ENGINEERING SCIENCE UNDERGRADUATES

Pre-approved Electives

All SFU Engineering students are required to fulfill two types of requirements designed to introduce you to concepts that are outside of the field of engineering:

Complementary electives and Science Electives are required for all engineering programs in Canada.
Writing, Quantitative and Breadth (WQB) requirements are courses required by all students graduating from SFU, and have been adapted for Engineering students.

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Complementary Electives (WQB Requirements)
Pre-approved Science Electives

COMPLEMENTARY ELECTIVES

WQB REQUIREMENT: BREADTH HUMANITIES (B-HUM) & SOCIAL SCIENCES (B-SOC)

Computer, Electronics, Systems & Physics

Students in these program options must take 3 courses:

ECON 103 (B-Soc)
A B-Soc or B-Hum course from SFU list of Breadth (B) courses
A course which meets the following criteria:
- If your second elective was a B-HUM course, your third course must be any B-Soc or B-Hum from the SFU list of Breadth (B) Courses.
- If your second elective was a B-SOC course, your third course must be any B-Hum from the SFU list of Breadth (B) courses.

Biomedical

Students in this program option are recommended to take GERO 300 (B-Soc). Students who have already completed GERO 300 must take the following courses to meet the complementary elective requirement:

ECON 103 (B-Soc)
Any 3-unit B-Hum course from the SFU list of Breadth (B) courses

Students (on the new curriculum) who have NOT yet taken GERO 300 can appeal to substitute this course for a 3 unit B-Hum course* as indicated in point 3 below. Students granted a substitution must take the following courses to meet the complementary elective and breadth requirements:

ECON 103 - NOTE: A minimum grade of C- is required
Any 3 unit course from the SFU approved B-Hum list
Substitute GERO 300 with any 3 unit course from the SFU approved B-Hum list*

* This option requires an appeal (https://coursys.sfu.ca/forms/ensc-appeal-form/).

WQB REQUIREMENT: SCIENCES (B-SCI)

Computer

Students in this program option must completed:

1 Approved Science Elective course

See the list here: Pre-approved Science Electives

biomedical

Students in this program option must complete:

2 Approved Science Elective Courses

This requirement is satisfied by two of: BPK 201, BPK 208, and BPK 308 (which are all required for this option and included in the regular curriculum).

Electronics, Systems & Physics

Students in these program options are not required to take additional science electives.

WQB REQUIREMENT: OTHER

University Writing Intensive Requirement:

Lower Division: ENSC 100W & ENSC 105W
Upper Division: ENSC 405W

University Quantitative Requirement:

Satisfied by the math courses required by the program.

Other University Breadth Requirements:

6 units of B-Undesignated: satisfied by Chemistry, Computing Science, Math and Physics courses required by the program.

PRE-APPROVED SCIENCE ELECTIVES

Courses in this category must satisfy the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) definition of Natural Sciences as follows:

"The basic (natural) sciences component of the curriculum must include elements of physics and chemistry; elements of life sciences and earth sciences may also be included in this category."

The following is a list of pre-approved Science Elective courses. Note that there are several advanced courses on the list which may have pre-requisites. Students interested in taking a science course that does not appear on this list should contact the Chair of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and obtain their approval in writing before proceeding with the course.

The courses in brackets correspond to the "equivalents" in the old chemistry curriculum that also satisfy the science elective requirement. Course A + Course B implies that both courses taken together satisfy the requirement for ONE elective.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (BISC)

BISC 100-4 Introduction to Biology
BISC 101-4 General Biology
BISC 102-4 General Biology
BISC 202-3 Genetics
BISC 204-3 Introduction to Ecology
BISC 300-3 Evolution
BISC 302-3 Genetic Analysis
BISC 303-4 Microbiology
BISC 304W-3 Animal Ecology
BISC 305-3 Animal Physiology
BISC 306-4 Invertebrate Biology
BISC 313-3 Environmental Toxicology: A Mechanistic Perspective
BISC 316-4 Vertebrate Biology
BISC 317-3 Insect Biology
BISC 326-3 Biology of Algae and Fungi
BISC 329-4 Introduction to Experimental Techniques
BISC 333-3 Developmental Biology
BISC 337-4 Plant Biology
BISC 366-3 Plant Physiology
BISC 404W-3 Plant Ecology
BISC 405-3 Neurobiology
BISC 407-3 Population Dynamics
BISC 410-3 Behavorial Ecology
BISC 414-3 Limnology
BISC 419-3 Wildlife Biology
BISC 422-3 Population Genetics
BISC 430-3 Microbe-Plant Interactions
BISC 432-3 Chemical Pesticides and the Environment
BISC 434-3 Paleoecology and Palynology
BISC 435-3 Introduction to Pest Management
BISC 445-3 Environmental Physiology of Animals
BISC 455-3 Endocrinology
BISC 457-3 Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

BIOMEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY & KINESIOLOGY (BPK)

