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Program Requirements
Students can use their electives to complete the Honours program. The courses credited to the Honours program must be in addition to any required or complementary courses taken to satisfy the requirements of the student's major and specialization.
In addition to satisfying the research requirements, students must apply for the Honours program in March or April of their U2 year. It is the responsibility of the student to find a professor who is willing to support and supervise the research project. No student will be accepted into the program until a supervisor has agreed to supervise the student. Applicants must have a minimum CGPA of 3.3 to enter the Honours program and they must earn a B grade (3.0) or higher in the courses making up the Honours program. Students are required to achieve a minimum overall CGPA of 3.3 at graduation to obtain honours. Students can use their electives to complete the Honours program. The courses credited to the Honours program must be in addition to any required or complementary courses taken to satisfy the requirements of the student's major and specialization.
The Honours program consists of 12 credits of courses that follow one of two plans listed below.
Students who meet all the requirements will have the name of their program changed to include the word "Honours."
A brief description of the research activities involved will be documented and signed by the Program Director of the student's major, the supervisor of the research project, and the student.
Required Courses (56 credits)
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AEMA 202 Intermediate Calculus (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics (Agric&Envir Sci) : Partial differentiation; multiple integrals; vector calculus; infinite series; and introduction to the use of computer-based mathematical tools in applications.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Titley-P茅loquin, David (Fall)
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AEMA 305 Differential Equations (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics (Agric&Envir Sci) : First and second order differential equations, Laplace transforms, numerical solutions, systems of differential equations, series solutions, applications to biological, chemical and engineering systems, use of computer-based mathematical tools.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Titley-P茅loquin, David (Winter)
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BREE 205 Engineering Design 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Role of the bioresource engineer in society; introduction to engineering analysis and design; kinds of engineering; role and duties of the engineer in the design, construction, and operation of bio-based facilities, industries and the environment. Regulation of the engineering profession; law and liability; engineering ethics; occupational health and safety.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Dumont, Marie-Josee (Fall)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 205.
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BREE 210 Mechanical Analysis & Design (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Non-concurrent force systems; analysis of simple trusses and multiforce frames; friction, shearing forces and bending moments in beams and frames; centres of gravity; solution of problems by energy methods.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Akbarzadeh, Abdolhamid (Fall)
3 lectures and 2 hours lab or problems
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 210.
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BREE 216 Bioresource Engineering Materials (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Introduction to the composition and mechanical constitution of materials used in bioresource engineering, including metals, plastics, concrete, wood, composite, plant and food materials. Crystal structure, alloys, phase diagrams, stresses and strains, elasticity, plasticity, yield, fracture, ductility, heat treatments, cold work, corrosion, composite materials, concrete chemistry, polymers.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Dumont, Marie-Josee (Fall)
2 lectures and one 2-hour lab
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BREE 252 Computing for Engineers (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : A user-level computer programming course. Fundamentals of how electronic computers and computer systems work, a disciplined general approach to the solution of engineering problems, and the implementation of these solutions using structured programming methods in a current computational environment.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Prasher, Shiv (Fall)
3 lectures and one 2-hour lab
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 252.
Note that a B+ must be obtained in this course in order to be permitted to register in BREE 504
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BREE 301 Biothermodynamics (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Classical thermodynamic analysis of pure and simple compressible systems. The course covers the first and second laws of thermodynamics. It deals with basic concepts of thermodynamics and thermochemistry in biological systems.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Orsat, Valerie (Winter)
3 lectures and one 2-hour lab
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 301.
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BREE 305 Fluid Mechanics (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Properties of fluids; fluid statics; principles of flow of incompressible and compressible fluids; dimensional analysis boundary layers; conduit and open channel systems; simple applications to turbo machinery.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Raghavan, G S Vijaya (Fall)
3 lectures and one 2-hour lab or problems
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 305.
This course carries an additional charge of $27.61 to cover the cost of transportation (bus rental) for local field trips. The fee is refundable only during the withdrawal with full refund period.
Properties of fluids; fluid statics; principles of flow of incompressible and compressible fluids; dimensional analysis boundary layers; conduit and open channel systems; simple applications to turbo machinery.
