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Biomedical Engineering (honours only)

Option Overview

Biomedical Engineering (BME) is concerned with a wide range of engineering problems encountered in medical and surgical treatment, in the interactions of people and machines in a variety of environments, in human disabilities, assistive devices and systems in medical instrumentation, and in the understanding of biomechanics and neurophysiology. It is expected to be the fasted growing sector in the next 10 years.

The Biomedical Engineering Option at the School of Engineering Science at SFU is highly interdisciplinary. It provides a solid background in Engineering combined with biomedical-related coursework in areas such as Biomedical Engineering, Kinesiology, Chemistry and Biology. Because of the complexity, depth and breadth, BME option is offered only as an honors option.

The honors requirements include that the student 1) maintain a 3.0 GPA, and 2) complete a B.A.Sc. thesis in the senior year. The B.A.Sc. thesis is a signal to future employers that the student is able to work independently on a problem of reasonably large scope and identify and implement a good solution. Finding a thesis topic is not hard; the proposed solution need not be original and, in fact, the implementation may be an adaptation of published or existing work to the particular problem at hand. The thesis work is done in conjunction with a Professor in the school. The thesis document is typically between 50–60 pages long and the technical work usually takes 2-3 months once the topic is defined.


For more information about the Emerging Field of Biomedical Engineering,
please view this 14:46 long informative IEEE video

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Contacts

If you have any questions about Biomedical Engineering, please contact Professor Dr. Mirza Faisal Beg (email mfbeg at sfu.ca). For information on specific courses, please contact undergraduate progam assistant in Engineering science (email enscugra at sfu.ca).

 

Major concentrations offered

  • Biomedical devices and instrumentation (with sub-concentrations)
    • Biomedical imaging
    • Biomedical electronics
    • Biophotonics
  • Rehabilitation and assistive devices engineering
  • PreMed - concentration preparing for medical studies

Careers

The biomedical engineering industry is experiencing quick growth in BC and elsewhere - these careers may be in store for you.