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Program Requirements
Minor Adviser: Prof. R. Gehr, Macdonald Engineering Building, Room 569E Minor program credit weight: 21-22 credits The Environmental Engineering Minor is administered by the Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics and is offered for all students in Engineering (including B.S.E. students) and in the Department of Bioresource Engineering wishing to pursue studies in this area. A maximum of 12 credits of coursework in the student's major may double-count with the Minor. To complete the Minor in Environmental Engineering, students must obtain a grade of C or better in all approved courses in the Minor, and satisfy the requirements of both the Minor and their major program. Note: Not all courses listed are offered every year. Students should see the "Courses" section of this publication to know if a course is offered.Complementary Courses
21-22 credits
18 credits from Stream A, B, or C below
and
One course(3-4 credits) from the following list:
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BREE 327 Bio-Environmental Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Introduction to principles of bio-engineering in solving environmental problems related to the domains of water, soil and air; the capability of each domain to absorb, recycle or treat contaminants.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Lefsrud, Mark (Fall)
Restrictions: U2 students and above. Not open to students who have taken ABEN 305.
This course carries an additional course charge of $9 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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CHEE 230 Environmental Aspects of Technology (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : The impact of urbanization and technology on the environment. Topics include urbanization: causes, effects, land use regulations; transportation technology and environmental implications; environmental impact of energy conversions; energy policy alternatives; formulation of energy and environmental policy; air pollution: sources, effects, control; water pollution: sources, effects, control.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Alexakis, Theodora (Winter)
(3-0-6)
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CIVE 225 Environmental Engineering (4 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Introduction to environmental chemistry; mass balance analyses in engineered and natural systems; water, soil and air pollution characterization and control; water quality parameters; drinking water and wastewater treatment technologies; global climate change: possible causes and effects; risk assessment for pollutant exposure; solid- and hazardous-waste management.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Frigon, Dominic (Winter)
Stream A
15 credits* from the Engineering Course List and 3 credits from the Non-Engineering Course List below
*A minimum of 6 credits must be from outside the student's department. A maximum of 6 credits of research project courses may be counted toward this category, provided the project has sufficient environmental engineering content (project requires approval of project supervisor and coordinator of the Minor).
Stream B
15 credits of courses that make up the "Barbados Field Study Semester" below, provided the project for CIVE/AGRI/URBP 519 Sustainable Development Plans has sufficient environmental engineering content (project requires approval of the Coordinator of the Minor);
AND
One courses (3-4) credits chosen from the Engineering Course List below, excluding CHEE 496.
Barbados Field Study Courses
Required Courses
6 credits
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URBP 507 Planning and Infrastructure (3 credits)
Overview
Urban Planning : An exploration of the interrelationship between land-use planning and infrastructure provision, especially water and sewerage. An examination of their policy and regulatory frameworks and other methodology of plan making and evaluation.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Bornstein, Lisa (Fall)
(8-.5-.5)
Restriction: Must be enrolled in the Barbados Field study Semester.
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URBP 520 Globalization: Planning and Change (3 credits)
Overview
Urban Planning : Economic and social issues related to planning for sustainable development, with a focus on water. Political and environmental determinants of resource use. Impact of global, regional and local institutions, programs and plans in Barbados and in the field locale in general.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Phillip, Leroy E; Alli, Inteaz (Fall)
(3-3-3)
Restriction: Must be enrolled in the Barbados Field Study Semester.
Complementary Courses
9 credits
One of the following cross-listed courses (3 credits):
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AGRI 452 Water Resources in Barbados (3 credits)
Overview
Agriculture : Physical environment challenges, centered on water, being faced by an island nation. Guest speakers, field study tours and laboratory tests. Private, government and NGO institutional context of conservation strategies, and water quantity and quality analyses for water management specific to Barbados.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Gehr, Ronald; Keane, Angela (Fall)
Restrictions: Enrolment in full "Barbados Field Study Semester". Not open to students who have taken CIVE 452.
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CIVE 452 Water Resources in Barbados (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Physical environment challenges, centered on water, being faced by an island nation. Guest speakers, field study tours and laboratory tests. Private, government and NGO institutional context of conservation strategies, and water quantity and quality analyses for water management specific to Barbados.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Gehr, Ronald; Keane, Angela (Fall)
Corequisites: None.
Restrictions: Must be enrolled in the Barbados Field Study Semester.