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BREE 319 Engineering Mathematics (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Advanced topics in engineering mathematics, including special functions, orthogonal functions and Fourier series, boundary value problems in various coordinate systems, integral transforms, partial differential equations and introduction to complex variable theory. The use of computer-based mathematical tools will be an integral part of the course.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Titley-P茅loquin, David (Fall)
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BREE 327 Bio-Environmental Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : An introduction to how humans affect the earth's ecosystem and projections for the needs of food, water, air and energy to support the human population. Ecologically-reasonable coping strategies including biofuels, bioprocessing, waste management, and remediation methods.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Lefsrud, Mark (Fall)
An introduction to how humans affect the earth's ecosystem and projections for the needs of food, water, air and energy to support the human population. Ecologically-reasonable coping strategies including biofuels, bioprocessing, waste management, and remediation methods.
Restrictions: U2 students and above. Not open to students who have taken ABEN 305.
This course carries an additional course charge of $10.19 to cover transportation costs for field trips which may include a solar installation site and if registrations permit, a bio-ethanol plant. The fee is refundable only during the withdrawal with full refund period.
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BREE 341 Mechanics of Materials (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Stress, strain, resilience, elastic and plastic properties of materials; bending moment and shear force diagrams; bending and shear stress; deflections; simple, fixed and continuous beams, torsion and helical springs, reinforced concrete beams; columns, bending and direct stress; general case of plane stress; Mohr's circle.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Akbarzadeh, Abdolhamid (Winter)
3 lectures and one 3-hour lab
Prerequisite: BREE 210 (formerly ABEN 210)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 341.
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BREE 420 Engineering for Sustainability (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Principles and practices of engineering for sustainability. Emphasis on environmental, economic, social, management and policy factors that should be incorporated into sustainable approaches to engineering and design. Topics will include: sustainability metrics, systems thinking, stakeholder engagement, and leading change for sustainability within companies.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Adamowski, Jan (Winter)
Prerequisite: FACC 300 or permission of instructor
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BREE 451 Undergraduate Seminar 1 - Oral Presentation (1 credit)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Attendance and participation in departmental undergraduate seminars, where each student must present an oral presentation.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Prasher, Shiv; Clark, Grant (Fall) Orsat, Valerie (Winter)
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BREE 452 Undergraduate Seminar 2 Poster Presentation (1 credit)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Attendance and participation in departmental undergraduate seminars. All students will be required to prepare and present a poster.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Prasher, Shiv; Clark, Grant (Fall) Orsat, Valerie (Winter)
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BREE 453 Undergraduate Seminar 3 - Scientific Writing (1 credit)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Attendance and participation in undergraduate departmental seminars. All students will complete a scientific writing assignment.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Prasher, Shiv; Clark, Grant (Fall) Orsat, Valerie (Winter)
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BREE 485 Senior Undergraduate Seminar 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Attendance and participation in departmental seminars, and a small written project report.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Ngadi, Michael O (Fall) Ngadi, Michael O (Winter)
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BREE 490 Engineering Design 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : The student is expected to develop a professional design project proposal with due considerations to executive summary, synthesis, methodology, milestones, budget, etc.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Madramootoo, Chandra A (Fall) Madramootoo, Chandra A (Winter)
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BREE 495 Engineering Design 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : The student is expected to implement, physically or virtually, the project proposed in the Design 1 course. The student is expected to present project outcome, in both written and oral forms and learn to be critical about their own work and those of others.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Madramootoo, Chandra A (Fall) Madramootoo, Chandra A (Winter)
1 lecture
Prerequisite: BREE 490 (formerly ABEN 490)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 490.
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ECSE 461 Electric Machinery (3 credits)
Overview
Electrical Engineering : Electric and magnetic circuits. Notions of electromechanical energy conversion applied to electrical machines. Basic electrical machines - transformers, direct-current motors, synchronous motors and generators, three phase and single phase induction machines. Elements of modern electronically controlled electric drive systems.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Joos, Geza (Fall) Wang, Xiaozhe (Winter)
(3-0-6)
Restriction: Not open to students in Electrical Engineering.
Note: Tutorials assigned by instructor.
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FACC 250 Responsibilities of the Professional Engineer
Overview
Faculty Course : A course designed to provide all Engineering students with further training regarding their responsibilities as future Professional Engineers. Particular focus will be placed on three professional characteristics that future engineers must demonstrate: i) professionalism, ii) ethical and equitable behaviour, and iii) consideration of the impact of engineering on society and the environment.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Razavinia, Nasimalsadat (Fall) Razavinia, Nasimalsadat (Winter)
Restriction(s): Restricted to undergraduate students registered in the Bioengineering, Bioresource Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, and Software Engineering (Faculty of Engineering) program.
