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Bachelor of Engineering (Bioresource) - B.Eng.(Bioresource)
Bioresource Engineering Major
Bioresource Engineering Major
The Department of Bioresource Engineering collaborates with other departments and the Faculty of Engineering in providing courses of instruction for a curriculum in Bioresource Engineering. Graduates qualify to apply for registration as professional engineers in any province of Canada. The professional agrology option qualifies graduates to apply for registration to the Ordre des agronomes du Québec.
There are six streams offered within the Bioresource Engineering Major. Via the appropriate choice of elective course sets, a particular area of study may be emphasized. More information about these streams and the suggested course sets for each can be found on the Department website at www.mcgill.ca/bioeng.
In the Bio-Environmental Engineering stream, students learn about soil and water quality management and conservation, geomatics, hydrology and water resources, organic waste treatment, use of GIS for biosystem operation, engineering for land development, climate control in buildings, ecosystem remediation, and many other related topics.
Students who follow the Soil and Water stream learn about hydrology, irrigation and drainage, soil and water management, environmental quality control and remediation, structural design, machinery design, artificial intelligence, GIS, and remote sensing.
In the Ecological Engineering stream, students learn how to apply principals of engineering and ecology to the design and implementation of complex ecological systems. They learn how to create systems that preserve and enhance natural ecological processes as a means of fulfilling design requirements.
In the Food and Bioprocessing stream, students are taught about the engineering of foods and food processes, physical properties of biological materials, post-harvest technology, fermentation and bio-processing, the management of organic wastes, biotechnology, the design of machinery for bioprocessing, etc.
Students who specialize in the Agricultural Engineering stream will learn about machine design, machinery, robotics, structural design, environmental quality control, waste management, artificial intelligence, GIS, remote sensing, complex system simulation, and much more.
The Professional Agrology option offers a course selection guided to qualify graduates for registration as professional agrologists with the Ordre des agronomes du Québec.
All required and complementary courses must be passed with a minimum grade of C. One term is spent taking courses from the Faculty of Engineering on the ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ downtown campus.
Students also have the opportunity to pursue a Minor. Several possibilities are: Agricultural Production, Environment, Ecological Agriculture, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Construction Engineering and Management, Entrepreneurship, and Environmental Engineering. Details of some of these Minors can be found under Faculty of Engineering > Minor Programs. To complete a Minor, it is necessary to spend at least one extra term beyond the normal requirements of the B.Eng.(Bioresource) program.
See Minimum Credit Requirement for prerequisites and minimum credit requirements.
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- About the B.Eng. (Bioresource) Program
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- Bachelor of Engineering (Bioresource) - B.Eng.(Bioresource) Related Programs
About the B.Eng. (Bioresource) Program
About the B.Eng. (Bioresource) Program
Bioresource Engineering is the unique branch of engineering that includes Biological engineering and Bioengineering where professional engineering practice intersects with biological sciences. Bioresource Engineers design, improve and manage biological-based systems to operate in efficient and sustainable ways for the well being of the environment and society.
Bachelor of Engineering (Bioresource) (B.Eng.(Bioresource)) - Major Bioresource Engineering (113 credits)
Academic Adviser-U1: Professor Grant Clark
Macdonald-Stewart Building, Room 1-099
Telephone: 514-398-7784
Required Courses (53 credits)
AEMA 202 | (3) | Intermediate Calculus |
AEMA 305 | (3) | Differential Equations |
BREE 205 | (3) | Engineering Design 1 |
BREE 210 | (3) | Mechanical Analysis & Design |
BREE 216 | (3) | Bioresource Engineering Materials |
BREE 252 | (3) | Computing for Engineers |
BREE 301 | (3) | Biothermodynamics |
BREE 305 | (3) | Fluid Mechanics |
BREE 312 | (3) | Electric Circuits and Machines |
BREE 319 | (3) | Engineering Mathematics |
BREE 327 | (3) | Bio-Environmental Engineering |
BREE 341 | (3) | Mechanics of Materials |
BREE 481 | (.5) | Undergraduate Seminar 1 |
BREE 482 | (.5) | Undergraduate Seminar 2 |
BREE 483 | (.5) | Undergraduate Seminar 3 |
BREE 484 | (.5) | Undergraduate Seminar 4 |
BREE 485 | (1) | Undergraduate Seminar 5 |
BREE 486 | (1) | Undergraduate Seminar 6 |
BREE 490 | (3) | Engineering Design 2 |
BREE 495 | (3) | Engineering Design 3 |
FACC 400 | (1) | Engineering Professional Practice |
MECH 289 | (3) | Design Graphics |
MIME 310 | (3) | Engineering Economy |
Complementary Courses
60 credits of the complementary courses selected as follow:
6 credits - Set A
9 credits - Set B (Natural Sciences and Mathematics)
9 credits - Set C (Social Sciences)
36 credits - Set D (Engineering)
Set B - Natural Sciences and Mathematics
9 credits with a minimum of 3 credits chosen from the list below:
AEBI 210 | (3) | Organisms 1 |
AEBI 211 | (3) | Organisms 2 |
ENVB 305 | (3) | Population & Community Ecology |
ENVB 315 | (3) | Science of Inland Waters |
LSCI 202 | (3) | Molecular Cell Biology |
LSCI 211 | (3) | Biochemistry 1 |
LSCI 230 | (3) | Introductory Microbiology |
MICR 331 | (3) | Microbial Ecology |
Plus 6 credits chosen in consultation with the academic adviser.