AND
One of the following cross-listed project courses (6 credits):
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AGRI 519 Sustainable Development Plans (6 credits)
Overview
Agriculture : Geared for solving real-world environmental problems related to water at the local, regional and international scale in Barbados. Projects to be designed by instructors in consultation with university, government and NGO partners and to be conducted by teams of 2 to 4 students in collaboration with them.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Alli, Inteaz (Fall)
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CIVE 519 Sustainable Development Plans (6 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Geared for solving real-world environmental problems related to water at the local, regional and international scale in Barbados. Projects to be designed by instructors in consultation with university, government and NGO partners and to be conducted by teams of two to four students in collaboration with them.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Alli, Inteaz (Fall)
(1-9-8)
Restriction: Must be enrolled in the Barbados Field Study Semester.
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URBP 519 Sustainable Development Plans (6 credits)
Overview
Urban Planning : Geared for solving real-world environmental problems related to water at the local, regional and international scale in Barbados. Projects to be designed by instructors in consultation with university, government and NGO partners and to be conducted by teams of 2 to 4 students in collaboration with them.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Alli, Inteaz (Fall)
Stream C
9 credits of courses specified from the "Barbados Interdisciplinary Tropical Studies (BITS)" field semester below, provided the project has sufficient environmental engineering content (project requires approval of the Coordinator of the Minor):
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AEBI 425 Tropical Energy and Food (3 credits)
Overview
Biology (Agric & Envir Sc) : Tropical biofuel crops, conversion processes and final products, particularly energy and greenhouse gas balances and bionutraceuticals. Topics include effects of process extraction during refining on biofuel economics, the food versus fuel debate and impact of biofuels and bioproducts on tropical agricultural economics.
Terms: Summer 2012
Instructors: Smith, Donald L; Kubow, Stan; Lefsrud, Mark (Summer)
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AEBI 427 Barbados Interdisciplinary Project (6 credits)
Overview
Biology (Agric & Envir Sc) : The planning of projects and research activities related to tropical food, nutrition, or energy at the local, regional, or national scale in Barbados. Projects and activities designed in consultation with university instructors, government, NGO, or private partners, and prepared by teams of 2-3 students working cooperatively with these mentors.
Terms: Summer 2012
Instructors: Donnelly, Danielle J (Summer)
AND
9 credits chosen from the Engineering Course List below, excluding CHEE 496.
Engineering Course List
Courses offered at the Macdonald campus:
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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 2012
Instructors: Prasher, Shiv (Winter)
3 lectures, one 2-hour lab
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 217.
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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: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- 2 lectures and one 2-hour lab
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 322.
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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: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- 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 518 Bio-Treatment of Wastes (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Special topics concerning control of pollution agents from the agricultural industry; odour control, agricultural waste treatment including biological digestion, flocculants, land disposal and sedimentation, pesticide transport.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: King, Susan (Fall)
One 3 hour lecture
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 518.
Courses offered at the Downtown campus:
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ARCH 377 Energy, Environment and Buildings (3 credits)
Overview
Architecture : Exploration of the interrelationship between energy, environment and building. Topics include sustainability, assessment tools, the integrated design process, water conservation, energy conservation, renewable energy, materials and embodied energy, indoor environmental quality, environmental acoustics, and advanced building technology.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Pogharian, Sevag (Winter)
(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: ARCH 202 or permission of instructor
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CHEE 351 Separation Processes (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Concepts underlying separation processes. Equilibrium-based processes with staging and continuous contacting, distillation, evaporation, liquid-liquid extraction, leaching. Introduction to membrane based separations.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Gostick, Jeff (Winter)
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CHEE 370 Elements of Biotechnology (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Enzyme kinetics; proteins, carbohydrates and other biochemicals; industrially significant microbes; introduction to genetic engineering, cell structure and metabolism; laboratory exercises.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Jones, Elizabeth; Tufenkji, Nathalie (Fall)
(3-1-5)
Prerequisite: CHEM 212
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CHEE 496 Environmental Research Project (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Independent study and experimental work on an environmental topic chosen by consultation between the student and Departmental staff.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Jones, Elizabeth (Fall) Jones, Elizabeth (Winter) Jones, Elizabeth (Summer)
(1-6-2)
Prerequisite: CHEE 393 or permission of instructor.
This course in the Faculty of Engineering is open only to McGill students.
