Biomedical Engineering (Collaborative Program)
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Applied Science and Engineering
Degree Programs Offered
Biochemistry – MSc, PhD
Biomedical Engineering – MASc, PhD
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry – MASc, PhD
Dentistry – MSc, PhD
Electrical and Computer Engineering – MASc, PhD
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology – MSc, PhD
Materials Science and Engineering – MASc, PhD
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering> – MASc, PhD
Medical Science> – MSc, PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences – MSc, PhD
Physics – MSc, PhD
Physiology – MSc, PhD
Rehabilitation Science – MSc, PhD
Overview
The graduate programs listed above participate in the Collaborative Program in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto. This program offers the opportunity for research in biomedical engineering leading to master's and doctoral degrees. The Collaborative Program is housed in the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME).
Biomedical engineering is a multidisciplinary field that integrates engineering with biology and medicine. It uses methods, principles, and tools of engineering, physical sciences, and mathematics to solve problems in the medical and life sciences. Biomedical engineering consists of the application of the concepts and methods of engineering and physics to the study of living systems, to the enhancement and replacement of those systems, to the design and construction of systems to measure basic physiological parameters, to the development of instruments, materials, and techniques for biological and medical practice, and to the development of artificial organs. By its nature the field is interdisciplinary and involves close collaboration between many departments of the University and associated hospitals.
Upon successful completion, the student receives the master's or PhD degree in their departmental area as well as a notation on the transcript reading "Completed Collaborative Program in Biomedical Engineering".
Contact and Address
Web: www.ibbme.utoronto.ca
E-mail: admissions.ibbme@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-4841
Fax: (416) 978-4317
Collaborative Program in Biomedical Engineering
University of Toronto
Room 407, Rosebrugh Building
164 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G9
Canada
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Degree Programs
Master’s Degrees
Admission Requirements
Applicants who wish to enrol in the Collaborative Program must apply to and be admitted to both the Collaborative Program and a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating departments.
Applicants must be graduates in dentistry, engineering, engineering science, medicine, or one of the physical or biological sciences and must be accepted in the Collaborative Program in Biomedical Engineering through one of the collaborating graduate departments (home departments) listed above.
Program Requirements
Students register in the School of Graduate Studies through their home department; they will meet all respective degree requirements as described by the School of Graduate Studies and the Program Committee.
As part of these requirements:
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Engineering and physical science students will be required to take a biological sciences course such as JPB 1022H (or an equivalent).
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Biological science students will be expected to take a physical sciences course such as JPB 1055H (or an equivalent).
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Students will be expected to take BME 1450H Bioengineering Science and pursue a thesis topic relevant to Biomedical Engineering.
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Students registered in a graduate degree program involving research are required to participate in two seminar courses: one of BME 1010H or BME 1011H Graduate Seminar series and JDE 1000H Ethics in Research.
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Students are required to have a supervisory committee approved by the Program Committee and consisting of a supervisor from IBBME, with a cross appointment in the home department, and other members from other collaborating departments as required.
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The program of study for each Master of Applied Science or Master of Science degree student registered in the Collaborative Program must meet the requirements of the collaborating department and will normally comprise at least 2.0 full-course equivalents (FCE) and a thesis in the biomedical field.
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The examination committee will be constituted according to procedures in the home graduate department and will include a member from that collaborating department.
Doctor of Philosophy
Admission Requirements
Applicants who wish to enrol in the Collaborative Program must apply to and be admitted to both the Collaborative Program and a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating departments.
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Applicants must be graduates in dentistry, engineering, engineering science, medicine, or one of the physical or biological sciences and must be accepted in the Collaborative Program in Biomedical Engineering through one of the collaborating graduate departments (home departments) listed above.
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Before PhD students are accepted, the Program Committee must be satisfied with the applicant’s ability to undertake advanced graduate studies.
Program Requirements
A qualifying examination may be required by the collaborating department.
Direct transfer from a bachelor’s degree to a PhD program is possible subject to the requirements of the collaborating department. The program of study for each PhD student registered in the Collaborative Program in Biomedical Engineering must be approved by the collaborating department and the Program Committee; the program will normally comprise at least 2.0 full-course equivalents (FCE) and a thesis.
Each PhD student is normally required to have a supervisory committee consisting of at least three persons, including a supervisor who has an appropriate graduate appointment and who is also a member of the graduate faculty in the home department. When appropriate, an additional member of the supervisory committee may be from outside the University of Toronto, with approval from the School of Graduate Studies.
For doctoral degrees, the examination committee will be constituted according to procedures in the home graduate department and will include a member from that collaborating department.
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Courses
Not all courses are offered every year. Students should contact the Institute office for details.
