Biomedical Engineering Design
Option in Mechanical Engineering

This option in the Mechanical Engineering.program  gives students a comprehensive introduction to biomedical engineering while retaining a broadly-based background in mechanical engineering. The option consists of six mandatory biomedical engineering courses, a bioethics course and one technical elective or a fourth year thesis or design project. These replace courses in the regular mechanical engineering program, so that the overall program load is the same as in the regular program. The option philosophy is that a biomedical engineer must primarily be an excellent engineer, and  therefore  the focus is on engineering design.  The necessary anatomy and physiology of the human body are given in the individual technical courses in a problem-based learning format similar to the approach taken in many medical curricula.

Courses:

        MCG 2902, MCG 2903, MCG 3903 - 1 credit lab courses
        MCG 4150  Bioinstrumentation and Biocontrols
        MCG 4151  Biomechanics and Biomaterials of Joint Prostheses
        MCG 4152  Artificial Organs
        PHI 2396  Bioethics, plus a technical elective or fourth year project.
                                                
MCG 4150, 4151 and 4152 are design-oriented and based on medical devices, the topic most in demand by undergraduate students interested in biomedical engineering.

    In addition to these formal courses, the design courses MCG 2101, 3126 and 4322 will have biomedically-oriented design projects for students in the option.

Admission:

    Admission to the option occurs in second year. If you wish to enrol in the option simply apply for admission to the regular mechanical engineering program, then fill in an application for biomedical engineering when you have completed first year. The option can be taken in conjunction with the co-op programme, the computing technology program, or the engineering management option.

    About half of the Department’s professors are engaged in research related to biomedical engineering, working in such areas as biomaterials, artificial hearts, implants, biomechanics, medical devices and catheters.


MCG 2902 Lab Activities - Fall 2004

Attachment of fracture fixation plates for repair of long bone fractures
                


Comparative anatomy of human elbow and bird elbow joint