. Convection. Transport across cell membranes. Ion channels. Blood rheology. Active transport. Intra- and inter-cellular transport.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Kamen, Amine (Winter)
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BIEN 350 Biosignals, Systems and Control (4 credits)
Overview
BIEN : Discrete- and continuous-time signals; basic system properties. Linear time-invariant systems; convolution. Frequency domain analysis; filtering; sampling. Laplace and Fourier transforms; transfer functions; poles and zeros; transient and steady state response. Z-transforms. Dynamic behaviour and PID control of first- and second-order processes. Stability. Applications to biological systems, such as central nervous, cognitive, and motor systems.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Mitsis, Georgios (Fall)
(3-3-6)
Prerequisite(s): MATH 263 or permission of instructor.
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BIEN 462 Engineering Principles in Physiological Systems (3 credits)
Overview
BIEN : Basic aspects of human physiology. Applications of general balance equations and control theory to systems physiology. The course will cover: circulatory physiology, nervous system physiology, renal physiology and the musculoskeletal system.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Mitsis, Georgios (Winter)
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BIEN 510 Engineered Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications (3 credits)
Overview
BIEN : Introduction to the interdisciplinary field of biomedical uses of nanotechnology. Emphasis on emerging nanotechnologies and biomedical applications including nanomaterials, nanoengineering, nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems, nano-based imaging and diagnostic systems, nanotoxicology and immunology, and translating nanomedicine into clinical investigation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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BIEN 520 High Throughput Bioanalytical Devices (3 credits)
Overview
BIEN : Introduction to the field of high throughput screening (HTS) analytical techniques and devices used for genomics, proteomics and other "omics" approaches, as well as for diagnostics, or for more special cases, e.g., screening for biomaterials. Introduction into the motivation of HTS and its fundamental physico-chemical challenges; techniques used to design, fabricate and operate HTS devices, such as microarrays and new generation DNA screening based on nanotechnology. Specific applications: DNA, protein and diagnostic and cell and tissue arrays.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
(3-0-6)
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BIEN 550 Biomolecular Devices (3 credits)
Overview
BIEN : Fundamentals of motor proteins in neuronal transport, force generation e.g. in muscles, cell motility and division. A survey of recent advances in using motor proteins to power nano fabricated devices. Principles of design and operation; hands-on-experience in building a simple device.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Hendricks, Adam (Fall)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
(3-1-5)
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BIEN 570 Active Mechanics in Biology (3 credits)
Overview
BIEN : Introduction to the role of active forces, e.g. cell and tissue contraction, in the mechanics of biological systems. Review of passive and actively driven viscoelastic systems and momentum transport underlying the material properties of biology. The course involves a literature survey and a team project application.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
1. (3-2-4)
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BIOT 505 Selected Topics in Biotechnology (3 credits) *
Overview
Biotechnology : Current methods and recent advances in biological, medical, agricultural and engineering aspects of biotechnology will be described and discussed. An extensive reading list will complement the lecture material.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Georges, Elias; Chitramuthu, Babykumari; Chang, Thomas Ming Swi; Whyte, Lyle; Smith, Donald L; Whiteway, Malcolm; Tremblay, Michel; Kambhampati, Patanjali; Fussmann, Gregor; Hancock, Mark (Fall)
Fall
Restriction: U3 students
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BREE 325 Food Process Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Heat and mass transfer, enthalpy and mass balances, sterilizing, freezing, fluid flow, pipes, steam, refrigeration, pumps and valves.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Ngadi, Michael O (Fall)
3 lectures and one 3-hour lab
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 325.
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BREE 522 Bio-Based Polymers (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : The structure and properties of selected biomass (e.g. vegetable oils and starches) will be reviewed. The synthesis of bio-based polymers through chemical modification, casting, compression and extrusion among other methods will be studied. The physical properties of the resulting matrices will then be reviewed. Commercial applications will be examined.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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CHEE 363 Projects Chemical Engineering 1 (2 credits) **
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Projects on social or technical aspects of chemical engineering practice. Students must find a supervisor amongst the departmental faculty before registering for this course. Students suggest their own projects to be approved by their supervisor. Students may work in groups.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Dorval Courchesne, Noémie-Manuelle (Fall) Dorval Courchesne, Noémie-Manuelle (Winter) Dorval Courchesne, Noémie-Manuelle (Summer)
(1-0-5) Students are required to submit a written report.