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CHEE 591 Environmental Bioremediation (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : The presence and role of microorganisms in the environment, the role of microbes in environmental remediation either through natural or human-mediated processes, the application of microbes in pollution control and the monitoring of environmental pollutants.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Yerushalmi, Laleh (Winter)
(3-0-6)
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CHEE 592 Industrial Air Pollution Control (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Air pollution effects, control laws and regulations, measurements; emission estimates, meteorology for air pollution control engineers, dispersion models, nature of particulate pollutants, control of primary particulates, control of volatile organic compounds, sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides; air pollutants and global climate.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Munz, Richard J (Winter)
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CHEE 593 Industrial Water Pollution Control (3 credits)
Overview
Chemical Engineering : Wastewater constituents of concern; legislation pertinent to wastewater treatment; wastewater sampling and analysis techniques; process analysis and selection; physical, chemical and biological processes; advanced wastewater treatment methods; integration of sciences and engineering principles to design wastewater treatment processes.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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CIVE 225 Environmental Engineering (4 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Introduction to environmental chemistry; mass balance analyses in engineered and natural systems; water, soil and air pollution characterization and control; water quality parameters; drinking water and wastewater treatment technologies; global climate change: possible causes and effects; risk assessment for pollutant exposure; solid- and hazardous-waste management.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Frigon, Dominic (Winter)
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CIVE 323 Hydrology and Water Resources (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Precipitation, evaporation and transpiration. Streamflow, storage reservoirs. Groundwater hydrology. Morphology of river basins. Statistical analysis in hydrology, stochastic modelling and simulation. Case studies in hydroelectric power development, flood damage mitigation, irrigation and drainage.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Hadjinicolaou, John-Ioannis (Fall)
(3-2-4)
Prerequisite: CIVE 302
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CIVE 421 Municipal Systems (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Design of water-related municipal services; sources of water and intake design; estimation of water demand and wastewater production rates; design, construction and maintenance of water distribution, wastewater and stormwater collection systems; pumps and pumping stations; pipe materials, network analysis and optimization; storage; treatment objectives for water and wastewater.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Gehr, Ronald (Winter)
(3-2-4)
Prerequisite: CIVE 327
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CIVE 428 Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Application of continuity, energy and momentum concepts to open-channel flow; design of channels considering uniform flow and flow resistance, non-uniform flow and longitudinal profiles; design of channel controls and transitions; unsteady flow and flood routing; river ice engineering.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Gaskin, Susan J (Fall)
(3-3-3)
Prerequisite: CIVE 327
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CIVE 430 Water Treatment and Pollution Control (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Principles of water and sewage treatment. Water and sewage characteristics; design of conventional unit operations and processes; laboratory analyses of potable and waste waters.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Gehr, Ronald (Fall)
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CIVE 451 Geoenvironmental Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Geoenvironmental hazards; land management of waste; regulatory overview, waste characterization; soil-waste interaction; geosynthetics; low permeability clay barriers; contaminant transport; containment systems; collection and removal systems; design aspects; strategies for remediation; rehabilitation technologies.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Keane, Angela; Ghoshal, Subhasis (Winter)
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CIVE 550 Water Resources Management (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : State-of-the-art water resources management techniques; case studies of their application to Canadian situations; identification of major issues and problem areas; interprovincial and international river basins; implications of development alternatives; institutional arrangements for planning and development of water resources; and, legal and economic aspects.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): CIVE 323 or equivalent
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CIVE 555 Environmental Data Analysis (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Application of statistical principles to design of measurement systems and sampling programs. Introduction to experimental design. Graphical data analysis. Description of uncertainty. Hypothesis tests. Model parameter estimation methods: linear and nonlinear regression methods. Trend analysis. Statistical analysis of censored data. Statistics of extremes.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Hadjinicolaou, John-Ioannis (Winter)
(3-0-6)
Prerequisite (Undergraduate): CIVE 302 or permission of instructor
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CIVE 572 Computational Hydraulics (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Computation of unsteady flows in open channels; abrupt waves, flood waves, tidal propagations; method of characteristics; mathematical modelling of river and coastal currents.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Chu, Vincent H (Fall)
(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: CIVE 327 or equivalent
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CIVE 573 Hydraulic Structures (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Hydraulic aspects of the theory and design of hydraulic structures. Storage dams, spillways, outlet works, diversion works, drop structures, stone structures, conveyance and control structures, flow measurement and culverts.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Villeneuve, Marc (Fall)
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CIVE 574 Fluid Mechanics of Water Pollution (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Mixing, dilution and dispersion of pollutants discharged into lakes, rivers, estuaries and oceans; salinity intrusion in estuaries and its effects on dispersion; biochemical oxygen demand and dissolved oxygen as water quality indicators; thermal pollution; oil pollution.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: CIVE 327 or equivalent.
