Course Descriptions
BMNG 5020 Cell and Molecular Biology Foundations for Biomedical Engineering
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Fundamental concepts related to cell structure, function and organization in tissues in normal physiology and disease in the context of emerging technologies for probing/manipulating cells and integrating engineering/modelling principles.
BMNG 5060 Introduction to Biomedical Technologies in Clinical Settings
CREDIT HOURS: 0
This is a non-credit course which is required for the Biomedic Program - an NSERC Create training program in Biomedical Technology Innovation and Commercialization. It focuses specifically on clinical exposure and an appreciation of the challenges of device development for clinical use. Areas of exposure are in clinical ethics, principles of human physiology and pathophysiology, biomedical device certification, technology challenges in challenging environments such as the operating room and clinic and sterilization issues. Students will be directly exposed to clinical procedures and patients during the course. Enrolment is limited.
FORMAT COMMENTS: Students are required to register in this course in both the fall and winter semesters, receiving a grade of IP in the fall and a final grade in the winter term.
BMNG 5062 Biomedical Engineering Foundation
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This the first of two graduate level courses that are designed to introduce students to topics broadly important for the study of biomedical engineering. It also provides training in understanding how to seek, use and cite the scientific literature in preparation for developing thesis and research proposals. The course includes modules in Life Science, Biomaterials & Biocompatibility, Signals & Detection and Physiological Systems. Students who complete this course will be able to comprehend and apply knowledge from these modules to more specialized areas of biomedical engineering.
FORMAT: Lecture
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
BMNG 5064 BMNG 5064 Biomedical Engineering Foundations II
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This is a graduate level course designed to introduce students to a variety of current topics in biomedical engineering and is a continuation of Foundations I. The course includes modules in Biophotonics & Biosensors, Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering & Tissue Biomechanics, and Rehabilitation Technologies, Bioinformatics & Drug Delivery. This course also interleaves modules that provide training in the design development and writing of a graduate degree thesis proposal. Modules will include scientific writing and formats include research proposals, crafting a thesis proposal, presentation skills for short and long presentations, and critical review of the literature and providing constructive peer review feedback. Students who complete this course will be able to comprehend and apply knowledge from these modules to more specialized areas of biomedical engineering and begin to analyze scientific literature in these areas. All students enrolled in a School of Biomedical Engineering graduate program are required to take this course.
FORMAT: Lecture
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
BMNG 5066 Research Methods and Design Controls
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Biomedical Engineering Research Methods and Design is a graduate level course intended to teach research skills and concepts needed to plan experiments, analyze data from a research project and implement best practices for the design of biomedical technologies and devices. The first part of this course will focus on statistical and data analysis tools commonly used in biomedical engineering, while the second part of the course will center around design control principles as commonly used for medical device design within quality management systems, e.g. in 820CFR30 and ISO13485.
FORMAT: Lecture
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
BMNG 5120 Biomechanics in Physiology and Surgical Implant Design
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course deals with: (i) solid and fluid mechanical analysis of biological tissues and organs, and (ii) use of mechanical engineering techniques in the design of implantable medical devices, e.g. heart valves, vascular grafts, ligament replacements, total artificial heart, and total hip or knee replacements. Topics to be covered include cell structure and mechano-electrical function, blood flow, arterial mechanics, bone structure and mechanics, mechanics and tribology of artificial joints, muscle mechanics, pulmonary functions, fundamentals of gait and mobility aids. Guest lecturers from clinical sciences will help to develop the practical context of biomechanical engineering problems.
EXCLUSIONS:
MECH 4650.03
BMNG 5150 Introduction to Tissue Engineering
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Tissue engineering is a recent and fast-growing field which encompasses and unites biology, chemistry, medical sciences and engineering to design and fabricate systems to replace tissues and organs. Topics will include tissue engineering scaffolds, cell incorporation (selection and culture), in vivo versus in vitro constructs, and applications of tissue engineering.
BMNG 5210 Biomedical Instrumentation, Data Acquisition and Analysis
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This hands-on course is an introduction to computer-based acquisition and analysis of physiological signals relevant to biomedical engineering. In an integrated series of lectures and laboratory projects, students will construct and use instrumentation systems to acquire signals of physiological importance (e.g. temperature, electrophysiological signals, pressure, force, flow and sound). Issues such as filtering, sensor properties, sampling, aliasing, and frequency analysis will be explored. The first part of the course is structured as a hands-on workshop introducing students to the National Instruments Labview programming language and Labview is used throughout the course to explore signal acquisition and processing topics. Students are expected to complete a final project in which they develop and characterize a biomedical instrument.
