Biological Engineering - Restricted Electives - 2018/2019

1. Engineering Electives

The combination of elective credits required to graduate are noted in the Course Calendar for your specific Cohort. All elective course offerings are subject to a minimum enrollment of 10 students. Courses may be cancelled by the university at any time if enrollment is less than 10. Semester offerings for courses may change without notice. Students should refer to the current Undergraduate Calendar to confirm that the course will be offered in the semester indicated in this program guide. Concerned that the elective prerequisites have changed mid-program? See the Engineering Elective Prerequisite - History of Changes table.   

A maximum of 1.5 credits at the 1000 course level is allowed for elective requirements.(Rule no longer applies as of November 2022)

BIOE-1 Elective List: Biological Engineering Electives (1.0 Credits Required)

Fall Offerings (semester offering subject to change; confirm in current Calendar)
ENGG*2410   [0.50] Digital Systems Using Descriptive Languages, F
ENGG*3180   [0.50] Air Quality, F
ENGG*3390   [0.50] Signal Processing, F
ENGG*3590   [0.50] Water Quality, F
ENGG*3640   [0.50] Microcomputer Interfacing, F
ENGG*3700   [0.50] Optimization for Engineers, F
ENGG*4340   [0.50] Solid & Hazardous Waste Management, F
ENGG*4380   [0.75] Bioreactor Design, F
ENGG*4770   [0.50] Physical and Chemical Water and Wastewater Treatment Design, F

Winter Offerings (semester offering subject to change; confirm in current Calendar)
ENGG*3370   [0.50] Applied Fluids and Thermodynamics, W
ENGG*4050  [0.50] Quality Control, W
ENGG*4300   [0.75] Food Processing Engineering Design, W
ENGG*4440  [0.50] Computational Fluid Dynamics, W
ENGG*4510  [0.50] Assessment & Management of Risk, W
ENGG*4660 [0.50] Medical Imaging Processing, W
ENGG*4760  [0.50] Biological Wastewater Treatment Design, W

BIOE-2 Elective List: Biological Engineering Design Electives (0.75 Credits Required)

Note: Effective Winter 2021, ENGG*4280 Digital Process Engineering Design will no longer be offered. This course, which has been permanently deleted, is published as a core course requirement in Semester 8 of the BIOE program in the 2018 calendar. To compensate for this change, below is a summary of replacement options for ENGG*4280. 

Option 1: Take both ENGG*4300 [0.75] Food Processing Engineering Design, W (design elective) and ENGG*4380 [0.75] Bioreactor Design, F (Core)

Option 2: Take one of ENGG*4300   [0.75] Food Processing Engineering Design, W or ENGG*4380 [0.75] Bioreactor Design, F (Core) and any 0.50 credit ENGG course at the 3000 or 4000 course level with a (3-2) or (3-3) delivery (prerequisites must be met). 

Note: The courses in List BIOE-2 are also available in List BIOE-1. These courses cannot be counted towards more than one Elective List requirement.


2. Free Electives

Free electives (1.00 credits required) are intended for Biological Engineering students to add interest courses that complement the Biological Engineering Major, and provide experience in academic areas that connect to related career paths. Some academic areas identified for Biological Engineering students include courses in FOOD, CHEM, BIOM, MBG or TOX. Please see Program Counsellors for suggestions for electives in these areas.


3. Complementary Studies Electives

B.Eng. students must select [2.00] credits (four courses) from the Complementary Studies electives. You must select one course from each of the three sub-lists (CS-1, CS-2 and CS-3). The remaining 0.5 credit can be chosen from any of the three sub-lists. These electives are meant to broaden your knowledge of society, culture, government and the economy so that you may better understand the impact of engineering on society as large.


4. Conditions for Graduation

To qualify for the degree, the student must complete the courses required for the Bachelor of Engineering Program in Biological Engineering, obtaining a minimum of 23.50 credits, and must achieve an overall minimum cumulative average of at least 60% and a minimum cumulative average of at least 60% in all ENGG courses. Graduation with 23.25 credits will be permitted provided all other requirements for graduation are met. This is a temporary accommodation due to transitional circumstances with ENGG*4280 being discontinued. 


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