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COLLOID,
POLYMER AND SURFACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
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ADMISSION
Acceptance to this program follows the established procedures and standards for admission to Master of Engineering degree graduate programs at McMaster University. Application materials and an explanation of the admission process can be found in the Department of Chemical Engineering’s Brochure of Graduate Studies and Research.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
The student will be granted a Graduate Diploma in Colloid, Polymer and Surface Science and Engineering upon the completion of 4 half courses within a three year period with a minimum passing grade of B- for each course. The courses must be selected from the following list and at least two of the courses must be at the 700-level. Exceptions to these course requirements must be granted by special permission of the Faculty of Engineering Graduate Admissions and Study Committee.
Courses
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
*6B03 / Polymer Reaction
Engineering / J.F. MacGregor, S. Zhu
Kinetics of polymerization:
step growth and chain-growth (free-radical, anionic, anionic coordination
and cationic). Polymerization processes: solution/bulk, suspension, emulsion,
gas-phase, slurry and reactive processing. Principles of polymer process
and reactor design, optimization and control.
*6X03 / Polymer Processing
/ J. Vlachopoulos
An introduction to the basic
principles of polymer processing, stressing the development of models.
Rheology of polymers, extrusion, molding, films, fibers, and mixing. Reactive
processing.
*6Z03 / Interfacial Engineering
/ R.H. Pelton
The physics and chemistry
at the “nano” scale including interactions forces, colloids, surface active
systems, wetting, adhesion, and flocculation.
*730 / Fluid Mechanics
/ J. Vlachopoulos, P.E. Wood
Vectors, tensors, dyadics,
Cartesian index notation, stress analysis. The conservation of mass, momentum
and energy. Constitutive equations. Boundary layer flow theory. Potential
flow. Stokes flow. Turbulence.
*707 / Post Modern Family
Therapy / T. O’Connor
The course presents the
concepts from post modern family therapy and examines their implications
for working with families. The course includes solution-focused and
narrative therapy especially the works of Steven de Shazer, Michael White
and Charles Gerkin and compares them to the concepts of modern family therapy.
The post modern family therapy concepts are used in understanding and explaining
the practice of therapy and ministry within various contexts. The
course is interdisciplinary.
*719 / Foundations of
Education in the Health Sciences / E. Rideout, G. Norman, Staff (Formerly
NUR *719)
This course will explore
the education literature through discussion and application to health sciences
issues, including health professional education. Examination of early education
literature and changes over time in the philosophy and practice of education
will provide the framework of approaches to teaching and learning. Topics
include: recurrent issues
in health professional education; teacher and learner centred educational
approaches; psychomotor learning; cognitive psychology and learning; instructional
and evaluational methods.
*730 / Determinants of
the Health of Populations / J. Lavis (Formerly NUR *730)
In this course, students
will examine the conceptual frameworks and theoretical models underlying
the study of the determinants of the health of populations. The course
allows the student to use advanced problem-solving, critical thought, and
research to develop a comprehensive understanding of the determinants of
the health of populations and their complex interactions, and to consider
the extent of congruence between the determinants of health and decision-
making at local and national levels. The course is built on the philosophy
of self-directed, problem-based, small group learning. Students in the
course have the opportunity to learn from each other, from tutors with
varied and broad expertise, and from invited resource people who are leaders
in their field.