(0-0-0.5)
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FACC 300 Engineering Economy (3 credits)
Overview
Faculty Course : Introduction to the basic concepts required for the economic assessment of engineering projects. Topics include: accounting methods, marginal analysis, cash flow and time value of money, taxation and depreciation, discounted cash flow analysis techniques, cost of capital, inflation, sensitivity and risk analysis, analysis of R and D, ongoing as well as new investment opportunities.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Jassim, Raad (Fall) Jassim, Raad (Winter) Jassim, Raad (Summer)
(3-1-5)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MIME 310.
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FACC 400 Engineering Professional Practice (1 credit)
Overview
Faculty Course : Laws, regulations and codes governing engineering professional practice. Responsibility and liability. Environmental legislation. Project and organization management. Relations between engineer and client. Technical practice - analysis, design, execution and operation.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Yue, Stephen (Fall) Gehr, Ronald (Winter)
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MECH 289 Design Graphics (3 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : The design process, including free-hand sketching; from geometry construction to engineering construction; the technology and standards of engineering graphic communication; designing with CAD software. The role of visualization in the production of engineering designs.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Klopp, Richard Walter (Fall) Klopp, Richard Walter (Winter)
(2-3-4)
Restrictions: Students must be in Year 1 (U1) or higher. Not open to students in Mechanical Engineering.
Complementary Courses (57 credits)
57 credits of the complementary courses selected as follows:
Honours Courses
Students choose either Plan A or Plan B
Honours Plan A
12 credits of Honours research courses in the subject area of the student's major in consultation with the Program Director of the student's major and the professor who has agreed to supervise the research project.
12 credits from:
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FAES 401 Honours Research Project 1 (6 credits)
Overview
Faculty of Agric & Envir Sci : Students will prepare a Literature Review, Progress Report and deliver a Proposal Seminar as well as begin work on the research project. Completion of the project will take place in FAES 402, Honours Research Project 2.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Bede, Jacqueline; Whalen, Joann Karen; Cue, Roger I; Monardes, Humberto; Thomassin, Paul (Fall) Thomassin, Paul; Whalen, Joann Karen; Cue, Roger I; Monardes, Humberto; Bede, Jacqueline (Winter)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Restrictions: This course is intended for senior undergraduate students (U3) in the final year of their Honours program.
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FAES 402 Honours Research Project 2 (6 credits)
Overview
Faculty of Agric & Envir Sci : Honours Research Project 2 is the completion of the project begun in FAES 401 and requires a Progress Report, a Final Project Report and a Project Presentation.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Bede, Jacqueline; Whalen, Joann Karen; Cue, Roger I; Monardes, Humberto; Thomassin, Paul (Fall) Bede, Jacqueline; Whalen, Joann Karen; Cue, Roger I; Monardes, Humberto; Thomassin, Paul (Winter)
Prerequisites: FAES 401 and permission of instructor
Restrictions: This course is intended for senior undergraduate students (U3) in the final year of their Honours program.
OR
Honours Plan B
A minimum of 6 credits of Honours courses and 6 credits in 500-level BREE courses, selected in consultation with the Program Director of the student's major. The topic of the Honours research project must be on a topic related to their major and selected in consultation with the program Director of the student's major and the professor who has agreed to supervise the research project.
6 credits from:
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FAES 405 Honours Project 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Faculty of Agric & Envir Sci : Students will prepare a Literature Review, Progress Report and deliver a Proposal Seminar as well as begin work on the research project. Completion of the project will take place in FAES 406, Honours Project 2.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Cue, Roger I; Whalen, Joann Karen; Monardes, Humberto; Thomassin, Paul (Fall) Cue, Roger I; Whalen, Joann Karen; Monardes, Humberto; Thomassin, Paul (Winter)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Restrictions: This course is intended for senior undergraduate students (U3) in the final year of their Honours program.
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FAES 406 Honours Project 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Faculty of Agric & Envir Sci : Honours Project 2 is the completion of the project begun in FAES 405 and requires a Progress Report, a Final Project Report and a Project Presentation.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Cue, Roger I; Whalen, Joann Karen; Monardes, Humberto; Thomassin, Paul (Fall) Cue, Roger I; Whalen, Joann Karen; Monardes, Humberto; Thomassin, Paul (Winter)
Prerequisites: FAES 405 and permission of instructor
Restrictions: This course is intended for senior undergraduate students (U3) in the final year of their Honours program.
