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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 five 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 in the eCalendar under Faculties & Schools > Faculty of Engineering > Undergraduate > 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.