BME 1010H Graduate Seminar
BME 1011H Graduate Seminar
BME 1405H Clinical Engineering Instrumentation I
BME 1430H Mathematical Theory of Tracer Kinetics
BME 1436H Clinical Engineering
BME 1439H Clinical Engineering Instrumentation II
BME 1445H Special Topics in Clinical Engineering
BME 1446H Transduction of Physiological Events
BME 1450H Bioengineering Science
BME 1452H Signal Processing for Bioengineering
BME 1453H Cell and Tissue Engineering
BME 1454H Regenerative Medicine: Fundamentals and Applications
BME 1456H Changing Health Care Technologies, People, and Places
BME 1457H Biomedical Nanotechnology
BME 1458H Pattern Discovery Methods for Biomedical Engineering
BME 1459H Protein Engineering
BME 4444Y+ Practice in Clinical Engineering
CHE 1107H Applied Mathematics
CHE 1138H Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering
CHE 1141H Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering
CHE 1143H Transport Phenomena
CHE 1145H Advanced Chemical Analysis
CHE 1304H Polymer Mechanics and Rheology
CHE 1310H Chemical Properties of Polymers
DEN 1070H Advances in Dental Materials Science
DEN 1081H Bone Interfacing Implants
ECE 1228H Electromagnetic Theory
ECE 1352H Analog Circuit Design I
ECE 1502H Information Theory
ECE 1511H Signal Processing
ECE 1512H Digital Image Processing and Applications
ECE 1514H Spectral Analysis and Array Processing
ECE 1521H Statistical Communication Theory
ECE 1647H Nonlinear Control System Analysis
JCB 1349H Molecular Assemblies: Structure/Function/Properties
JEB 1365H Ultrasound: Theory and Applications in Biology and Medicine
JEB 1375H Practical Optimization
JEB 1433H Medical Imaging
JEB 1444H Neural Engineering
JEB 1447H Sensory Communications
JEB 1451H Neural Bioelectricity
JNP 1017H+ Molecular and Biochemical Basis of Toxicology
JNP 1018H+ Current Topics in Molecular and Biochemical Toxicology
JNR 1444Y Fundamentals of Neuroscience: Cellular and Molecular
JNS 1000Y Fundamentals of Neuroscience: Systems and Behaviour
JNS 1001H Neuroanatomy of Mind
JNS 1010H Analytical Neuroscience
JPB 1022H Human Physiology as Related to Biomedical Engineering
JPB 1055H Bioengineering for Life Scientists
JTC 1135H Applied Surface Chemistry
JTC 1331H Biomaterials Science
MBP 1007H Fundamentals in Molecular and Cell Biology I
MBP 1008H Fundamentals in Molecular and Cell Biology II
MBP 1022H Advanced Cell Biology for Physical Scientists
MIE 1001H Dynamics II
MIE 1062H Robot Kinematics and Dynamics
MIE 1101H Thermodynamics II
MIE 1109H Surface Phenomena
MIE 1201H Fluid Mechanics III
MIE 1405H Human Control of Telerobotic Systems
MIE 1729H Machine Perception and Robot Sensors
MIE 1806H Introduction to Digital Image Processing and Analysis
MMS 1026H Analytical Electron Microscopy
PHM 1108H Advanced Pharmacokinetics II
PHM 1109H Recent Developments in Dosage Form Design
PHM 1110H Chemical Basis of Drug Metabolism
PHM 1117H DNA-Drug Interactions
PSL 1432H Theoretical Physiology
PSL 1052H Fundamentals of Ion Channel Function
REH 1100H Theory and Research in Rehabilitation
REH 1540H Rehabilitation Technology
+ Extended course. For academic reasons, course work is extended into session following academic session in which course is offered.
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Program Committee
Christopher Yip - BASc, MSc, PhD, PEng, Canada Research Chair - Biochemistry
Alf Dolan - BSc, MSc - Biomedical Engineering
William Stanford - PhD, BA - Biomedical Engineering (Associate Director; Coordinator of Graduate Studies, Biomedical Engineering)
D Grant Allen - BASc, MASc, PhD, PEng - Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Paul Santerre - BSc, MScEng, PhD - Dentistry
Berj Bardakjian - BSc, BEd, MASc, PhD, PEng - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Harry Elsholtz - BSc, MSc, PhD - Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
Zhirui Wang - BEng, MSc, PhD - Materials Science & Engineering
Pierre Sullivan - BSME, MSME, PhD, PEng - Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Mingyao Liu - MSc, MD - Medical Science
K Sandy Pang - BScPhm, PhD - Pharmaceutical Sciences
Theodore Shepherd - BSc, PhD - Physics
John MacDonald - BSc, PhD - Physiology
Milos Popovic - MSc, MASc, PhD - Biomedical Engineering