Plus 6 credits of BREE courses at the 500 level.
6 credits - Set A
Set A
3 credits from the following:
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AEMA 310 Statistical Methods 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics (Agric&Envir Sci) : Measures of central tendency and dispersion; binomial and Poisson distributions; normal, chi-square, Student's t and Fisher-Snedecor F distributions; estimation and hypothesis testing; simple linear regression and correlation; analysis of variance for simple experimental designs.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Dutilleul, Pierre R L; Gravel, Val茅rie (Fall) Dutilleul, Pierre R L; Claveau, Yves (Winter)
Two 1.5-hour lectures and one 2-hour lab
Please note that credit will be given for only one introductory statistics course. Consult your academic advisor.
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CIVE 302 Probabilistic Systems (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : An introduction to probability and statistics with applications to Civil Engineering design. Descriptive statistics, common probability models, statistical estimation, regression and correlation, acceptance sampling.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Chouinard, Luc E (Winter)
3 credits from the following:
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CHEE 315 Heat and Mass Transfer (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Transport of heat and mass by diffusion and convection; transport of heat by radiation; diffusion; convective mass transfer; drying; absorption; mathematical formulation of problems and equipment design for heat and mass transfer; laboratory exercises.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Servio, Phillip (Winter)
(3-2-4)
Prerequisite: CHEE 314
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MECH 346 Heat Transfer (3 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Basic concepts and overview. Steady and unsteady heat conduction. Fin Theory. Convective heat transfer: governing equations; dimensionless parameters; analogy between momentum and heat transfer. Design correlations for forced, natural, and mixed convection. Heat exchangers. Radiative heat transfer: black- and gray-body radiation; shape factors; enclosure theory. Thermal engineering design project.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Baliga, Bantwal (Fall) Mydlarski, Laurent B (Winter)
9 credits - Set B (Natural Sciences and Mathematics)
Set B - Natural Sciences and Mathematics
9 credits with a minimum of 3 credits chosen from the list below:
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AEBI 210 Organisms 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Biology (Agric & Envir Sc) : The biology of plants and plant-based systems in managed and natural terrestrial environments. The interactions between autotrophs and soil organisms and selected groups of animals with close ecological and evolutionary connections with plants (e.g., herbivores and pollinators) will be explored in lecture and laboratory.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Wilkins, Olivia (Fall)
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AEBI 211 Organisms 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Biology (Agric & Envir Sc) : Introduction to the biology, physiology, structure and function of heterotrophs and their interactions with other organisms. This course will focus on animals in terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments. Topics include bioenergetics and functional metabolism, adaptations to environments, animal-animal, animal-plant, and animal-pathogen interactions.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Head, Jessica (Winter)
Winter
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken WILD 200
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ENVB 305 Population & Community Ecology (3 credits)
Overview
Environmental Biology : Interactions between organisms and their environment; historical and current perspectives in applied and theoretical population and community ecology. Principles of population dynamics, feedback loops, and population regulation. Development and structure of communities; competition, predation and food web dynamics. Biodiversity science in theory and practice.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: McKinney, Melissa (Winter)
Winter
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken WILD 205
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ENVB 315 Science of Inland Waters (3 credits)
Overview
Environmental Biology : Nature and history of limnology; divisions of inland waters; properties of fresh water; habitats; zones; nutrient cycles; biota; adaptations; seasonal variation; distributions; pollution; succession and evolution of fresh water environments. Includes field excursions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Fall
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken NRSC 315.
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LSCI 202 Molecular Cell Biology (3 credits)
Overview
Life Sciences : Organization and function of intracellular organelles in eukaryotic cells. Mechanisms of membrane transport. Protein sorting and vesicular transport. Cytoskeleton. DNA and chromosome structure. DNA replication. Mechanisms of RNA and protein synthesis. Control of gene expression. Cell cycle and the control of cell division. Mechanisms of cell communication and signal transduction. Apoptosis. Neuronal signaling.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Altamura, Fernando (Winter)
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LSCI 211 Biochemistry 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Life Sciences : Biochemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids; enzymes and coenzymes. Introduction to intermediary metabolism.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Salavati, Reza; Georges, Elias (Fall) Salavati, Reza; Georges, Elias (Winter)
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LSCI 230 Introductory Microbiology (3 credits)
Overview
Life Sciences : The occurrence and importance of microorganisms (especially bacteria) in the biosphere. Principles governing growth, death and metabolic activities of microorganisms. An introduction to the microbiology of soil, water, plants, food, man and animals.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Raymond-Bouchard, Isabelle; Okshevsky, Mira (Winter)
Winter
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MICR 230.
