MSc/PhD
For a Master of Science degree, all students are required to take a minimum of four half courses as approved by the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program. Note the sequence of Biomedical Engineering 611 and 612 as well as Biomedical Engineering 613 and 614 each count as one half course equivalent.
For a Doctor of Philosophy, two further half courses are required beyond the Master of Science requirements. For students who transfer from an MSc program, six graduate half courses are required beyond the BSc, or equivalent, degree.
All MSc and PhD students are required to take two half-course equivalents of Core Courses plus a BME program seminar course (either Biomedical Engineering 605 or 607). The Core Courses are offered as quarter courses (Biomedical Engineering 611, 612, 613 and 614). Students who have an acceptable MSc degree and can demonstrate that they have covered equivalent material to Biomedical Engineering 611 and 613 may opt out of one or both of these courses but must replace these two quarter courses with an elective half course to meet the overall course requirements.
Other courses may be chosen from the listing of Additional Courses or approved courses from other departments (see website for most recent information: http://www.schulich.ucalgary.ca/Biomedical). Other relevant courses, not on the Additional course list or Program's web site, require the approval of the supervisor and the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program. Students may be required to take senior undergraduate courses as deemed by their Supervisory Committee, but graduate credit will only be granted for senior undergraduate courses as approved by the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program.
In addition to the course requirements, all MSc and PhD students are required to complete a research project and to submit a written thesis in compliance with the regulations of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Master of Engineering (thesis-based)
For a Master of Engineering (thesis-based), normally eight half-courses are required, in accordance with the rules of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program and the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
All Master of Engineering (thesis-based) students are required to take two half-course equivalents of Core Courses plus a BME program seminar course (either Biomedical Engineering 605 or 607) plus a project management course at the graduate level (usually Civil Engineering 691), a health economics course at the graduate level (usually Economics 679) and a clinical trials and biomanufacturing course at the graduate level (usually Medical Science 669). The Core Courses are offered as quarter courses (Biomedical Engineering 611, 612, 613 and 614). One of the remaining three courses must be chosen from the Additional Courses approved by the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program for Master of Engineering (thesis based) students (see website for most recent information: http://www.schulich.ucalgary.ca/Biomedical).The remaining two courses must include at least one Biomedical Engineering or Engineering (ENXX) course.
In addition to the course requirements, all Master of Engineering (thesis-based) students are required to complete a project-based research project and to submit a written thesis in compliance with the regulations of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Core Courses
1. Biomedical Engineering 611 - Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering – Core Areas
2. Biomedical Engineering 612 - Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering – Research Areas
3. Biomedical Engineering 613 - Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering – Scientific Communication
4. Biomedical Engineering 614 - Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering – Research Methods
Note that the four listed core course are quarter courses, though the intention is that most students would take Biomedical Engineering 611 and 612 sequentially in the Fall term, and Biomedical Engineering 613 and 614 sequentially in the Winter term. Biomedical Engineering 611/612 and 613/614 may be taken out of sequence for students first registering in the Winter term.
Additional Courses
1. Biomedical Engineering 605 – Research Seminars of Biomedical Engineering
2. Biomedical Engineering 607 – Research Seminars of Biomedical Engineering
3. Biomedical Engineering 609 – Anatomy and Physiology for Biomedical Engineers
4. Biomedical Engineering 619.XX – Special Problems in Biomedical Engineering
Additional Courses for MEng (thesis-based)
1. Medical Science 668 – Biotechnology Commercialization
2. Medical Science 672 – Biotechnology Business Aspects
3. Medical Science 658.02 – Health Economics II
Additional Courses in Theme 1: Medical Imaging
1. Electrical Engineering 697 - Digital Image Processing
2. Medical Science 689.01– Medical Imaging Techniques
3. Medical Science 689.02– Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging
4. Medical Science 689.03– Advanced Medical Image Processing
5. Medical Science 689.04 - Advanced Molecular Imaging
6. Medical Science 689.99 –Medical Imaging Project
Additional Courses in Theme 2: Cell and Tissue Engineering
1. Chemical Engineering 659 – Advanced Cell and
Tissue Engineering
Additional Courses in Theme 3: Biomechanics
1. Biomedical Engineering 619.02 – Special Topics in Biological Tissue System Mechanics
2. Civil Engineering 651 - Finite Element Modeling
3. Civil Engineering 653 – Theory and Application of the Finite Element Method
4. Mechanical Engineering 653 - Continuum Mechanics
5. Mechanical Engineering/Kinesiology/Medical Science 663 - Advanced Biomechanics (Muscle)
Additional Courses in Theme 4: Bioelectrical Engineering
1. Electrical Engineering 623/519.11 - Biomedical Instrumentation
2. Electrical Engineering 663 - Numerical Electromagnetic Field Computation
3. Electrical Engineering 631 - System Identification and Parameter Estimation
4. Electrical Engineering 665 - Bioelectromagnetism
Additional Biomedical Engineering related courses may be listed under other departmental listings - see website for most recent information: http://www.schulich.ucalgary.ca/Biomedical.
Courses are listed by theme, but students are not restricted to taking courses from within a theme. The supervisor and supervisory committee should be consulted for course selection. Courses not listed under Additional Courses or on the list at http://www.schulich.ucalgary.ca/Biomedical require the approval of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program.