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CIVE 577 River Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Fluvial geomorphology; sediment properties; river turbulence; mechanics of the entrainment, transportation and deposition of solids by fluids; threshold of movement; bed forms; suspended load, bed load and total load equations; stable channel design and regime rivers; river modelling; river engineering; and river management.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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CIVE 584 Groundwater Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Civil Engineering : Origins and types of groundwater; Darcy's law; hydraulic anisotropy; conservation laws; fundamental equations of porous media flow; Laplace's and Poisson's equations: analytical solution of potential flow problems; determination of hydraulic conductivity; flow in unconfined and confined acquifers; seepage modelling; unsaturated flow; transient flows in porous media; introduction to computational methods.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Selvadurai, Patrick A P S (Winter)
(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: CIVE 311 or Permission of Instructor.
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MECH 447 Combustion (3 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Equilibrium analysis of reacting systems, Hugoniot analysis, flame propagation mechanisms, introduction to chemical kinetics, models for laminar flame propagation, ignition, quenching, flammability limits, turbulent flames, flame instability mechanisms, detonations, solid and liquid combustion.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Higgins, Andrew J (Winter)
(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: MECH 240
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MECH 526 Manufacturing and the Environment (3 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Course topics include: clean manufacturing, product and process design for minimizing materials and energy use, the product life cycle, impact of technology on the environment, environmental impact assessment, regulatory process, and managing the "political" process.
Terms: Summer 2012
Instructors: Attia, Mahmoud Helmi (Summer)
(3-0-6)
Prerequisite (Undergraduate): Permission of the instructor
This course in the Faculty of Engineering is open only to McGill students.
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MECH 534 Air Pollution Engineering (3 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Pollutants from power production and their effects on the environment. Mechanisms of pollutant formation in combustion. Photochemical pollutants and smog, atmospheric dispersion. Pollutant generation from internal combustion engines and stationary power plants. Methods of pollution control (exhaust gas treatment, absorption, filtration, scrubbers, etc.).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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MECH 535 Turbomachinery and Propulsion (3 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Introduction to propulsion: turboprops, turbofans and turbojets. Review of thermodynamic cycles. Euler turbine equation. Velocity triangles. Axial-flow compressors and pumps. Centrifugal compressors and pumps. Axial-flow turbines. Loss mechanisms. Dimensional analysis of turbomachines. Performance maps. 3-D effects. Introduction to numerical methods in turbomachines. Prediction of performance of gas turbines.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Habashi, Wagdi George (Fall)
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MIME 422 Mine Ventilation (3 credits)
Overview
Mining & Materials Engineering : Statutory regulations and engineering design criteria. Occupational health hazards of mine gases, dusts, etc. Ventilation system design. Natural and mechanical ventilation. Measuring and modelling air flow in ventilation networks. Calculation of head losses. Selection of mine ventilation fans. Air heating and cooling. Aspects of economics.
Terms: Summer 2012
Instructors: Hasan, Mainul (Summer)
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MIME 512 Corrosion and Degradation of Materials (3 credits)
Overview
Mining & Materials Engineering : Electrochemical theory of metal corrosion, Evans Diagrams, corrosion rate controlling mechanisms, mixed corrodents, alloying effects, passivation. Discussion and analysis of the various forms of corrosion. Corrosion prevention methods. Oxidation of alloys-mechanisms and kinetics. Degradation of ceramics and polymers. Case studies.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Demopoulos, George (Winter)
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MPMC 328 Environnement et gestion des rejets miniers (3 credits)
Overview
McGill/Poly Mining Coop : Effets du milieu de travail sur l'homme (hygiène du travail) : législation; contraintes thermiques, problèmes de bruit, de contaminants gazeux et de poussières; techniques de mesures. Effets de l'exploitation d'une mine sur le milieu (environnement et écologie) : législation; études d'impacts; effluents miniers: origine, nature et traitement des effluents; entreposage des résidus; restauration des sites.