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MICR 331 Microbial Ecology (3 credits)
Overview
Microbiology (Agric&Envir Sc) : The ecology of microorganisms, primarily bacteria and archaea, and their roles in biogeochemical cycles will be discussed. Microbial interactions with the environment, plants, animals and other microbes emphasizing the underlying genetics and physiology. Diversity, evolution (microbial phylogenetics) and the application of molecular biology in microbial ecology.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Driscoll, Brian T (Winter)
Plus 6 credits chosen in consultation with the Academic Adviser.
9 credits - Set C (Social Sciences)
Set C - Social Sciences
Minimum of 3 credits from the following list:
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ENVR 201 Society, Environment and Sustainability (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : This course deals with how scientific-technological, socio-economic, political-institutional and behavioural factors mediate society-environment interactions. Issues discussed include population and resources; consumption, impacts and institutions; integrating environmental values in societal decision-making; and the challenges associated with, and strategies for, promoting sustainability. Case studies in various sectors and contexts are used.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Manaugh, Kevin; Badami, Madhav Govind; Barrington-Leigh, Christopher; Cardille, Jeffrey; Garver, Geoffrey (Fall)
Fall
Section 001: Downtown Campus
Section 051: Macdonald Campus
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SOCI 235 Technology and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : An examination of the extent to which technological developments impose constraints on ways of arranging social relationships in bureaucratic organizations and in the wider society: the compatibility of current social structures with the effective utilization of technology.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Smith, Michael R (Fall)
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.
21 credits - Set D (Engineering)
Set D - Engineering
21 credits from the following list where 15 credits must be taken from 200-400 level courses, 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:
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BREE 214 Geomatics (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : The engineer's level and the theodolite are used to perform benchmark circuits, profile levelling, topographic maps and straight line extensions. A total station, computer programs and use of GPS are introduced.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
2 lectures and one 3-hour lab
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 214.
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BREE 217 Hydrology and Water Resources (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Measurements and analysis of components of the water cycle. Precipitation, evaporation, infiltration and groundwater. Analysis of hydrologic data. Hydrograph theory. Hydrologic estimations for design of water control projects; flood control and reservoir routing. Integrated watershed management and water conservation. Water management systems for environmental protection.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Prasher, Shiv (Winter)
3 lectures, one 2-hour lab
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 217.
This course carries an additional course charge of $33.12 to cover transportation costs for two field trips, which may include a visit to a national weather station and a trip to gain hands-on experience on monitoring water flow in streams.
Measurements and analysis of components of the water cycle. Precipitation, evaporation, infiltration and groundwater. Analysis of hydrologic data. Hydrograph theory. Hydrologic estimations for design of water control projects; flood control and reservoir routing. Integrated watershed management and water conservation. Water management systems for environmental protection.
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BREE 314 Agri-Food Buildings (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Analysis and design of structures to house animals and plants and to process and store animal and plant products. Introduction to environmental control systems and animal waste management.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Lefsrud, Mark (Winter)
3 lectures and 2-hour lab
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 314
This course carries an additional course charge of $56.63 to cover transportation costs for field trips which may include an agri-centre, sugar shack and winery. The fee is refundable only during the withdrawal with full refund period.
Analysis and design of structures to house animals and plants and to process and store animal and plant products. Introduction to environmental control systems and animal waste management.
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BREE 315 Design of Machines (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Design of shafting, bearings, gear, belt and chain drives, clutches, brakes, vibrations, fasteners, welded joints, frames. Principles and practices of Engineering Drawing will be adhered to in laboratory submissions.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Akbarzadeh, Abdolhamid (Winter)
3 lectures, 2 hours problems
Prerequisite: BREE 341 (formerly ABEN 341)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 315.
