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Biomedical Engineering (PhD) at Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University, Canada

Programme overview

The program has a particular interest in biomedical devices innovation. The School of Biomedical Engineering is a collaborative effort of the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Engineering.

Faculty: Medicine  |  Department: School of Biomedical Engineering  |  Duration: 5 years or longer  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Career pathways

As a biomedical engineering graduate, you'll be ideally placed to enter medical school and more likely to pursue highly technical specialties like cardiology, orthopaedics, otology, and respirology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

For September admission: June 1 (Canadian applicants), April 1 (non-Canadian applicants) For January admission: October 31 (Canadian applicants), August 31 (non-Canadian applicants) For May admission: February 28 (Canadian applicants), December 31 (non-Canadian applicants) Please look at the program options below and carefully read the program and admission requirements, as well as what's involved to apply for each. Master of Applied Science in Biomedical Engineering As a biomedical engineering student, you'll typically spend the first eight months of the two-year program working on coursework. You'll spend the remainder of your time working on your thesis.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate intakes: September, January and May.

General Faculty of Graduate Studies deadlines: September admission June 1 (Canadian applicants) and April 1 (non-Canadian); January admission October 31 (Canadian) and August 31 (non-Canadian); May admission February 28 (Canadian) and December 31 (non-Canadian). Program deadlines may differ. The application fee is $115, payable online with the application.

Apply through the official page: https://apply.dal.ca/apply/

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