Mechanical Engineering (B.Eng.) (142 credits)
Offered by: Mechanical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
Degree: Bachelor of Engineering
Program credit weight: 142 credits
Program Description
The B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering encompasses the following fundamental disciplines: design and manufacturing, materials and solid mechanics, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, dynamics and control, mechatronics, mathematics and computational modelling. Application of engineering principles to the solution of practical problems through experimentation, design, and manufacturing.
Areas of focus include industrial engineering, numerical methods, controls and robotics, bioengineering, aeronautics, energy systems, and systems engineering.
Required Year 0 Courses (25 credits)
Generally, students admitted to Engineering from Quebec CEGEPs may be granted transfer credit for these Year 0 courses.
For information on transfer credit for French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate exams, Advanced Placement exams, Advanced Levels, and Science Placement Exams, see http://www.mcgill.ca/engineering/current-students/undergraduate/new-stud... and select your term of admission.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 120 | General Chemistry 2. | 4 |
General Chemistry 2. Terms offered: Winter 2026 A study of the fundamental principles of physical chemistry. | ||
| MATH 133 | Linear Algebra and Geometry. | 3 |
Linear Algebra and Geometry. Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Systems of linear equations, matrices, inverses, determinants; geometric vectors in three dimensions, dot product, cross product, lines and planes; introduction to vector spaces, linear dependence and independence, bases. Linear transformations. Eigenvalues and diagonalization. | ||
| MATH 140 | Calculus 1. | 3 |
Calculus 1. Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Review of functions and graphs. Limits, continuity, derivative. Differentiation of elementary functions. Antidifferentiation. Applications. | ||
| MATH 141 | Calculus 2. | 4 |
Calculus 2. Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026 The definite integral. Techniques of integration. Applications. Introduction to sequences and series. | ||
| PHYS 131 | Mechanics and Waves. | 4 |
Mechanics and Waves. Terms offered: Fall 2025 The basic laws and principles of Newtonian mechanics; oscillations, waves, and wave optics. | ||
| PHYS 142 | Electromagnetism and Optics. | 4 |
Electromagnetism and Optics. Terms offered: Winter 2026 The basic laws of electricity and magnetism; geometrical optics. | ||
AND 3 credits selected from the approved list of courses in Humanities and Social Sciences, Management Studies, and Law, listed below under Complementary Studies (Group B).
Required Non-Departmental Courses (36 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIEN 203 | Introduction to Statistics and Data Science | 3 |
Introduction to Statistics and Data Science Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Probability, adding and multiplying probabilities, conditional and joint probabilities, variables, independence, confidence intervals, p- values and null models, central limit theorem, law of large numbers, statistical power, data normalization, pseudo-counts, T-tests, U test, ANOVA, Chi-squared test, Fisher’s exact test, Kolmogorov– Smirnov test, sampling/simulated null models, Monte Carlo methods, random walks, multiple-testing correction, data visualization, linear regression, clustering, dimensional reduction, data integration and classification. Analysis of large datasets, useand automation of functions from the Statsmodels and Matplotlib Python modules. | ||
| CIVE 207 | Solid Mechanics. | 4 |
Solid Mechanics. Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Stress-strain relationships; elastic and inelastic behaviour; performance criteria. Elementary and compound stress states, Mohr's circle. Shear strains, torsion. Bending and shear stresses in flexural members. Deflections of beams. Statically indeterminate systems under flexural and axial loads. Columns. Dynamic loading. | ||
| COMP 208 | Computer Programming for Physical Sciences and Engineering . | 3 |
Computer Programming for Physical Sciences and Engineering . Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Programming and problem solving in a high level computer language: variables, expressions, types, functions, conditionals, loops, objects and classes. Introduction to algorithms such as searching and sorting. Modular software design, libraries, file input and output, debugging. Emphasis on applications in Physical Sciences and Engineering, such as root finding, numerical integration, diffusion, Monte Carlo methods. | ||
| ECSE 209 | Electrotechnology. | 3 |
Electrotechnology. Terms offered: Fall 2025 DC and AC circuit analysis with application to electrical instrumentation, motors, and other common devices. Equations describing exponential and oscillatory behaviour of basic circuits and automatic control loops, with application in diverse engineering contexts (transportation, processing plants, environmental surveying). Overview of common devices including sensors (pH meters, photoresistor, photodiode, thermocouple, strain gauge, gas detection), actuators, and motors (single- and three-phase). In-class demonstrations involving programmed microcontrollers to activate LEDs and stepper-motor based actuators. Introduction to hierarchical control, linking low-level sensor-driven adjustments to higher-level control. | ||
