Business Informatics
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Business Informatics - a program very popular in Europe since the early ‘90's is now offered at McMaster University as the first University Science Degree in Business Informatics in Canada
Starting September 2007, the Faculty of Engineering is admitting students to Level 2 of the new Business Informatics degree. The program is aimed at students with a broad range of interests and skills who want to become IT professionals and put people at the centre of IT. By offering a Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Business Informatics we further diversify the McMaster University's offerings related to IT.
Business Informatics at McMaster University
Business Informatics is about designing information systems for maximum utility and value in an organization. This involves looking at how people work and how organizations function, as well as the design and implementation of IT systems that support their operation. The Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Informatics meets a strong current need for IT professionals with skills in areas such as business analysis. Combining the core courses of Computer Science and Business Degree programs, students study the leading issues at the crossroads of Business and Information Technology. The focus lies on the planning, development, implementation, operation, optimization, and economic use of information and communication systems. Business Informatics specialists are often considered as the interpreters - between IT and business administration staff who often live in completely different worlds and talk at cross purposes. They need to have commercial and technical know-how for this and must also be able to express themselves well and mediate people and situations.
Job Opportunities in Business Informatics
The employment opportunities for a student graduating with the Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Business Informatics are manifold:
· Analysis, planning, design and use of in-house information systems,
· Modeling and IT-supported optimization of business processes,
· Management in an E-business company,
· Design and setting up of database systems,
· Employment in financial institutions such as banks and insurance companies,
· Development of E-business applications such as web-based commerce applications.
Chemical Engineering
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Chemical Engineering at McMaster is committed to providing our students with a strong foundation in the basic sciences, as well as exposure to modern technologies. Our goal is to prepare our students for their career path in specific industrial sectors by exposing them to current theories and technology. To achieve this goal, the department has identified a number of technical focus areas that link our teaching and research expertise and in which we can provide to the students as a package of courses.
Chemical Engineering at McMaster University
The departmental focus areas allow students to specialize in one of two possible ‘streams’ which will be denoted on their transcript upon completion of their degree. The streams available are: polymer materials & manufacturing, and automation. The technical courses comprising each stream are taken as electives in the student’s upper years. The technical electives recommended for students interested in a career in the manufacturing industries, involving polymer materials and manufacturing, are selected from Chemical, Mechanical, and Materials Engineering courses appropriate to the area. We have a similar list of recommended electives for process control and automation. The upper year projects for our students have a significant industrial component tailored to each of the three streams mentioned, addressing the concerns of real industrial clients.
Job Opportunities in Chemical Engineering
Graduates from McMaster Chemical Engineering have gone on to work in a variety of companies including: Nova Chemicals, Elsag Bailey, Zenon Environmental, Dow Chemical, Dofasco, Procter and Gamble, 3M, Uniroyal, Xerox Canada, DuPont, HEMOSOL, Huntsman Corporation, AstraPharma, and Petro Canada.
Chemical Engineering graduates can also be found pursuing careers in medicine, dentistry, law, business, and teaching.
Other students choose to go on and do advanced degrees including Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.), Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).
Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering
Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering is an and unique 5-year program offered in the Department of Chemical Engineering at McMaster University, leading to a Bachelor of Engineering and Biosciences degree. It combines the core Chemical Engineering undergraduate curriculum with courses from the Biology Sciences as well as Chemical Engineering specific courses in areas related to Bioengineering. Chemical Engineers use the basic principles of chemistry, mathematics, physics, biology, and economics combined with skills in computers to design, operate, and troubleshoot processes that are used in the manufacture of materials that are the building blocks of almost everything around us.
Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering at McMaster University
Students in the regular Chemical Engineering program develop a strong foundation in basic Sciences and have the opportunity to participate in courses aimed at developing problem solving, team, self-assessment, and lifelong learning skills. In addition to this, the Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering program includes courses in biology, human anatomy and physiology, biochemistry of macromolecules, cellular and molecular biology, and the application of biological processes to Chemical Engineering through courses in bioseparations and bioreactors. The courses have been integrated to allow the students to make links between their Chemical Engineering knowledge and its application in the biotechnology industries. There is a significant laboratory component related to biology and biochemistry that will give the students the skills to succeed in a biologically oriented environment. Similar to the core Chemical Engineering program, the Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering program allows the students to select from a variety of focused technical electives in their fourth and fifth years of study, based on the research interests of the various faculty members involved in the program, including courses in biomaterials and tissue engineering, biological wastewater treatment, biological membrane separations, biosensors and biological pharmaceutical production. The curriculum has been designed to cover a wide scope, allowing students to graduate with the degree Bachelor of Engineering and Biosciences and giving them maximum flexibility to pursue their interests in their careers.
Job Opportunities in Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering
The graduates from this new and unique program will be qualified to make significant contributions to Canada’s expanding biotechnology industry. Canada currently has the second highest number of biotechnology companies in the world, following the United States. This industry is mainly concentrated in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia and is nowadays poised for significant expansion with our aging population, need for better pharmaceutical products, our growing awareness of the importance of the environment and our desire to minimize the impact of current processes on the environment. Graduates from the program will participate in the development of better, more biocompatible biomedical devices, more efficacious pharmaceuticals with fewer side effects, more efficient and improved environmental processes and better methods for the production of food and beverages. Since graduates from the program will also have all of the core courses in Chemical Engineering, they will also be able to do traditional chemical engineering jobs in fields such as petrochemicals, polymers, process control and pulp and paper.
Civil Engineering
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The McMaster Civil Engineering Undergraduate programs are designed to permit studies over a broad base of fundamental topics, with the opportunity to specialize in specific disciplines in the upper years of the program. We have two focus areas, or streams, for students to choose: “Water and Environmental Engineering” or “Structural and Geotechnical Engineering”
The Civil Engineering program provides the training to make use of modern materials, computational methods, and other scientific developments. That use must be balanced with understanding and concern for the impact of current decisions on the quality of life for future generations. Senior students have the option of either specializing in a particular area or maintaining a wide spectrum of courses. The recognized high level of research activity of the faculty ensures that course work is at the forefront of engineering, while close contact with industry helps introduce students to practical considerations.
Structural and Geotechnical Engineering at McMaster University
Structural and Geotechnical Engineering uses common materials such as steel, concrete, wood, masonry and soil to design and construct buildings, bridges, tunnels, dams, foundations, tanks, and many other facilities. In the structural/geotechnical stream we integrate basic theory, practical laboratory work, experience in both analysis and design, and real-life examples into a comprehensive program that give the students the skills necessary to enter this exciting and challenging profession.
Some examples of what we do in the undergraduate program include:
· Analysis and design of low and high rise buildings and bridges,
· Computer analysis of structural and geotechnical systems,
· Laboratories in geomechanics and structural mechanics,
· Analysis and design in various materials including steel, concrete, masonry and wood,
· Foundation design.
Job Opportunities in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering
McMaster graduates in Structural/Geotechnical Engineering continue to have a significant impact on the practice and development of the profession. Some of our graduates work with consulting companies, for private businesses, with all three levels of government, and in education.
Environmental Engineering at McMaster University
Environmental Engineering combines scientific principles, computer modeling, and aspects of public policy to create practical solutions for improving the quality of our air, water, and soil. Environmental Engineers work in a multi-disciplinary context to design systems which minimize the use of materials, energy, and water and maximize the protection of our natural ecosystems and built communities. In addition to obtaining the fundamental training to be a Civil Engineer, our environmental students receive specialized training in environmental engineering in the following courses:
· Ecological and Geological Aspects of Civil Engineering,
· Introduction to Bioprocess Engineering,
· Fluid Mechanics, Municipal Engineering and Design of Water Resource Systems,
· Water Quality Engineering,
· Water and Wastewater Treatment,
· Environmental Impact and Sustainability.
