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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 ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office) (Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22), 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.

Minor Adviser: Faculty Student Adviser in the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office) (Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22) OR Donald Sedgwick (Senior Faculty Adviser, Faculty of Arts)

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).

Minor Adviser: Prof. R. Leask (Wong Building, Room 4120) or Prof. R. Mongrain (Macdonald Engineering Building, Room 369)

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 Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty 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 a faculty student adviser in the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office) (Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22).

Students who are interested in this Minor should inform their departmental academic adviser in Year 1 and at the time of registration in Year 2. With the agreement of their departmental academic adviser, students must submit a Request for Course Authorization to the Engineering Student Centre in order to add the Minor.

Minor Adviser: Faculty Student Adviser in the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office) (Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22)

Faculty of Science Adviser (for selection of Science courses only): Nancy Nelson, Undergraduate Adviser, Department of Biology

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; see Programs, Courses and University Regulations > Faculties & Schools > Faculty of Science > Undergraduate > Academic Programs > Chemistry (available at www.mcgill.ca/study). 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.

Minor Adviser: Dr. Samuel Sewall (Director of Undergraduate Studies, Chemistry)

For more information about the Chemical Engineering Minor, see Prof. David Cooper (Chemical Engineering).

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 completing 24 credits of courses, passed with a grade of C or better.

Minor Adviser: Students interested in this Minor should see Liette Chin, Undergraduate Program Coordinator (School of Computer Science, Lorne Trottier Building, Room 2070) and the Minor Adviser in Computer Science.

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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.

This Minor is particularly designed for Civil Engineering students.

Minor Adviser: Prof. L. Chouinard, Macdonald Engineering Buildling, Room 491 (Telephone: 514-398-6446)

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 Programs, Courses and University Regulations > Faculties & Schools > Faculty of Arts > Undergraduate > Academic Programs > Economics (available at www.mcgill.ca/study), unless they have obtained permission from the Faculty of Engineering.

Minor Adviser: Faculty Student Adviser in the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office) (Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22)

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 ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ School of Environment (MSE).

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 MSE Adviser. For program details, see Programs, Courses and University Regulations > Faculties & Schools > ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ School of Environment > Undergraduate > Minor in Environment.

Minor Adviser: Students interested in this Minor should contact Kathy Roulet, MSE Program Adviser (email: kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca; telephone: 514-398-4306).

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 is administered by the Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics.

Minor Adviser: Prof. R. Gehr, Macdonald Engineering Building, Room 569E

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.

Prerequisite: None

Management Minors Adviser: Students considering one of these Minor programs should consult a Faculty Student Adviser in the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office) (Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22) or an adviser in 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 is comprised of 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.

A student embarking on a minor must be prepared to take credits additional to their Engineering program. Students in a B.Eng. or B.S.E. 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 the B.Eng./B.S.E. program section.

Students must have a CGPA of 3.0 or better to be considered for one of these Minor programs.

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 these Minor programs can be found in Programs, Courses and University Regulations > Faculties & Schools > 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 at www.mcgill.ca/engineering/degrees/minors.

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.

Minor Adviser: Prof. M. Brochu (Minor Coordinator), Wong Building, Room 2640

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.

Minor Adviser: Faculty Student Adviser in the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office) (Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22) AND an adviser designated by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, normally beginning in Year 2 (please consult the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for this adviser). Course selection for this Minor must be done in conjunction with the Minor advisers.

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.

Minor Adviser: Prof. Hani Mitri (Minor Coordinator), Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 121

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. The MST Minor is designed to serve students who already have a good background in the sciences and prior experience with math and computer science courses.

Engineering students may apply for admission to the Minor in Musical Science and Technology. Detailed information on this program can be found in Programs, Courses and University Regulations > Faculties & Schools > Schulich School of Music > Undergraduate > Programs of study > Department of Music Research: Composition; Music Education; Music History; Theory; Faculty Program > Minor Musical Science and Technology (18 credits). Enrolment in Music Technology programs is highly restricted.

Application forms will be available from the Department of Music Research (research.music [at] mcgill.ca; Room A726C) in the Schulich School of Music from February 1, and must be completed and returned to the Department of Music Research by June 1. Late applications will not be accepted and no students will be admitted to the Minor in January. Successful applicants will be notified by June 20. Registration will be limited to available lab space.

For further information about this Minor, call 514-398-4540 or email research.music [at] mcgill.ca. Further information on this program is also available on the Music Technology website at .

Minor Adviser: Prof. Philippe Depalle (Area Chair for the Music Technology program); email: philippe.depalle [at] mcgill.ca

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).

Minor Adviser: Prof. F. Buchinger (Department of Physics)

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.

Minor Adviser: Faculty Student Adviser in the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office) (Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22)

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 give students an opportunity to design a business plan and develop a technology or engineering project.

Minor Adviser: Faculty Student Adviser in the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office) (Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22)