| FACC 100 | Introduction to the Engineering Profession. | 1 |
Introduction to the Engineering Profession. Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Introduction to engineering practice; rights and code of conduct for students; professional conduct and ethics; engineer's duty to society and the environment; sustainable development; occupational health and safety; overview of the engineering disciplines taught at McGill. | ||
| FACC 250 | Responsibilities of the Professional Engineer. | 0 |
Responsibilities of the Professional Engineer. Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 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. | ||
| FACC 300 | Engineering Economy. | 3 |
Engineering Economy. Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026 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. | ||
| FACC 400 | Engineering Professional Practice. | 1 |
Engineering Professional Practice. Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 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. | ||
| MATH 262 | Intermediate Calculus. | 3 |
Intermediate Calculus. Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Series and power series, including Taylor's theorem. Brief review of vector geometry. Vector functions and curves. Partial differentiation and differential calculus for vector valued functions. Unconstrained and constrained extremal problems. Multiple integrals including surface area and change of variables. | ||
| MATH 263 | Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers. | 3 |
Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers. Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026 First order ODEs. Second and higher order linear ODEs. Series solutions at ordinary and regular singular points. Laplace transforms. Linear systems of differential equations with a short review of linear algebra. | ||
| MATH 264 | Advanced Calculus for Engineers. | 3 |
Advanced Calculus for Engineers. Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Review of multiple integrals. Differential and integral calculus of vector fields including the theorems of Gauss, Green, and Stokes. Introduction to partial differential equations, separation of variables, Sturm-Liouville problems, and Fourier series. | ||
| MATH 271 | Linear Algebra and Partial Differential Equations. | 3 |
Linear Algebra and Partial Differential Equations. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Applied Linear Algebra. Linear Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations. Power Series Solutions. Partial Differential Equations. Sturm-Liouville Theory and Applications. Fourier Transforms. | ||
| MIME 260 | Materials Science and Engineering. | 3 |
Materials Science and Engineering. Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Structure properties and fabrication of metals, polymers, ceramics, composites; engineering properties: tensile, fracture, creep, oxidation, corrosion, friction, wear; fabrication and joining methods; principles of materials selection. | ||
| WCOM 206 | Communication in Engineering. | 3 |
Communication in Engineering. Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Written and oral communication in Engineering (in English): strategies for generating, developing, organizing, and presenting ideas in a technical setting; problem-solving; communicating to different audiences; editing and revising; and public speaking. Course work based on academic, technical, and professional writing in engineering. | ||
Required Mechanical Engineering Courses (60 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MECH 215 | Statics | 3 |
Statics Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Static equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies. Beams, trusses, frames and machines. Concept of potential energy and virtual work. Static equilibrium and stability. Systems of forces, moments and couples. Static equilibrium and stability of particles and rigid bodies. Free body diagrams: 2D and 3D analysis. Structures: beams, trusses, joints, frames and machines. Concept of work and energy. Centers of mass, centroids, moments of inertia, and parallel-axis theorem. Static friction. | ||
| MECH 220 | Mechanics 2. | 4 |
Mechanics 2. Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Kinematics of particles and rigid bodies. Particle dynamics: force-momentum and work-energy approaches. Kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies. | ||
| MECH 241 | Fundamentals of Thermodynamics | 4 |
Fundamentals of Thermodynamics Terms offered: Winter 2026 Thermodynamic systems, properties, and state postulate. First law of thermodynamics: energy, work and heat. Properties of pure substances: phase change processes, property diagrams, property tables, and ideal gas model. Energy analysis of closed systems. Mass and energy analysis of control volumes: analysis of steady and transient engineering systems. Second law of thermodynamics: analysis of Carnot heat engines, refrigerators, and heat pumps. Entropy. Gas power cycles. Introduction to compressible flow. | ||
| MECH 265 | Numerical Linear Algebra | 3 |
