Biomedical Engineering Co-op Information for Employers
Adding Value to Your Team
Biomedical Engineering students at the University of Guelph combine their knowledge of life sciences with engineering principles to the design, development, and application of electronic and biomedical devices to improve human health. Students who study biomedical engineering help meet the growing need for the application of mechanics, materials and physiology to develop devices such as prosthetics and implants and for investigative instruments and technologies. Students also learn skills that would lead to industrial process design and quality control in the healthcare sector.
University of Guelph Advantage
While gaining the background necessary to excel in the biomedical industry, students have the option to specialize their degree through elective courses in the areas of image processing, electronic instrumentation and electrical devices, human factors or pharmaceuticals. The Biomedical Engineering program is focused on biomaterial science, biomechanics, process engineering, and instrumentation and digital control.
In addition to core engineering analysis and design courses, all students will study:
- Material Science
- Physiology, Anatomy, and Pathology
- Bio-instrumentation design
- Computer-aided design
- Computer systems interfacing
- Systems analysis
- Biomechanics
Co-op students are available for 4 or 8 month work terms.
Student Strengths
Knowledge
A sound grounding in organic, analytical, and biochemistry. Exposure to the theories of toxic action: uptake and metabolism, risk assessment, and pesticides in the environment.
Application
Practical laboratory abilities in chemical and biological wet-bench techniques, instrumentation and sampling.
Understandng
Functional proficiency in trace analysis, statistical analysis, contaminant dose response and comparative physiology of plants and animals.
Biomedical Engineering Work Term Schedule
| YEAR | FALL | WINTER | SUMMER |
|---|---|---|---|
| ONE | Academic | Academic | Off |
| TWO | Academic | Academic | Work |
| THREE | Academic | Work | Work |
| FOUR | Academic | Academic | Work |
| FIVE | Work | Academic |
Biomedical Engineering Course Sequencing
Based on the 2023/24 undergraduate calendar. Please see the current undergraduate calendar for more information.
Fall
- General Chemistry I
- Engineering Analysis
- Physics With Applications
- Engineering and Design I
- Calculus I
Winter
- General Chemistry II
- Calculus II
- Engineering Mechanics I
- Introduction To Programming
- Introductory Electricity And Magnetism
Fall
- Material Science
- Engineering Systems Analysis
- Applied Differential Equations
- Introduction to Cooperative Education
- Engineering and Design II
- Engineering Mechanics II
- 1 Restricted Elective
Winter
- Biological Concepts Of
Health - Fluid Mechanics
- Electric Circuits
- Concepts in Human Physiology
- Numerical Methods
- Probability and Statistics For Engineers
Summer
Work Term OneFall
- Biomedical Comparative Anatomy
- Signal Processing
- Thermodynamics
- Electronic Devices
- Science and Technology in A Global Context
- 1 Restricted Elective
Winter
Work Term TwoSummer
Work Term Three
Fall
- Bio-Instrumentation Design
- Engineering Economics
- 4 Restricted Electives
Winter
- Heat and Mass Transfer
- Engineering and Design III
- Systems and Control Theory
- Principles of Disease
- Biomaterials
- 1 Restricted Elective
Summer
Work Term Four
Fall
Work Term Five
Winter
- Biomedical Engineering Design IV
- 3 Restricted Electives
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