Program Requirements
If you are entering university for the first time from a high school system (outside of the Quebec CEGEP system) you will be required to complete a Freshman/Foundation year of at least 30 credits as listed below.
Normally, students registered in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Freshman/Foundation Year program may take a maximum of 8 credits outside the Faculty offerings to meet the requirements of the program. Permission to exceed this limit must be received from the Associate Dean (Student Affairs) prior to registration.
Note: If you are not certain that you have adequate math and/or physics skills to commence the freshman/foundation year you may wish to take preparatory courses prior to the normal Fall semester. You are encouraged to discuss your potential need with your academic adviser. Mathematical skill level will be determined during the first week of classes. Your Freshman/Foundation Year adviser may recommend that you register for an additional weekly Pre-calculus Lab, of one credit, which may be applied towards the required credits of the degree program.
For information on academic advising, see: http://www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/studentinfo/advising
Required Courses - Fall (14.5 credits)
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AEBI 120 General Biology (3 credits)
Overview
Biology (Agric & Envir Sc) : An introduction to core themes in biological sciences, including cell structure and function, cell replication, gene expression, genetic inheritance, biodiversity, evolution, and ecological interactions.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Altamura, Fernando; Lovat, Christie-Anna (Fall)
Fall
2 lectures and one 3-hour lab per week
Restriction: Not open to students who have obtained CEGEP competency 00UK.
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AECH 110 General Chemistry 1 (4 credits)
Overview
Chemistry (Agric&EnvirSci) : The course will be a study of the fundamental principles of atomic structure, valence theory and the periodic table.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Cherestes, Alice (Fall)
Fall
3 lectures, one 3 hour lab, and one tutorial hour
Restriction: Note open to students who have taken FDSC 110.
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AEMA 101 Calculus 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics (Agric&Envir Sci) : A review of functions and graphs. Limits, continuity, derivatives. Differentiation of elementary functions. Anti-differentiation. Applications.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Altamura, Fernando (Fall)
Fall
3 lectures
Prerequisite: a course in functions
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AEPH 113 Physics 1 (4 credits)
Overview
Physics (Agric & Envir Sci) : Kinematics in one and two dimensions. Newton's laws of motion. Circular motion and orbits. Rotation of a rigid body. Momentum. Work and energy, power. Conservation principles. Simple harmonic motion. Waves and sound. Includes calculus-based applications.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Titley-Péloquin, David (Fall)
Three 1-hour lectures, one 2-hour lab, and one 1-hour tutorial per week.
Corequisite: AEMA 101 or equivalent.
Note: Not open to students who have taken AEPH 112, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and open to students in Bioresource Engineering
Restrictions: Not open to students who have passed AEPH 112 or obtained CEGEP competency 00UR. Open only to students in Bioresource Engineering.
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BREE 187 Freshman Seminar 1 (0.5 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Members of the Faculty and/or Student Services will present seminars on resources available to help students develop the requisite skills to facilitate their transition into university life.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Restrictions: Open to Freshman intending to enrol in B.Eng. Bioresources Engineering Major.
Required Courses - Winter (15.5 credits)
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AECH 111 General Chemistry 2 (4 credits)
Overview
Chemistry (Agric&EnvirSci) : Thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, aqueous solution chemistry including applications to acids, bases and buffers and selected topics in organic chemistry.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Cherestes, Alice (Winter)
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AEMA 102 Calculus 2 (4 credits)
Overview
Mathematics (Agric&Envir Sci) : Integration, the indefinite and definite integral. Trapezoidal and Simpson's Rule approximations for the integral. Applications to areas between curves, distance, volume, length of a curve, work, area of a surface of revolution, average values, moments, etc. Improper integrals and infinite series.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Altamura, Fernando (Winter)
Winter
3 lectures
Prerequisite: Calculus 1 or equivalent
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AEPH 115 Physics 2 (4 credits)
Overview
Physics (Agric & Envir Sci) : Electric forces, electric fields, electric potential. Current. Electric circuits. Magnetic fields and forces. Electromagnetic induction. Electromagnetic waves. Geometrical and physical optics. Includes calculus-based applications.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Titley-Péloquin, David; Sunjka, Predrag (Winter)
Three 1-hour lectures, one 2-hour lab, and one 1-hour tutorial per week
Prerequisites: AEPH 112 or AEPH 113 or PHYS 101or PHYS 131 or equivalent.
Corequisite: AEMA 102 or equivalent
Note: Not open to students who have taken AEPH 114, PHYS 102 or PHYS 142, and open only to students in Bioresource Engineering
Restriction: Not open to students who have passed AEPH 114 or obtained CEGEP competencies 00US and 00UT. Open only to students in Bioresource Engineering.
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BREE 103 Linear Algebra (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Systems of linear equations, matrices, inverses, determinants, geometric vectors in three dimensions, dot and cross product, lines and planes; introduction to vector spaces, linear (in)dependence, bases. lntroduction to computer-based mathematical tools.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Titley-Péloquin, David (Winter)
3 lectures and 1 conference
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken Math 133 or CEGEP objective 00UQ or equivalent
Prerequisite: AEMA 100 or equivalent course in functions/precalculus
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BREE 188 Freshman Seminar 2 (0.5 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Members of the Faculty present seminars on topical issues about their area of research.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Restrictions: Open to Freshman intending to enroll in B.Eng. Bioresource Engineering Major. Not open to students who have taken AGRI 196.