Numerical Linear Algebra Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An overview of numerical methods for linear algebra applications and their analysis. Problem classes include linear systems, least squares problems and eigenvalue problems. An overview of advanced techniques for solving large-scale linear algebra problems, as they typically arise in applications. | ||
| MECH 290 | Design Graphics for Mechanical Engineering. | 3 |
Design Graphics for Mechanical Engineering. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Introduction to essential modern engineering design graphics skills. Basic knowledge of design graphics projection theory; perspective projections. Introduction to Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software and 3D parametric solid modeling techniques. Design for manufacturing and design for assembly methods. Standard geometric dimensioning and tolerancing techniques and their applications in the engineering drawings and engineering design. | ||
| MECH 292 | Design 1: Conceptual Design. | 3 |
Design 1: Conceptual Design. Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Introduction to design. Problem formulation, idea generation, feasibility study, preliminary design, design, analysis, design evaluation, project management, and optimal design. | ||
| MECH 301 | Mechatronics | 4 |
Mechatronics Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Experimental laboratory techniques. Analysis andoperation of measurement/sensing devices for strain, pressure, force, position, and temperature. Analysis and operation of actuators: stepper and servo motors, line aractuators. Communication protocols and sensor processing. Design and application controllers that incorporate sensing and actuation of mechanical devices | ||
| MECH 315 | Mechanics 3. | 4 |
Mechanics 3. Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Single-degree-of-freedom systems; free vibrations; effect of damping; response to harmonic, periodic and arbitrary excitation. Lagrange's equations of motion. Vibrations of multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Continuous systems. | ||
| MECH 332 | ||
Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. | ||
| MECH 346 | Heat Transfer. | 3 |
Heat Transfer. Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 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. | ||
| MECH 360 | Principles of Manufacturing. | 3 |
Principles of Manufacturing. Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Theory and practice of modern manufacturing processes: machining, forming, and casting. Producing parts using computer assisted tools from CAD to CNC machining followed by measurement of part quality. Hands-on machining of parts. | ||
| MECH 390 | Computer Aided Design | 3 |
Computer Aided Design Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction of the essential modern engineering design graphics skills and knowledge. Basic design graphic projection theory and perspective projections. Technical drawing and drafting skills. Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software skills and 3D parametric solid modelling techniques. Introduction of design for manufacturing as well as design for assembly methods and their application to improve the design. Introduction of standard geometric dimensioning and tolerancing techniques to apply in the engineering graphics drawings and engineering design problem. | ||
| MECH 415 | Applied Solid Mechanics | 4 |
Applied Solid Mechanics Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Modern phenomenological theories of the behaviour of engineering materials. Stress and strain concepts and introduction to constitutive theory. Applications of theory of elasticity and thermoelasticity. Introduction to finite element stress analysis methods. New version: Application of the theory of elasticity and thermoelasticity. Elements of plasticity, viscoelasticity, fracture, fatigue and creep. Composite Materials. Stress analysis using the method of finite elements. | ||
| MECH 421 | Dynamics and Control | 4 |
Dynamics and Control Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Modelling of physical linear and nonlinear systems relevant to mechanical engineering. Linearization. State-space and transfer function representations of systems. Transient, steady state, and frequency responses. Stability. Feedback control system analysis and design. Lead, lag, and PID compensators. Loopshaping. Robustness analysis. | ||
| MECH 441 | Applied Thermofluids | 4 |
Applied Thermofluids Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Mechanical sources of energy: wind and hydro. Thermal sources of energy: nuclear, chemical, and solar. Vapor power cycles. Refrigeration and heat pumps. Energy storage. Energy Economics. Thermofluids engineering design project. | ||
| MECH 463D1 | Design 3: Mechanical Engineering Project. | 3 |
Design 3: Mechanical Engineering Project. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Team project work typically involving the design, fabrication, verification, and application of a mechanical device/system, or experimental facility. The project work is complemented with lectures in the Fall term on topics related to design and management of design projects. Emphasis is on the completion of a project of professional quality. | ||
| MECH 463D2 | Design 3: Mechanical Engineering Project. | 3 |
Design 3: Mechanical Engineering Project. Terms offered: Winter 2026 See MECH 463D1 for course description. | ||
| MECH 493 | Machine Element Design | 4 |
