This document proposes a Biomedical Engineering program as a new option within the Engineering Science program at SFU, aspiring to the following goals: high intellectual achievement, the excitement of study, work and innovation across several disciplines and the development of technical strengths in engineering at the fourth year level.
Here are some of the highlights:
The program meets the CEAB numerical requirements for accreditation with a good margin on all criteria.
In distributing the courses across semesters, we took full advantage of the flexibility provided by the School’s move to dual offerings of many key courses. The principal remaining weakness is the proliferation of elective courses in the last two semesters. It was a consequence of the natural sequencing of ideas over a wider disciplinary range than we have experienced previously. A lot of courses just had to come first.
CHEM 121-4 General Chemistry and Laboratory 1
ENSC 100-3 Engineering Technology and Society (modified)
ENSC 101-1 Writing Process, Persuasion and Presentations
ENSC 150-3 Introduction to Computer Design
MATH 151-3 Calculus 1
PHYS 120-3 Modern Physics and Mechanics
CMPT 128-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming for
Engineers
ENSC 102-1 Form, Style and Professional Genres
ENSC 151-2 Digital and Computer Design Laboratory
MATH 152-3 Calculus II
MATH 232-3 Elementary Linear Algebra
PHYS 121-3 Optics, Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 131-2 General Physics Laboratory B
CHEM 1xx-3 Biochemistry of Physiology for Engineers
CMPT 225-3 Data Structures and Programming (if accessibl - see
Section 4 below)
ENSC 220-3 Electric Circuits I
ENSC 250-3 Introduction to Computer Architecture
MATH 251-3 Calculus III
MATH 310-3 Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
ENSC 204-1 Graphical Communication for Engineering
ENSC 225-4 Microelectronics I
ENSC 320-3 Electric Circuits II
ENSC 350-3 Digital Systems Design
KIN 208-3 Introduction to Physiological Systems (new)
MATH 254-3 Vector and Complex Analysis for Engineering (replaces
Math 252)
ENSC 304-1 Human Factors and Usability Engineering
ENSC 370-3 Biomedical Engineering Directions (new)
ENSC 380-3 Linear Systems
KIN 201-3 Biomechanics
MACM 316-3 Numerical Methods
PHYS 221-3 Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism
Scie I-3 first science elective (See note 3)
ENSC 305-1 Project Documentation and Team Dynamics
ENSC 340-4 Engineering Science Project
ENSC 383-4 Feedback Control Systems
KIN 308-3 Experiments and Models in Physiology (new)
STAT 270-3 Intro to Probability and Statistics
Cmpl I-3 first complementary studies elective. (See note 1)
ENSC 372-4 Biomedical Instrumentation (new)
ENSC 406-2 Social Responsibility and Professional Practice
Ensc I-4 junior Engineering Science elective (See note 2)
Ensc II-4 junior Engineering Science elective (See note 2)
Scie II-3 science elective (See note 3)
ENSC 201-3 The Business of Engineering (Volker)
ENSC 330-4 Engineering Materials
ENSC 378-2 Medical Device Development and Standards (BCIT)
Cmpl II-3 second complementary studies elective (See note 1)
Ensc III-4 senior Engineering Science elective (See note 3)
Ensc IV-4 senior Engineering Science elective (See note 3)
ENSC 498-3 Engineering Science Thesis Proposal
ENSC 499-9 Engineering Science Undergraduate Thesis
Total Credits: 155
One Complementary Studies course must be a course that deals with central issues, methodologies and thought processes of the humanities and social sciences (see list on ENSC website). The other must be one of GERO 300-3 Introduction to Gerontology or PSYC 430-3 Electrophysiology of Cognition.
2. May be a 300-level or 400-level course. The defined concentrations in Section 3 set some constraints on selection of electives.
3. Must be a 400-level course. The defined concentrations in Section 3 set some constraints on selection of electives.
The proposed BME program supports two general areas of interest, termed "Concentrations" below. Selection of electives allows students to combine courses synergistically. Electives must match one of the concentrations given below.
As Scie electives:
KIN 448-3 Rehabilitation of Movement Control
As Ensc electives:
ENSC 387-4 Intro to Electro-Mechanical Sensors and Actuators
ENSC 472-4 Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Devices
(new)
ENSC 429-4 Discrete Time Systems
(requires ENSC 328-1 Random Processes in Engineering (new) as
prereq if ENSC 327-4 not taken)
Suggestions for additional electives. Science: PHYS 211-3 Intermediate Mechanics, PHYS 344-3 Thermal Physics, KIN 402-3 Mechanical Behaviour of Tissues, KIN 416-3 Control of Limb Mechanics. Engineering Science: ENSC 230-4 Introduction to Mechanical Design, ENSC 327-3 Communication Systems, ENSC 481 Designing for Reliability, ENSC 488-4 Introduction to Robotics.
As Ensc electives:
ENSC 374-4 Biomedical Image Acquisition (new)
ENSC 429-4 Discrete Time Systems
(requires ENSC 328-1 Random Processes in Engineering (new) as
prereq if ENSC 327-4 not taken)
ENSC 474-4 Biomedical Signal and Image Processing (new)
Or
ENSC 325-4 Microelectronics II
ENSC 425-4 Electronic System Design
ENSC 429-4 Discrete Time Systems
(requires ENSC 328-1 Random Processes in Engineering (new) as
prereq if ENSC 327-4 not taken)<//p>
Or
ENSC 325-4 Microelectronics II
ENSC 425-4 Electronic System Design
ENSC 376-4 Introduction to Optical Engineering and Design
(new)
ENSC 476-4 Biophotonics (new)
Suggestions for additional electives. Science: KIN 415-3 Neural Control of Movement, Math 467-3 Dynamical Systems, Math 320-3 Introduction to Analysis II. Engineering Science: ENSC 224-3 Electronic Devices, ENSC 327-4 Communication Systems, ENSC 483-4 Modern Control Systems, ENSC 450-4 VLSI Systems Design, ENSC 481 Designing for Reliability.