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; bio signal processing; and pharmaceuticals. The program is built around the concept of interdisciplinary application of engineering principles to health related problems.

Innovate engineering principles and technologies to design ways of improving human and animal health and quality of life. Study anatomy, physiology and human kinetics, and courses in electronics, mechanics and computer science. Examine bio systems from molecular to a full-body scale to understand the repercussions of disease or injury. Pursue a rewarding career in public or private sectors of the healthcare industry.

Sample Careers:

Prosthetic designer

Medical imaging

Physician

Ergonomics engineer

Medical researcher

Co-Op: To be eligible to continue in the Co-op program, students must meet a minimum 70% cumulative average requirement after second semester, as well as meet all work term requirements. Please refer to the Co-operative Education program policy with respect to work term performance grading, work term report grading and program completion requirements.