Machine Element Design Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Design of machine elements for specific requirements in consideration of various methods of manufacture. The selection and sizing of mechanical systems to fulfill performance requirements following the engineering design process. Analysis methods to address static and fatigue failure prevention. Application and integration of the design methodologies in industrial design project. | ||
Technical Complementary Courses (15 credits)
6 credits at the 500 level or higher, chosen from Mechanical Engineering courses (subject code MECH).
9 credits chosen from courses at the 300 level or higher (approved by the Department) in the Faculty of Engineering (including MECH courses) or from courses in the Faculty of Science; or selected courses from Group A and Group B (approved by the Department).
Complementary Studies (6 credits)
Group A - Impact of Technology on Society
3 credits from the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 212 | Anthropology of Development. | 3 |
Anthropology of Development. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Processes of developmental change, as they affect small communities in the Third World and in unindustrialized parts of developed countries. Problems of technological change, political integration, population growth, industrialization, urban growth, social services, infrastructure and economic dependency. | ||
| BTEC 502 | Biotechnology Ethics and Society. | 3 |
Biotechnology Ethics and Society. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Examination of particular social and ethical challenges posed by modern biotechnology such as benefit sharing, informed consent in the research setting, access to medical care worldwide, environmental safety and biodiversity and the ethical challenges posed by patenting life. | ||
| ECON 225 | Economics of the Environment. | 3 |
Economics of the Environment. Terms offered: Winter 2026 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. | ||
| ECON 347 | Economics of Climate Change. | 3 |
Economics of Climate Change. Terms offered: Fall 2025 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. | ||
| ENVR 201 | Society, Environment and Sustainability. | 3 |
Society, Environment and Sustainability. Terms offered: Fall 2025 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. | ||
| GEOG 200 | Geographical Perspectives: World Environmental Problems. | 3 |
Geographical Perspectives: World Environmental Problems. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. 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. | ||
| GEOG 203 | Environmental Systems. | 3 |
Environmental Systems. Terms offered: Fall 2025 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. | ||
| GEOG 205 | Global Change: Past, Present and Future. | 3 |
Global Change: Past, Present and Future. Terms offered: Winter 2026 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. | ||
| GEOG 302 | Environmental Management 1. | 3 |
Environmental Management 1. Terms offered: Fall 2025 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. | ||
| MGPO 440 | Strategies for Sustainability. 1 | 3 |
Strategies for Sustainability. Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 This course explores the relationship between economic activity, management, and the natural environment. Using readings, discussions and cases, the course will explore the challenges that the goal of sustainable development poses for our existing notions of economic goals, production and consumption practices and the management of organizations. | ||
| PHIL 343 | Biomedical Ethics. | 3 |
Biomedical Ethics. Terms offered: Fall 2025 An investigation of ethical issues as they arise in the practice of medicine (informed consent, e.g.) or in the application of medical technology (in vitro fertilization, euthanasia, e.g.) | ||
| RELG 270 | Religious Ethics and the Environment. | 3 |
Religious Ethics and the Environment. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Environmental potential of various religious traditions and secular perspectives, including animal rights, ecofeminism, and deep ecology. | ||
| SOCI 235 | Technology and Society. | 3 |
Technology and Society. Terms offered: Winter 2026 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. | ||
| SOCI 312 | Sociology of Work and Industry. | 3 |
Sociology of Work and Industry. Terms offered: Winter 2026 The development of the world of work from the rise of industrial capitalism to the postindustrial age. Responses of workers and managers to changing organizational, technological and economic realities. Interrelations between changing demands in the workplace and the functioning of the labour market. Canadian materials in comparative perspective. | ||
| URBP 201 | Planning the 21st Century City. | 3 |
Planning the 21st Century City. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The study of how urban planners respond to the challenges posed by contemporary cities world-wide. Urban problems related to the environment, shelter, transport, human health, livelihoods and governance are addressed; innovative plans to improve cities and city life are analyzed. | ||
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Group B - Humanities and Social Sciences, Management Studies, and Law
3 credits at the 200 level or higher from the following departments:
Anthropology (ANTH)
Economics (any 200- or 300-level course excluding ECON 227 Economic Statistics., and ECON 337 Introductory Econometrics 1.)
