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This section includes general information concerning minors that are designed for students in the Faculty of Engineering.
Minors are coherent sequences of courses taken in addition to the courses required for the B.Eng. or B.Sc.(Arch.) degree. Minors normally consist of 18–24 credits, allowing 6–12 credits of overlap with the degree program (see individual minor program requirements for specific information regarding course overlap). The real credit cost to the student is typically 9–18 credits, representing one term beyond the B.Eng. or B.Sc.(Arch.) degree program. All courses in a minor must be passed with a grade of C or better.
Engineering students choose from a considerable variety of complementary courses under the categories of technical and complementary studies. Students should refer to their department for information concerning selection of complementary courses, and should see their departmental adviser. Departments also publish information regarding the choice of courses in this publication and in separate documents.
For enrolment in any other minors available at the University which is not listed below, please consult an adviser at MESC.
Minor Programs:
The Minor is designed for engineering students wishing to pursue a career in aerospace engineering. The program covers fundamental aircraft and spacecraft design and the certification process. The program includes further specialization in the following streams: aerodynamics and propulsion, structural analysis, materials and processes, spacecraft engineering and...
For more information, see Minor Aerospace Engineering (24 credits).
The B.Eng.; Minor in Applied Artificial Intelligence, open to all engineering students, is designed to provide the foundation for applications of AI techniques in various fields of interest. Students must complete 7 courses as follows. Up to three courses can be double counted with the major.
For more information, see Minor Applied Artificial Intelligence (22-25 credits) (25 credits).
Minor Adviser: Faculty Student Adviser in the Engineering Student Centre (Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22) ...
For more information, see Minor Arts (24 credits).
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 form area(s) within the field of biomedicine (artificial cells and organs; bioinformatics, genomics, and...
For more information, see Minor Biomedical Engineering (21 credits).
Minor Adviser: Faculty Student Adviser in the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office) (Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22). For advising regarding Science courses, contact Nancy Nelson, Undergraduate Adviser, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science. ...
For more information, see Minor Biotechnology (for Engineering Students) (24 credits).
Minor Adviser (program coordinator): Dr. Samuel Sewall (Director of Undergraduate Studies, Chemistry) Program credit weight: 25 credits A passing grade for courses in the Minor is a C.
For more information, see Minor Chemistry (25 credits).
The School of Computer Science offers an extensive range of courses for students in the Faculty of Engineering who are interested in computers. Students in the Faculty of Engineering may obtain a Computer Science Minor by completing 24 credits of courses, passed with a grade of C or better.
Students interested in this Minor should contact:
and the Minor Adviser in the .
The School of Computer Science offers an extensive range of courses for students in the Faculty of Engineering who are interested in computers. The course taken by students in most B.Eng. programs (COMP 208) and other courses included in the core of the various B.Eng. programs are listed below.
Search All Courses for other courses offered by the School of Computer Sciences (subject code COMP).
Computer Science Courses in Engineering Programs | ||
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COMP 206 | (3) | Introduction to Software Systems |
COMP 208 | (3) | Computer Programming for Physical Sciences and Engineering |
COMP 250 | (3) | Introduction to Computer Science |
COMP 251 | (3) | Algorithms and Data Structures |
COMP 302 | (3) | Programming Languages and Paradigms |
COMP 360 | (3) | Algorithm Design |
COMP 421 | (3) | Database Systems |
24-25 credits ...
For more information, see Minor Computer Science.
This Minor covers construction project management, law related to construction, labour-management relations, financial accounting and project finance, in addition to topics in other construction-related fields, architecture or mining engineering. ...
For more information, see Minor Construction Engineering and Management (24 credits).
Minor Adviser: Faculty Student Adviser in the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office) (Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22). ...
For more information, see Minor Economics (18 credits).
Environmental studies focus on the interactions between humans and their natural and technological environments. Environmental problems are complex, and their satisfactory solutions require the synthesis of social, scientific, and institutional knowledge.
The Minor in Environment is offered and administered by the Bieler School of Environment.
