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Biomedical Engineering (Honours) at University of Guelph

University of Guelph, Canada

Programme overview

Biomedical Engineering is an Honours major within the Bachelor of Engineering, applying engineering and scientific principles to health care. All students are admitted into the Co-op stream.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Department: School of Engineering  |  Duration: 4 years (8 semesters); 5-year Co-op stream with 5 work terms  |  Study mode: co-op  |  Intake: September intake  |  Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

A common engineering core in mathematics, sciences, design, mechanics, electronics and control is combined with biology and physiology courses; students choose technical electives and complementary studies electives, with elective concentrations in biomechanics, biosignal processing or pharmaceuticals. The major totals 23.75 credits (non-co-op) or 26.25 credits (co-op).

Career pathways

Graduates find employment across the private and public sectors of the health care industry.

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Application information

International applicants: CAD 66,099 a year (2027-2028). New-student incoming rate for the Engineering cohort, published on the university fees page (not the programme page); currency not explicitly stated on source. Source

Fall entry (September) for Canadian high school, international and transfer applicants; winter 2027 entry is also available to international and transfer applicants (application deadline November 1).

Tuition and fees are billed by semester: Fall, Winter and Summer.

Canadian high school applicants apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC). Application deadline for students currently enrolled in high school is January 15 (later applications continue to be considered); Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Canadian applicants) deadline is December 1; Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and Associate Diploma in Turfgrass Management Background Information Forms are due February 1; deadline to accept an offer of admission through OUAC is June 1.

International applicants: application deadline for winter 2027 is November 1; high school students studying outside Canada apply for fall 2027 entry by May 15; the international tuition deposit is $2,000; Bachelor of Landscape Architecture applications close February 1.

Transfer applicants: application deadline for winter 2027 is November 1; for fall 2027 entry the deadline is April 1.

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