Curriculum: Biomedical Engineering
Core courses and typical schedule
A typical schedule for this option is provided below. Please consult official degree requirements in the university calendar for more details.
- Course Schedule in Navigator
- Link to calendar for pre-requisites and course descriptions
NOTE: Students may NOT change their requirement term at any time, contrary to the University Calendar.
Year 1 (Standard schedule)
| Term 1, Fall | Term 2, Spring | Term 3, Summer | |||
| ENSC 151-4 |
Intro to Software Development for Engineers | ENSC 180-3 | Introduction to Engineering Analysis |
CHEM 121-4 | General Chemistry & Lab |
| MATH 152-3 |
Calculus II | PHYS 121-3 | Optics, Electricity, and Magnetism | ||
| ENSC 100(W)-3 | Engineering, Science, and Society | MATH 232-3 |
Applied Linear Algebra | MATH 260 | Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations |
| ENSC 105W-3 | Process, Form and Convention in Professional Genres |
PHYS 120-3 |
Mechanics and Modern Physics | CMPL I | First Complementary Studies Elective |
| ENSC 120-2 | Introduction to Electronics Laboratory Instruments |
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| MATH 151-3 | Calculus I - or MATH 150 | ||||
Year 1 (Advanced schedule)
| Term 1, Fall | Term 2, Spring | Term 3, Summer | |||
| ENSC 151-4 |
Intro to Software Development for Engineers | ENSC 180-3 | Introduction to Engineering Analysis |
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| MATH 152-3 |
Calculus II | ||||
| ENSC 100W-3 | Engineering, Science, and Society | MATH 232-3 |
Applied Linear Algebra | ||
| ENSC 105W-3 | Process, Form and and Convention in Professional Genres |
PHYS 121-3 |
Optics, Electricity, and Magnetism | ||
| ENSC 120-2 | Introduction to Electronics Laboratory Instruments |
CHEM 121-4 | General Chemistry & Lab | ||
| MATH 151-3 | Calculus I | CMPL I | First Complementary Studies Elective | ||
| PHYS 120-3 | Mechanics and Modern Physics |
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Year 2
| Term 1, Fall | Term 2, Spring | Term 3, Summer | |||
| ENSC 204-1 |
Graphical Communication for Engineering |
Co-op Term | ENSC 225-4 | Microelectronics | |
| ENSC 220-4 | Electric Circuits I |
ENSC 254-4 | Introduction to Computer Organization | ||
| ENSC 251-4 | Software Design and Analysis for Engineers |
ENSC 280-4 | Engineering Measurement & Data Analysis | ||
| ENSC 252-4 | Fundamentals in Digital Logic and Design |
ENSC 320-4 | Electric Circuits II | ||
| MATH 251-3 | Calculus III | MATH 254-3 |
Vector & Complex Analysis | ||
| MATH 260 | Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations (If not taken in Summer of 1st year) |
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Year 3
| Term 1, Fall | Term 2, Spring | Term 3, Summer | |||
| BPK 201-3 |
Biomechanics* |
BPK 208-3 |
Introduction to Physiological Systems | Co-op Term |
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| CHEM 180-3 |
The Chemistry of Life |
ENSC 327-4 | Communication Systems | ||
| ENSC 316-3 | Introduction to Electrodynamics for Engineers | ENSC 383-4 | Feedback Control Systems | ||
| ENSC 351-4 | Embedded and Real Time System Software | ENSC 474-4 | Digital/Medical Image Processing | ||
| ENSC 380-3 | Linear Systems | ESD Elective I-4 | First Engineering Science and Design Elective | ||
Year 4
| Term 1, Fall | Term 2, Spring | Term 3, Summer | ||
Co-op Term |
ENSC 405W-3 | Project Documentation, User Interface Design, and Group Dynamics | ECON 103-4 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
ENSC 410-3 |
The Business of Engineering |
ENSC 406-2 |
Engineering Ethics, Law, and Professional Practice | |
| ENSC 475-4 | Biomedical Instrumentation | ENSC 440-3 | Capstone Engineering Science Project | |
| ESD Elective II-4 | Second Engineering Science and Design Elective | ENSC 498-1 | Engineering Science Thesis Proposal | |
| ESD Elective III-4 | Third Engineering Science and Design Elective | |||
Year 5
| Term 1, Fall | Term 2, Spring | Term 3, Summer | |||
| BPK 308-3 |
Experiments and Models in Systems Physiology |
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| ENSC 370-3 | Biomedical Engineering Directions | ||||
| ENSC 477-4 | Biomedical Image Acquisition | ||||
| ENSC 499-9 | Engineering Science Undergraduate Thesis | ||||
* Biomed students wanting to enroll in BPK 201 without the prerequisite BPK 142, must email their advising transcript to the following FAS Advisor (ugadvise@sfu.ca) to request enrollment.
Electives
Proposed Engineering Science and Design Electives
Students in the Biomedical Engineering Option must complete the following course:
- ENSC 476-4 Biophotonics and Microscopy Techniques
In addition, students in the Biomedical Engineering Option must complete a minimum of 8 units from the engineering science & design elective course list below:
- ENSC 413-4 Deep Learning Systems in Engineering
- ENSC 426-4 High Frequency Electronics
- ENSC 427-4 Communication Networks
- ENSC 428-4 Digital Communications
- ENSC 429-4 Digital Signal Processing
- ENSC 470-4 Optical and Laser Engineering Applications
- ENSC 483-4 Modern Control Systems