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Minor Study Areas (Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences) | 2020
The Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences offers the following Minors to students in any degree, where their course rules allow:
- Architectural Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science
- Energy and Climate
- Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Engineering
- General Physics
- Informatics
- Materials Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronic Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Physics
- Sustainable Building Services
Architectural Engineering
The minor in Architectural Engineering requires satisfactory completion of the following 24 credit points of subjects:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AENG200 | History of Architectural Design | 6 | Autumn |
| AENG201 | Architectural Engineering Design 1 | 6 | Spring |
| Plus 12 credit points from the following | |||
| CIVL201 | Computer Modelling in Civil Engineering | 6 | Spring |
| ENGG210 | Building Physics and Building Services | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| AENG301 | Architectural Engineering Design 2 | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| ENGG310 | Building Engineering Modelling for Engineers | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| ENGG378 | Sustainable Energy Technology | 6 | Autumn |
| AENG444 | Architectural Engineering Design: Sustainable Commercial Buildings | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| CIVL458 | Fundamentals of Construction Management | Spring | |
Civil Engineering
The minor in Civil Engineering requires satisfactory completion of the following 24 credit points of subjects:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| At least 1 subject (6 credit points) from the following | |||
| CIVL201 | Computer Modelling in Civil Engineering | 6 | Spring |
| CIVL245 | Construction Materials | 6 | Spring |
| CIVL272 | Surveying | 6 | Spring |
| Plus 12 to 18 credit points from the following (note pre- and co-requisites) | |||
| CIVL352 | Structures 1 | 6 | Autumn |
| CIVL361 | Geomechanics | 6 | Autumn |
| CIVL311 | Structural Design 1 | 6 | Autumn |
| CIVL322 | Hydraulics and Hydrology | 6 | Autumn |
| CIVL394 | Construction | 6 | Spring |
| CIVL458 | Fundamentals of Construction Management | 6 | Spring |
| CIVL462 | Principles of Foundation Engineering | 6 | Autumn |
| CIVL491 | Applied Finite Element Analysis for Civil Engineers | 6 | Autumn |
| ENVE420 | Water Resources Engineering | 6 | Autumn |
Computer Science
The minor in Computer Science requires satisfactory completion of the following 30 credit points of subjects:
Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s) One of these CSIT110 Fundamental Programming with Python 6 Autumn CSIT111 Programming Fundamentals 6 Autumn, Spring Plus the following CSIT113 Problem Solving 6 Autumn CSIT115 Data Management and Security 6 Autumn, Spring CSCI203 Algorithms and Data Structures 6 Spring CSCI235 Database Systems 6 Autumn, Spring
Energy and Climate
The minor in Energy and Climate requires satisfactory completion of the following 24 credit points of subjects:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS154 | Energy, Climate Change and Human Society | 6 | Autumn |
| Plus one of the following | |||
| SCIE103 | Climate Change | 6 | Spring |
| EESC102 | Earth's Interconnected Spheres | 6 | Spring |
| Plus two of the following | |||
| STS 216 | Environmental Sociology and Politics | 6 | Spring |
| STS 302 | Climate Change Policy, Possible Futures | 6 | Autumn |
| INTS311 | Human Security, Global Capitalism and the Environment | 6 | Autumn |
| ENGG378 | Sustainable Energy Technologies | 6 | Spring |
| Please note ENGG378 may have pre-requisities. | |||
Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The minor in Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship requires satisfactory completion of the following 24 credit points of subjects:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEIS400 | Lean Engineering Start Up | 12 | Summer 2020/2021 |
Faculty of Business subject - any first year subject from the | 6 | Autumn/Spring | |
| One subject from List A for the respective Engineering Major | 6 | Autumn/Spring | |
Environmental Engineering
The minor in Environmental Engineering requires satisfactory completion of the following 24 credit points of subjects:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENVE220 | Water Quality and Ecological Engineering | 6 | Spring |
| ENVE221 | Air and Noise Pollution Control Engineering | 6 | Spring |
| Plus 12 credit points from the following | |||
| ENGG252 | Engineering Fluid Mechanics | 6 | Autumn |
| ENVE311 | Pollution Control and Cleaner Production | 6 | Autumn |
| ENVE377 | Membrane Science and Technology | 6 | Autumn |
| ENVE410 | Site Remediation Engineering | 6 | Spring |
| ENVE420 | Water Resources Engineering | 6 | Autumn |
| CIVL322 | Hydraulics and Hydrology | 6 | Autumn |
General Physics
The minor in General Physics requires satisfactory completion of the following 24 credit points of subjects:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS154 | Energy, Climate Change and Human Society | 6 | Autumn |
| PHYS155 | Introduction to Biomedical Physics | 6 | Spring |
| PHYS233 | Introduction to Environmental Physics | 6 | Autumn |
| PHYS295 | Astronomy - Concepts of the Universe | 6 | Spring |
Informatics
The minor in Informatics requires satisfactory completion of the following 24 credit points of subjects:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSIT114 | System Analysis | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| CSIT111 | Programming Fundamentals | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| Plus 12 credit points from the following: | |||
| ISIT204 | Principles of eBusiness | 6 | Spring |
| ISIT224 | Management Information Systems | 6 | Spring |
| CSIT226 | Human Computer Interaction | 6 | Spring |
Materials Engineering
Students are required to complete 24 cp for the Materials Minor.
