1991/1992 - Office of the Registrar - McMaster University

Faculty of Engineering~
G.R. Purdy/B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng., Dean of Engineering
M.A. DokainishlB.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng., Associate qean of Engineering
(Academic Programmes)
B.L. AlIen/B.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng., Associate Dean of Engineering (External
Relations)
R.c. HudspithlB.Eng., M.Eng., P.Eng., Director of Engineering I
J. Zywina, Undergraduate Student Advisor
An engineer, as originally defined, meant an ingenious person. The engineer
today is concerned with the creation of devices, systems, and structures
for human use. In this role of creator and of innovator, the engineer
finds resourcefulness and capacity for invention at the heart of the practice
of engineering. Modern society is challenged to advance from heed~
less exploitation of our world to an era of exercising beneficial control
of the environment, and the useful management of both the products
and wastes of our industries. Engineering education at McMaster provides
a host of choices which lead to this creative and fulfilling role in
SOciety.
Four-year programmes are offered leading to the Bachelor of Engineering
Degree in the follOWing fields of specialization:
Ceramic Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Physics
ManufactUring Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
A five-year programme, leading to the Bachelor of Engineering and
Society Degree, is offered in: \
Chemical Engineering and Society
Civil Engineering and Society
The offering of these programmes is contingent upon approval by the
Ontario Council on University Affairs.
In addition, and in conjunction with the Faculty of Business, five-year
programmes leading to the Bachelor of Engineering and Management
degree are offered in:
Ceramic Engineering and Management
Chemical Engineering and Management
Civil Engineering and Management
Computer Engineering and Management
Electrical Engineering and Management
Engineering Physics and Management
Materials Engineering and Management
Mechanical Engineering and Management
Metallurgical Engineering and Management
The Engineering and Management Programme has limitations on enrol.:.
ment Admission to the Programme is after Level I has been completed
successfully. Admission procedures and criteria can be obtained from
the Engineering and Management Programme Office.
McMaster baccalaureate degree programmes in Engineering are
accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board of the
Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CEAB), except the two new
programmes in Engineering and Society which will be examined at the
next accreditation. Provincial Engineering Associations accept the accreditation
as ~ major requirement for admission to the qualification Professional
Engineer.
At McMaster, Engineering students take a common Level I programme
comprising Mathematics, Physics, ChemiStry, Engineering Design, Computation
and a complementary studies elective. The specialized programmes
are entered at Level II. Students interested in one of the
Engineering and Management programmes must take Economics 1A06
as their elective in Level I. Students interested in one of the Engineering
and Society programmes must choose the 6 units complementary studies
in Level I to be consistent with their chosen focus of the programme.
Programmes offered by the Faculty of Engineering include four types
of elective courses, which are governed by regulations, as follows:
Complementary Studies Electives are broadening courses which
are not in subjects that are cognate with Engineering programmes (with
the exception of Economics 1A06 for Engineering and Management
programmes) .
A total of 21 units of complementary studies electives is required in
all B.Eng. programmes. Of these, 3 units must be selected from courses
that are designated as being above Level I.
The ASSOciate Dean of Engineering (Academic Programmes) must
authorize each student's complementary studies elective courses from
an approved list, published each spring and available from his office.
Technical Electives are Engineering or Applied Sci~nce courses in
subjects relevant to the particular Engineering programme.
Commerce Electives are required in !.:.evel V of Engineering and Management
programmes. With appropriate selection of these electives, students
may ·obtain exemption from certain course requirements on
subsequent admission to the MBA programme at McMaster University.
Engineering and Society Focus Electives are courses offered by
various departments throughout the university. These courses are
selected in consultation with the Associate Dean of Engineering (Academic
Programmes) office, such that they form a proper sequence of the
focus electives.
Both the appropriate Department Chair and the Associate Dean of
Engineering (AcademiC Programmes) must approve each student's
Technical, Commerce and the Engineering and Society Focus Elective
Courses.
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Academic Regulations
Students enrolled in Engineering programmes;. in addition to
meeting the General Academic Regulations of the University,
shall be subject to the following Faculty Regulations:
ENGINEERING I
A student in Engineering I whose University Average (UA) is less than
4.0 is required t9 withdraw from Engineering.
ADMISSION TO LEVEL II ENGINEERING PROGRAMMES
Students who have completed Engineering I and passed the McMaster
Test of Writing Competence will, insofar as is possible,'be given a free
choice of Level II programmes. However, there may be restrictions on
enrolments in certain Level II programmes, and both the University
Average at the completion of Engineering I, and the number of units
attempted before such completion, may be used to determine individual
student eligibility for such programmes. Students who achieve a University
Average of 4.0 or greater, but have not satisfactorily completed
all Engineering I work may be admissible to a Level II programme, but
may be precluded from taking Level II courses for which the missing
work is prerequisite.
CUMULATIVE ENGINEERING AVERAGE
The Cumulative Area Average for Engineering program,nes is termed
the Cumulative Engineering Average (CEA), and is the weighted average
of all courses attempted and repeated subsequent to admission to the
first Engineering programme, at Level II or above, with the exception
that the CEA begins anew at readmission after being ineligible to continue
in a programme. Those courses required in Engineering I or designated
as Extra are excluded from the CEA.
CONTINUATION IN PROGRAMME
A student who obtains a Cumulative Engineering Average of at least 4.0,
with no F grades, may continue in an Engineering programme. A student
whose Cumulative Engineering Average is at least 4.0 and includes an
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