The Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) programs provide a degree-level technological education that is distinct from that offered in Bachelor of Engineering programs. These programs are more oriented to applications in specific technologies, with less emphasis on broader mathematical and scientific foundations than a corresponding engineering program. Graduates will have considerably more breadth and depth in their area of technology than graduates of college technology diploma programs. For degree completion programs, a second objective is to provide a path for college diploma graduates to gain an education leading to a university degree. The programs are being offered in two specific configurations: * Four-year programs with direct entry from high school leading to both an advanced Diploma in Technology from Mohawk College and a Bachelor of Technology degree from McMaster. Direct entry into Level 3 is possible for graduates of specific Mohawk College Advanced Diploma in Technology programs. The Four-Year Degree Programs are: o Automotive and Vehicle Technology o Biotechnology o Process Automation Technology * Two-year degree-completion programs for graduates of the Mohawk College Advanced Diploma in Technology program (or graduates of similar programs at other Colleges) leading to a Bachelor of Technology degree from McMaster. The Degree Completion Programs are: o Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology o Computing and Information Technology o Energy Engineering Technologies o Manufacturing Engineering Technology

B.Tech. graduates will be functioning in an evolving world in which they will play an important role as "evolvers" or change agents. This means that their education cannot just be narrowly focused on technical and management topics but must also enable them to develop important complementary skills, including human relations skills. The four-year B.Tech. program has a five-course "breadth of learning" component which is designed to develop those skills in the context of broadening their knowledge of the economic, social, political, environmental, cultural and ethical dimensions of the society in which they will live and work.