Prerequisite: CHEE 200 (A "D" grade is acceptable for prerequisite purposes only)
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CHEE 494 Research Project and Seminar 1 (3 credits) **
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Independent study and experimental work on topic(s) chosen by consultation between the student and professor. Students must find a supervisor amongst the department faculty before registering for this course.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Dorval Courchesne, Noémie-Manuelle (Fall) Dorval Courchesne, Noémie-Manuelle (Winter) Dorval Courchesne, Noémie-Manuelle (Summer)
(1-6-2)
Students are required to complete a written report and a presentation before the end of the semester.
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CHEE 495 Research Project and Seminar 2 (4 credits) **
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Independent study and experimental work on topic(s) chosen by consultation between the student and professor. Students must find a supervisor amongst the department faculty before registering for this course.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Dorval Courchesne, Noémie-Manuelle (Fall) Dorval Courchesne, Noémie-Manuelle (Winter) Dorval Courchesne, Noémie-Manuelle (Summer)
(1-9-2)
Students are required to complete a written report and a presentation before the end of the semester.
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CHEE 496 Environmental Research Project (3 credits) **
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Independent study and experimental work on environmental topic(s) chosen by consultation between the student and professor. Students must find a supervisor amongst department faculty before registering for this course.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Dorval Courchesne, Noémie-Manuelle (Fall) Dorval Courchesne, Noémie-Manuelle (Winter)
(1-6-2)
Students are required to complete a written report and a presentation before the end of the semester.
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CIVE 557 Microbiology for Environmental Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Microbiological concepts applied to the practice of environmental engineering and biotechnologies including the following topics: cellular and pathway organizations, evolution, growth, gene expression, horizontal gene transfer, metabolic microbial diversity, ecosystem structures, and quantitative mathematical modelling.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Frigon, Dominic (Fall)
Prerequisite: CIVE 225 or permission of the instructor
(3-1-5)
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MIME 470 Engineering Biomaterials (3 credits)
Overview
Mining & Materials Engineering : Key definitions, clinical need, desired materials properties, current and future materials, materials assessments and performance. Materials of the body. Characterisation techniques for bulk and mechanical properties of biomaterials. Engineering processing and design of biomaterials.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Nazhat, Showan (Fall)
3-0-6
Prerequisite: MIME 261 or equivalent. Permission of instructor.
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MIME 558 Engineering Nanomaterials (3 credits)
Overview
Mining & Materials Engineering : Aspects of manufacturing bulk-nanostructured materials. Fabrication of nanosized and nanostructured precursors (metals, ceramics, intermetallics, CNT). Reactivity, handling and safety of nano-particles. Processes developed to fabricate bulk nanostructured materials (pressing and sintering, hot pressing and extrusion, ECAP, electrodeposition, spray forming, shockwave compaction). Characterisation of nanostructures. Physical and mechanical properties of nanomaterials.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
* BIOT 505 can only be chosen by students taking the Minor in Biotechnology.
** Students may choose only one project course: CHEE 363, CHEE 494, CHEE 495, or CHEE 496.
List C
0-3 credits
The remaining credits, up to a maximum of 3 credits, may be taken from other suitable undergraduate courses in the Faculty of Engineering, with departmental permission.
Complementary Studies
6 credits (9 credits for students from Quebec CEGEPs)
Group A - Impact of Technology on Society
3 credits from the following:
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ANTH 212 Anthropology of Development (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Processes of developmental change, as they affect small communities in the Third World and in unindustrialized parts of developed countries. Problems of technological change, political integration, population growth, industrialization, urban growth, social services, infrastructure and economic dependency.