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BREE 322 Organic Waste Management (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : An introduction to engineering aspects of handling, storage and treatment of all biological and food industry wastes. Design criteria will be elaborated and related to characteristics of wastes. Physical, chemical and biological treatment systems.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Clark, Grant (Fall)
2 lectures and one 2-hour lab
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 322.
A fee of $15 is charged to support a field trip to local waste management facilities for guided tour and information-gathering for a course assignment as well as some laboratory supplies for hands-on composting and/or anaerobic digestion lab.
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BREE 325 Food Process Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Heat and mass transfer, enthalpy and mass balances, sterilizing, freezing, fluid flow, pipes, steam, refrigeration, pumps and valves.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Ngadi, Michael O (Fall)
3 lectures and one 3-hour lab
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 325.
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BREE 329 Precision Agriculture (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : The course provides an overview of the principle concepts of precision agriculture. It focuses on equipment, software and the information management systems for mastering the essential steps when adopting and developing economically viable and environmentally sound solutions for modern farms and other agribusiness enterprises.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Adamchuk, Viacheslav (Winter)
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BREE 412 Machinery Systems Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Study and analysis of machines for tillage, harvesting, crop processing and handling. Field tests, load studies, design requirements; design of machines and components for agricultural applications.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Raghavan, G S Vijaya; Adamchuk, Viacheslav (Fall)
3 lectures and one 3-hour lab
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 412.
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BREE 416 Engineering for Land Development (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : The engineering aspects of soil and water conservation, irrigation, water conveyance structures and canals, use of geosynthetics for soil protection, seepage and uplift. Students will produce an integrated development project.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Qi, Zhiming (Fall)
3 lectures and one 2-hour lab or design problems
Prerequisite: BREE 217 (formerly ABEN 217)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 416.
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BREE 418 Soil Mechanics and Foundations (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : The exploration of subsoils, strength theories, granular and cohesive soils, foundation design, settlement calculation, consolidation, slope stability, Atterberg limits, triaxial testing, direct shear testing, compaction, soil freezing, frost heaving.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
3 lectures and one 3-hour lab
Prerequisite: BREE 341 (formerly ABEN 341)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 418.
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BREE 423 Biological Material Properties (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Relationships between composition, structure and properties of biological materials. Measurement methods and use of mechanical, thermal, electromagnetic, chemical and functional properties in the design of new applications and product development.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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BREE 497 Bioresource Engineering Project (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Independent study for design and experimental work on a bioresource engineering topic chosen in consultation between the student and departmental staff.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Adamchuk, Viacheslav (Fall) Adamchuk, Viacheslav (Winter) Adamchuk, Viacheslav (Summer)
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BREE 501 Simulation and Modelling (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Mathematical and computational modelling and simulation: linear, nonlinear, and chaotic; deterministic and stochastic; static and dynamic; steady and unsteady state. Verification, validation, sensitivity analysis. Examples emphasize bioengineering applications, e.g. machine design, population dynamics, food processing, biological control, farm management, ecological system design.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Clark, Grant (Winter)
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BREE 504 Instrumentation and Control (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : An overview of instrumentation and control systems used in bioresource engineering. Hands-on development of data acquisition systems and learning strategies to process and interpret the signal obtained constitute the majority of the course.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Adamchuk, Viacheslav (Fall)
3 lecture hours and one 2-hour lab per week during Fall term every year
Prerequisite: (undergraduate): BREE 252 (with a minimum grade of B+) or equivalent
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 504.
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BREE 509 Hydrologic Systems and Modelling (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Use of deterministic and stochastic models to analyze components of the hydrologic cycle on agricultural and forested watersheds, floods frequency analysis, hydrograph analysis, infiltration, runoff, overland flow, flood routing, erosion and sediment transport. Effects of land-use changes and farm and recreational water management systems on the hydrologic regime.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
3 hour lectures
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 509.
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BREE 510 Watershed Systems Management (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : A holistic examination of methods in watershed management with a focus on integrated water resources management (IWRM). Topics include: integration, participatory management, water resources assessment, modeling, planning, adaptive management, transboundary management, and transition management.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Adamowski, Jan (Fall)
(3-2-4)
Restrictions: U3 students or above.
Note: Case studies and a project.
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BREE 515 Soil Hydrologic Modelling (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : A review of computer simulation models for designing subsurface drainage systems. Use of CAD systems for designing and drafting drainage plans.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
3 lectures and one 3-hour lab
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 515.