Set C - Social Sciences
Minimum of 3 credits from the following list:
CHEE 230 | (3) | Environmental Aspects of Technology |
CHEE 430 | (3) | Technology Impact Assessment |
CIVE 469 | (3) | Infrastructure and Society |
ENVR 201 | (3) | Society and Environment |
MIME 308 | (3) | Social Impact of Technology |
SOCI 235 | (3) | Technology and Society |
Plus 6 credits of social sciences, management studies, humanities or law courses at the U1 undergraduate level or higher with approval of the academic adviser.
Note: these 6 credits may include one 3-credit language course other than the student's normal spoken languages.
Set D - Engineering
36 credits from the following list with the option (and approval of the academic adviser) of taking a maximum of 6 credits from other courses offered in the Faculty of Engineering:
BREE 214 | (3) | Geomatics |
BREE 217 | (3) | Hydrology and Water Resources |
BREE 314 | (3) | Agri-Food Buildings |
BREE 315 | (3) | Design of Machines |
BREE 322 | (3) | Organic Waste Management |
BREE 325 | (3) | Food Process Engineering |
BREE 412 | (3) | Machinery Systems Engineering |
BREE 416 | (3) | Engineering for Land Development |
BREE 418 | (3) | Soil Mechanics and Foundations |
BREE 419 | (3) | Structural Design |
BREE 423 | (3) | Biological Material Properties |
BREE 430 | (3) | GIS for Natural Resource Management |
BREE 497 | (3) | Environmental Design Project |
BREE 501 | (3) | Simulation and Modelling |
BREE 502 | (3) | Drainage/Irrigation Engineering |
BREE 504 | (3) | Instrumentation and Control |
BREE 506 | (3) | Advances in Drainage Management |
BREE 509 | (3) | Hydrologic Systems and Modelling |
BREE 510 | (3) | Watershed Systems Engineering |
BREE 512 | (3) | Soil Cutting and Tillage |
BREE 515 | (3) | Soil Hydrologic Modelling |
BREE 518 | (3) | Bio-Treatment of Wastes |
BREE 519 | (3) | Advanced Food Engineering |
BREE 520 | (3) | Food, Fibre and Fuel Elements |
BREE 525 | (3) | Climate Control for Buildings |
BREE 530 | (3) | Fermentation Engineering |
BREE 531 | (3) | Post-Harvest Drying |
BREE 532 | (3) | Post-Harvest Storage |
BREE 533 | (3) | Water Quality Management |
CHEE 474 | (3) | Biochemical Engineering |
CIVE 317 | (3) | Structural Engineering 1 |
CIVE 318 | (3) | Structural Engineering 2 |
Bachelor of Engineering (Bioresource) (B.Eng.(Bioresource)) - Major Bioresource Engineering - Professional Agrology (113 credits)
Academic Adviser-U1: Professor Grant Clark
Macdonald-Stewart Building, Room 1-099
Telephone: 514-398-7784
Required Courses (56 credits)
AEMA 202 | (3) | Intermediate Calculus |
AEMA 305 | (3) | Differential Equations |
AGRI 330 | (1) | Agricultural Legislation |
AGRI 430 | (2) | Professional Practice in Agrology |
BREE 205 | (3) | Engineering Design 1 |
BREE 210 | (3) | Mechanical Analysis & Design |
BREE 216 | (3) | Bioresource Engineering Materials |
BREE 252 | (3) | Computing for Engineers |
BREE 301 | (3) | Biothermodynamics |
BREE 305 | (3) | Fluid Mechanics |
BREE 312 | (3) | Electric Circuits and Machines |
BREE 319 | (3) | Engineering Mathematics |
BREE 327 | (3) | Bio-Environmental Engineering |
BREE 341 | (3) | Mechanics of Materials |
BREE 481 | (.5) | Undergraduate Seminar 1 |
BREE 482 | (.5) | Undergraduate Seminar 2 |
BREE 483 | (.5) | Undergraduate Seminar 3 |
BREE 484 | (.5) | Undergraduate Seminar 4 |
