BEng and BSEng Technology Policy Option

Five courses (at least 7.5 units) are required for this option and are normally offered from January to April. During years when they are not offered in this term, other classes will be substituted for the requirements. A current list of acceptable courses may be obtained from the BEng or BSEng Office. Elective courses may be taken to complement an interest in a focus area of Sustainability & Environmental Assessment, Technology, Ethics & Society, or Health Care & Social Medicine. enrolment in the Technology Policy Option is limited and is based on the most recent sessional GPA before the start of the option and a one-page essay expressing your motivation. Students must apply for admission to the BEng or BSEng Office before registering in any of its courses. The application deadline is the start date of the Winter Session where the option is offered.

The Technology Policy Option consists of two required courses concerning the following subject areas:

• Introduction to Anthropology
• International Politics

Choice of two courses concerning the following subject areas:

• Introduction to Environmental Studies
• Biophysical Systems & the Human Environment
• Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
• Introduction to Social Problems

Choice of one course concerning the following suggested subject areas:

• Moral Problems of Contemporary Society
• Professional & Business Ethics
• Biomedical Ethics
• Philosophy and the Environment
• Environmental Economics
• Introduction to Resources
• Introduction to Political Theory
• Introduction to Comparative Politics
• Public Policy Analysis
• Canadian Public Policy
• Ancient Technology
• History of Technology
• Sociology of Health and Illness
• Environmental Sociology

Students who complete all requirements of a BEng or BSEng Program as well as all requirements of the Technology Policy Option will receive their BEng or BSEng degree in the appropriate Engineering specialization. Their transcripts will bear the designation “Technology Policy Option.”

Students who fail to complete the requirements of the Technology Policy Option or elect not to enrol in this option, but otherwise complete all requirements of an Engineering program will receive their BEng degree without this designation on their transcripts.

Courses in the Technology Policy Option are governed by the general University regulations and not by those pertaining to the BEng or BSEng Programs. All courses taken in the Technology Policy Option will count in the Faculty standing determination.