Terms: Summer 2012
Instructors: Hassani, Faramarz P (Summer)
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URBP 506 Environmental Policy and Planning (3 credits)
Overview
Urban Planning : Analytical and institutional approaches for understanding and addressing urban and other environmental problems at various scales; characteristics of environmental problems and implications; political-institutional context and policy instruments; risk perception and implications; cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment, multiple-objectives approaches, life-cycle analysis; policy implementation issues; case studies.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Badami, Madhav Govind (Winter)
(3-0-6)
Restriction: This course is open to students in U3 and above
Non-Engineering Course List
Courses offered at the Macdonald campus:
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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 2012
Instructors: Faucher, Sebastien (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 2012
Instructors: Driscoll, Brian T (Winter)
Winter
Restriction: Not open to students who have successfully completed NRSC 331
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MICR 341 Mechanisms of Pathogenicity (3 credits)
Overview
Microbiology (Agric&Envir Sc) : A study of the means by which bacteria cause disease in animals and humans. Includes response of host to invading bacteria, bacterial attachment and penetration processes, and modes of actions of exotoxins and endotoxins.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Faucher, Sebastien (Fall)
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RELG 270 Religious Ethics and the Environment (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Environmental potential of various religious traditions and secular perspectives, including animal rights, ecofeminism, and deep ecology.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Rosenberg, Eliza (Fall) Rosenberg, Eliza (Winter)
Fall: Macdonald Campus (Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue). Winter: Downtown Campus.
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SOIL 210 Principles of Soil Science (3 credits)
Overview
Soil Science : Soil formation; examination of chemical, physical and biological properties of soils, interaction between soils, plants and the environment; function of soils in ecosystems with an emphasis on soil nutrients and fertility, and water quality.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Fall
- 3 lectures and one 3-hour lab
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SOIL 331 Soil Physics (3 credits)
Overview
Soil Science : Soil structure; fluxes of water, heat, gases and solids in soils; physical properties and plant growth; applications to soil dynamics.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Winter
- 3 lectures and one 3-hour lab
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WILD 375 Issues: Environmental Sciences (3 credits)
Overview
Resource Development : Principles and trends in global ecology as they pertain to agricultural and natural ecosystems and the impact of environmental change on food production.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Lewis, David James (Winter)
Winter
3 lectures
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WILD 415 Conservation Law (2 credits)
Overview
Resource Development : A study of the various federal, provincial and municipal laws affecting wildlife habitat. Topics include: laws to protect wild birds and animals; the regulation of hunting; legal protection of trees and flowers, sanctuaries, reserves, parks; techniques of acquiring and financing desirable land, property owner rights.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Fall
- 2 lectures
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WOOD 420 Environmental Issues: Forestry (3 credits)
Overview
Woodland Resources : The science behind current environmental issues relating to forests including the effects of management on productivity and biodiversity, conservation of old-growth forests and endangered species, pesticide use, and industrial pollution. The role of scientific knowledge, relative to social and economic forces, in forest resource decision-making is discussed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Courses offered at the Downtown campus:
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ANTH 206 Environment and Culture (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Introduction to ecological anthropology, focusing on social and cultural adaptations to different environments, human impact on the environment, cultural constructions of the environment, management of common resources, and conflict over the use of resources.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Rudiak-Gould, Peter (Fall)
Fall
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BIOL 205 Biology of Organisms (3 credits)
Overview
Biology (Sci) : Unified view of form and function in animals and plants. Focus on how the laws of chemistry and physics illuminate biological processes relating to the acquisition of energy and materials and their use in movement, growth, development, reproduction and responses to environmental stress.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Dhindsa, Rajinder S (Winter)
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BIOL 432 Limnology (3 credits)
Overview
Biology (Sci) : A study of the physical, chemical and biological properties of lakes and other inland waters, with emphasis on their functioning as systems.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Fussmann, Gregor; Gregory-Eaves, Irene (Fall)
Fall
2 hours lecture; 2 weekends at field station equivalent to 3 hours laboratory per week
Prerequisites: BIOL 206 and BIOL 215 or permission of instructor.
This course, involving two field weekends, has an additional fee of $225, which includes room and board and transportation. The fee is refundable during the period where a student can drop the course with full refund. The Department of Biology subsidizes a portion of the cost for this activity.
