Impact of Technology courses (3 credits)
All students must complete 3 credits on the “Impact of Technology on Society”. The course must be chosen from the list in Group A of “Complementary Studies” from the Faculty of Engineering Undergraduate Course Calendar.
Humanities & Social Sciences (3 - 6 credits)
Students must also complete 3 or 6 credits of “Humanities and Social Sciences”, chosen from the list in Group B of “Complementary Studies” from the Faculty of Engineering Undergraduate Course Calendar.
The list includes courses from the following three categories:
- A. Humanities and Social Sciences
- B. Administrative Studies and Law
- C. Language courses Note: As of Fall 2017 new entry students are no longer permitted to take language courses to satisfy their Humanities and Social Sciences requirement.
Effective FALL 2025
Complementary Studies
6 credits
Group A - Impact of Technology on Society
3 credits from the following:
ANTH 212 Anthropology of Development (3)
ARCH 515 Sustainable Design (3)
BTEC 502 Biotechnology Ethics and Society (3)
COMS 200 History of Communication (3)
COMS 411 Disability, Technology and Communication (3)*
ECON 225 Economics of the Environment (3)
ECON 347 Economics of Climate Change (3)
ENVR 201 Society, Environment and Sustainability (3) **
GEOG 203 Environmental Systems. (3)
GEOG 205 Global Change: Past, Present and Future (3)
GEOG 302 Environmental Management 1 (3)
INSY 331 Managing and Organizing Digital Technology (3)***
INSY 334 Design Thinking for User Experience (3)
INSY 444 Online Communities and Open Innovation
INSY 455 Technology and Innovation for Sustainability (3)
LLCU 212 Understanding Digital and Social Media (3)
MGCR 331 Information Technology Management (3)
MGPO 440 Strategies for Sustainability (3)
MGPO 460 Managing Innovation (3)
MGPO 485 Emerging Technologies: Organizing and Societal Stakes (3)
PHIL 343 Biomedical Ethics. (3)
SEAD 500 Fndns of Sust for Eng & Des(3)
SEAD 530 Econ for Sust in Eng & Des (3)
SOCI 235 Technology and Society (3) SOCI 312
Sociology of Work and Industry (3)
SOCI 325 Sociology of Science (3)
Note: Enrolment in certain courses is subject to permission from the offering department.
* Prerequisites will be strictly applied.
** Note: ENVR courses have limited enrolment.
*** Note: Management courses have limited enrolment and registration dates. See Important Dates at Important Dates for Students - McGill University
Group B - Humanities and Social Sciences, Management Studies, and Law
Faculty of Arts
200 or 300 level courses in the following departments excluding seminars, field courses, surveys, special/selected topics courses, courses with physical, natural or medical sciences, mathematics, and statistic contents, and courses reserved for major or Honours in the relative programs:
Anthropology (ANTH)
Art History & Communications (ARTH, and COMS)
East Asian Studies (EAST)
Economics (excluding ECON 227D1/ECON 227D2 and ECON 337)*
French Language & Literature (FREN)* (excluding FREN 222, and FREN 333) French Language Center (FRSL courses 200 level or higher)
History and Classical Studies (CLAS, and HIST excluding HIST 399)
Inst for Gender, Sex & Fem St (GSFS)
Institute for Study of Canada (CANS, and INDG)
Islamic Studies (AFRI, and ISLA)
Jewish Studies (JWST)
Languages, Literatures, Cultures (GERM, HISP, ITAL, LLCU and RUSS)
Philosophy (excluding PHIL 210 and PHIL 310)
Political Science (excluding POLI 311)
Religious Studies (CATH, RELG)
Sociology (excluding SOCI 211, SOCI 330, SOCI 342, SOCI 343, SOCI 350)
OR from the following list:
Faculty of Management**
BUSA 465 Technological Entrepreneurship. (3)
INDR 294 Introduction to Labour-Management Relations. (3)
INDR 449 Occupational Health and Safety (3)**
INSY 444 Online Communities and Open Innovation (3)
INTG 215 Entrepreneurship Essentials for Non-Management Students (3)***
MGCR 222 Introduction to Organizational Behaviour(3)
MGCR 352 Principles of Marketing (3) ORGB 321 Leadership (3)
ORGB 420 Managing Organizational Teams (3)
ORGB 423 Human Resources Management. (3)
Faculty of Science
ENVR 203 Knowledge, Ethics and Environment.****.
ENVR 400 Environmental Thought.****
MATH 338 History and Philosophy of Mathematics.
PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology
Faculty of Engineering
ARCH 528 History of Housing (3)
FACC 220 Law for Architects and Engineers (3)
FACC 500 Technology Business Plan Design (3)
FACC 501 Technology Business Plan Project (3)
*Note: Restriction applies to the courses that are reserved for the majors and Honours.
**Note: Management courses have limited enrolment and registration dates. See Important Dates at Important Dates for Students - McGill University.
*** INTG 215 is not open to students who have taken INTG 201 and INTG 202.
**** Note: ENVR courses have limited enrolment.