X. Degree Programs

Bachelor of Engineering [B.Eng.]

Biomedical Engineering Program Regular and Co-op (BME/BME:C)

School of Engineering, College of Physical and Engineering Science

Biomedical Engineering is a field of engineering that deals with health and medicine. (e.g.: electronic and mechanical devices used on biological materials, animals and humans, medical implants and instruments, ergonomics, bioinstrumentation, imaging and pharmacology). Graduates in Biomedical engineering are able to apply mathematical, scientific and engineering principles to a wide variety of fields and find employment across the private and public sectors of the health care industry. The program provides students with a common base of knowledge essential to engineering, and then allows them to select from a menu of electives to attain a degree of specialization in one of three areas, or to choose electives which broaden their general knowledge base. Elective concentrations are available in the areas of biomechanics; biosignal processing; and pharmaceuticals. The program is built around the concept of interdisciplinary application of engineering principles to health related problems.

Major (Honours Program)

Semester 1 - Regular or Co-op
CHEM*1040 [0.50] General Chemistry I
CIS*1500 [0.50] Introduction to Programming
ENGG*1100 [0.75] Engineering and Design I
MATH*1200 [0.50] Calculus I
One of:
ENGG*1210 [0.50] Engineering Mechanics I
HIST*1250 [0.50] Science and Technology in a Global Context
Note: ENGG*1210 or HIST*1250 must be taken in semester 1; the remaining course must be taken in semester 2.
Semester 2 - Regular or Co-op
CHEM*1050 [0.50] General Chemistry II
ENGG*1500 [0.50] Engineering Analysis
MATH*1210 [0.50] Calculus II
PHYS*1130 [0.50] Physics with Applications
One of:
ENGG*1210 [0.50] Engineering Mechanics I
HIST*1250 [0.50] Science and Technology in a Global Context
Semester 3 - Regular or Co-op
BIOL*1070 [0.50] Discovering Biodiversity
COOP*1100 [0.00] Introduction to Co-operative Education
ENGG*2160 [0.50] Engineering Mechanics II
ENGG*2400 [0.50] Engineering Systems Analysis
MATH*2270 [0.50] Applied Differential Equations
One of:
ENGG*2100 [0.75] Engineering and Design II
STAT*2120 [0.50] Probability and Statistics for Engineers
One of:
ENGG*2120 [0.50] Material Science
ENGG*2230 [0.50] Fluid Mechanics
Note: ENGG*2100 or STAT*2120 must be taken in semester 3; the remaining course must be taken in semester 4.
Note:ENGG*2120 or ENGG*2230 must be taken in semester 3; the remaining course must be taken in semester 4.
Semester 4 - Regular or Co-op
BIOL*1080 [0.50] Biological Concepts of Health
BIOM*2000 [0.50] Concepts in Human Physiology
ENGG*2450 [0.50] Electric Circuits
MATH*2130 [0.50] Numerical Methods
One of:
ENGG*2100 [0.75] Engineering and Design II
STAT*2120 [0.50] Probability and Statistics for Engineers
One of:
ENGG*2120 [0.50] Material Science
ENGG*2230 [0.50] Fluid Mechanics
Note: Students pursuing the pharmaceutical series of electives may select ENGG*2660 in Semester 4. If ENGG*2660 is selected, students must select BIOM*2000 in semester 6 in place of a 0.50 restricted elective.
Semester 5 - Regular or Co-op
BIOM*3010 [0.50] Biomedical Comparative Anatomy
ENGG*3170 [0.50] Biomaterials
ENGG*3240 [0.50] Engineering Economics
ENGG*3260 [0.50] Thermodynamics
ENGG*3390 [0.50] Signal Processing
ENGG*3450 [0.50] Electrical Devices
Semester 6 Regular / Semester 7 Co-op
ENGG*3100 [0.75] Engineering and Design III
ENGG*3410 [0.50] Systems and Control Theory
ENGG*3430 [0.50] Heat and Mass Transfer
PATH*3610 [0.50] Principles of Disease
1.00 restricted electives
Semester 7 Regular / Semester 6 Co-op
ENGG*4390 [0.75] Bio-instrumentation Design
2.00 restricted electives
Semester 8 (Winter) - Regular or Co-op
ENGG*4180 [1.00] Biomedical Engineering Design IV
1.75 restricted electives
Restricted Electives (see Program Guide for more information)

A maximum of 1.50 credits at the 1000 level is allowed for elective requirements

  • 2.00 credits in Complementary Studies (Students need to take 0.50 credits from each of the three sub-lists noted in the Program Guide. The remaining 0.50 credits can be taken from any Complementary Studies sub-list.)

  • 0.75 credits in Biomedical Engineering design electives

  • 2.00 credits in Biomedical Engineering electives

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