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MASc Biomedical Engineering at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

Students must take a minimum of three half-year graduate courses, with one being a 700-level core course in biomedical engineering (12 weeks of instruction broken into four equal modules – biomaterials and tissue engineering, biomedical imaging, biophotonics, and medical robotics). At least two of the courses must be at the 700 level. For students from health/life sciences backgrounds, one of the two courses beyond the core course must be from Engineering offerings.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering  |  Department: School of Biomedical Engineering  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: co-op  |  Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Seminar requirement Students must attend all seminars in the Biomedical Engineering Program seminar series. They must present one seminar on the research they have carried out while enrolled in the program.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Honours Bachelor’s Degree (4 Year) in Engineering, Sciences, or equivalent. Find English language requirements here. Anticipated Admission Range Min B+ (77-79%) in final 2 years

Graduate programmes accept applications for September, January and May admit terms; programmes listed without open/close dates do not accept applications for that term.

Graduate application open and close dates differ for domestic (Canadian citizens/permanent residents) and international applicants and vary by programme and admit term.

Apply through the official page: https://gs.mcmaster.ca/apply/

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