BREE 485 | (1) | Undergraduate Seminar 5 |
BREE 486 | (1) | Undergraduate Seminar 6 |
BREE 490 | (3) | Engineering Design 2 |
BREE 495 | (3) | Engineering Design 3 |
FACC 400 | (1) | Engineering Professional Practice |
MECH 289 | (3) | Design Graphics |
MIME 310 | (3) | Engineering Economy |
Complementary Courses
57 credits of the complementary courses selected as follow:
6 credits - Set A
12 credits - Set B (Natural Sciences)
6 credits - Set C (Social Sciences)
33 credits - Set D (Engineering)
Group 2 - Agricultural Sciences
AEBI 210 | (3) | Organisms 1 |
ANSC 250 | (3) | Principles of Animal Science |
ANSC 433 | (3) | Animal Nutrition |
ANSC 451 | (3) | Dairy and Beef Production Management |
ANSC 458 | (3) | Swine and Poultry Production |
PLNT 203 | (3) | Economic Botany |
PLNT 300 | (3) | Cropping Systems |
PLNT 302 | (3) | Forage Crops and Pastures |
PLNT 307 | (3) | Vegetable Production |
PLNT 312 | (3) | Urban Horticulture |
PLNT 321 | (3) | Fruit Production |
PLNT 322 | (3) | Greenhouse Management |
PLNT 331 | (3) | Grains and Biofuel Crops |
Set C - Social Sciences
3 credits from the following list:
CHEE 230 | (3) | Environmental Aspects of Technology |
CHEE 430 | (3) | Technology Impact Assessment |
CIVE 469 | (3) | Infrastructure and Society |
ENVR 201 | (3) | Society and Environment |
MIME 308 | (3) | Social Impact of Technology |
SOCI 235 | (3) | Technology and Society |
Plus one 3 credit social sciences, management studies, humanities, law or language course with permission of the academic adviser.
Set D - Engineering
33 credits from Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3.
(Minimum of 6 credits from Group 1 or Group 2 below)
Group 1 - Soil and Water
BREE 214 | (3) | Geomatics |
BREE 217 | (3) | Hydrology and Water Resources |
BREE 322 | (3) | Organic Waste Management |
BREE 416 | (3) | Engineering for Land Development |
BREE 418 | (3) | Soil Mechanics and Foundations |
BREE 430 | (3) | GIS for Natural Resource Management |
BREE 502 | (3) | Drainage/Irrigation Engineering |
BREE 506 | (3) | Advances in Drainage Management |
BREE 509 | (3) | Hydrologic Systems and Modelling |
BREE 510 | (3) | Watershed Systems Engineering |
BREE 512 | (3) | Soil Cutting and Tillage |
BREE 515 | (3) | Soil Hydrologic Modelling |
BREE 518 | (3) | Bio-Treatment of Wastes |
BREE 533 | (3) | Water Quality Management |
Group 3 - Other Engineering
BREE 314 | (3) | Agri-Food Buildings |
BREE 315 | (3) | Design of Machines |
BREE 412 | (3) | Machinery Systems Engineering |
BREE 419 | (3) | Structural Design |
BREE 423 | (3) | Biological Material Properties |
BREE 497 | (3) | Environmental Design Project |
BREE 501 | (3) | Simulation and Modelling |
BREE 504 | (3) | Instrumentation and Control |
BREE 525 | (3) | Climate Control for Buildings |
CIVE 317 | (3) | Structural Engineering 1 |
CIVE 318 | (3) | Structural Engineering 2 |
Bachelor of Engineering (Bioresource) - B.Eng.(Bioresource) Related Programs
Bachelor of Engineering (Bioresource) - B.Eng.(Bioresource) Related Programs
Minor in Environmental Engineering
Minor in Environmental Engineering
For more information, see Minor in Environmental Engineering (27 credits).
Barbados Field Study Semester
Barbados Field Study Semester
For more information, see Field Studies and Study Abroad > Field Studies > Barbados Field Study Semester.