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CHEM 307 Analytical Chemistry of Pollutants (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Description of current analytical practices in air and water pollution; critical evaluation of the reliability of the methods, with particular emphasis on interfering substances; rudiments of automated instrumentation; toxicological analysis as it relates to pollution.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Prerequisites: One course in analytical chemistry
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CMPL 580 Environment and the Law (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Environmental law, with emphasis on ecological, economic, political, and international dimensions.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Janda, Richard (Fall)
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ECON 225 Economics of the Environment (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : A study of the application of economic theory to questions of environmental policy. Particular attention will be given to the measurement and regulation of pollution, congestion and waste and other environmental aspects of specific economies.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 154-325 or 154-425
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ECON 326 Ecological Economics (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : Macroeconomic and structural aspects of the ecological crisis. A course in which subjects discussed include the conflict between economic growth and the laws of thermodynamics; the search for alternative economic indicators; the fossil fuels crisis; and "green'' fiscal policy.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Naylor, Robin Thomas (Fall)
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ECON 347 Economics of Climate Change (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : The course focuses on the economic implications of, and problems posed by, predictions of global warming due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. Attention is given to economic policies such as carbon taxes and tradeable emission permits and to the problems of displacing fossil fuels with new energy technologies.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Galiana, Isabel (Winter)
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EPSC 549 Hydrogeology (3 credits)
Overview
Earth & Planetary Sciences : Introduction to groundwater flow through porous media. Notions of fluid potential and hydraulic head. Darcy flux and Darcy's Law. Physical properties of porous media and their measurement. Equation of groundwater flow. Flow systems. Hydraulics of pumping and recharging wells. Notions of hydrology. Groundwater quality and contamination. Physical processes of contaminant transport.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: McKenzie, Jeffrey (Winter)
Winter
3 hours lectures, 1-2 hours laboratory
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor
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GEOG 200 Geographical Perspectives: World Environmental Problems (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Introduction to geography as the study of nature and human beings in a spatial context. An integrated approach to environmental systems and the human organization of them from the viewpoint of spatial relationships and processes. Special attention to environmental problems as a constraint upon Third World development.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Ford, James (Fall)
Fall
3 hours
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GEOG 201 Introductory Geo-Information Science (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An introduction to Geographic Information Systems. The systematic management of spatial data. The use and construction of maps. The use of microcomputers and software for mapping and statistical work. Air photo and topographic map analyses.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Kalacska, Margaret; Arroyo Mora, Juan Pablo (Fall)
Fall
3 hours and lab
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GEOG 203 Environmental Systems (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An introduction to system-level interactions among climate, hydrology, soils and vegetation at the scale of drainage basins, including the study of the global geographical variability in these land-surface systems. The knowledge acquired is used to study the impact on the environment of various human activities such as deforestation and urbanisation.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Moore, Timothy R; Arroyo Mora, Juan Pablo (Fall)
Fall
3 hours
Restriction: Because of quantitative science content of course, not recommended for B.A. and B.Ed. students in their U0 year.
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GEOG 205 Global Change: Past, Present and Future (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An examination of global change, from the Quaternary Period to the present day involving changes in the physical geography of specific areas. Issues such as climatic change and land degradation will be discussed, with speculations on future environments.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Heumann, Benjamin; Paquin, Karen (Winter)
Winter
3 hours
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GEOG 302 Environmental Management 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An ecological analysis of the physical and biotic components of natural resource systems. Emphasis on scientific, technological and institutional aspects of environmental management. Study of the use of biological resources and of the impact of individual processes.
Terms: Fall 2011, Summer 2012
Instructors: Meredith, Thomas C (Fall) Akman, Geraldine (Summer)
3 hours
Prerequisite: Any 200-level course in Geography or MSE or BIOL 208 or permission of instructor.
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GEOG 308 Principles of Remote Sensing (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : A conceptual view of remote sensing and the underlying physical principles. Covers ground-based, aerial, satellite systems, and the electromagnetic spectrum, from visible to microwave. Emphasis on application of remotely sensed data in geography including land cover change and ecological processes.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Kalacska, Margaret (Fall)
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GEOG 321 Climatic Environments (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Scope of climatology, physical, dynamic and applied. The Earth/atmosphere system, radiation and energy balances, governing meteorological processes. Movement and circulation of the atmosphere on a local and global scale. Resulting weather systems.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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GEOG 404 Environmental Management 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Practical application of environmental planning, analysis and management techniques with reference to the needs and problems of developing areas. Special challenges posed by cultural differences and traditional resource systems are discussed. This course involves practical field work in a developing area (Kenya or Panama).
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Meredith, Thomas C (Winter)
Winter
3 hours
Prerequisite: GEOG 302 or permission of instructor
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MIMM 211 Introductory Microbiology (3 credits)
Overview
Microbiology and Immun (Sci) : A general treatment of microbiology bearing specifically on the biological properties of microorganisms. Emphasis will be on procaryotic cells. Basic principles of immunology and microbial genetics are also introduced.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Cousineau, Benoit; Olivier, Martin; Sheppard, Donald (Fall)
Fall
3 hours of lecture
Corequisite: BIOL 200
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