Terms: Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Fox, Graham (Winter) Fox, Graham (Summer)
Winter
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BTEC 502 Biotechnology Ethics and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Biotechnology : Examination of particular social and ethical challenges posed by modern biotechnology such as benefit sharing, informed consent in the research setting, access to medical care worldwide, environmental safety and biodiversity and the ethical challenges posed by patenting life.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Restriction: U3 and over.
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CIVE 469 Infrastructure and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Infrastructure systems, historical background and socio-economic impact; planning, organization, communication and decision support systems; budgeting and management; operations, maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement issues; public and private sectors, privatization and governments; infrastructure crisis and new technologies; legal, environmental, socio-economic and political aspects of infrastructure issues; professional ethics and responsibilities; case studies.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
(3-2-4)
Prerequisite: FACC 300
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ECON 225 Economics of the Environment (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : A study of the application of economic theory to questions of environmental policy. Particular attention will be given to the measurement and regulation of pollution, congestion and waste and other environmental aspects of specific economies.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Saghir, Sandra (Fall)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 154-325 or 154-425
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ECON 347 Economics of Climate Change (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : The course focuses on the economic implications of, and problems posed by, predictions of global warming due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. Attention is given to economic policies such as carbon taxes and tradeable emission permits and to the problems of displacing fossil fuels with new energy technologies.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Cairns, Robert D (Fall) Cairns, Robert D (Winter)
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ENVR 201 Society, Environment and Sustainability (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : This course deals with how scientific-technological, socio-economic, political-institutional and behavioural factors mediate society-environment interactions. Issues discussed include population and resources; consumption, impacts and institutions; integrating environmental values in societal decision-making; and the challenges associated with, and strategies for, promoting sustainability. Case studies in various sectors and contexts are used.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Manaugh, Kevin; Badami, Madhav Govind; Barrington-Leigh, Christopher; Cardille, Jeffrey; Garver, Geoffrey (Fall)
Fall
Section 001: Downtown Campus
Section 051: Macdonald Campus
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GEOG 200 Geographical Perspectives: World Environmental Problems (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Introduction to geography as the study of nature and human beings in a spatial context. An integrated approach to environmental systems and the human organization of them from the viewpoint of spatial relationships and processes. Special attention to environmental problems as a constraint upon Third World development.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Meredith, Thomas C (Fall)
Fall
3 hours
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GEOG 203 Environmental Systems (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An introduction to system-level interactions among climate, hydrology, soils and vegetation at the scale of drainage basins, including the study of the global geographical variability in these land-surface systems. The knowledge acquired is used to study the impact on the environment of various human activities such as deforestation and urbanisation.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Chmura, Gail L; von Sperber, Christian (Fall)
Fall
3 hours
Restriction: Because of quantitative science content of course, not recommended for B.A. and B.Ed. students in their U0 year.
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GEOG 205 Global Change: Past, Present and Future (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An examination of global change, from the Quaternary Period to the present day involving changes in the physical geography of specific areas. Issues such as climatic change and land degradation will be discussed, with speculations on future environments.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: MacDonald, Graham; Harris, Sarah (Winter)
Winter
3 hours
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GEOG 302 Environmental Management 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An ecological analysis of the physical and biotic components of natural resource systems. Emphasis on scientific, technological and institutional aspects of environmental management. Study of the use of biological resources and of the impact of individual processes.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Meredith, Thomas C (Fall)
3 hours
Prerequisite: Any 200-level course in Geography or MSE or BIOL 308 or permission of instructor.
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MGPO 440 Strategies for Sustainability (3 credits) *
Overview
Management Policy : This course explores the relationship between economic activity, management, and the natural environment. Using readings, discussions and cases, the course will explore the challenges that the goal of sustainable development poses for our existing notions of economic goals, production and consumption practices and the management of organizations.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Etzion, Dror (Fall) Robitaille, Jad (Winter)
Restriction: Open to U2, U3 students only
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PHIL 343 Biomedical Ethics (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An investigation of ethical issues as they arise in the practice of medicine (informed consent, e.g.) or in the application of medical technology (in vitro fertilization, euthanasia, e.g.)
