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The Arts Minor is open to B.Sc.(Arch.), B.Eng. and B.S.E. students. In this minor, students choose courses from two areas of concentration in the Faculty of Arts, approved by a faculty adviser in the Student Affairs Office, Engineering Student Centre, or by the Senior Faculty Adviser in the Faculty of Arts. B.Eng. and B.S.E. students may count some of their Complementary Studies courses toward this Minor, as described in the Arts Minor.

Biomedical engineering can be defined as the application of engineering principles to medicine and the life sciences. Students in the Biomedical Engineering Minor take courses in life sciences (anatomy, biology, chemistry and physiology) and choose courses from area(s) within the field of biomedicine (artificial cells and organs; bioinformatics, genomics and proteomics; biomaterials, biosensors and nanotechnology; biomechanics and prosthetics; medical physics and imaging; and neural systems and biosignal processing).

Biotechnology can be defined as the science of understanding, selecting and promoting useful organisms and specific gene products for therapeutic purposes. It requires a broad comprehension of biology and engineering and detailed knowledge of at least one basic subject such as molecular genetics, protein chemistry, microbiology, or chemical engineering.

The Minor in Biotechnology, offered by the Faculties of Engineering and of Science, emphasizes an area relevant to biotechnology that is complementary to the student's main program. It is designed specifically for Chemical Engineering students; other Engineering students interested in taking this Minor should contact the Program Supervisor, Dr. Hugh Bennett (see below for contact information).

Students who are interested in this Minor should inform their academic adviser and the Program Supervisor in Year 1 and at the time of registration in Year 2. With the agreement of their academic adviser, 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 is administered by the Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office, Engineering Student Centre, and by the Faculty of Science by Dr. Hugh Bennett, Program Supervisor.

The Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering offer this Chemistry Minor, of particular interest to Chemical Engineering students, and a Chemical Engineering Minor, of interest to Chemistry students (described under the Faculty of Science > Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Minor Chemical Engineering (24 credits)). Students taking the Chemistry Minor complete 10 credits of required courses in physical and organic chemistry, and choose an additional 15 credits of complementary courses from the areas of inorganic, analytical, organic and physical chemistry.

Please consult the program coordinators for more information: Professor David Cooper (Chemical Engineering) and Dr. Gonzalo Cosa (Chemistry).

The School of Computer Science offers an extensive range of courses for Engineering students interested in computers. Engineering students may obtain a Computer Science Minor as part of their B.Eng., B.S.E. or B.Sc.(Arch.) degree by satisfying the 24-credit requirement from courses passed with a grade of C or better. For further information, please see the School of Computer Science website, .

Students taking the Minor in Construction Engineering and Management complete 15 credits of required courses in management and law. Students choose complementary courses from the areas of either building structures or heavy construction, and from other construction- and management-related courses.

For further information about this minor and course selection, contact Professor L. Chouinard at 514-398-6446, Room 488, Macdonald Engineering Building.

Engineering students who want to complete a minor in economics are required to complete the following program rather than one of the minor concentrations offered by the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Arts section of this publication, unless they have obtained permission from the Faculty of Engineering. Students should consult with a faculty adviser in the Student Affairs Office, Engineering Student Centre for advice on this minor.

The Environmental Engineering Minor is offered for students in Engineering and in the Department of Bioresource Engineering wishing to pursue studies in this area. Students completing this Minor take an introductory course in environmental engineering, bio-environmental engineering, or environmental aspects of technology, then choose from a wide variety of complementary courses within and outside the Faculty of Engineering on environmental topics. Students may choose to participate in the Barbados Field Study Semester (BFSS) or in the Barbados Interdisciplinary Tropical Studies (BITS) field semester and have the field study courses count toward this Minor.

The Environmental Engineering Minor Program is administered by the Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics. Further information may be obtained from Professor Gehr, Room 487, Macdonald Engineering Building.

For more information on the Barbados Field Study Semester, see www.mcgill.ca/bfss.

For more information on the Barbados Interdisciplinary Tropical Studies field semester, see www.mcgill.ca/bits.

For more information on environmental studies in the Faculty of Engineering, see www.mcgill.ca/enveng.

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 Æ»¹ûÒùÔº School of Environment (MSE). Inquiries should be directed to Ms. Kathy Roulet, MSE Program Adviser; email: kathy.roulet [at] 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 adviser and the MSE adviser. For program details, see Æ»¹ûÒùÔº School of Environment > Minor in Environment.

Prerequisite: None

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.

Courses are available, subject to timetable requirements, from the core program of the Desautels Faculty of Management. Some courses from the Management core program have considerable overlap with Engineering courses and thus are not available to Engineering students. Further information is available at www.mcgill.ca/engineering/degrees/minors.

A student embarking on a Minor must be prepared to take credits additional to their engineering program. Students may choose the required Complementary Studies (Humanities and Social Sciences, Management Studies and Law) course(s) (maximum of 6 credits) in his/her program so that they count toward both their engineering program and the Minors where applicable. More information about Complementary Studies is given in the B.Eng./B.S.E. program section.

Students considering this Minor should consult an adviser or the Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs Office, Engineering Student Centre, FDA 22.

Students must have a CGPA of 3.0 or better to be considered for this Minor.

Students planning to take any course with statistics as a prerequisite must have completed MGCR 271 (Business Statistics) or an equivalent course approved by the BCom Student Affairs Office.

Detailed information on this Minor can be found under Desautels Faculty of Management > Minors for Non-Management Students.

Students taking the Materials Engineering Minor complete 15 credits of required courses in materials science, materials engineering, electronic properties of materials, metallic and ceramic powders processing, and applications of polymers, and choose three complementary courses in other areas related to materials engineering.

For more information regarding this Minor, contact the minor coordinator, Prof. M. Brochu, Room 2640, Wong Building.

Students in the Minor in Mathematics for Engineering students complete 18 credits of mathematics courses (subject code MATH), not including mathematics courses that are required in their engineering program (or equivalent courses) and choose 6 credits from other mathematics-related courses.

In addition to an Engineering adviser, each student in the Minor must have an adviser designated by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, normally beginning in Year 2. The selection of courses for the Minor is to be done in conjunction with the Minor adviser. Please consult the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for an adviser.

Students taking the Mining Engineering Minor complete 12 credits of required courses in mining engineering, including an introduction to the minerals industry, courses in mining science and technology, rock fragmentation and materials handling, and an industrial work term. Students choose 12 credits from mining-related courses within the departments of Mining and Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Chemical Engineering.

One of the required courses is a work term for which enrolment may be limited. Interested students should contact the coordinator, Professor Hani Mitri, Room 121, Adams Building.

Students in Honours Electrical Engineering taking the Physics Minor take 9 credits of required courses in thermal physics and honours quantum physics and choose three other physics courses (subject code PHYS).

Interested students should contact the Department of Physics concerning this Minor.

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 taking the Minor choose 18 credits from courses in technological entrepreneurship (entrepreneurship, marketing management, organization policy, marketing of technology, leadership and human resources management). Students can also choose to take business plan design and project courses, which gives students an opportunity to design a business plan and develop a technology or engineering project.

Students considering this Minor should consult with a faculty adviser in the Student Affairs Office, Engineering Student Centre, Frank Dawson Adams, Suite 22.

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.

Students considering this Minor should consult with a faculty adviser in the Student Affairs Office, Engineering Student Centre, Frank Dawson Adams, Suite 22.