History (HIST)
Philosophy (excluding PHIL 210 Introduction to Deductive Logic 1. and PHIL 310 Intermediate Logic.)
Political Science (POLI)
Psychology (excluding PSYC 204 Introduction to Psychological Statistics. and PSYC 305 Statistics for Experimental Design., but including PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology.)
Religious Studies (RELG) (excluding courses that principally impart language skills, such as Sanskrit, Tibetan, Tamil, New Testament Greek, and Biblical Hebrew)1
School of Social Work (SWRK)
Sociology (excluding SOCI 350 Statistics in Social Research.)
OR one of the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ARCH 528 | History of Housing. | 3 |
History of Housing. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Indigenous housing both transient and permanent, from the standpoint of individual structure and pattern of settlements. The principal historic examples of houses including housing in the age of industrial revolution and contemporary housing. | ||
| BUSA 465 | Technological Entrepreneurship. 2 | 3 |
Technological Entrepreneurship. Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Concentrating on entrepreneurship and enterprise development, particular attention is given to the start-up, purchasing and management of small to medium-sized industrial firms. The focal point is in understanding the dilemmas faced by entrepreneurs, resolving them, developing a business plan and the maximum utilization of the financial, marketing and human resources that make for a successful operation. | ||
| CLAS 203 | Greek Mythology. | 3 |
Greek Mythology. Terms offered: Winter 2026 A survey of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece. | ||
| ENVR 203 | Knowledge, Ethics and Environment. | 3 |
Knowledge, Ethics and Environment. Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Introduction to cultural perspectives on the environment: the influence of culture and cognition on perceptions of the natural world; conflicts in orders of knowledge (models, taxonomies, paradigms, theories, cosmologies), ethics (moral values, frameworks, dilemmas), and law (formal and customary, rights and obligations) regarding political dimensions of critical environments, resource use, and technologies. | ||
| ENVR 400 | Environmental Thought. | 3 |
Environmental Thought. Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Students work in interdisciplinary seminar groups on challenging philosophical, ethical, scientific and practical issues. They will explore cutting-edge ideas and grapple with the reconciliation of environmental imperatives and social, political and economic pragmatics. Activities include meeting practitioners, attending guest lectures, following directed readings, and organizing, leading and participating in seminars. | ||
| FACC 220 | Law for Architects and Engineers. | 3 |
Law for Architects and Engineers. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Aspects of the law which affect architects and engineers. Definition and branches of law; Federal and Provincial jurisdiction, civil and criminal law and civil and common law; relevance of statutes; partnerships and companies; agreements; types of property, rights of ownership; successions and wills; expropriation; responsibility for negligence; servitudes/easements, privileges/liens, hypothecs/ mortgages; statutes of limitations; strict liability of architect, engineer and builder; patents, trade marks, industrial design and copyright; bankruptcy; labour law; general and expert evidence; court procedure and arbitration. | ||
| FACC 500 | Technology Business Plan Design. | 3 |
Technology Business Plan Design. Terms offered: Fall 2025 This course combines several management functional areas such as marketing, financial, operations and strategy with the skills of creativity, engineering innovation, leadership and communications. Students learn how to design an effective and winning business plan around a technology or engineering project in small, medium or large enterprises. | ||
| FACC 501 | Technology Business Plan Project. | 3 |
Technology Business Plan Project. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Students work in teams to develop a comprehensive business plan project based on a technological or engineering innovation while utilizing site visits. | ||
| HISP 225 | Hispanic Civilization 1. | 3 |
