Courses for your Biomedical Engineering degree

First-year courses

September to December

BME 101/BME 101L – Communications in Biomedical Engineering/Laboratory
BME 121 – Digital Computation
BME 161 – Introduction to Biomedical Design
BME 181 – Physics I - Statics
SYDE 111 – Calculus 1
SYDE 113 – Elementary Engineering Math

January to April

BME 102 – Seminar
BME 122 – Data Structures and Algorithms
BME 162 – Human Factors in the Design of Biomedical and Health Systems
BME 186 – Chemistry Principles
SYDE 112 – Calculus 2
SYDE 114 – Matrices and Linear Systems
One Complementary Studies Elective

This is a sample schedule. Courses are subject to change.

After first year

See the range of courses available in Biomedical Engineering.
View all the courses required for your degree.

Sample upper-year courses

BME 285 – Engineering Biology
BME 355 – Biomedical Engineering Design
BME 381 – Biomedical Engineering Ethics
BME 386 – The Physics of Medical Imaging

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Overview of Waterloo's Biomedical Engineering program.