Electrical & Computer Engineering
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The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McMaster University is a growing and dynamic department offering undergraduate and graduate degrees. McMaster's Electrical and Computer Engineering programs were ranked both nationally and internationally as one of the best departments of their kind. The Department is also proud of the accomplishments of its members and the awards and recognition they have received over the years. These include the prestigious Premier Research Excellence Award (PREA), OCUFA teaching award, McMaster Students Union Teaching Award, Booker Gold Medal, Signal Processing Society Education Award, and many others.
The department offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, as well as Electrical and Biomedical Engineering.
What's special about Electrical Engineering at McMaster University
The department offers a personalized environment where students are able to meet one-on-one with their professors, many of whom are world-renowned leaders in their field. McMaster’s special facilities include the Electronics, Control and Computer Laboratory, the Communications Research Laboratory, and the Power Research Laboratory. Members of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department are engaged in leading-edge research in areas such as:
· Biomedical Engineering,
· CAD/Optimization/Simulation,
· Communications,
· Computer Engineering,
· Image Processing & Multimedia,
· Microelectronics,
· Microwaves,
· Networks,
· Photonics / Optoelectronics,
· Power Engineering,
· Signal Processing.
Job Opportunities in Electrical & Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering provides an extremely broad background which prepares students for a variety of opportunities in the workplace. Potential fields include:
· Telecommunications design,
· Power Systems,
· Electronics,
· Internet,
· Satellite Communications,
· Marketing,
· Electronic Commerce in the banking industry,
· Software Systems.
Electrical & Biomedical Engineering
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McMaster’s Electrical and Biomedical Engineering is a unique four-year undergraduate program that combines a full Electrical Engineering degree with key courses in the Biological Sciences. By the end of the third year, students in the program will have completed all of the pre-medicine courses required by the MCAT and for entrance into Medicine at most Canadian and American medical schools. At the end of the fourth year, students may opt to continue for a fifth year and receive a Master’s degree (this option is still in the approval stages).
Electrical & Biomedical Engineering at McMaster University
The 20th century has witnessed the emergence of biology and medicine as disciplines of technological innovations. Scientific and technological advances in bio-medicine as well as ongoing debates about Canada’s national health care system have generated strong social and economical interests in development and deployment of biomedical technologies. Biomedical Engineering is a fast-growing field that involves the application of engineering science and technology to the solution of problems in medicine and biology. Biomedical Engineering bridges the historical separation between the biological and medical sciences and the engineering and physical sciences, thereby spanning interdisciplinary boundaries. Areas of research within the department include: biomedical imaging and signal processing techniques, analysis of cardio-respiratory control, implantable biological sensors, speech and hearing engineering, computational, theoretical and experimental neuroscience in motor and sensory systems, and computer-based systems and techniques for recording and analyzing physiological signals.
Job Opportunities in Electrical & Biomedical Engineering
Graduates from the program may choose to pursue careers as Electrical Engineers, or may choose to enter the field of Biomedical Engineering and develop medical technology and systems for applications such as bio-sensors, computer-assisted minimal access surgery, tele-robotic surgery (involving surgeons and patients separated by hundreds of kilometers), as well as sophisticated imaging techniques such as Computer Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Some graduates may also choose to apply for entrance to medical schools.
Honours Computer Science
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The Computer Science program offers a unique combination of scientific and interdisciplinary study and reflects the growth prospects of a multi-billion dollar industry and the ability for individuals to make a difference. Most fields and professions rely on computers to assist in problem-solving and the efficient processing of information. While computers themselves are now relatively inexpensive and the hardware is mass-produced, it is the program, the instructions that control the computer that transforms a piece of hardware into an indispensable tool. No other discipline has grown so fast in such a short time, and none has better prospects for its graduates in a world that does not cease to find new uses for information technology.
Honours Computer Science at McMaster University
In 2006, the Department of Computing and Software implemented the newly designed Computer Science Undergraduate program. To meet the demands of employers, the curriculum has been completely modernized and redesigned. The new program is built on three columns: