Biomedical Engineering

Program Overview

Combine your passions for engineering, health, and life science to create a healthier planet one cutting-edge medical device, system, or biomaterial at a time. Apply your scientific knowledge to developing medical technologies that doctors and patients depend on every day. Today surgeons use laser-guided surgical devices and implant artificial organs while other specialists fit the latest smart prosthetics – developed by biomedical engineers. At Waterloo, you'll learn to transform biomedical research using computer and information science, develop assistive devices to optimize recovery and prevent injuries, and enhance imaging technology to better diagnose and monitor medical conditions. There are plenty of hands-on labs to give you experience modelling, prototyping, and testing biomedical systems. Then get even more practical experience through two years of paid co-op, plus a fourth-year capstone design project. Become part of the new generation of this exciting, evolving field!

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