Hispanic Civilization 1. Terms offered: Fall 2025 A survey of historical and cultural elements which constitute the background of the Hispanic world up to the 18th century; a survey of the pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations (Aztec, Maya and Inca) and the conquest of America. | ||
| HISP 226 | Hispanic Civilization 2. | 3 |
Hispanic Civilization 2. Terms offered: Winter 2026 A survey of the constitution of the ideological and political structures of the Spanish Empire in both Europe and America until the Wars of Independence; a survey of the culture and history of the Hispanic people from the early 19th Century to the present. | ||
| INDR 294 | Introduction to Labour-Management Relations. 2 | 3 |
Introduction to Labour-Management Relations. Terms offered: Fall 2025 An introduction to labour-management relations, the structure, function and government of labour unions, labour legislation, the collective bargaining process, and the public interest in industrial relations. | ||
| INTG 215 | Entrepreneurship Essentials for Non-Management Students. 3 | 3 |
Entrepreneurship Essentials for Non-Management Students. Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Fundamental concepts, theories, and practices of entrepreneurship. Focus on identifying opportunities, developing business ideas, and understanding key components of starting and managing a business. | ||
| MATH 338 | History and Philosophy of Mathematics. | 3 |
History and Philosophy of Mathematics. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Egyptian, Babylonian, Greek, Indian and Arab contributions to mathematics are studied together with some modern developments they give rise to, for example, the problem of trisecting the angle. European mathematics from the Renaissance to the 18th century is discussed, culminating in the discovery of the infinitesimal and integral calculus by Newton and Leibnitz. Demonstration of how mathematics was done in past centuries, and involves the practice of mathematics, including detailed calculations, arguments based on geometric reasoning, and proofs. | ||
| MGCR 222 | Introduction to Organizational Behaviour. 2 | 3 |
Introduction to Organizational Behaviour. Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Individual motivation and communication style; group dynamics as related to problem solving and decision making, leadership style, work structuring and the larger environment. Interdependence of individual, group and organization task and structure. | ||
| MGCR 352 | Principles of Marketing. 2 | 3 |
Principles of Marketing. Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Introduction to marketing principles, focusing on problem solving and decision making. Topics include: the marketing concept; marketing strategies; buyer behaviour; Canadian demographics; internal and external constraints; product; promotion; distribution; price. Lectures, text material and case studies. | ||
| ORGB 321 | Leadership. 2 | 3 |
Leadership. Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026 Leadership theories provide students with opportunities to assess and work on improving their leadership skills. Topics include: the ability to know oneself as a leader, to formulate a vision, to have the courage to lead, to lead creatively, and to lead effectively with others. | ||
| ORGB 423 | Human Resources Management. 2 | 3 |
Human Resources Management. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Issues involved in personnel administration. Topics include: human resource planning, job analysis, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance appraisal, organization development and change, issues in compensation and benefits, and labour-management relations. | ||
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Note: Management courses have limited enrolment and registration dates. See Important Dates at http://www.mcgill.ca/importantdates.
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INTG 215 Entrepreneurship Essentials for Non-Management Students. is not open to students who have taken INTG 201 Integrated Management Essentials 1. and INTG 202 Integrated Management Essentials 2..
Note regarding language courses: Language courses are not accepted to satisfy the Complementary Studies Group B requirement, effective for students who entered the program as of Fall 2017.