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NE 301Nanomaterials and Human Risks, Benefits; Nanotechnology Engineering Practice

Units
0.15
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Nanotechnology Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Detoxification and bioactivation pathways; surface modification; biopersistence; quantum dots and cellular imagining; biomedical applications of nanomaterials. Areas of research and professional practice in nanotechnology engineering; exposure to concepts from other engineering plans; support material for the 3A academic term, including aspects of co-operative education and professional or career development.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

None listed.

Notes

  • This course is considered as DRNC.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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64% liked it100% easy75% useful

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  • Easy pass or fail course with interesting content and only a final exam and one hour of lecture per week.

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Spring 2017

What is the highest number of courses you can take per term? 2 points, 12 comments

“I heard recently that in engineering, there is no hard upper limit on how many courses you can take. Due to time limits/etc, what do you think is the theoretical maximum number of courses that would …”

u/ehhhk: “… In Nano, 3A, you are enrolled in 9 courses straight out: NE 301, NE 318, NE 320L, NE 333, NE 334, NE 343, NE 344, NE 350 and a CSE (Source). Granted, one of those is a seminar, one is a work term report, and one of them is a lab. …”

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