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Hirose, Iwao (Fall)
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RELG 270 Religious Ethics and the Environment (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Environmental potential of various religious traditions and secular perspectives, including animal rights, ecofeminism, and deep ecology.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Goodin, David (Winter)
Fall: Macdonald Campus (Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue). Winter: Downtown Campus.
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SOCI 235 Technology and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : An examination of the extent to which technological developments impose constraints on ways of arranging social relationships in bureaucratic organizations and in the wider society: the compatibility of current social structures with the effective utilization of technology.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Smith, Michael R (Fall)
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SOCI 312 Sociology of Work and Industry (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : The development of the world of work from the rise of industrial capitalism to the postindustrial age. Responses of workers and managers to changing organizational, technological and economic realities. Interrelations between changing demands in the workplace and the functioning of the labour market. Canadian materials in comparative perspective.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Jamil, Rabih; Jean, Emma Mathieu (Winter)
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URBP 201 Planning the 21st Century City (3 credits)
Overview
Urban Planning : The study of how urban planners respond to the challenges posed by contemporary cities world-wide. Urban problems related to the environment, shelter, transport, human health, livelihoods and governance are addressed; innovative plans to improve cities and city life are analyzed.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Bornstein, Lisa; Wachsmuth, David; Shearmur, Richard George (Winter)
(3-1-5)
* Note: Management courses have limited enrolment and registration dates. See Important Dates at .
Group B - Humanities and Social Sciences, Management Studies and Law
3 credits (6 credits for students from Quebec CEGEPs) at the 200 level or higher from the following departments:
Anthropology (ANTH)
Economics (any 200- or 300-level course excluding ECON 227 and ECON 337)
History (HIST)
Philosophy (excluding PHIL 210 and PHIL 310)
Political Science (POLI)
Psychology (excluding PSYC 204 and PSYC 305, but including PSYC 100)
Religious Studies (RELG) (excluding courses that principally impart language skills, such as Sanskrit, Tibetan, Tamil, New Testament Greek, and Biblical Hebrew) ***
School of Social Work (SWRK)
Sociology (excluding SOCI 350)
OR 3 credits from the following:
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ARCH 528 History of Housing (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Indigenous housing both transient and permanent, from the standpoint of individual structure and pattern of settlements. The principal historic examples of houses including housing in the age of industrial revolution and contemporary housing.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Sijpkes, Pieter (Winter)
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 251 or permission of instructor
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BUSA 465 Technological Entrepreneurship (3 credits) *
Overview
Business Admin : Concentrating on entrepreneurship and enterprise development, particular attention is given to the start-up, purchasing and management of small to medium-sized industrial firms. The focal point is in understanding the dilemmas faced by entrepreneurs, resolving them, developing a business plan and the maximum utilization of the financial, marketing and human resources that make for a successful operation.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Avedesian, Michael M (Fall) Keen Henon, Christian (Winter)
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CLAS 203 Greek Mythology (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece.