The minor study will be comprised of the following subjects: 12cp OR 18cp core subjects (students have the option to complete the core of: 1, MATE201, MATE202, and MATE203; or, 2, MATE202, and MATE203).
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core - 18 cp | |||
| MATE201 | Structure of Materials | 6 | Spring |
| MATE203 | Phase Transformations | 6 | Spring |
| MATE202 | Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria | 6 | Autumn |
| Optional Core at 12 cp | |||
| MATE202 | Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria | 6 | Autumn |
| MATE203 | Phase Transformations | 6 | Spring |
| Elective- 6 or 12 cp from the following to ensure students complete 24 cp (provided pre-requisites are met) | |||
| MATE301 | Engineering Alloys | 6 | Autumn |
| MATE302 | Polymeric Materials | 6 | Spring |
| MATE303 | Ceramics, Glasses and Refractories | 6 | Spring |
| MATE305 | Primary Materials Processing | 6 | Spring |
| MATE306 | Fracture, Failure and Degradation | 6 | Autumn |
| MATE411 | Advanced Materials and Processing | 6 | Autumn |
| MATE412 | Electronic Materials | 6 | Spring |
| MATE413 | Structural Characterisation Techniques | 6 | Autumn |
| MATE422 | Iron and Steelmaking | 6 | Autumn |
| ENGG434 | Introduction to Materials Welding and Joining | 6 | Spring |
| MATE433 | Surface Engineering | 6 | Spring |
Mathematics
The minor in Mathematics requires satisfactory completion of the following 24 credit points of subjects:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATH201 | Multivariate and Vector Calculus | 6 | Autumn |
| Plus 18 credit points (3 subjects) from the following lists: | |||
| 200-Level Subjects | |||
| MATH202 | Differential Equations: Analysis and Applications | 6 | Autumn |
| MATH203 | Linear Algebra and Groups | 6 | Spring |
| MATH212 | Mathematical Modelling | 6 | Spring |
| MATH222 | Real Analysis | 6 | Autumn |
| STAT201 | Random Variables and Estimation | 6 | Autumn |
| STAT202 | Statistical Inference and Introduction to Model Building | 6 | Spring |
| 300-Level Subjects | |||
| MATH305 | Partial Differential Equations | 6 | Autumn |
| MATH312 | Advanced Applied Mathematical Modelling | 6 | Spring |
| MATH313 | Industrial Mathematical Modelling | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| MATH317 | Financial Mathematics | 6 | Autumn |
| MATH318 | Optimisation and Applications | 6 | Spring |
| MATH322 | Algebra | 6 | Spring |
| MATH323 | Topology | 6 | Spring |
| MATH324 | Calculus of Variations and Elementary Differential Geometry | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| MATH329 | Medical Mathematics | 6 | Autumn |
| MATH371 | Special Topics in Industrial and Applied Mathematics 3 | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| MATH372 | Special Topics in Mathematical Analysis 3 | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| STAT304 | Stochastic Methods in Statistical Analysis | 6 | Spring |
| STAT332 | Generalised Linear Models | 6 | Autumn |
| STAT335 | Sample Surveys and Experimental Design | 6 | Autumn |
| STAT373 | Special Topics in Probability and Statistics 3 | 6 | Autumn |
| STAT374 | Special Topics in Applied Statistics 3 | 6 | Spring |
| INFO411 | Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery | 6 | Autumn |
| INFO412 | Mathematics for Cryptography | 6 | Autumn |
| *Note: MATH201 pre-requisites are usually MATH187 and MATH188 . | |||
Mechanical Engineering
Students are required to complete 24cp for the Mechanical Minor with no more than one subject from the core of the students degree requirement counted in the minor study.
