Prospective students

Biomedical engineers design and create tools and technologies that improve people's health. At the University of Victoria, we're working on solutions from engineered tissues to 3D-printed prosthetics.

Biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary program offered by UVic's Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering departments.

Undergraduate

The biomedical engineering program combines science, engineering and healthcare. You’ll learn to design and create tools and technologies that improve people's health.

Learn how to use engineering principles to solve medical problems like making better artificial limbs, improving medical imaging or developing new treatments. You’ll get hands-on experience with labs, projects and even work with real-world companies.

Our class sizes are smaller than at many other universities. You'll build real connections with your professors and classmates. Get the support and recognition that make the difference.

Hands-on learning

• design projects starting in first year
• learn in labs using biomedical sensors, materials and imaging tools
• take part in student design teams and research lab opportunities

Real life learning through co-op

At UVic, learning extends beyond the classroom. Through co-operative education (co-op), you’ll alternate terms in class with paid work terms. You'll graduate with work experience, a great resume, contacts in your field and some extra cash in your pocket.

A hallmark of this program is its integrated, mandatory co-op work experience, which ensures every student graduates with the real engineering experience employers expect. Learn more about co-op in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science.

Graduate

The Master of Engineering in Biomedical Systems (BISY) program will give you knowledge and experience in biomedical systems and devices. Learn to apply human physiology on every level from cells to organ systems to medical device design.

This 1-year program combines core and elective courses with experiential learning through a technical project. 

Our faculty are known for their innovative research. Several of them have held national awards, NSERC chairs and other distinguished awards. Our research areas include:

• engineering tissues by combining biomaterial scaffolds with stem cells
• medical image analysis for computer-aided diagnostic and therapy planning
• neural networks in the modelling of the biological activity of chemical compounds
• development of optical biosensors for the early detection of cancers and drug discovery
• development of systems to improve orthopaedic clinician training, patient assessment and treatment/surgical planning