Biomedical Engineering

Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Biomedical Engineering
Carleton University
Rm. 3090 Minto Centre
Tel.: 613-520-5659
www.ocibme.ca

M.A.Sc. Biomedical Engineering

About the Program

The Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Biomedical Engineering (OCIBME) offers a multi-disciplinary Masters of Applied Science degree (M.A.Sc.) in biomedical engineering. The main objective is to enhance students' abilities to solve biological and medical problems through the application of engineering principles. This objective is achieved through a combination of graduate course work, directed and individual study, research thesis work, and various forms of oral and written presentations. OCIBME welcomes applicants from a wide variety of academic backgrounds, including: engineering, science, computer science, biomedical sciences, health sciences, or a related discipline. Within biomedical engineering, the program has four main research areas: Medical Instrumentation, Biomedical Image Processing, Biomechanics and Biomaterials, and Medical Informatics and Telemedicine.

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Academic Regulations

See the General Regulations section of this Calendar.

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Admission Requirements

The normal requirement for admission is a four-year bachelor's degree in engineering, science, computer science, or a related discipline, with an average of at least B+.

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Program Requirements

All master's students must successfully complete a total of 5.0 credits, which includes a 2.5 credit master's thesis. Courses must be selected with the approval of the student's supervisor. The specific requirements are:

  • 0.5 credit compulsory course BIOM 5010
  • 1.0 credit (or the equivalent) of two biomedical engineering graduate level courses BIOM (BMG)
  • 1.0 credit (or the equivalent) from graduate level courses offered at either Carleton University or University of Ottawa
  • 2.5 credit thesis BIOM 5909 (BMG 5909)
  • Biomedical Engineering Seminar course BIOM 5800 (BMG 5800) (0.0 credit)
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Course Selection

Students in this program may choose elective graduate courses from either university, with the approval of their program advisor. All courses are 0.5 credit (one term's duration) with the exception of BIOM 5800 (BMG 5800) (0.0 credits) and BIOM 5909 (BMG 5909) (2.5 credits). Only a selection of courses listed is given in a particular academic year. For information on courses offered in a given year please consult the Institute's web site (www.ocibme.ca).

Notes:

University of Ottawa course numbers are in parentheses.

Consult the Biomedical Engineering (BIOM) courses page for full course descriptions. The course descriptions for other courses are listed in the calendar under the department offering the course.

Given that the students admitted to this program are from different academic backgrounds, any elective course listed in this program can only be taken by qualified students who satisfy the prerequisites.

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