Terms: Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Kaloudis, Naomi; Scarcelli, Martina; Miscandlon, Connor; McCarthy, Donald; Straub, Corey; Whittle, Daniel; Lemonde Vachon, Alexis (Winter) Gauthier, François (Summer)
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ENVR 203 Knowledge, Ethics and Environment (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : Introduction to cultural perspectives on the environment: the influence of culture and cognition on perceptions of the natural world; conflicts in orders of knowledge (models, taxonomies, paradigms, theories, cosmologies), ethics (moral values, frameworks, dilemmas), and law (formal and customary, rights and obligations) regarding political dimensions of critical environments, resource use, and technologies.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Freeman, Julia; Mikkelson, Gregory Matthew (Fall) Hirose, Iwao; Vaccaro, Ismael (Winter)
Fall - Macdonald Campus; Winter - Downtown
Section 001: Downtown Campus
Section 051: Macdonald Campus
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ENVR 400 Environmental Thought (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : Students work in interdisciplinary seminar groups on challenging philosophical, ethical, scientific and practical issues. They will explore cutting-edge ideas and grapple with the reconciliation of environmental imperatives and social, political and economic pragmatics. Activities include meeting practitioners, attending guest lectures, following directed readings, and organizing, leading and participating in seminars.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Freeman, Julia; Garver, Geoffrey (Fall) Ellis, Jaye Dana; Freeman, Julia; Kosoy, Nicolas (Winter)
Fall - Macdonald Campus; Winter - Downtown
Section 001: Downtown Campus
Section 051: Macdonald Campus
Prerequisite: ENVR 203
Restriction: Open only to U3 students, or permission of instructor
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FACC 220 Law for Architects and Engineers (3 credits)
Overview
Faculty Course : Aspects of the law which affect architects and engineers. Definition and branches of law; Federal and Provincial jurisdiction, civil and criminal law and civil and common law; relevance of statutes; partnerships and companies; agreements; types of property, rights of ownership; successions and wills; expropriation; responsibility for negligence; servitudes/easements, privileges/liens, hypothecs/ mortgages; statutes of limitations; strict liability of architect, engineer and builder; patents, trade marks, industrial design and copyright; bankruptcy; labour law; general and expert evidence; court procedure and arbitration.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Dobrota, Bogdan (Fall)
(3-0-6)
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FACC 500 Technology Business Plan Design (3 credits)
Overview
Faculty Course : This course combines several management functional areas such as marketing, financial, operations and strategy with the skills of creativity, engineering innovation, leadership and communications. Students learn how to design an effective and winning business plan around a technology or engineering project in small, medium or large enterprises.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Avedesian, Michael M (Fall)
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FACC 501 Technology Business Plan Project (3 credits)
Overview
Faculty Course : Students work in teams to develop a comprehensive business plan project based on a technological or engineering innovation while utilizing site visits.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Avedesian, Michael M (Winter)
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HISP 225 Hispanic Civilization 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A survey of historical and cultural elements which constitute the background of the Hispanic world up to the 18th century; a survey of the pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations (Aztec, Maya and Inca) and the conquest of America.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Jouve-Martin, Jose (Fall)
Fall
Taught in English
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HISP 226 Hispanic Civilization 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A survey of the constitution of the ideological and political structures of the Spanish Empire in both Europe and America until the Wars of Independence; a survey of the culture and history of the Hispanic people from the early 19th Century to the present.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Jouve-Martin, Jose (Winter)
Winter
Taught in English
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INDR 294 Introduction to Labour-Management Relations (3 credits) *
Overview
Industrial Relations : An introduction to labour-management relations, the structure, function and government of labour unions, labour legislation, the collective bargaining process, and the public interest in industrial relations.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Westgate, Chantal; Rochefort, Pascal (Fall) Westgate, Chantal (Winter) Rochefort, Pascal (Summer)
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INTG 201 Integrated Management Essentials 1 (3 credits) **
Overview
INTG : Essentials of management using an integrated approach. Three modules (managing money, managing people and managing information) cover fundamentals of accounting, finance, organizational behaviour and information systems; and illustrate how the effective management of human, financial and technological resources contributes to the success of an organization. Emphasizes an integrated approach to management, highlighting how organizations function as a whole and the importance of being able to work across functional and organizational boundaries.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Donovan, Richard George (Fall)
Only open to U1, U2, U3 non-Management students. Not open to students in the Desautels Faculty of Management or students who have taken two or more of courses MGCR 211, MGCR 222 or MGCR 341.
Limited enrolment; priority registration to students in Minors in Entrepreneurship. Note: this course is not part of the Desautels Minors in Management, Finance, Marketing or Operations Management (for non-Management students).