BPK 105-3 Fundamentals of Human Structure and Functions
BPK 110-3 Human Nutrition: Current Issues
BPK 142-3 Introduction to Kinesiology
BPK 180W-3 Introduction to Ergonomics
BPK 201-3 Biomechanics
BPK 205-3 Introduction to Human Physiology
BPK 207-3 Sensorimotor Control and Learning
BPK 241-3 Sports Injuries-Prevention and Rehabilitation
BPK 301-3 Biomechanics Laboratory
BPK 303-3 Kinanthropometry
BPK 305-3 Human Physiology I
BPK 306-3 Human Physiology II (Principles of Physiological Regulation)
BPK 325-3 Basic Human Anatomy
BPK 326-4 Functional Anatomy
BPK 336-3 Histology
BPK 402-3 Mechanical Behavior of Biological Tissues
BPK 407-3 Human Physiology Laboratory
BPK 412-3 Molecular Cardiac Physiology
BPK 415-3 Neural Control of Movement
BPK 426-3 Neuromuscular Anatomy
BPK 430-3 Human Energy Metabolism
BPK 431-3 Integrative Cancer Biology
BPK 481-3 Musculoskeletal Disorders

CHEMISTRY (CHEM)

CHEM 122-2 General Chemistry II + CHEM 126-2 General Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 180-3 The Chemistry of Life
CHEM 191-3 Living in a Materials World: From the Stone Age to Nanoscience *
CHEM 281-4 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 215-4 Introduction to Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 282-2 Organic Chemistry II + CHEM 286-2 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 230-3 Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 260-4 Atoms, Molecules, Spectroscopy
CHEM 316-4 Introductory Instrumental Analysis
CHEM 332-3 The Chemistry of Transition Metals
CHEM 371-3 Chemistry of the Aqueous Environment
CHEM 372-3 Chemistry of the Atmospheric Environment
CHEM 380-4 Chemical & Instrumental Methods of Identification of Organic Compounds
CHEM 432-3 Organometalic Chemistry
CHEM 450-3 Physical Organic Chemistry
CHEM 455-3 Synthetic Organic Chemistry
CHEM 462-3 Molecular Spectroscopy
CHEM 465-3 Electrochemistry

* CHEM 191-3 is only acceptable as a Science Elective if it was taken prior to ENSC 330 for old curriculum students.

EARTH SCIENCES (EASC)

EASC 101-3 Physical Geology
EASC 201-3 Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
EASC 202-3 Introduction to Mineralogy
EASC 204-3 Structural Geology I
EASC 205-3 Introduction to Petrology

GEOGRAPHY (GEOG)

GEOG 111-3 Physical Geography
GEOG 213-3 Introduction to Geomorphology
GEOG 214-3 Weather and Climate
GEOG 311-4 Hydrology
GEOG 313-4 River Geomorphology
GEOG 314-4 The Climate System
GEOG 317-4 Soil Science
GEOG 411-4 Advanced Hydrology

GERONTOLOGY (GERO)

GERO 407-3 Nutrition and Aging

HEALTH SCIENCES (HSCI)

HSCI 100-3 Human Biology

MARINE SCIENCE (MASC)

MASC 410-6 Marine Invertebrate Zoology
MASC440-6 Biology of Marine Birds
MASC445-6 Biology of Marine Mammals
MASC446-6 Comparative Ethology

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY (MBB)

MBB 222-3 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
MBB 308-3 Molecular Biology Laboratory I
MBB 321-3 Intermediary Metabolism
MBB 322-3 Molecular Physiology
MBB 331-3 Molecular Biology
MBB 421-3 Nucleic Acids
MBB 422-3 Biomembranes
MBB 423-3 Protein Structure and Function

NUCLEAR SCIENCE (NUSC)

NUSC 342-3 Introduction to Nuclear Science

PHYSICS (PHYS)

PHYS 211-3 Intermediate Mechanics
PHYS 221-3 Electromagnetics (**Computer Engineering option only)
PHYS 255-3 Vibration and Waves
PHYS 285-3 Introduction to Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
PHYS 332W-3 Optics Laboratory
PHYS 344-3 Thermal Physics
PHYS 346-3 Energy and the Environment
PHYS 347-3 Introduction to Biological Physics
PHYS 365-3 Semiconductor Device Physics
PHYS 384-3 Methods of Theoretical Physics I
PHYS 385-3 Quantum Mechanics I
PHYS 390-3 Introduction to Astrophysics
PHYS 413-3 Advanced Mechanics
PHYS 415-3 Quantum Mechanics II
PHYS 421-3 Electromagnetic Waves
PHYS 431-4 Advanced Physics Laboratory I
PHYS 445-3 Statistical Physics
PHYS 455-3 Modern Optics
PHYS 465-3 Solid State Physics
PHYS-485-3 Particle Physics

UNACCEPTED COURSES FOR SCIENCE ELECTIVE

The following courses will not be accepted as Science electives:

BPK 140, BPK 143, BPK 320, BPK 343, BPK 375, BPK 382
CHEM 003, CHEM 004, CHEM 101 (old chemistry curriculum). CHEM 110, CHEM 111 (current chemistry curriculum)
MACM 101
PHYS 100, 101, 102, 190, 192, and 326

Note: courses previously taken from the old list before September 1, 2006 will receive proper recognition.

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