Bioresource Engineering Major (B.Eng.(Bioresource))
113 credits · Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Required Courses (62 credits)
- AEMA 202 Intermediate Calculus (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- AEMA 305 Differential Equations (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BREE 205 Engineering Design 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BREE 210 Mechanical Analysis and Design (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BREE 216 Bioresource Engineering Materials (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BREE 252 Computing for Engineers (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BREE 301 Biothermodynamics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BREE 305 Fluid Mechanics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BREE 312 Electric Circuits and Machines (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BREE 319 Engineering Mathematics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BREE 327 Bio-Environmental Engineering (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BREE 341 Mechanics of Materials (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BREE 415 Design of Machines and Structural Elements (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BREE 420 Engineering for Sustainability (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BREE 451 Undergraduate Seminar 1 - Oral Presentation (1 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- BREE 452 Undergraduate Seminar 2 Poster Presentation (1 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- BREE 453 Undergraduate Seminar 3 - Scientific Writing (1 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- BREE 485 Senior Undergraduate Seminar (1 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- BREE 490 Engineering Design 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- BREE 495 Engineering Design 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- BREE 504 Instrumentation and Control (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- FACC 250 Responsibilities of the Professional Engineer (0 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- FACC 300 Engineering Economy (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- FACC 400 Engineering Professional Practice (1 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MECH 390 Computer Aided Design (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
Complementary Courses (51 credits)
Set A
Set B - Natural Sciences and Mathematics (0–6 credits)
0-6 credits of courses in natural sciences or mathematics at the 200 level or higher with approval of the Academic Adviser. 3-9 credits selected from:
Set C - Social Sciences
Set D - Engineering (27 credits)
27 credits selected as follows:
3 credits selected from: (3 credits)
3 credits selected from:
3 credits selected from: (3 credits)
3 credits selected from:
3-9 credits selected from:
3-9 credits selected from:
- AEBI 210 Organisms 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- AEBI 211 Organisms 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENVB 210 The Biophysical Environment (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENVB 305 Population and Community Ecology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- LSCI 202 Molecular Cell Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- LSCI 211 Biochemistry 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- LSCI 230 Introductory Microbiology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MICR 331 Microbial Ecology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PLNT 200 Introduction to Crop Science (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
Remaining credits (0–6 credits)
0-6 credits of courses in arts, social sciences, management, humanities, or law at the 200 level or higher, which may include 3 credits in a language other than the student's primary spoken language(s), with approval of the Academic Adviser.
3-9 credits selected from: (3–9 credits)
3-9 credits selected from:
- BREE 503 Water: Society, Law and Policy (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENVR 201 Society, Environment and Sustainability (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENVR 203 Knowledge, Ethics and Environment (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- SEAD 530 Economics for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- SOCI 235 Technology and Society (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
Remaining credits (0–6 credits)
0-6 credits of courses offered by the Faculty of Engineering with approval of the Academic Adviser.
6-9 credits selected from: (6–9 credits)
6-9 credits selected from:
3-9 credits selected from: (3–9 credits)
3-9 credits selected from:
3-18 credits selected from: (3–18 credits)
3-18 credits selected from:
- BREE 204 Data Analytics for Biosystems (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- BREE 214 Geomatics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BREE 300 Bioresource Engineering Internship (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- BREE 329 Precision Agriculture (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BREE 403 Biological Material Properties (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- BREE 419 Structural Design (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- BREE 497 Bioresource Engineering Project (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- BREE 501 Simulation and Modelling (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BREE 505 Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Agrifood Systems (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BREE 507 Renewable Energy (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BREE 509 Hydrologic Systems and Modelling (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BREE 510 Watershed Systems Management (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BREE 518 Ecological Engineering (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BREE 519 Advanced Food Engineering (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BREE 520 Food, Fibre and Fuel Elements (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- BREE 522 Bio-Based Polymers (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- BREE 529 GIS for Natural Resource Management (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BREE 530 Fermentation Engineering (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BREE 531 Post-Harvest Drying (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BREE 532 Post-Harvest Storage (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BREE 533 Water Quality Management (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BREE 535 Food Safety Engineering (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
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