The minor study will be comprised of the following subjects:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
The minor study will be comprised of the following subjects: | |||
| MECH203 | Mechanical Engineering Practice | 0 | Autumn |
| MECH215 | Mechanical Engineering Design 1 | 6 | Spring |
| Elective -18 credit points of the following to ensure complete 24cp: not the pre-req and co-reqs | |||
| ENGG251 | Mechanics of Solids | 6 | Autumn |
| MECH252 | Thermodynamics, Experimental Methods and Analysis | 6 | Spring |
| MECH226 | Machine Dynamics | 6 | Spring |
| MECH341 | Thermodynamics of Engineering Systems | 6 | Autumn |
| MECH382 | Manufacturing Engineering Principles | 6 | Autumn |
| MECH326 | Dynamics of Mechanisms | 6 | Autumn |
| MECH321 | Dynamics of Engineering Systems | 6 | Autumn |
| MECH311 | Mechanical Engineering Design 2 | 6 | Spring |
| MECH343 | Heat Transfer and Aerodynamics | 6 | Spring |
| MECH365 | Control of Machines and Processes | 6 | Spring |
| MECH372 | Solids Handling and Process Engineering | 6 | Spring |
Mechatronic Engineering
Students are required to complete 24cp for the Mechanical Minor with no more than one subject from the core of the students degree requirement counted in the minor study.
The minor study will be comprised of the following subjects:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| One of these | |||
| MECH203 | Mechanical Engineering Practice | 0 | Autumn |
| MECH215 | Mechanical Engineering Design 1 | 6 | Spring |
| ECTE202 | Circuits and Systems | 6 | Autumn |
| Elective -18 cp of the following to ensure students complete 24cp: not the pre-req and co-reqs | |||
| MECH226 | Machine Dynamics | 6 | Spring |
| MECH252 | Thermodynamics, Experimental Methods and Analysis | 6 | Spring |
| MECH321 | Dynamics of Engineering Systems | 6 | Autumn |
| MECH311 | Mechanical Engineering Design 2 | 6 | Autumn |
| MECH382 | Manufacturing Engineering Principles | 6 | Autumn |
| ECTE203 | Signals and Systems | 6 | Spring |
| ECTE212 | Electronics | 6 | Spring |
| ECTE233 | Digital Hardware | 6 | Autumn |
| ECTE301 | Digital Signal Processing | 6 | Autumn |
| ECTE333 | Microcontroller Architecture and Applications | 6 | Annual |
| ECTE350 | Engineering Design and Management 3 | 6 | Annual |
| ECTE471 | Robotics and Flexible Automation | 6 | Spring |
Mining Engineering
The minor in Mining Engineering requires satisfactory completion of the following 24 credit points of subjects:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINE220 | Underground Mining Methods | 6 | Spring |
| MINE211 | Surface Mining Methods | 6 | Autumn |
| Plus 12 credit points from the following | |||
| MINE312 | Mine ventilation | 6 | Autumn |
| MINE322 | Foundations of Mine Planning | 6 | Autumn |
| MINE323 | Mining Geomechanics | 6 | Spring |
| MINE324 | Mineral Processing | 6 | Autumn |
| MINE411 | Health and Safety in Mines | 6 | Spring |
| MINE416 | Mine Valuation | 6 | Autumn |
Physics
The minor in Physics requires satisfactory completion of the following 36 credit points of subjects:
| Subject Code | subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS141 | Fundamentals of Physics A | 6 | Autumn |
| PHYS142 | Fundamentals of Physics B | 6 | Spring |
| MATH187 | Mathematics 1: Algebra and Differential Calculus | 6 | Autumn |
| MATH188 | Mathematics 2: Series and Integral Calculus | 6 | Spring |
| PHYS205 | Advanced Modern Physics | 6 | Autumn |
| And one of the following | |||
| PHYS225 | Electromagnetism and Optoelectronics | 6 | Spring |
| OR | |||
| PHYS255 | Radiation Physics | 6 | Spring |
Sustainable Building Services
The minor in Sustainable Building Services requires satisfactory completion of the following 24 credit points of subjects:
| Subject Code | subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| At least 12 credit points from the following: | |||
| ENGG447 | Advanced Building Design for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability | 6 | Autumn |
| ENGG442 | Sustainable Energy in Buildings | 6 | Not offered in this year |
| CIVL458 | Fundamentals of Construction Management | 6 | Spring |
| Plus remaining credit points to be completed from the following: | |||
| ENVE320 | Environmental Engineering Design for Sustainability | 6 | Spring |
| ENGG378 | Sustainable Energy Technologies | 6 | Spring |
| ENGG446 | Energy Efficiency and Energy Auditing in the Built Environment | 6 | Not offered in this year |