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 complete the Minor should prepare a program and have it approved by both their regular Engineering departmental adviser and the Minor program adviser. For program details, see Bieler School of Environment > Undergraduate > Browse Academic Programs > Minor in Environment.
Minor Adviser: Students interested in this Minor should contact:
Minor Adviser: Prof. S. Ghoshal, Prof. D. Frigon Macdonald Engineering Building, Room 569C ...
For more information, see Minor Environmental Engineering (21 credits).
Prerequisite: None
Minors for Non-Management Students: Students considering one of these Minor programs should consult a Faculty Student Adviser in the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office; Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22) before applying to the Desautels Faculty of Management.
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.
Each Minor comprises 18 credits of courses available from the core program of the Desautels Faculty of Management (subject to timetable requirements). Some courses from the Management core program have considerable overlap with Engineering courses and thus are not available to Engineering students.
Students embarking on a minor must be prepared to take credits additional to their Engineering program. Students in a B.Eng. program may be able to count up to 6 credits of Complementary Studies Group B courses (Humanities and Social Sciences, Management Studies, and Law courses) toward both their Engineering major program and a Management minor where applicable. More information about Complementary Studies is given in each individual academic program listing for the B.Eng. degree (see Browse Academic Units & Programs).
Admission requirements for the Management Minors change annually. Please consult the Desautels Faculty of Management website for more details.
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.
Application and Program Requirements
Detailed information on the following Minor programs can be found in Desautels Faculty of Management > Undergraduate > Overview of Programs Offered by the Desautels Faculty of Management > Minors for Non-Management Students:
Further information can also be found atmcgill.ca/engineering/students/undergraduate/advising-programs/minor-programs.
Minor Adviser: Prof. Richard Chromik (Minor Coordinator), Wong Building, Room 2620 ...
For more information, see Minor Materials Engineering (24 credits).
The B.Eng.; Minor in Mathematics provides students with an even stronger foundation in mathematics to further develop their knowledge of this subject. Students enrolled in the B.Eng.; Minor in Mathematics complete a series of mathematics courses offered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, or other units offering mathematics courses. ...
For more information, see Minor Mathematics (18 credits).
Minor Adviser: Prof. Mustafa Kumral (Minor Coordinator) Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 119 Program credit weight: 23 credits One of the required courses is a work term for which enrolment may be limited.
For more information, see Minor Mining Engineering (23 credits).
The Musical Science and Technology Minor focuses on interdisciplinary topics in science and technology applied to music. The goal of the program is to help prepare students for commercial jobs in the audio technology sector and/or for subsequent graduate research study. Enrolment in the MST Minor is limited to students with existing scientific backgrounds from all faculties at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº. Selection is based on prior experience in math, computer programming, and related sciences; expressed interest in the program; and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).
Engineering students may apply for admission to the Minor in Musical Science and Technology. Detailed information on this program can be found in Schulich School of Music > Undergraduate > Browse Academic Units & Programs > Department of Music Research: Composition; Music Education; Music History; Theory; Faculty Program > Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Minor Musical Science and Technology (18 credits).
The online application form is available at mcgill.ca/music/programs/minor/mst and must be submitted by the application deadline.
For further information about this Minor, please contact:
Through courses already offered in the Faculties of Science, Engineering, and Medicine and Health Sciences, depending on the courses completed, undergraduate students will acquire knowledge in some of the following areas related to nanotechnology: ...
For more information, see Minor Nanotechnology (21 credits).
This Minor is restricted to students in Honours Engineering programs (Honours Electrical Engineering and Honours Mechanical Engineering). Students take 9 credits of required courses in thermal physics and honours quantum physics and choose three other Physics courses (subject code PHYS). ...
For more information, see Minor Physics (18 credits).
The Software Engineering Minor provides a foundation in basic computer science, computer programming, and software engineering practice. The Minor program does not carry professional recognition.
For more information, see Minor Software Engineering (18 credits).
Minor Adviser: Faculty Student Adviser in the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office) (Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22). ...
For more information, see Minor Technological Entrepreneurship (18 credits).