FORMAT:
- Lecture
- Lab
- Experiential Learning
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
LAB HOURS PER WEEK: 3
TUTORIAL HOURS PER WEEK: 0
CROSS-LISTING:
ECED 5210.03
BMNG 5230 Biomedical Signal Analysis and modelling
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course is directed at the student interested in the analysis of physiological signals and modelling of physiological system using mathematical and computational methods. The course provides the basics of linear systems analysis and modelling and advances to nonlinear systems. Time-frequency including wavelet analysis methods are covered, and students can choose projects including a variety of novel modelling and analysis approaches applied to biomedical problems including neural networks, adaptive filtering and modelling, fractal processes, amongst others. This course is normally offered every second year.
BMNG 5260 Principles of Medical Imaging
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course will discuss the basic principles behind modern medical imaging modalities including the mathematical foundations of image process and image reconstruction from projections. the specific imaging modalities that the course covers are X-ray, CT, PET, MRI, and Ultrasound imaging. Fundamentals of ionizing radiation along with the interaction of radiation with tissue is also described. Students will all be required to perform one Magnetic resonance Imaging lab/report using a bench-top Earth field MRI system.
FORMAT: Lecture
CROSS-LISTING:
ECED 5260.03
BMNG 5270 Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course provides a detailed overview of key concepts of cardiovascular physiology and disease, including discussion of current research in the field. Topics include: cardiac anatomy/structure; electrophysiology; excitation-contraction coupling; mechanics; metabolism; nervous system control; and vasculature function. Director: T. A. Quinn
FORMAT:
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Other (explain in comments)
FORMAT COMMENTS: Lecture / Discussion / Student Lectures
PREREQUISITES: Permiss
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director
CROSS-LISTING:
PHYL 5568.03
EXCLUSIONS: PHYL 4680.03
BMNG 5410 Directed Readings in Biomedical Engineering
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course is designed for students wishing to gain knowledge in a specific area in which no graduate level courses are offered. Class format is variable and may include seminars, lectures, and the study of papers and/or book chapters as part of a directed research or design project. Students are required to present the work (not less than 90 hours per semester), in a written report which will be evaluated. Normally, a student can take only one directed reading course as part of their degree program.NOTE: Course Details listed here also apply to
BMNG 5420.03/
BMNG 5430.03.
BMNG 5420 Directed Read Biomedical Eng
CREDIT HOURS: 3
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BMNG 5410.03.
BMNG 5430 Directed Read Biomedical Eng
CREDIT HOURS: 3
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BMNG 5410.03.
BMNG 5500 Biomedical Engineering MASc Seminar
CREDIT HOURS: 0
All MSc students must present their thesis proposal to the department in a departmental seminar.
FORMAT COMMENTS: Program requirement (see description)
BMNG 5510 Biomedical Engineering MASc Thesis Proposal
CREDIT HOURS: 0
Each MASc candidate in biomedical engineering must prepare a Thesis Proposal at about the one-year mark in the MASc program. The written proposal should include a title page, table of contents, introduction/literature review, thesis objectives/hypothesis, proposed methods and materials, timeline for the project, progress/results to date, and a list of references. The body of written text should not exceed 20 pages.
FORMAT COMMENTS: Program requirement (see description)
BMNG 5530 Biomedical Engineering MASc Research Day
CREDIT HOURS: 0
All MSc students must present their research at least once at the departmental Research Day.
FORMAT COMMENTS: Program requirement (see description)
BMNG 6500 Biomedical Engineering PhD Seminar
CREDIT HOURS: 0
All PhD students must present both their proposal and the results of their research to the department in a departmental seminar.
FORMAT COMMENTS: Program requirement (see description)
BMNG 6510 Biomedical Engineering PhD Thesis Proposal
CREDIT HOURS: 0
In preparation for the research thesis work, each PhD candidate must first prepare and defend a PhD Thesis Proposal. Presented at about the 1-year mark in the PhD program, this 20-40 page proposal will briefly review the relevant scientific/engineering literature, present the research objectives and specific hypotheses to be tested, describe the methodology to be employed, the expected outcomes and potential pitfalls, demonstrate the likelihood of an original contribution to knowledge relevant to Biomedical Engineering.
FORMAT COMMENTS: Program requirement (see description)
BMNG 6520 Biomedical Engineering PhD Candidacy Examination
CREDIT HOURS: 0
In the second year of the program the student will be provided with three questions related to the student's research area. The student will select one of these questions and proceed to write a 20 page paper in the style of a journal review article over a four week period. The committee will orally examine the student both on the content of the paper and on background knowledge in the research area.