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BREE 518 Ecological Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Concepts and practice of ecological engineering: the planned creation or management of a community of organisms, their nonliving surroundings, and technological components to provide services. Survey of applications such as constructed wetlands, aquatic production systems, green infrastructure for urban storm water management, environmental restoration. Taught cooperatively with a parallel course at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Online collaboration with an interdisciplinary, international team is an important component of the course.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Clark, Grant (Winter)
One 3 hour lecture
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 518.
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BREE 519 Advanced Food Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Advanced topics in food engineering. Concepts of mathematical modelling and research methodologies in food engineering. Topics include heat and mass transfer in food systems, packaging and distribution of food products, thermal and non-thermal processing, rheology and kinetics of food transformations.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Ngadi, Michael O (Winter)
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BREE 520 Food, Fibre and Fuel Elements (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Analysis and design incorporating the four elements required by organisms and biomass for food, fibre and fuel production (air, earth, energy, and water). Special emphasis will be placed on the demands and requirements of engineering systems to control these elements and allow optimal growth in semi-controlled and completely controlled environments.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Lefsrud, Mark (Winter)
Prerequisite: BREE 327
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BREE 522 Bio-Based Polymers (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : The structure and properties of selected biomass (e.g. vegetable oils and starches) will be reviewed. The synthesis of bio-based polymers through chemical modification, casting, compression and extrusion among other methods will be studied. The physical properties of the resulting matrices will then be reviewed. Commercial applications will be examined.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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BREE 529 GIS for Natural Resource Management (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial analysis techniques to the presentation and analysis of ecological information, including sources and capture of spatial data; characterizing, transforming, displaying spatial data; and spatial analysis to solve resource management problems.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Adamchuk, Viacheslav (Fall)
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BREE 530 Fermentation Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Advanced topics in food and fermentation engineering are covered, including brewing, bioreactor design and control and microbial kinetics.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
3 lectures and one 3-hour lab
Prerequisite (Undergraduate): BREE 305 or equivalent
Graduate courses available to senior undergraduates with permission of the instructor
A fee of $104.24 covers the cost of the fermentation laboratory consumables and transportation costs for field trips which may include a brewery, winery and other fermentation operations. The fee is refundable only during the withdrawal period with full refund.
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BREE 531 Post-Harvest Drying (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Heat and moisture transfer with respect to drying of agricultural commodities; techniques of enhancement of heat and mass transfer; drying efficiency and scale-up problems.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Restrictions: U3 students or above. Not open to students who have taken ABEN 621 or ABEN 531.
This course carries an additional course charge of $40.36 to cover transportation costs for two field trips which may include at least two visits to distinctly different drying facilities in the field.
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BREE 532 Post-Harvest Storage (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Active, semi-passive and passive storage systems; environmental control systems; post-harvest physiology and pathogenicity; quality assessment and control methodology; economic aspects of long-term storage.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Raghavan, G S Vijaya (Winter)
Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 622 or ABEN 532.
This course carries an additional charge of $44.16 to cover the cost of transportation (bus rental) for local field trips. The fee is refundable only during the withdrawal with full refund period.
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BREE 533 Water Quality Management (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Management of water quality for sustainability. Cause of soil degradation, surface and groundwater contamination by agricultural chemicals and toxic pollutants. Screening and mechanistic models. Human health and safety concerns. Water table management. Soil and water conservation techniques will be examined with an emphasis on methods of prediction and best management practices.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Qi, Zhiming (Fall)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken BREE 625 (formerly ABEN 625).
This course carries an additional charge of $32.11 to cover the cost of transportation with respect to a field trip. The fee is refundable only during the withdrawal with full refund period.
Management of water quality for sustainability. Cause of soil degradation, surface and groundwater contamination by agricultural chemicals and toxic pollutants. Screening and mechanistic models. Human health and safety concerns. Water table management. Soil and water conservation techniques will be examined with an emphasis on methods of prediction and best management practices.
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BREE 535 Food Safety Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : The application of engineering principles to address microbial and chemical safety challenges in food processing, including intervention technologies (traditional and novel non-thermal intervention technologies, chemical interventions, and hurdle approach); control, monitoring and identification techniques (biosensors); packaging applications in food safety (active packaging, intelligent or smart packaging); and tracking and traceability systems.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Ngadi, Michael O (Fall)
Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences—2018-2019 (last updated Aug. 22, 2018) (disclaimer)