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INTG 202 Integrated Management Essentials 2 (3 credits) **
Overview
INTG : Essentials of management using an integrated approach. Four modules (managing customer relationships, managing processes, managing digital innovation and managing the enterprise) cover fundamentals of marketing, strategy, operations and information systems; and illustrate how this knowledge is harnessed in an organization to create value for customers and other stakeholders. Emphasizes an integrated approach to management, highlighting how organizations function as a whole and the importance of being able to work across functional and organizational boundaries.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Donovan, Richard George (Winter)
Restriction(s): Only open to U1, U2, U3 students. Not open to students in the Desautels Faculty of Management or students who have taken two or more of courses MGCR 331, MGCR 352, MGCR 423 or MGCR 472.
Limited enrolment; priority registration to students in Minors in Entrepreneurship. It is suggested that students take INTG 201 prior to INTG 202, but is not required. Note: this course is not part of the Desautels Minors in Management, Finance, Marketing or Operations Management (for non-Management Students).
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MATH 338 History and Philosophy of Mathematics (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Egyptian, Babylonian, Greek, Indian and Arab contributions to mathematics are studied together with some modern developments they give rise to, for example, the problem of trisecting the angle. European mathematics from the Renaissance to the 18th century is discussed in some detail.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Fox, Thomas F (Fall)
Fall
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MGCR 222 Introduction to Organizational Behaviour (3 credits) *
Overview
Management Core : Individual motivation and communication style; group dynamics as related to problem solving and decision making, leadership style, work structuring and the larger environment. Interdependence of individual, group and organization task and structure.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Jaeger, Alfred M; Westgate, Chantal; Malo, Katherine; Ferguson, John-Paul; Duggal, Sumeet; Legault, Emma (Fall) Westgate, Chantal; Dakhlallah, Diana; Sylvain, Nathalie-Michele; Malo, Katherine; Legault, Emma; Sharma, Maya (Winter) Blanchette, Simon; Loon, Loretta; Malo, Katherine (Summer)
Continuing Studies: requirement for CMA, CGA, the EA of AACI, and the Institute of Internal Auditors
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MGCR 352 Principles of Marketing (3 credits) *
Overview
Management Core : Introduction to marketing principles, focusing on problem solving and decision making. Topics include: the marketing concept; marketing strategies; buyer behaviour; Canadian demographics; internal and external constraints; product; promotion; distribution; price. Lectures, text material and case studies.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Etemad, Hamid; Kim, Hee Ryung; Dotzel, Thomas; Dellar, Mary (Fall) Lu, Yi; Han, DaHee; Dotzel, Thomas; Yang, Nathan; Royce, Charles; Sarigollu, Emine (Winter) Dellar, Mary; Cyrius, Fabienne (Summer)
Continuing Studies: requirement for the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the Canadian Institute of Management
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ORGB 321 Leadership (3 credits) *
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Leadership theories provide students with opportunities to assess and work on improving their leadership skills. Topics include: the ability to know oneself as a leader, to formulate a vision, to have the courage to lead, to lead creatively, and to lead effectively with others.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Nowak, Anita (Fall) Hewlin, Patricia (Winter)
Prerequisite: MGCR 222 or permission of Instructor and approval of the BCom Program Office.
Restrictions: Restricted to U2 and U3 students.
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ORGB 423 Human Resources Management (3 credits) *
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Issues involved in personnel administration. Topics include: human resource planning, job analysis, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance appraisal, organization development and change, issues in compensation and benefits, and labour-management relations.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Daoud, Maha; Feder, Michelle (Fall) Daoud, Maha; Gauvin, Tatiana (Winter) Gauvin, Tatiana (Summer)
Prerequisite: MGCR 222
Requirement for the Institute of Internal Auditors
* Note: Management courses have limited enrolment and registration dates. See Important Dates at .
** Note: INTG 201 and INTG 202 are not open to students who have taken certain Management courses. Please see the INTG 201 and INTG 202 course information for a list of these courses.
*** If you are uncertain whether or not a course principally imparts language skills, please see an adviser in the McGill Engineering Student Centre (Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22) or email an adviser.
Note regarding language courses: Language courses are not accepted to satisfy the Complementary Studies Group B requirement, effective for students who entered the program as of Fall 2017.
Faculty of Engineering—2018-2019 (last updated Aug. 22, 2018) (disclaimer)
