Waterloo Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Program
The undergraduate program for Biomedical Engineering offered at Waterloo is a stand-alone engineering program. The program provides basic knowledge and skills through the subjects of biology, mechanics, physics, chemistry, system analysis and design. These subject areas are taught in the context of biomedical related applications and biomedical systems.
Three theme areas have been identified, which are served by both core and technical elective courses in the program:
Biomedical Signals
There is a significant range of biological or clinical measurements taken in the biomedical industry. These include human-generated signals (EEG and EKG), the influence of biological tissue on an external signal (X-ray, MRI), and other types of measurements that are relevant to biomedical modeling and analysis (force, mass, velocity). Topic Areas: Medical imaging Bio-signals Neuroscience Diagnostics (pattern recognition) |
Biomechanics
The human body is a physical system, and its components - whether fluid, muscle, soft tissue or bone - can be modelled and analyzed using the principles of mechanics. Topic Areas: Biofluid mechanics Tissue mechanics Musculoskeletal biomechanics Sports engineering Rehabilitation engineering |
Biomedical Devices
Improvements in materials and the miniaturization of sensors and electronics has opened opportunities for the creation of new-generation, biomedical devices. Topic Areas: Assistive devices Implants Prostheses and Orthoses Biomechatronics Design for elderly Biomedical technologies therapeutics |
BIOMEDICAL STUDENT AT WATERLOO
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Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum
The Biomedical Engineering undergraduate program consists of two course groupings:
1. Compulsory core courses within the program (Prepares student for practice in engineering)
70 % to 80 % of the course load.
2. Elective courses (Student Interest)
20% to 30% of course load.
A minimum of three complementary studies elective courses must be completed, in addition to the two complementary studies courses in the core program (BME 364 and BME 381), in subjects that complement the engineering curriculum.
A minimum of six technical elective courses must be completed in a particular technical discipline or disciplines appropriate to a student's interests (Technical Elective Packages section below). Your course selections must meet CEAB requirements, including a minimum number of instruction hours in the various CEAB categories.
The current core course curriculum for Biomedical Engineering students is described below per term. Average hours per week are indicated in the columns Class for Lecture or Seminar (LEC or SEM), Tut for Tutorial (TUT), and Lab for Laboratory or Project (LAB or PRJ).
1. Compulsory core courses within the program (Prepares student for practice in engineering)
70 % to 80 % of the course load.
2. Elective courses (Student Interest)
20% to 30% of course load.
A minimum of three complementary studies elective courses must be completed, in addition to the two complementary studies courses in the core program (BME 364 and BME 381), in subjects that complement the engineering curriculum.
A minimum of six technical elective courses must be completed in a particular technical discipline or disciplines appropriate to a student's interests (Technical Elective Packages section below). Your course selections must meet CEAB requirements, including a minimum number of instruction hours in the various CEAB categories.
The current core course curriculum for Biomedical Engineering students is described below per term. Average hours per week are indicated in the columns Class for Lecture or Seminar (LEC or SEM), Tut for Tutorial (TUT), and Lab for Laboratory or Project (LAB or PRJ).