Master of Applied Science [M.ASc] (Integrated Food and Bioprocessing)

at McGill University

Required courses (6 credits):
 

• BREE 651 Departmental Seminar M.Sc. 1

• BREE 652 Departmental Seminar M.Sc. 2

• BREE 600 Project/Internship Proposal

• BREE 699 Scientific Publication

Complementary Courses (39 credits)

Minimum of 3 credits of graduate level statistics in any department

Minimum of 9 credits from courses selected from the following:
 

• BREE 502 Drainage/Irrigation Eng.

• BREE 519 Advanced Food Engineering

• BREE 520 Food, Fibre and Fuel Elements

• BREE 530 Fermentation Engineering

• BREE 531 Post-Harvest Drying

• BREE 532 Post-Harvest Storage

• BREE 535 Food Safety Engineering

• BREE 603 Adv Properties: Food&Plant Mat 

Minimum of 12 credits selected from the following:
 

• BREE 671 Project 1

• BREE 672 Project 2

• BREE 601 Integr Food & Bioproc Intern 1

• BREE 602 Integr Food & Bioproc Intern 2

Minimum of 3 credits selected from the following:
 

• AGRI 510 Professional Practice

• AGEC 630 Food and Agricultural Policy 

• AGEC 633 Enviro & Natural Resource Econ

• AGEC 642 Econ of Agr Development

Minimum of 3 credits selected from the following
 

• BTEC 502 Biotechnology Ethics & Society

• FDSC 519 Advanced Food Processing

• FDSC 538 Food Science in Perspective

• NUTR 501 Nutrition in Dev Countries 

• GEOG 515 Contemporary Dilemmas of Devlp

9 credits of any relevant graduate-level course chosen in consultation with the program director.

An equivalent cumulative grade point average of 3.0/4.0 (second class – upper division) or 3.2/4.0 during the last two years of full-time university study is required at the bachelor's level. High grades are expected in courses considered by the academic unit to be preparatory to the graduate program. Experience after the undergraduate degree is an additional asset.

Indian Student Eligibility:
 

• Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Engineering or a Bachelor of Technology from institutions with a NAAC rating of “A”, with strong knowledge in the following core engineering areas: fluid mechanics, heat and/or mass transfer, thermodynamics, and engineering mathematics (including statistics).

• The university degree, described above, must have been completed with a minimum standing of 3.3/4.0 or the equivalent, according to the grading scale on the transcript.

• Along with the minimum eligibility requirements, international students hailing from non-English speaking countries need to prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/any equivalent test.

Annual tuition fees:
 

• CA$ 30,429